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
Devon has produced a nice review of Quicken 2006 comparing it with his previous experience with Microsoft Money. I started with Quicken (3?) when contracting and still use it for both business and personal finances. I can’t imagine life without it and once you get over the bump starting,
Automobile
I just received the January Car Magazine (U.K.), off the slow boat, and in his “From the Drawing Board” column Stephen Bayley discusses the design of the new Fiat Grande Punto among others…. * Chrysler 300C: “Designer Ralph Gilles has drawn a car of fine proportions and imposing presence” * Porsche
AutoCAD
Shaan Hurley has posted a couple of videos, recorded by Eric Stover, of AutoCAD 2007 in action. AutoCAD 2007 Video "Kitchen Interior" – Quick Interior study showing materials & lighting + the new Mental Ray Renderer in action AutoCAD 2007 Video "Austin Towers" – Site study showing massing (solids)
Automobile
Made me think… * Strange Laws - The Dilbert Blog * “The sentence for attempted murder should be the same as the sentence for successful murder” * The problem with "global warming" - Seth's Blog * Global is good * Warm is good. * Even greenhouses are good places. * How can "global warming&
Aviation
Airbus flight test division vice president Fernando Alonso, not the F1 driver, shows Flight International around his charge, the A380 test aircraft MSN004. Flight International : Inside the belly of the beast: Flight International's pictorial tour of the A380 Flight International : Inside the belly of the beast: Flight International&
AutoCAD
In the It's a visual world... post I mentioned that the new graphics in AutoCAD 2007 will place greater demands on PC graphics. You can tune the machine by selectively removing some of the more demanding settings, shadows especially, but a better card means a better experience. Besides
MindManager
Mindjet are seeking beta testers for MindManager including a Macintosh version! Seeking Beta Testers - Mindjet Blog. Seeking Beta Testers - Mindjet Blog We are seeking Beta testers for upcoming releases of MindManager software and would like you to participate. MindManager Pro 6 for Windows - French language version: starts late March 2006
AutoCAD
They say it's a visual world and that is the theme of the 2007 releases. Creating, editing, navigating around and rendering AutoCAD 3D has been made significantly easier, heck it’s just plain fun! To achieve this the AutoCAD has had a significant overhaul and this core benefits
AutoCAD
Just getting used to the fact that it’s already March, where did the first two months of 2006 go?, then you find out it’s 2007 already! Not quite, but the new ‘07 AutoCAD based products are on the way. Check out Chris and Shaan’s posts with links
AutoCAD
Full of techniques to be lazy, this blog will save you the time spent reading it and more! "If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person - they will find an easier way to do it." – Hlade's Law The Lazy Drafter How to
Religion
I was half listening to National Radio on Sunday while working and heard a comment, I think an extract from the Mainstream Media Project, where a religious aid worker faced a dilemma. A father who survived the horror of clinging to a tree while helplessly watching his family being washed
AutoCAD Architecture
I’m not a fan of the “AutoCAD for Architects” tag that is being used for Autodesk Architectural Desktop but think this, from the website banner, is even worse: Better, doesn’t seem like a very impressive claim so here is my take on it: * Architectural Desktop isn’t AutoCAD.
