State of the Blogosphere
Technorati have an interesting summary of the rise & rise of blogging… Technorati Weblog: State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Technorati Weblog: State of the Blogosphere, April 2006
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Aviation
Airbus does RSS
Just watched a programme on the A380 and thought would check out the latest news, to discover Airbus now offer RSS feed for new content. It’s not attempting to be a blog, or “blog-aganda” like Boeings Randys Journal, but makes it easy to get the latest news from
Television
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on C4 New Zealand
Finally Jon Stewart gets to air in New Zealand. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (C4, 10.00pm). Not quite the Daily Show that goes to air several times a week on Comedy Central in the US, rather a weekly “international” version presented by the left’s hero (and recent
Cool Hardware
Video review of Toshiba M400 Tablet/Convertible
This video review is a neat introduction to the Toshiba M400. It’s the first really grunty, maybe even part-time CAD capable, Tablet/Convertible Notebook. It has the processor power (1.8 Core Duo) but uses integrated graphics (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950) which may be a limitation. Intel
PC World ranking Apple Intels
Apple/Intel hardware running Windows XP allows PC World to rank Apple against PCs. * Anyone out there tried AutoCAD, Revit, Max etc on the Apple Intel Hardware + Windows XP + Boot Camp combo? * Does it work? * Does anyone care? Today @ PC World - Welcome to Our Top Desktop PC Charts, Apple Today
Autodesk University
Hop on to Vespa to test drive Artistic CAD
Shaan has sign-up details for the “Vespa” Product beta as previewed at Autodesk University. My post about the preview gives an idea what “Vespa” can do. Now you can try/test the beta version and help with it’s development. Between the Lines: New Autodesk Product Beta Coming Soon,
AutoCAD Architecture
2007: A ADT/ABS Space Odyssey
Space can represent many things as the image (right), from http://www.visualthesaurus.com shows. As Architectural Desktop & Building Systems evolved different requirements for measurement, display, grouping, and analysis led to a combination of objects, each with unique capabilities, simply to model and display 2D Area and 3D space;
Comedy
The Story of Easter by a Savage Chicken
This explains all; Resurrection, Rabbits and Chocolate Eggs… The Story of Easter The Story of Easter
Aviation
[Air] New Zealand - Land of the dull grey uniform?
Neat, tidy but not distinctiveAir New Zealand recently re-branded with new Zambesi-designed uniforms. The designers speak of “subtle and peaceful palette of teal, greenstone and schist” but I thought the Cabin Crew & Airport Counter uniforms looked rather drab communist grey. They are neat, tidy and have some
Auckland
Sometimes I'm glad I don't live in Auckland*
At least I’m not paying for this garbage… David Farrar: Well done Auckland David Farrar: Well done Auckland *I live in Waitakere and probably pay for different garbage *I live in Waitakere and probably pay for different garbage
Music
Lyle Mays – Lyle Mays
Not sure what prompted Marty to do this review of Lyle Mays solo album “Lyle Mays” now, it was released back in 1998, but it’s a nice summary of a great disc. The opening track is a favourite but by far the most memorable is “Track 7 – Alaskan Suite:
Automobile
Fiat Trepiuno 500 sketches
Eurocarblog have some (supposedly official) Fiat Trepiuno 500 interior sketches and some unofficial, but wonderful, Trepiuno Abarth concept sketches. The Abarth would be an awesome machine and I can see the standard Trepiuno being popular, petrol hit $1.67/Litre today… Fiat 500 - Interior & Abarth sketches - www.eurocarblog.com