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Siemens Catchbook, now in New Zealand
Siemens Catchbook is a sketch application for iOS, Android and Windows 10. I first saw it a year or so ago and was intrigued by the way it interpreted sketch input (pen or mouse on Windows) and captured sketched relationships. Unfortunately Catchbook was not available in New Zealand at the
Apple spam defeated
I wonder how many can get a message like this and know it is spam* because it is years since have had any form of Apple account bill or purchase? * Like the poor writing and bogus link weren’t already enough
Revit User Group NZ
@RUGAKL September Meetup FM BIM @ WAM (not JASMAX) Tomorrow!
If you understood that title you’re probably a Kiwi CAD geek. The long version is: * Revit User Group Auckland September meeting is tomorrow (20/09/2017) evening. * It is hosted by Warren and Mahoney at their office in Pakenham St, Auckland (not the usual Jasmax Parnell location). * It is
Traffic Light Thought–Swiftly to dull
I prefer Italian cars (for both irrational and rational reasons!) but if was in the market for a Japanese one the Suzuki Swift would have been top of the shopping list. After years of making worthy but dull small cars (Cultus, Ignis etc) they hit the jackpot with the Swift.
Traffic Light Thought–Spring, nearly
A bit more light in the morning, a sign Winter is ending? But still can’t breathe out while taking the photo, Spring warmth yet to arrive…
Autodesk University 2017 Schedule
Subject to change! AU Sites * au.autodesk.com * Forge.autodesk.com/devcon-2017 My Schedule
Autodesk University 2017 booked
It has been few years, 2011!, since I last attended Autodesk University Las Vegas but I have just registered for AU2017. I will be arriving* sometime Sunday 12th as added the Monday 13th Forge DevCon to my pass. Interested to see what is happening in that Quantum space. Because there
Photographer Shoots Formula 1 With 104-Year-Old Camera
Amazing photos, shows the art of photography is not all about the tech... Photographer Shoots Formula 1 With 104-Year-Old Camera, And Here’s The Result! – Into Our World
Meeting the remarkable Mark Beaumont (cycling Around the World in 80 Days)
The plan was to try and rendezvous with Mark Beaumont (who is cycling Around the World in 80 Days) as he approached Auckland Airport. But plans… I headed out from home on a nice sunny Saturday morning. I had been following Mark’s impressive progress north, from Taupo this day,
Karioi Classic 2017, a stunner
A fun bike ride, a fun drive, Formula 1 and brilliant weather made for a great ‘long’ weekend! The Karioi Cycle Classic is a (mostly) gravel road ride from Raglan south along the Whaanga Coast and back on inland roads. It has 43km, 57km or 85km options, which all follow
AutoCAD
My favourite AutoCAD Command?
Shaan Hurley recently asked: “35 years of AutoCAD, what is your favorite command?” Mine is an ancient one that doesn’t even have a button in the current ribbon user interface: OOPS! OOPS predates the current Undo/Redo commands and, from my sketchy memory, was used to restore the geometry