The MacBook Air - Form without function?

It looks lovely, but then you see at all the compromises in spec and wonder… If Apple are so smart why can’t, or won’t, they design a user replaceable battery ? I’d rather have one of these

Where does old software go when its retired?

Video: The Lone Server via James.Random()

Online Photo Sharing in Plain English

Lee LeFever’s latest video is a brilliant explaination of “ Online Photo Sharing in Plain English ”. Kiwis who use New Zealand's largest ISP Xtra, said to be 500,000, already have a "free" Flickr Pro...

Tata Nano, it doesn't need power steering or electric windows!

Tata seemed to pulled off a remarkable feat creating a small, efficient, relatively safe (certainly compared to a moped) and cheap ($2500) car - the Tata Nano . So why did New Zealand TV news seem...

Taking Notes with SnagIt and MindManager

SnagIt and MindManager are great authoring tools but recently I’ve been using them for something different. I’ve been getting training on a new, to me, mapping/demographics application. While they had...

Sir Fleamund Hillary - The Cardoso Flea Circus honour Sir Edmund Hillary

Todays news of Sir Edmund Hillarys death has been reported around the world. His legendary achievements have inspired many tributes but I remember seeing, several years ago, probably the strangest ima...

Ed Hillary, Goodbye to a Kiwi Icon

I never met Ed Hillary but his life, his acts and his legacy are a part of every Kiwi’s national identity. In lieu of a portrait this image seems fitting as shows Aoraki Mt Cook which he first climbed...

It's all about feeds, so here are 400 CAD related feeds

Take a deep breath, then read Shaan’s recent record length single sentence explanation of why you should use RSS feeds ; I still feel the same passion for the [his] blog and read about 300 feeds...

Real Life: Healer Or Hoaxer? Crap documentary or great advertorial?

I just watched “Real Life: Healer Or Hoaxer?” on TVNZ’s TV One. It was billed as an insight into the work of spiritual healer “J ohn of God ” ( JoG ) described in the show notes as: “ a man who some c...

Fiat and Alfa at CES?

Fiat take their little 500 and it’s Blue Me, Microsoft based, software to Vegas for CES! Fiat and Alfa on display in the USA | Fiat New Zealand The new Fiat 500 and the Alfa Romeo Spider make th...

RobiNZ @ Autodesk University 2007 - The Technology Mainstage

The Autodesk University Technology Mainstage was a chance for Autodesk and AU Partners Intel, HP and Microsoft to share their vision of how new technology, services and software will impact the des...

Bill Gates at CES

If, like me, you aren’t at CES or don’t have time to view the webcast ReadWriteWeb have a nice summary of Bill Gates keynote speech. A few CAD related items caught my attention including: Surface comp...