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GPS and Mapping
Driving with Shaan?
TomTom recently upgraded their iPhone GPS application to “speak” road names rather than just generic instructions like “Turn Left, One Hundred Metres”. It uses a human voice combined with “computerised reading” to pronounce the street names. I tried it tonight on the way home from work and discovered TomTom seems
The iPhone is a… ?
I laughed when I saw Jeff’s post because I’m the same. I got my first iPhone mobile bill. The phone has had something like 15 hours of use over the past month, 8 minutes as a phone… The iPhone is a phone? Who knew? Um... who cares? - softwareblogs.
New Banner for summer
Toward Auckland, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. Auckland from Whangaparoa on a fine day * Lets hope we get summer!
Autodesk University Prep 1.08 - Post my AU Blog Banner (Done!)
The new banner isn't from AU 2009 because I don't have a time machine. Way back in 2006 I was heading back to the hotel (AU2006 was at the Venetian but I stayed at The Flamingo) late on a cold night. It was the sort of
Cloud Computing
Burj Dubai in Photosynth
Geek in Disguise have a post on the new “overhead” view in Microsoft Photosynth. It’s amazing technology which aggregates 2D images into a pseudo 3D world (below). http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6951006&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_
Autodesk University
Autodesk University Prep 1.07 – This is for everyone
If you can’t get to Vegas Autodesk University is coming to you. In addition to the all on-line AU Virtual there is Autodesk University Extension (AUe?). It combines AU Vegas Instructors and classes supported by local instructors at an Autodesk Training Centre near you (including New Zealand!). Even
Autodesk University
Autodesk University Prep 1.06 - Eureka!
Captured this thought, on SketchBook Mobile iPhone, during last nights Auckland Revit User Group meeting. Had been thinking about it for the past few days then, while watching Jason using Revit MEP 2010, the circuits between my "little grey cells" connected. Will have to get organised before departure
CAD and BIM General
Excel to CAD/BIM, in ASCII
I haven’t used this product, other DotSoft stuff I’ve tried has been great, but it gets a mention due to the lovely ascii art diagram* that featured in the plain text email that announced it. Who needs Visio… DotSoft Excel2DWG 5.1 DotSoft has developed a revolutionary new
Revit User Group NZ
Notice of Revit User Group Auckland November Meeting
Details of the next Revit User Group - Auckland (RUGAKL) meeting: Final meeting for 2009 - Wednesday 18 November 2009 - from 5.30pm This weeks meeting proudly supported by Mercer Products Locati...
Business
Not PC on leaky buildings
Peter Cresswell cuts through the bullshit that surrounds leaky homes in New Zealand: * LEAKY HOMES, Part 1: The myth of deregulated building * LEAKY HOMES, Part 2: What’s going on inside your walls?
Autodesk University
Autodesk University Prep 1.05 – Snap, Business Cards to iPhone
It’s a digital age but after Autodesk University, and other conferences, I invariably end up with a stack of business cards. I keep the originals but it’s not much fun copying contact details into Outlook (which is synced with my phone). When I saw Shape Services Business Card