Weblogs
TypePad, the blogging service that hosts this site, have recently suffered growing pains. Being popular isn’t always easy and they struggled to keep up with the growth in traffic. This resulted in performance problems, usually with the admin/authoring tools rather than visiting the blog. Today I (all subscribers)
Comedy
Not PC: How to give a cat a pill
Cool Hardware
Surely a Ferrari Monitor would speed up CAD work. Anyone recommend a graphics card to support the classic V12 configuration? The Ferrari of monitors - www.autoblog.com
CAD and BIM General
This is an old article (July 2005) which, for some reason, just showed up in my “Most Viewed Articles” RSS feed from Architecture Magazine . It’s one of those silly “we’re better than you, no you’re not…” articles but still worth a read if you haven’t seen
Music
Freedom to Tinker have posted a SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit. Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit
Automobile
Frank Stephenson moves from Ferrari to head the Fiat, Lancia and Light Commercial Vehicle styling center. Donato Coco, ex Citroen, takes over at Ferrari! Ferrari hires new Chief Designer - Autoblog - www.autoblog.com Frank Stephenson to move to Fiat - www.cardesignnews.com Donato Coco announced as new Ferrari Design Chief
ActiveWords
Buzz shared an ActiveWords script for searching Amazon.com in his post Searching in Context. Although I’m in New Zealand I often buy from Amazon U.K. rather than Amazon.com. The crazy English comedies I like, especially one about a local shop, don’t make it to the
Music
Given the enormous trouble I’ve had upgrading Sony’s SonicStage in the past I was rather nervous when an email arrived suggesting an upgrade to SonicStage 3.3. Given all the justifiably bad press Sony have had recently with the whole rootkit thing I wondered what sort of havoc
Automobile
The Fiat/Ford 500/Ka is all go… Ford and Fiat commit to joint development - Autoblog Ford and Fiat Ink Agreement - www.greencarcongress.com
Metheny
Pat Metheny, in New Zealand! Nothing more to say other than see you in Wellington! Pat Metheny Trio - NZ International Arts Festival 2006 Pat Metheny with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez, United States 12 Mar, 8:00pm, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Automobile
To be a classic, an engine doesn’t have to be huge, complex or even powerful. It appears the “FIRE engines” found in many small Fiats and Lancias have attained “classic status”. Fiat’s Fully Integrated Robotic Engines were leading edge for their time as they introduced automated machining and
Weblogs
If you are thinking of starting a blog Rajesh has a great list of hints on set-up and how to publicise your new blog. Life Beyond Code :: Blogging Starter Checklist by Rajesh Setty
