BlogJet
If you are serious about blogging an off-line editor is an essential tool. TypePad have a good on-line editor but I rarely use it as it’s still slow cumbersome in comparison to a local editor. As a...
CAD and BIM General
I first read the announcement on Tenlinks and was surprised to see Autodesk are acquiring NavisWorks. I’ve seen a few NavisWorks demos, but had no hands on experience, and saw enough to know it’s a go...
It was a shock to discover that a respected Kiwi Blogger died suddenly last Wednesday.
This struck a chord...
AutoCAD
I know a man called John who used to have a life. Now he has a CAD blog… Which is good as we get to read handy hints such as to make AutoCAD Tools on a Tool Palette stay in the same order when you...
Aviation
Why is it when aircraft nearly collide it’s called a ‘near miss’? They completely missed, or it would be a collision, but nearly hit so why not call it a ‘near hit’! Planes in 'near miss' at...
Fiat
Given the state of the roads, congestion, speed cameras, radar traps and the fact that most people are just doing boring urban commuting most the time there is little real pleasure in driving. Now...
I finally got around to updating my Home PC so it’s now running Office 2007 Pro (coming from Office 2000 Pro I'm liking it a lot), AutoCAD Architecture 2008 (from 2007), Viz 2008 (also 2007) and I.E....
Auckland
The Auckland Waterview Cyclepath should offer safer cycling than the adjacent very busy road but it currently has a nasty crack which will swallow destroy a bike wheel. It hasn’t happened to me but...
AutoCAD
One of my most popular older posts is the result of people searching for “AutoCAD, Google Earth kmz”. About a thousand people a month find this post about the Autodesk Labs AutoCAD Google Earth Extens...
Comedy
Thanks to Melanie for reminding me it’s “ Towel Day ”. Disclosure: Although I’m a DNA fan I didn’t remember to carry a towel all day. However, I did inadvertently photograph the Vogon Constructo...
Wow, I’m just in the middle of a post on how I use the RSS Feed Management service FeedBurner with TypePad and discover they are they’ve been acquired being acquired by Google . Congratulations to the...