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
The Citroen C4 Robot advert thats currently being shown in NZ has been spoofed. Alex Mallison of X-bam illustration has created a wonderful production featuring the classic Citroen 2CV. Adrants » Citroen Robot Spot Gets Spoofed
Automobile
Ferrari and Maserati get a new distributor, Ateco, but they will no longer distribute Kia. Not a bad trade I reckon. Ferrari and Maserati distributor rights to change hands : Auto News
Weblogs
c h a n d r a s u t r a has a series of interviews with notable Bloggers all answering the same questions: 1. Why do you blog? 2. Where do you find your inspiration? 3. What blogs do you read why do you like those blogs? 4.
Automobile
The Gumball Blog is about this years Gumball 3000 Rally from London to Monaco - 3000 miles. Via www.autoblog.com
Graphics
The BBC have adopted a computer graphic system developed in NZ for their weather reports. News Item: Xtra: Business News: BBC To Use NZ Weather Software Blog Item with details on technology & history: Living in Paradise: Weatherscape XT and the BBC Press Release (video samples): Metra - BBC launches new
New Zealand
Voice mail “auto PIN Entry” convenience feature leaves the cell phone message service vulnerable: Computerworld - Computerworld investigation: Telecom’s 027 service hit by ‘Hilton hack’ Telecom’s 027 voice mail system is vulnerable to the same hack that led to the theft of Paris Hilton’s mobile phone book — and
MindManager
RAF MindManager’ing missions! Spider charts for the space age - Personal Tech - Times Online A mind mapping program said to help people think more efficiently has a growing band of converts, not least at RAF Strike Command
Automobile
Bob Lutz on "What is GM's strategy for fixing its issues?" * Hot new product * Improved quality * Smarter marketing * Smarter pricing * Smarter selling So its build better cars, tell people we have, sell ‘em one and make some money. GM FastLane Blog: The Game Plan...An Edited
Metheny
c h a n d r a s u t r a found this interview with Pat Metheny in which he discusses the creative process and “The Way Up”: “It's a reaction, he says, to a world where things are getting shorter, dumber, less interesting, less detailed and
AutoCAD
The house elevation I used in the Resene Colour Books for Architectural Desktop & AutoCAD 2006 post wasn’t very impressive but it was a very difficult drawing to create. Not a problem with the software but because tonight I’m babysitting my Aunties kitten . He’s very interested in
AutoCAD
Resene Paints NZ Ltd have Colour Books for Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD based products like Architectural Desktop. These are compatible with AutoCAD 2004, 2005 and the latest AutoCAD 2006. They allow you to specify Resene colours anywhere AutoCAD allows colour selection (Layers, Objects, Hatches etc) without having to enter RGB
Politics
Great to see Boris Johnson got re-elected with an increased majority. If you’ve ever seen him in action on “Have I Got News For You” you’ll know that the world needs more politicians like Boris. STRONG WIN FOR BORIS ~ Boris Johnson web site and blog Majority: 12,
