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
Film
I was looking at the DVD of "The Singing Detective" yesterday in a store. This TV series by Dennis Potter was a masterpiece, I would say his best work. I nearly purchased but decided to check out the web to see if any other versions or better prices
Peugeot launch their innovative 1007. Sliding doors on a supermini is a great solution to the need for a long, heavy doors on a 3 door car. Article via Autoblog. Peugeot 1007: supermini with unique thresholds - Autoblog - www.autoblog.com
Often hear people say that Monorail would be one solution to adding capacity to existing corridors. "Just put a Monorail along the motorways..." but what would it cost? This is a very simple calculation is based on Las Vegas new Monorail that cost approximately us$87 (NZ$134)
MindManager
NOTE: Continued from Mind Managing your day ~ part 1. So how does MindManager help me collect and review information more efficiently? Each topic in a MindManager map can have many sorts of information attached to it. Icons are used to add, edit and summarise much of this information. For example
Television
Are you local? This Is A Local Shop The League of Gentlemen Website!
MindManager
Before using MindManager I used a number of techniques to record and track the information & documents that make up a typical project. This could be a combination of MS Outlook (Calendar, Tasks, Contacts), MS Word (Documents), and MS Excel (Data/calculations), Graphics done in CorelDRAW or Photo-Paint, perhaps
Autodesk University
If its your first time at AU (like me) I recommend you watch the Autodesk Public Service Announcement on How to avoid "AUOS" (Autodesk University Overwhelm Syndrome). Unwittingly, I have been practising some of the steps recommended by Lynn Allen as AU preparation. Sleep deprivation and caffeine overdose
Cool Software
If you do a lot of typing into web forms and your spelling or typing are not the greatest try ieSpell. Its a Spell Checker for Internet Explorer that will catch any typo's before you hit the submit button. This is a great tool for blogging and saves
Alfa Romeo means more than fast cars. The Maxi Yacht, Alfa Romeo, is also setting records around the world. Alfa Romeo - Who is behind the record-breaking yacht? The Alfa Romeo [Yacht] Website
AutoCAD Architecture
Chris has posted links to all the Architectural Desktop Brain Dumps on his Between the Walls Blog. This collection of articles dates from ADT1 to current and is an excellent resource for anyone working with ADT. Although some concepts are no longer relevant the older braindumps have some interesting background
This video on the MSDN Channel 9 Site is a great introduction to the Windows Automotive Operating system as installed in the demo Hummer H2. FIAT and Microsoft have recently formed an alliance to use this technology in the FIAT Auto group cars. MSDN Channel 9 ~ Peter Wengert - Inside Microsoft
This is what I think education should be about. Everyone, hopefully, has at least one teacher that goes beyond the textbook with stunning and memorable results. See what one school and some inspiring teachers achieved. Read "Alphabet Shoot" by Mike Gruss. Found thanks to A Penny For...
