AutoCAD
Today I got preliminary details of the New Zealand Autodesk “2006” product release in May. The Auckland event will be a “quiz format” similar to last years with a few changes reflecting suggestions received. A couple of years ago Autodesk changed the format of their release event to a “game-show
Photography
How to make a pinhole camera out of your digital SLR The Canon EOS 1Ds pinhole camera Tired of spending heaps of cash on your lenses…
Photography
Seems compact digital cameras will be subject to the same price (margin) pressure as compact film so the manufacturers are looking at growing the Digital SLR market. I’ve recently got a compact digital camera and its great for “everyday” use but yearn for the control and precision of a
AutoCAD
Shaan has posted a neat video of AutoCAD LT being packaged for delivery. You tend not to consider the logistics of actually getting a product to market. Creating it may be mission but once that design/code/product is finished a huge team have to make it a reality. With
Music
From Greg’s newsletter today: Indirect from New Zealand to New York One of the most celebrated songsmiths from down-under comes up-over ..after 3 years in LA, we need some culture like a monkey needs bananas. Live @ The Bitter End this Friday 25th 7pm 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and
Weblogs
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Weblogs
My Favourite RSS Reader, RSS Bandit, has been updated. I’ve been using the beta for a while and its been great. The biggest change is “Newspaper views” which shows the articles in a feed, or multiple feeds, as a continuous list of articles. Its a really nice way to
Music
I’ll be at the Bowl of Brooklands seeing Mark Knopfler this weekend. Comments to follow. UPDATE: My report on the concert
Auckland
Visiting Auckland? A few suggestions of things to do from the Xtra Travel Site. Auckland Unplugged Auckland may be our biggest and busiest city, but there's more here than just Jafas and traffic jams… All those are just in the Auckland City region. You must also visit Waitakere,
AutoCAD
Ralph has a link to the new Autodesk Print Ads, love the command line one “Crazy Eyes&rdquo
AutoCAD
These new “2006 newsgroups have appeared today: * Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (Web Browser) * Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (News Reader) * AutoCAD 2006 (Web Browser) * AutoCAD 2006 (News Reader) * AutoCAD LT 2006 (Web Browser) * AutoCAD LT 2006 (News Reader) ABS 2006 stuff is appearing in * Autodesk Building Systems (Web Browser) * Autodesk Building
Religion
Highlight from the BBC Radio 4 Tribute broadcast. Dave Allen: “I’m an atheist, thank God”
