Automobile
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...
MapInfo
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...
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...
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...
RSS Bandit
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...
Rant
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...
Cool Software
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...
Autodesk 360
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...
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...
RobiNZ Personal Blog: Bertone Sold, Bertone Saved?
Automobile
I’ve long had a fondness for Bertone : the Italian Design Studio Coachbuilder. I’m not sure when I discovered who designed those brilliant cars from the 70’s like the Lamborghini Urraco , Lancia Strat...
Tablet PC
Tablet PC site GottaBeMobile have announced their picks for 2007. The winners include the HP 2710p Tablet PC . We recently got one of these at work and I’ll post a full review once I’ve spent a bit...
