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
Sports
Ellen MacArthur, skipper of the new 75-foot trimaran B&Q, is currently attempting to set a new west-east solo transatlantic record from Ambrose Light off New York to the Lizard Point off the south-west coast of England. The current record stands at just 7 days, 2
Is this why BMW weren't impressed when it was suggested F1 go back to V8's. Spend who knows how much on a V10 for the M's so you can market "V10 Engine as seen in F1" and then... Brain-cramping amounts of
Go for it I think, but then I'm biased. Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger: Microsoft sponsors Formula One race team and starts internal debates
Schumacher was 0.013 seconds behind Barrichello when they crossed the line after the safety car avoiding a penalty. The computer timing said he wasn't for a brief moment as explained below: The FIA explains Indianapolis timing glitch Via Grand Prix Passion
AutoCAD Architecture
I’ve been playing with ADT’s Napkin Sketch feature in an attempt to get more of a “freehand” look for space planning. The intent was to remove the “cast in stone” computer look that space plans have when used out of the box. I think concepts need to look
Web/Tech
Kiwi version of the Microsoft default background. Full resolution (1024 x 768) version at the Microsoft NZ link below. New Zealand Windows XP Bliss Desktop Background
Cool Hardware
If PDA's are under attack from Smart phones will “Handtop PC's” threaten existing Notebooks and Tablets? If you can get away with working on a small format high-resolution screen when mobile why carry a large one around like you do with a Notebook? If you
CAD and BIM General
An industry survey has picked CAD as one of the "10 Electronic Technologies That Changed Construction". I wonder if in 10 years time BIM (or whatever they call it then) will have made it to that list. Its trying to combine & harness many of the technologies that
Interesting New York Times article on the Information Technology used by Formula One Teams and the influence computer power now has in racing & design. Computers Chase the Checkered Flag | N.Y. Times
Sports
No basis for that heading but perhaps if Russell Coutts, the best America's Cup skipper, becomes a free agent we should be offering him a job... STUFF : SPORT - STORY : Coutts in quest for bigger, better regatta as Alinghi divorce nears New Zealand News - NZ - Coutts 'battling to
Background on Burt Rutan and SpaceShipOne from the BBC. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Burt Rutan: Aviation pioneer Scaled Composites Website
Cool Software
TypePad makes it to the Cool Software Category simply because it enables me to create this site, easily. I've had no problems and rapid response to a few suggestions or queries I've sent to TypePad support. If you've thought about blogging and found it
