Part of the morning was spent on some secret stuff which will have to wait for a future post. It was also my first chance to take a good look around the exhibit hall. The Autodesk Gallery had an awesome display. I was impressed Carl Bass (right) was present whenever
AU 2011 was a total mind blowing overload of fun, meetings and intellectual challenges. Add to that a few kilometres walking each day, the dehydrating low humidity of the Vegas atmosphere plus a bit of jetlag made it physically challenging as well (or I’m getting old!). I’m going
The “day before Day One” kicked off with a media session packed with information. I’ll post in more detail when time allows but an overview will give some impression of the material covered: * Chris Bradshaw (SVP and Chief Marketing Officer) covered Autodesk’s approach to traditional markets and the
Picked a beautiful sunny Sunday evening to leave NZ. Waiting to board my flight to L.A. it finally seems like AU 2011 is happening. I arrive, all going to plan, Sunday afternoon (love that dateline). Can't wait!
NEXT WEEK? How did that happen? I won’t pretend I’m ready, although fly out on Sunday, but fortunately some other bloggers are better organised which means I can be lazy! If you are heading to AU check out these posts, & Lynn’s video, to aid your preparation
I see a lot of cars on my commute but a few recent ones have stood out: * Ferrari F40: Yes a real one, in West Auckland no less. At first sight I wondered if it was a kit, one of those MR2s in drag maybe?, but no doubting it was
Wed 23 Nov 2011, @Productspec HQ, 14 Holland Street, 5.30 - 7.30pm We have a couple of exciting presentations + pizza & beer thanks to our gracious hosts @Productspec. * Lost in Space, Matt Cantwell from SPA Matt will take us on a voyage to find things lost in the ether
I mustn't have told Amazon I own this as today it was first on the “recommendations for you”. It's not the first Pat Metheny Group recording I heard, As Falls Wichita... has that honour, but is the first I owned. A CD when they were still
Last meeting of the year is Tomorrow Night! November Meeting - Revit, BIM & Education - Revit User Group Auckland (Auckland) - Meetup Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 5:30 PM Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Auckland (map) Please join us from 5.30pm: • 6:00pm : Welcome and Introduction • 6:05pm : Presentation: Unitec Student Projects
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_yMRGF5DCI&w=420&h=315] Have seen Don perform a couple of times at Autodesk University, wouldn’t mind seeing again!
@purplefae’s beautiful film tackles the anti-vac myths in a minute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jsf9b8qa6I&w=560&h=315] More at www.purplefae.com
