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
CAD and BIM General
Wow, Google have released a free version of SketchUp (for personal use) + 3D Warehouse, a web repository for 3D models. Read Randall's great post for all the details on this exciting move to make 3D CAD for everyone. Google Releases Free SketchUp and 3D Warehouse Google today opened
Science
For some reason I’ve always been fascinated by Komodo Dragons. One of the best chapters of Douglas Adam’s “Last Chance to see” is about an epic trip to view them in the Flores Island (Indonesia) but I only had to go to Animal Kingdom in Florida. They are
Automobile
My Dad went to the Australian Grand Prix and came back with these photo’s (taken from his seat near the start line) of Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari. Before: After: Bugger! Happy to see things went considerably better at Imola!
Fiat
A remarkable account of the Ferrari resurgence at Imola from an unlikely source! The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1 The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1
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
