Design and Art
New Chief Designer at BMW
Top Gear Interview with Adrian van Hooydonk: Chief Car Designer at BMW
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Automobile
Will the Fiat payout kill a GM Brand?
In a Forbes article Jerry Flint speculates that the $2 billion GM paid to extract itself from the Fiat debacle was responsible for the death of the Zeta rear drive platform. Its possible the end of that platform could mean the demise of a GM brand – Buick and Pontiac are
Music
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La Tour - Bowl of Brooklands NZ
Everyone I spoke to before going to New Plymouth said the Bowl of Brooklands was a wonderful venue. I hadn't been before but after a stunning day walking up through the park and into the venue I found that the descriptions were no exaggeration. In a natural bowl
New Zealand
Varsity NZ website
Even if you aren’t a student its worth a read. Some great reviews and articles from How to Use Apostrophe's to a Review of a Polystyrene Cup. The movie and CD reviews are also great. The Ultimate Resource for New Zealand Students [varsity.co.nz]
AutoCAD
DWF Frequently Asked Questions
Link to: DWF Frequently Asked Questions Scott Sheppard - Autodesk This paper addresses several frequently asked questions concerning Autodesk’s Design Web Format. It was compiled from various sources including internal Autodesk servers, emails, and previously published content. Autodesk discussion group participants will recognise most of the questions as well
Automobile
Adrian van Hooydonk: Chief Car Designer at BMW
Chris Bangle, the man who revolutionised BMW Design, has a new role as Creative Design Director. In addition to BMW he now looks after the design direction of Mini and Rolls Royce. Does this mean an end of the “Banglisation” of BMW? Top Gear have an interview with new Chief
Automobile
Bridgestone accepts Ferrari blame
So how long before they respond, new tyres and new car for Bahrain? BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Bridgestone accepts Ferrari blame Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has admitted that it is to blame for Ferrari's poor showing in Malaysia…. UPDATE: 24–03–05: www.italiaspeed.com report that Ferrari
Cool Software
Import Pics for PowerPoint
I found this neat free PowerPoint utility after seeing someone with the wonderful task of inserting and re-sizing lots of digital photos into a PowerPoint presentation doing it manually. Older versions of PowerPoint (up to 2000) have no way to do this and while later versions (XP onwards) can import
Games
The Credit Card Prank
This is funny and a bit tragic, unless you are a credit card fraudster! I’ve noticed how little notice most places take of your signature but this tests it to extremes… The Credit Card Prank – How crazy would I have to make my signature before someone would actually notice?
Cycling
Mt Taranaki Cycle Ride - Sea level to +960m and back!
I took my bicycle to New Plymouth last weekend as found a road on the map that looked interesting. Egmont Road climbs from the coast to the Mt Taranaki North Egmont Visitor Centre. I had been up there by car many years ago but thought it would a good ride
Photography
Millipede the answer to digital photo storage?
No, not the herbivorous invertebrates with a segmented body and many legs! See RobiNZ CAD Blog: Millipede Memory
Web/Tech
Millipede Memory
No, not the herbivorous invertebrates with a segmented body and many legs… Terabit memory in tiny (really tiny) space, seems like the answer to storing multi megabyte Building Information Models. IBM lets Millipede storage out for a stroll | Tech News on ZDNet IBM tantalised chip aficionados at CeBit here last