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
I don’t remember precisely when I was given this book but, judging from the 1973 publication date, it was probably some time in 1974. It was, is, a comprehensive guide to the (then) history, current production (70s) and possible future (about the mid 80s-2000s!) of Jet Aircraft. The
This departure was my first chance to see (apart from in design models) the airside changes at Auckland Airport. Although still in construction the finished parts look great and the new security/emigration area is much better. Via Hawaii, a good way to go Although about 15 hours total a
Once I decided to go to Autodesk University 2017 (November 13-16) in Las Vegas thoughts turned to how to get there. The usual route, from New Zealand, is via Los Angeles or San Francisco. While I love San Francisco I have been there several times and while I have
Work in progress: * To Vegas via Seattle, and Hawaii? * Seattle * Seeing Seattle | Getting there via Hawaii and exploring the city * Aviation Overload 1 | Boeing factory visit * Aviation Overload 2 | Museum of Flight * Las Vegas * The nuclear geek side of Las Vegas? The National Atomic Testing Museum * Hawaii * Around O'
After an update to Windows 10 Fall Creators edition (which was painless) Trying to update an email subscription on Spark’s Lightbox web video service Edge browser gave an amusing message with a rather appropriate icon: After clicking through the vintage tech browser worked just fine!
Revit User Group NZ
I won’t be able to attend this one, will be overseas, but they are a great place to meet, and learn from, people from across the Auckland AEC community. Registrations are now open for the November 2017 BIM AK Event.(Thursday 23rd November, 5.30-8.00pm), proudly sponsored
Revit User Group NZ
Revit User Group Auckland’s next meeting is its tenth birthday. A lot has changed since then but people still want to learn about Revit and related BIM applications. This month is about Revit and 3D Printing. When: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 5:30 PM Where: Jasmax, 2 Marston
My experience of living state oppression
Cool Software
Siemens Catchbook is a sketch application for iOS, Android and Windows 10. I first saw it a year or so ago and was intrigued by the way it interpreted sketch input (pen or mouse on Windows) and captured sketched relationships. Unfortunately Catchbook was not available in New Zealand at the
I wonder how many can get a message like this and know it is spam* because it is years since have had any form of Apple account bill or purchase? * Like the poor writing and bogus link weren’t already enough
Revit User Group NZ
If you understood that title you’re probably a Kiwi CAD geek. The long version is: * Revit User Group Auckland September meeting is tomorrow (20/09/2017) evening. * It is hosted by Warren and Mahoney at their office in Pakenham St, Auckland (not the usual Jasmax Parnell location). * It is
I prefer Italian cars (for both irrational and rational reasons!) but if was in the market for a Japanese one the Suzuki Swift would have been top of the shopping list. After years of making worthy but dull small cars (Cultus, Ignis etc) they hit the jackpot with the Swift.