Web/Tech
Have you ever un-ticked the “Always ask before opening this type of file” setting by mistake when down-loading a file? You then don't get the choice which is often annoying. This is how to reset that setting so Internet Explorer asks the question again; * Open Windows
Sports
New Zealand will have some more competition in the next Americas Cup! China Set To Sail For Americas Cup
Viz
Congratulations to Beau Turner on winning the BTL Video contest. I first met Beau “virtually” via his blog “will render for food…” and it was great to meet him and his family in person at AU last year. He kindly gave me a shirt with his blog name on it
Web/Tech
This is a wonderful resource for anyone working with digital images for print or screen. Scanning Basics 101 - All about digital images A few scanning tips by Wayne Fulton
Music
WOMAD New Zealand (World of Music and Dance) is on this weekend at the Brooklands Park & TSB Bowl. Artists performing include; Richie Havens - United States, Adel Salameh Trio - Israel, Jim Moray - United Kingdom, Katchafire - New Zealand, Mahinarangi Tocker - New Zealand, Patrick Duff & Alex Lee - United Kingdom. Radio NZ
Weblogs
Niall has some interesting comments on the impact blogging can have on your professional life. The need to separate my “professional life” from personal was the main reason to split my old blog in two. Its not that different rules apply here but I had concerns that mixed posting of
Metheny
Just heard a nice track by Anna Maria Jopek from the disc Upojenie. 'Bugman' Rudd Kleinpaste (he’s an entomologist) was the guest on “Playing Favourites”. Its a section of the “Saturday Morning” program, on Radio NZ’s National Radio, where guests get the chance to share some
AutoCAD Architecture
Something is happening: see ADT 2006 posts appearing on the ADT 2005 Newsgroup… Autodesk - Discussion Groups > Discussion Groups Index > Autodesk Architectural Desktop Groups > Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005
AutoCAD
CAD Forum post how to turn on the command line if you’ve turned it off. It may have been there for 20 releases but I suggest you try working without it, you might like it! CAD Forum saved us a the cost of a service call-out this week
Weblogs
ZD Net have an interesting article on what to consider if you are thinking about Blogging. It could impact your personal and professional life. They cite examples of people fired and hired for blogging and have some guidance. Much relates to US law but the questions asked are applicable to
Television
Just heard that comedian Dave Allen died, aged 68. His TV shows were part of my childhood (not meant for kids but i was allowed to stay up for them) and much later I saw him perform in New Zealand at The Aotea Centre. It was a memorable performance; funny
Weblogs
SiliconBeat: From lemons to lemonade Weeks ago, you might have thought that Mark Jen's tech career was in peril. He's the guy who was fired from Google after blogging about some of his experiences there. He wasn't on the streets for long.
