A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Business
I don’t blog about work. It’s something I’ve considered but, to be honest, I’m not sure what I could say that would benefit either me or the company so it’s easier to avoid it. Perhaps if I could write like Robert Scoble does I would…
Since most visiting this blog run larger than the average screen/resolution I’m trying a variable width post column. It should adjust to your monitor rather than the old fixed 500 pixel width. Interested in any feedback, positive or negative as it may cause layout oddities. What does it
MindManager
Don Campbell (Office Evangelist) has created a MindManager Map of Office 2007 resources. It’s an excellent reference which also demonstrates how good the map format is for this style of document: * This map has 69 Topics (with 48 Hyperlinks) you can review in a glance. * It generates 5 pages
There will be six versions of Windows Vista. That seems a lot but I was surprised to learn there are actually seven versions of Windows XP! Ed Bott offers a nice summary & a table that compares XP & Vista versions. Ed Bott's Windows Expertise » Vista versions: maybe
ANZAC
Today is ANZAC Day which commemorates the New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned servicemen and women. It’s always a time to reflect but this one is special as my Aunt, moms sister, is currently in France and soon to visit the memorial to her Grandfather who died
Tablet PC
A couple of posts about Tablet PCs in my other blog may be of interest: Target Indy Race Team Technology - Scoble's behind the scenes video Air New Zealand's Flying Tablets
Aviation
Air New Zealand are putting Tablet PC’s into the cockpits of their new 777 aircraft to monitor monitor fight plans and procedures. Scoop: Toshiba Tablets take to the skies “Tablets are a very versatile tool and perfectly suited to this environment where space is at a premium” Scoop: Toshiba
Automobile
This is an interesting “Geeks Eye” behind the scenes look at the Target Chip Ganassi Indy Car Team. Robert Scoble grabs a cam-corder and takes a look at the technology the team use including Tablet PC’s, Microsoft software like One-Note, Excel, Office and web collaboration. It’s
AutoCAD
I just completed my installation Architectural Desktop 2007 at home. I started it up and it all worked fine until I tried to close a drawing. Hitting the X caused the processor to hit 100% and after about 30 seconds a fatal error. Thinking maybe it was a bad install
Since most visiting this blog run larger than the average screen/resolution I’m trying a variable width post column. It should adjust to your monitor rather than the old fixed 500 pixel width. Interested in any feedback, positive or negative as it may cause layout oddities. What does it
MindManager
Mindjet have released Service Pack1 for MindManager 6 which has fixes, performance improvements and even a few new features. A couple of the new features are now ticked off my wish-list. * When you export a Topic/Branch with “Send To > New Linked Map” the new “child” map created
Neat concepts for old aircraft parts. The house claims to use all the components of a junked 747 but it’s not cheap! Treehugger: Building A Library From Recycled Airplanes Treehugger: Building A Library From Recycled Airplanes Inhabitat (Have Interior Pics) Inhabitat (Have Interior Pics) A Welsh View: 747 Home
