I’ve been using this app for a while and find it really does help get things done. NeatStreets combines smartphone geo-location, photos and social reporting to make it really easy to report community hazards. Categories include Litter, Graffiti, Flood Damage, Footpath, Parking, Potholes, Signage, Traffic & Street Lights, Trolleys
Cycling
One of the delights about joining a cycle tour group is the wonderful people you meet. Who’d have thought a bike trip in New Zealand would be connected, quite directly, to this… Space Insurers continue to make profits...but for how much longer? - Hyperbola “Ariane 5 ECA carries
CAR first look at all the off-roader you really need… Fiat Panda 4x4 TwinAir (2013) CAR review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online When the very first Big Willie tanks clanked and crawled across the killing grounds of the Somme, it quickly became apparent that weight is not helpful for
If, like me, you weren't able to get to Autodesk University 2012 it is now coming to you as all the recorded sessions are on-line. If you want to make the on-line experience a little more like being there cut some silhouettes out and stick them to your
Windows
This is my Windows 8 upgrade experience on an old’ish (2009) home PB Tech i5 PC. It had run Windows 7 64 from new with a mix of Autodesk Building Design Suite, Microsoft Office, CorelDRAW and a few simulator type games (Flightsim, F1, WRC and America’s Cup yachting)
The nice thing about having other services linked to Facebook is you never have to use their awful website. The annoying thing is those links appear to be fragile. My TypePad > Facebook link needs fixing at least monthly. Given currently TypePad, Microsoft Windows 8 People & Tweetdeck can'
New Zealand
I like the candy version, especially frozen, but fresh pineapple with a bit of chocolate topping is nice too.
Ok, so 1.2 kg isn’t going to make it an iPad competitor but I don’t want an iPad. So far this is the closest I have seen to my “My Perfect Computer”. You’re not going to do full on design on the road but an i7,
Wow, where did 2012 go? Months flew past like weeks and now it’s nearly is 2013*. Time to look back at the past year from a (not just CAD) blog perspective: Best Blog Event: Usually it is Autodesk University but I didn’t get there this year. However, I
Click through for my 2012 Blogging Highlights (as posted on CAD Blog)
I found this video via an Aussie Tablet PC Blog, A demo showing Tekla BIMSight running on a Motion Tablet. Motion F5t Tablet – BIM Demonstration(Building Information Modelling) | Tablet PC Blog As demonstrated in the video below, the really awesome thing about a Windows tablet (Windows 7 or Windows 8)
Last dinner, last ride, end of a wonderful Christmas Eve tour