Green Wing salutes the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
I’m watching the series again, on DVD, and loved this reference to out Noodley Father (thankyoutube for the clip)
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Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2008 - Fiat 500
While there are many more powerful, expensive, bigger and (to be honest) better value cars out there it’s the new Fiat 500 which takes the “ Lucire Car to be seen in ” prize this year. I saw a preview...
AutoCAD MEP
Autodesk Ecotect?!
The Green Building Studio announcement was expected but I was surprised to see* news of the Ecotect acquisition . Apart from a couple of sessions at AU2007 I haven’t seen much of Ecotect. I haven’t us...
Automobile
It's a BMW Honda?
The BMW X6 is a strange, ugly and useless mix of XWD and Coupe. I’m pretty sure David Linklater knows what they look like but maybe this just looked better on the page. From memory the sleek beast pic...
My problems with CTRL+CLICK selection in scripted web applications cured!
Do you run NVIDIA graphics drivers and have a problem CTRL selecting multiple items in scripted web applications? This is used for multiple categories in the TypePad Compose Category pop-up and had...
Cool Software
A word cloud resume?
I took the “about” page from my blog and pasted it into Wordle - http://wordle.net/ . It creates a “word cloud” based on the frequency of use and I must admit some of the results surprised me!
Vox Hunt: I'd Rather Be...
Show us what you wish you were doing right now. Doubtful Sound Exploring New Zealand, again!
Top Gear - The Boadicea’ed Fiat Coupe
Crosspost, see Jeremy and the Boadicea’ed Fiat Coupe
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD Architecture or MEP disappears when opening project?
Ever had AutoCAD Architecture/MEP just "disappear" when opening project? It’s not a fatal error, not a crash, but the main window and task bar button is gone. Floating toolbars, Palettes and other UI...
Sony BRAVIA TVs will feature built-in Digital HD
Finally a TV with built in Freeview (Digital) HD for New Zealand. Pity, I still need that Sky Box for Formula 1 BRAVIA TVs will feature built-in Freeview HD tuners - Sony New Zealand Making the...
Fiat
Top Gear - Jeremy and the Boadicea’ed Fiat Coupe
I watched the latest Top Gear , don’t ask HowTube, even though it’s months/years away from screening in New Zealand (as I write we’re just getting the 2007 series). I must admit that Jeremy’s treat...
ActiveWords
The paradox of ActiveWords
Today, wanting to find some info on an application, I tapped 3dmn into my computer. To my annoyance my browser did not launch, it did not navigate to the Autodesk 3ds Max site ready for action. The...