Life =IF
Life is just an endless nested =IF statement*. Guess who's been looking at @Microsoft Excel too long today. * INDEX & VLOOKUP wouldn't work
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Pup-cake?
Took a friend, and Alfie, for a walk around Hobsonville Point recently. We stumbled upon the Farmers Market (now in the old flying boat hangers by the boat ramp) and k9-doggy-deli’s “Bone Appetite” stall. I must say I didn’t buy this. My American ‘cuz'sis’
No escaping our National game, religion
Might be able to avoid the Rugby section in the NZ Herald Windows Phone app but can't escape the Rugby news.
TEDx Auckland — 2013 remembered, bring on 2014!
While buying my ticket to TEDx Auckland 2014 remembered I’d never gotten around to writing a post about the 2013 event. Earlier this year there was some flack about TED, prompted it seems by some ‘dubious’ TEDx events. From my experience at TEDx Auckland it certainly wasn’t one
AutoCAD 2015, it came from OZ? – AutoCAD Blogger Day
My first impression of AutoCAD 2015: This looks different! A couple of presentations at the AutoCAD Blogger Day gave an insight into how changes in development methods, hardware/operating system capabilities and cloud infrastructure have driven evolution of the AutoCAD “platform” on, and beyond, the desktop. We’re not in
Micro Loans Fly–Kiva visualised
Amazing visualisation of Kiva Loans Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva on Vimeo.
Thanks Cycle City Manukau!
Thanks to the workshop at Cycle City Manukau. Was cycling while a quiet country road near Auckland Airport and heard a strange 'ping'. Soon after what felt initially like a flat tyre turned out to be a broken spoke on the rear wheel. It was still in place
Upcoming NZ Revit User Group May meetings
Details for a couple of upcoming RUG meetings in New Zealand. I’ll be at the Auckland one, see you there? Revit User Group Auckland - Wed 21 May 2014 Please join us from 5.30pm: Andrew Redding (BIM Acceleration Committee Chairman and part of the Productivity partnership) and Steve Davis
3D Printing
Autodesk take 3D on the road, Sparks fly! #3DRV
Autodesk are taking their 3D design/print efforts in, literally, new directions with a road trip and entry into the hardware business. The 3D RV road tour Imagine being given a snazzy Recreational Vehicle and told to drive off into the sunset in search of new design and manufacturing technology.
Revit Technology Conference
Melbourne Revit Technology Conference BIM book hunt?
Back in 2006 I wrote a post “ What’s in a name” asking is “CAD BIM or is BIM CAD?”. A web image search for BIM turned up this rather unusual, if appropriate, image. It is the cover of a children’s book: “The Story of BIM – Written for 3
Traffic Light Thought–We need a “turn your headlights on” signal
Maybe it is the season, winter gloom approaches, or just the time of my evening commute? Every night I see several cars with no headlights, barely visible in the dark. It can be easy to overlook if you drive out of a brightly lit car park on to the lit
Autodesk ReCap reality data webinar
If you are interested in learning about laser scanning, photogrammetry or other reality data with Autodesk ReCap (part of Autodesk 360 & Building Design Suites): There is a free webinar series being hosted by the Autodesk Reality Solutions team. If you want to know more about how to incorporate laser