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
AutoCAD
RSS is a powerful thing. Checking the blog feeds last night I notice someone is planning to be in Auckland on May 9th for the Autodesk Design Masters Event (2007 Launch)… * Since confirmed, pencil it in your diary, details to follow…
Automobile
''We've poured you a beer" ''We've saved you a spot on the beach” “So where the bloody hell are you?" From this part of the world it’s rather hard to understand why this Aussie tourist promotion has provoked much
ActiveWords
Finally I can reveal that a couple of my favourite applications have got all friendly. ActiveWords have posted an add-on for MindJet MindManager. Buzz shares the tale of how it all happened in this post on his blog. ActiveWords works with any program but this word-base adds ActiveWords
Rant
One Good Move has a news clip about the latest move in the South Park/Scientology/Chef battle. Isaac Hayes, Chef, reportedly quit after South Park mocked his “religion”, the Church of Scientology. Seems it was OK to be Chef, and take the money, while they satirise everything else on
AutoCAD
Heidi Hewitt has completed her Sheets Happen! series on the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager. This tour through every aspect of Sheet Sets started with a diagram setting out the scope. I made a MindManager version of it and added hyperlinks to the various posts as a reference. If you use
Automobile
It probably has everything you’d ever want in a car but I think these options should be offered…
UMPC
Bill Gates uses the term “Origami” rather than UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC). JK approves and so do I. Still not sure if they are useful, toy, or hype (battery life a downfall?) but calling them Origami rather than YouEmmPeeCee’s is a good move. Maybe strange at first but no
AutoCAD
The AutoCAD graphics hardware database provides the status of certified and non-certified graphics hardware for the new 3D display features in AutoCAD 2007. http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard
Cool Software
Perhaps it’s because I prefer working in a visual map format, and do thanks to MindManager, that I find Visual Thesaurus - www.visualthesaurus.com so attractive. Words & their relationships presented in a dynamic visual interface. Try it free, for a while, then subscribe (on-line use) or purchase
Metheny
Seems like today is podcast discovery day as discovered the Pat Metheny Group podcast. The first discusses the re-mastered SONG X and there are iTunes and RSS subscriptions for future editions. I have to admit I tried to like SONG X when it was released but never really got
Cool Hardware
Hugo Ortega has some good news, seems like it won’t be long until we see Origami [UMPC] devices in Australia & New Zealand. He also pointed to a interesting review of the Tablet Kiosk V-700 UMPC. Uber Tablet: a Tablet PC Talk Spot!: Origami Device in Australia - April
I just discovered Scientific American [Magazine] have a weekly Podcast! Episode One went out on Feb 8th but all are still available along with iTunes and RSS subscriptions. Scientific American Podcast Join host Steve Mirsky each week as he explores the latest developments in science and technology through interviews with
