Weblogs
I use www.sitemeter.com to track visitor statistics. It’s excellent and offers both free and upgrade accounts. The free account is comprehensive with the upgrade account offering more history and reporting options. Sitemeter recently added a visitor map and county statistics to the reports they provide. The map
AutoCAD
It won’t help you figure out “who done it” in the thriller you’re reading but I found an AutoCAD variable that will let you see the plot. If you have a plotter with a small on-board display, like our HP 800, AutoCAD’s recently acquired habit of
Automobile
Fiat (new 500) and Ford (new Ka) will share a common platform. Is this a good thing? I’m not sure. Fiat, Ford to Jointly Build Small Cars to Cut Costs - Bloomberg.com: U.S.
MindManager
Mindjet have updated the MindManager Viewer Beta. If you loaded it earlier this week: * Remove the existing version using Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs * Visit the install page to install the update.
Autodesk University
I was supposed to be flying to AU via San Francisco in a shiny new Boeing 777. It would have been one of the first operated by Air New Zealand but looks like they might still be using the (very) old 747’s… Stuff.co.nz: Air NZ could get
Music
Are Sony are finally getting serious about the attack of the iPod? Probably too little too late but their latest line of Hard-drive/Network Walkman look nice. I went to a “My Sony” preview hosted by Sony New Zealand last month. A, previously dealer only, product preview was opened
CAD and BIM General
Autodesk “Evangelist” Lynn Allen is in New Zealand and blogging. She presented some Autodesk Inventor workshops last week but unfortunately I didn’t get to them. Inventor isn’t isn’t part of our CAD application mix but I have always had a personal interest in mechanical CAD software. My
Comedy
I predict Dell may soon exit New Zealand or cease trading entirely. Why? * I purchased a Dell Laptop. Justification: * First computer – a 486 dx 33 purchased from a local dealer CADS – Closed down. * Second computer – a Pentium 160 purchased from PC Direct – They sold to Gateway. * Third computer – a Pentium
Cool Software
A few days ago I blogged about mapping the applications installed on my PC, using MindManager & Belarc Advisor, prior to a rebuild. Thanks to the recently released MindManager Viewer I can share the map in it’s original format rather than the static image in the original post. The
MindManager
Mindjet have released a free compact viewer to enable MindManager users to share Maps in the native .mmap map format. Although MindManager Maps can be exported to Office, Image formats and HTML the best way to access them is in map format. It allows all the richness of the map
Automobile
The Grande Punto website came to life today as the model was launched in Italy. Lots of information (in Italian) on the site with video and flash animations.
Automobile
Autoblog.it are blogging the Fiat Grande Punto launch: * Autoblog alla presentazione della Grande Punto * Conferenza Grande Punto * Fiat Grande Punto - foto ufficiali degli interni * Grande Punto - parcheggio presentazione Via autoblog » Fiat
