Blogging LT - Erik and Kate's AutoCAD LT Blog
After AutoSketch, AutoCAD LT was the second CAD package I owned. Although it’s regarded as “ the little brother ” you can do some pretty cool work with it. It’s not supposed to do 3D but was fine f...
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Xtra Bubble bursts...
Xtra, my ISP, broke loads of it’s subscribers email this weekend while implementing a “ new enhanced servic e”. Stuff like that can happen with upgrades, especially when it’s a complex system with...
AutoCAD
25 years of AutoCAD?
AutoCAD is turning 25! Crikey, I must getting old as remember most of it! We first used AutoCAD R2.something at Tech. I say “we” as there were few CAD PC’s so several of students used one together....
Some more BIM & Revit Resources
Here’s a couple of BIM Revit resources I’ve found recently: Revit 3D.com Gregory’s “ Revit Encyclopedia” of information
MindManager
Mind Mapping Meeting Notes - Lifehacker
Lifehacker have a great, short, introduction to Mind Mapping as technique to for making meeting notes. It’s something I’ve found useful but seen few doing. Sometimes I use MindManager in the meeting b...
Want to know more about CAD/BIM and Google Earth?
Looking at the statistics for this blog there is one thing thats remarkable. Judging by visits to the post “ DWG to [Google] Earth, do you read me?” lots of people are interested in Google Earth an...
An interview with Freeman Dyson
John found a fascinating interview with one of my favourite scientists; Freeman Dyson. You must be from away: This I need - #4 Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Ad...
A good programme on Bad Science - Radio New Zealand National
“Ideas” cover bad science and how to educate people about good science. Great to hear this sort of discussion on public radio. Radio New Zealand National : Programmes A-Z : Sunday Morning with C...
The lost art of handwriting...
This post by Blog Maverick made me laugh: Quotes from "I Forgot How to Write!" - Blog Maverick “I was sitting in a meeting the other day and decided I needed to take some notes .“ “This particula...
Guy visits Trek Cycles - A photo tour
Guy Kawasaki’s tour of Trek Cycles is an interesting look behind the scenes of the company that built Lance Armstrongs bike! How to Change the World: My Visit to Trek: Two Guys in a Barn The Disc...
HOK Blog!
HOK have a couple of new(ish) blogs looking at buildingSMART (Building Information Model) and Green design. It’s great to see companies sharing their experience knowledge! HOK CAD Solutions - We...
At last, Explaining McLaren's 'Pitlanegate'
Thanks to hopeless local reporting, by sports media who only understand sports beginning with “Rugby”, I suspect few Kiwis are aware Lewis Hamilton had a role other than victim in the Hungarian McLare...