The true cost of Open Source, no roadmap?
In a world where Open Source is often seen to be the future it’s interesting to see the Automobile Association of New Zealand dropping Open Office in favour of Microsoft’s Office. It’s interesting...
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The 787 - Air NZ's gamble, or Boeing's?
Have Air New Zealand backed a winner? Given it won't be making its maiden test flight until next year I suspect it maybe a little premature to be picking Air New Zealand’s 787 buy as a good deal....
Google doesn't always help...
Searching for Kiwi Revit parking content today led back to a site I knew didn’t have any. The first two results were useless, I didn’t even have to vist the site to know that! The summary from the thi...
Fiat 500s on the road
A nice video of 500’s old new, with a few interesting “morph” comparison shot, and review on The Auto Channel.
Bikes 'too dangerous' for school?
No wonder the traffic is delightful when the schools are on holiday. I pity the youth of today being driven, or if over 15 driving themselves, to school and missing the freedom, adventure and occasion...
RobiNZ CAD Blog: Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows
This post on my CAD blog has info about the 500’s Windows Mobile based Navigation Media system RobiNZ CAD Blog: Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows Fiat Chief, Sergio Marchionne, was wid...
Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows
July 4th 2007 was a significant day as, 50 years after the original, Fiat released the new Fiat 500. Fiat Chief, Sergio Marchionne, was widely quoted "I want Fiat to become the Apple of cars" an...
Head to Repco for 2007 Rally New Zealand Info
It’s good to see Rally NZ offering merchandise tickets nationwide. It’s great publicity for New Zealand’s largest annual sporting event. ::2007 Rally New Zealand:: - Rally New Zealand goes to th...
How Google Earth [Really] Works
If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually going on when you Google Earth, here’s an explanation: How Google Earth [Really] Works - RealityPrime I thought there might be some interest, and despite...
Cycling
Le Tour de Fromage - The Tour de France with cheese
Only a crazy Aussie who loves cycling and cheese could come up with this! Kirk Food - Le Tour de Fromage - WebLog The 2007 Tour de France starts on the 7th of July. In an attempt to offer someth...
What was so special about 07/07/07?
I mean it’s just an arbitrary day, defined by a numbering system, from a starting point based on one cultures view of the world. If you want dates of special significance look at 04/07/07 and 08/07...
Taming the To-Do Bar in Outlook 2007
The To-Do bar is one of my favourite new features of Outlook 2007. It provides a constant reference to tasks and appointments but can be minimised or restored with a click. If you have lots of tasks,...