Weblogs
Tell him...
Have a read of Earl’s post and the page it links to, what do you think? Tell Me...
Robin Capper
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
Automobile
Williams F1 lose HP Sponsorship, to BMW?
Pure speculation but blue and white HP logos would fit on a 2006 BMW (Sauber) without clashing with the BMW corporate look, wouldn't they? Williams lose HP sponsorship deal - BBC News
Weblogs
Google Blog Search
Google Blog Search is new and does what you’d expect – a Google Search of blogs. It’s a Beta but seems to work OK, hey it even finds mine! UPDATE: I just noticed at the bottom of the page you can Subscribe to Atom and RSS results for a
Weblogs
Welcome, wherever you are!
I use www.sitemeter.com to track visitor statistics. It’s excellent and offers both free and upgrade accounts. The free account is comprehensive with the upgrade account offering more history and reporting options. Sitemeter recently added a visitor map and county statistics to the reports they provide. The map
AutoCAD
Seeing the plot with AutoCAD 2006
It won’t help you figure out “who done it” in the thriller you’re reading but I found an AutoCAD variable that will let you see the plot. If you have a plotter with a small on-board display, like our HP 800, AutoCAD’s recently acquired habit of
Automobile
Fiat Fords or Ford Fiats?
Fiat (new 500) and Ford (new Ka) will share a common platform. Is this a good thing? I’m not sure. Fiat, Ford to Jointly Build Small Cars to Cut Costs - Bloomberg.com: U.S.
MindManager
MindManager Viewer Beta Update
Mindjet have updated the MindManager Viewer Beta. If you loaded it earlier this week: * Remove the existing version using Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs * Visit the install page to install the update.
Autodesk University
Hey Boeing, where's the new AU plane?
I was supposed to be flying to AU via San Francisco in a shiny new Boeing 777. It would have been one of the first operated by Air New Zealand but looks like they might still be using the (very) old 747’s… Stuff.co.nz: Air NZ could get
Music
Sony SonicStage dies?
Are Sony are finally getting serious about the attack of the iPod? Probably too little too late but their latest line of Hard-drive/Network Walkman look nice. I went to a “My Sony” preview hosted by Sony New Zealand last month. A, previously dealer only, product preview was opened
CAD and BIM General
Lynn Allen's Kiwi AutoCAD Tip
Autodesk “Evangelist” Lynn Allen is in New Zealand and blogging. She presented some Autodesk Inventor workshops last week but unfortunately I didn’t get to them. Inventor isn’t isn’t part of our CAD application mix but I have always had a personal interest in mechanical CAD software. My
Comedy
Watch out Dell - trouble ahead
I predict Dell may soon exit New Zealand or cease trading entirely. Why? * I purchased a Dell Laptop. Justification: * First computer – a 486 dx 33 purchased from a local dealer CADS – Closed down. * Second computer – a Pentium 160 purchased from PC Direct – They sold to Gateway. * Third computer – a Pentium
Cool Software
My PC Application Map revisited
A few days ago I blogged about mapping the applications installed on my PC, using MindManager & Belarc Advisor, prior to a rebuild. Thanks to the recently released MindManager Viewer I can share the map in it’s original format rather than the static image in the original post. The