When I started blogging there was no great plan, I wasn't even sure it would last, and certainly no idea where it would lead. One thing I did get right, with valuable advice from Shaan Hurley, was choosing the right platform. In those days there weren't
Web/Tech
Just moved my feeds from FeedBurner to Google FeedBurner. I suspect it's upset the reader status as mine shows read posts as unread again. Sorry for this one-off bump, if you see any other problems, let me know in the comments.
My regular, OK not as regular as it should be, Sunday ride is around the Auckland Waterfront and under the Harbour Bridge. This weeks ride was different: It was Sunday here (but Monday in NZ): a different waterfront and a different bridge. I can't visit San Francisco without
Film
This post was written 11,297m above the Pacific, about halfway between Auckland & San Francisco. One advantage of a long haul flight is you get to catch up on those movies you wanted to see, but never got around too. Suddenly with thirteen hours and nothing else to do
While writing about the Lenovo W700DS I wanted to know what 11 pounds was, in Kilograms, so turned to a cool freeware utility I use all the time. "Convert" does what it says turning meaningless illogi...
A cat on the F1 Key... Originally uploaded by RobiNZ Makes travel planning difficult. I wondered why Internet Explorer Help kept opening...
A cat on the F1 Key...
IXUS 430 RIP Originally uploaded by RobiNZ Farewell brave little camera, thanks for all the memories you captured. After more than 5,000 photos from Vietnam to Orlando and around New Zealand (by car and bicycle) a fall onto concrete was just too much. The camera part works fine but
Above you see me trying to make sense of the various data serving, storing and sharing services that Microsoft offer. Currently I have a presence on them all but use Live Mesh the most. The problem...
CAD and BIM General
OK, it isn't that secret but Autodesk Design Review is free and can be used for more than "Review". Here's a couple of real world scenarios; Can we fit "X" in there? Say you want try options...
XKCD have posted this, slightly NSFW, guide to thinking Metric (click to embiggen). It's pretty good and is the kind of mental conversion I do when thinking imperial. In the USA I convert temperate...
I like how Garmin have connected their, proprietary, MapSource GPS software to Google Earth. I tend to prefer editing my Etrex downloads in MapSource but like viewing them in Google Earth. Thanks Garm...
