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CAD and BIM General
A look back at the early days of the net, maybe even BIM?
This 1972 documentary on the early days of computer networking is fascinating. The ARPAnet pioneered many of the concepts and technology that became the Internet and it may even have the first mention of BIM? J.C.R. Licklider of M.I.T. “When they are developing plans the blueprints,
CAD and BIM General
CAD and 3D (3 axis) milling
Nice introduction to the world of 3D CNC machining. From CAD to finished parts. 3D Toolpath Milling with the Taig CNC Milling Machine 3D Toolpath Milling with the Taig CNC Milling Machine via www.makezine.com via www.makezine.com
Formula 1
The new Formula One Qualifying is good!
There are two things I like about Formula One Qualifying this year; * We actually see it! It was never shown, other than a 30 second news clip, when Formula One was on free to air TV. Sky Digital does cost but at least they are showing the full session which
Category Management
I’m tidying up some of the categories on this blog as found some of the names I was using were not working as tags in some blog search engines. Might result in some odd content mixes for a day or two!
Television
South Park or Tom Cruise?
I think I’d prefer more South Park. I’ve never really been a fan of his acting, last thing I saw him in was the terrible re-make of War of the Worlds, but all this Scientology rubbish is just crazy. Pull South Park? Mission possible - smh.com.au
Automobile
Fiat Grande Punto to the rescue?
Will the Fiat Grande Punto be added to the “small cars that rescued Fiat” list? Try as they might to expand their range it seems Fiat’s health seems to rely on a strong selling small car. Will Grande Punto’s sales see it added to the list small car
Automobile
1575 km in 3 days in an Uno
I can’t pretend the drive ( red map route) to Wellington for the Pat Metheny Trio concert was an economy run but I had the Etrex GPS running all the time so it was interesting to see how the numbers added up. I matched the traffic flow, running at the
MindManager
Export a MindManager topic to Word
Many know you can convert a whole MindManager Map to Word but this also works with a selected topic. I use this method to compose emails sometimes as it's a fast way to gather and distribute information. One caution: I use Outlook with Word as my email editor
Greg Johnson has a blog
My favourite Kiwi musician, Greg Johnson, has a new My Space music page/blog with a few sample tracks from his latest CD “Here comes the Caviar”. He’s now resident in Santa Monica, a move to find the fame, fortune and caviar he deserves, but returns home to perform
Cool Hardware
Why didn't we do this when I was at school!
School was ok, but not this cool! Living their lives on the fast track - SGVTribune.com - News Stretching out to the corners of the gymnasium, the indoor roller coaster at Royal Oak Intermediate School appears gargantuan compared to its creators. "It's pretty amazing how us kids - 14-
AutoCAD Architecture
ADT Tutorials by H. Edward Goldberg
I ran, almost literally, into Ed Goldberg at Autodesk University and having read his articles over the years it was great to finally meet him in person. Even in the huge AU crowd, we met between sessions in the foyer, he stood out with his rather distinctive trademark hat! He