CAD and BIM General
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
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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...
CAD and BIM General
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...
Science
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...
Science
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...
CAD and BIM General
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...
Cycling
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...
AutoCAD Architecture
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...
Formula 1
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...
Qantas get WiFi'ed (from Feb 2008)
Not sure if Air New Zealand will match this but it’s a great reason to consider the flying Kangaroo. Qantas new Airbus A380s – regardless of class - will have laptop power sockets and onboard WiFi fro...
On Vox: QotD: My Musical Influence
Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music? Submitted by Rev Stan. » Read more on Vox
QotD: My Musical Influence
Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music? Submitted by Rev Stan. Fellow Design Diploma student Jeff Fisher, where are you now?, at Unitech (then called Carrington Polytech) introduced me to Pat Metheny with this LP, yep vinyl... As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Pat Metheny &