Office
What time is it? Outlook Time!
Have you noticed when working with .pst files Outlook seems to enter another dimension. Why bother with a “x time remaining ” when it has no connection to the time the operation will take, or any cloc...
Latest
TIME can't get RSS Feed time right?
You’d think TIME could get the time date right in their RSS feed. Al Gore is podcasting from 2037 according to them! Thought it may be my reader but it’s there in the feed, pubDate Fri, 06 Feb 2037...
"Emirates Team NZ thrash Luna Rossa"
Valencia Sailing pull no punches but… they did! Valencia Sailing: Louis Vuitton Cup - Finals - Day 3: Emirates Team NZ thrash Luna Rossa In this morning preview we asked who was to blame for Lun...
CAD and BIM General
Ponoko, Ideas made real!
I first heard of Ponoko when their “Blog Editor” Stephen Kempton commented on one of my posts. We exchanged a few emails about Ponoko which makes design concepts real providing a new model for manufac...
AutoCAD
Shaan's AutoCAD and Autodesk History Images
I just noticed Shaan Hurley has posted a bunch of historic AutoCAD Autodesk images to his Flickr pages.
BlogJet
Windows Live Writer, nice price but not for me
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
Autodesk NavisWorks?!
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...
A tribute to Dodderyoldfart - My Favourite Blogging Roadworker
It was a shock to discover that a respected Kiwi Blogger died suddenly last Wednesday.
SOLECISM, n., a deviation from correct idiom or grammar
This struck a chord...
AutoCAD
XML Editing to fix AutoCAD Tool Palette order
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
A 'near miss' at Auckland airport? More like a 'near hit'!
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
Is slow the new fast? The Fiat Panda 100HP
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...