Autodesk University
Shaan's AU 2004 Photos
Shaan Hurley has a zillion Autodesk University 2004 Photos posted; Link: Shaan's Autodesk University 2004 Photos.
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Design and Art
Dilbert's Ultimate House
"Dilbert's Ultimate House (DUH)" has some great ideas (seriously, read the spec's) and the CAD images and tours are nicely done. Its well worth a look and some of the less serious suggestions are funny. This was my favourite: "Solar panels to power
Autodesk University
My Autodesk University 2004 Summary
Autodesk University 2004 (AU) was the first I have attended. Given that it requires considerable investment, in money and time, to get there (from New Zealand) it was hard to know if the long trek to AU would really be worth it. Many (including Autodesk) say AU is best the
AutoCAD Architecture
ADT DST Issue Update
Chris Yanchar has posted some advice to the ADT Newsgroup on using the Sheet Set Manager (SSM) in ADT especially when projects are hosted on network drives. Occasionally while rearranging sheets, with drag&drop, the SSM structure can appear not to change & sometimes the .dst file SSM uses
Flight Simulator 2004 Vs Real
Las Vegas from a helecopter
Cool Hardware
Flying in QuietComfort - Bose QuietComfort 2 Noise Cancelling Headphones
I recently purchased a set of Bose QuietComfort 2 Noise Cancelling Headphones. I had read about them but got a chance to try them on a recent flight to the US as was sitting near someone who had a set. That brief encounter was enough to convince me to get
Cool Hardware
Review: Sony Vaio U70P Wi-Fi micro PC | The Register
The Register have a great review of the "Sony Vaio U". I already have the completely irrational desire; logic and commonsense on the window sill ready to fly, I'm trying to find a need for it! Link: Sony Vaio U70P Wi-Fi micro PC | The Register. "
Weblogs
Amazon.com: 1 Click donation to Red Cross Tsunami Disaster Relief
Credit to Amazon for setting up a one click donation to the Tsunami Disaster Relief (via the American Red Cross). In addition to a personal donation the little bit of income from this blog (mostly earned via Amazon links) has been donated. If you can help its only a click
Sports
What Happened to Konica/Minolta
Konica Minolta (formerly Zana) retired from the Sydney Hobart. This is the best account I've found of what happened, Around the World of Sailing - December 28, 2004 Coming the last two hundred miles by bus wasn’t the way we planned it.” These were the wry thoughts
CAD and BIM General
The Mad Cadder
Another new CAD blog: Link: The Mad Cadder. News and links on Autodesk Products such as AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Building Systems and Revit.
Sauber Formula One car in Auckland
I made my regular bike ride stop at Continental Car Services today. It's always worth a look to see the exotic vehicles they have on display as I go past there when heading around the waterfront. Today was surprised to see a Sauber Formula One Car in the
Asian tsunami arrives in New Zealand
I heard on the radio that the sea level at Milford Sound rose/fell 20cm this morning as the Asian tsunami passed. When you consider its something like 9400 km away it gives some idea of the power. Although far away we can help. If you are in New Zealand