Adventure South
This is a quick update, will do proper posts when home. excuse the typo's racing the meter on a kiosk machine After a day in Dunedin joined the group. There are 8 cyclists + the two guides on this trip. It's a special only advertised to previous
Adventure South
Things will be quiet here for a couple of weeks as I’m heading of on another Cycling tour with Adventure South. This time its to “The Catlins” which is the southern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. I just hope it doesn’t snow
Things will be quiet here for a couple of weeks as I’m heading of on another Cycling tour with Adventure South. This time its to “The Catlins” which is the southern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. I just hope it doesn’t snow
Metheny
It sounds like a nightmare; a 5 hour solo drive and only one CD. Recently I drove from Auckland to New Plymouth, about 360km (220m), and for the entire trip listened to only one disc – Pat Metheny Group’s new CD “The Way Up” As I left Auckland it provided
Weblogs
Doing a few posts about new CAD Blogs tonight had me looking at the history of this one. I just realised its a little over a year since it started with that first timid post on March 30, 2004. The year has flown by its and its surprising to see
AutoCAD
Cadopolis have established a list of AutoCAD and related CAD Blogs. It will also have a short features on the Blogs over the coming months. The first up is Lee’s HyperPics: Beyond the UI Blog which has lots of information on using and customising AutoCAD. It’s on my
AutoCAD
Mark Douglas, of MKM & Associates, has just launched an AutoCAD Blog focusing on new AutoCAD features (2006 currently), Dynamic blocks, DWF Composer and some custom Lisp. The initial posts have a wealth of information on Dynamic blocks. These are a new, in AutoCAD 2006, and powerful set of tools.
CAD and BIM General
Although these programs are not CAD related they highlight the dependence we have on digital and other information recording techniques. It’s worth considering as we rush into an all digital age… You’ve just finished that superb BIM, being cautious you’ve backed it up on a CDR or
Web/Tech
Congratulations to James Kendrick who has been awarded a Microsoft MVP award in the Tablet PC category. “The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Program recognises and thanks outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others.” His Blog, “jkOnTheRun”, is a leading source of information
Radio
What If rewrites history but unlike most media admits it. Professor Christopher Andrew of Cambridge University asks what if major turning points in history had taken a different turn. By altering a single plausible fact, he re-examines the events of the day. The latest programme asks the question: “What
Comedy
It might be final but thats not enough for the Newcastle Tramway Authority. Death plus... - Seth's Blog:
Automobile
Garrison Keillor sings the Honda Diesel “Grr” advert. “Here’s a little song… for anyone who’s ever hated… in the key of Grrr” It won the “Best TV Commercial of the Year” in the British Television Advertising Awards. The visuals are nice but its the tune that gets embedded
