Recalling a ride in the only Porsche 911 I've ever liked
The fastest car ride of my life, being driven by a one-armed genius
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AutoCAD
A challenge for Andrew Anagnost, make this using only the advertised product
Why do Autodesk show things that can't be done with the product being advertised? I recently got this advert on Facebook: The link went to a bundle offer for AutoCAD LT subscription: Look at that image: * Can AutoCAD LT do proper 3D? No. * Can it render? Not that
A new home for my blogs, Me Dot Net?
My blog is still on TypePad but now, after nearly twenty years of procrastination, are accessed via www.robincapper.net. The story of how that happened is here... A new home for my blogs, Me Dot Net? - RobiNZ CAD Blog (robincapper.net) Updated 2024-09-01: Something broke and seems
A new home for my blogs, Me Dot Net?
It must be a procrastination record; start a blog in March 2004 and only now get my own domain? Yes, my typepad.com/rcd blogs are now at www.robincapper.net I must credit this toot from NZ IT Journalist Bill Bennett for prompting me to, finally, do it. His
Better controlling Word image placement
I saw this meme, on Mastodon, about the fight that is Word images. They hide the anchoring controls in a ribbon fly-out + dialog. Once you set them (per image sadly) to keep with text it becomes much more manageable. With the image selected access it from the flyout Layout
Fix a MindManager file with XML Processing Illegal XML Character Error
I recently opened a MindManager file and got this XML Processing error: Followed by this error, even though the file was in the folder, and then the file not opening. After some web searching, found this is a known error with MindManager Files and the recommended fix was to send
Auckland
Missing the link? Hobsonville Rd Proposed Cycleway and SH16 Cycle Path
AT are currently seeking consultation on a roadside cycleway link between Westgate and Hobsonville Point. From there it will link into the existing Upper Harbour path/cycleway to connect to the North Shore. It will run along the existing Hobsonville Rd with provision for bikes added to the road intersections
The Big Bike Film Night Matinee ride
Back in early May I, guiltily, DROVE to The Big Bike Film Night in Avondale. It was due the grim evening weather; sporadic torrential rain and the thought of sitting in damp clothes for a few hours didn't really appeal. The Hollywood is a great venue, and it
Auckland
Modern 'cars' aren't safer for those outside them
A mention in David Slack's (brilliant) More than Feilding Substack led me to an opinion piece by Auckland (National) List MP Paul Goldsmith opposing reducing speed limits 'because cars are safer' and he included the Auckland CBD in his argument. I wrote to him... Pedestrians are
Vale to my Samsung Active 2 Smart Watch
Vale to my Samsung Active 2 smart watch which finally died today while I was doing housework.
Going green: Electric, Hybrid or...?
Are EV's a FAD?
Bing Chat GPT slips?
Ask the Microsoft Bing (Chat GPT powered) how up to date its database is and it seems to slip. A true answer is visually backspaced, to be replaced by PR? Watch it happen here. Bing answers truthfully Bing rolls back to this