Shutdown Week ends, back from "the Maniototo"
Shutdown week is over. It was a brilliant week of cycling in the South Island, mainly an area known as “the Maniototo" . It’s a remote part of Central Otago which is hardly crowded itself – covering a...
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The time has come to shutdown...
RobiNZ CAD Blog: The time has come to shutdown... I’m not going to participate in the March 24th Shutdown Day as I’m going further and having a Shutdown Week! I will be cycling in the South Island with Adventure South. The blue dashed line on the map below
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The time has come to shutdown...
I’m not going to participate in the March 24th Shutdown Day as I’m going further and having a Shutdown Week! I will be cycling in the South Island with Adventure South . The blue dashed line on the...
But we all use a different 20%...
This quote from an article on Lotus Notes caught my attention: “ “Some organisations use 20% of Microsoft [Office], but they pay 100% of the bill,” says [Tim] Kounadis. It’s an often heard co...
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Learning about Windows & more... - Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session
I spent the day at the Auckland Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session . Although aimed at Enterprise IT Managers and Developers I found most the sessions useful. I don’t mange our network but work...
Fiat has a home of it's own in Auckland
It opened last year but last Sundays bike ride, trying to get fit for the trip, was the first time I’ve been near Fiat’s new Auckland home. It’s been a long time since Fiat had a dedicated home but Co...
Cycling to see the Boeing 757 aerobatics
I went for a couple of bike rides last weekend In an effort to get a few km’s practice in before the trip. Saturday’s had an aviation theme as headed up to Whenuapai Airforce base to watch, from the r...
Autumn and XP...
I use my own photos for my desktop background but this tale of someone’s obsession with a default XP Desktop image is both pointless and wonderful. Nick Tosches: Autumn and the Plot Against Me:...
Lucire 22 Cover - Design tuning by blog?
I got to know Jack Yan via his media appearances, his blog, his prolific commenting on my “ other blog ” and email but we’ve never actually met. One of his many roles is publisher of the Kiwi based gl...
A new Bandit! - A new version of RSS Bandit Feed Reader
How can you keep track of 889 websites a day without going crazy? There is only one way and it’s thanks to RSS Feeds . My favourite, ok my only, RSS feed reader has just been updated. I’ve been runnin...
The world you live in, changing times...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Rm1dzcXe0&w=425&h=350] For Source info see: "Did-you-know" – Via chieftech.blogspot.com
Fly up the Matterhorn, in a few seconds?
This is an amazing video, especially the ascent of the Matterhorn! It reminded me of a stunning, if less dramatic, helicopter flight I did around Milford Sound in 2004....