RobiNZ CAD Blog

SnagIt not just for captures!

I’ve been writing my notes from a recent Tech Briefing using MindManager. Part of this included producing some simple diagrams SnagIt proved up to the task as an authoring tool. Starting with a blank... Read more →

Eric Mack On MindManager and Lotus Notes

Eric Mack is presenting a webinar on getting things done with MindManager and Lotus Notes. Click thru for more details and a sign up link. Sign up for my "How I use MindManager" webinar - Eric M... Read more →

Is black the new blue? - A new Autodesk.com

After being away a week I went to the Autodesk Discussion Groups but they all looked different. So did the main site and only then did I discover that the new look had been revealed today! Out with th... Read more →

Shutdown Week ends, back from "the Maniototo"

Shutdown week is over. It was a brilliant week of cycling in the South Island, mainly an area known as “the Maniototo" . It’s a remote part of Central Otago which is hardly crowded itself – covering a... Read more →

The time has come to shutdown...

I’m not going to participate in the March 24th Shutdown Day as I’m going further and having a Shutdown Week! I will be cycling in the South Island with Adventure South . The blue dashed line on the... Read more →

But we all use a different 20%...

This quote from an article on Lotus Notes caught my attention: “ “Some organisations use 20% of Microsoft [Office], but they pay 100% of the bill,” says [Tim] Kounadis. It’s an often heard co... Read more →

Learning about Windows & more... - Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session

I spent the day at the Auckland Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session . Although aimed at Enterprise IT Managers and Developers I found most the sessions useful. I don’t mange our network but work... Read more →

Autumn and XP...

I use my own photos for my desktop background but this tale of someone’s obsession with a default XP Desktop image is both pointless and wonderful. Nick Tosches: Autumn and the Plot Against Me:... Read more →

Lucire 22 Cover - Design tuning by blog?

I got to know Jack Yan via his media appearances, his blog, his prolific commenting on my “ other blog ” and email but we’ve never actually met. One of his many roles is publisher of the Kiwi based gl... Read more →

A new Bandit! - A new version of RSS Bandit Feed Reader

How can you keep track of 889 websites a day without going crazy? There is only one way and it’s thanks to RSS Feeds . My favourite, ok my only, RSS feed reader has just been updated. I’ve been runnin... Read more →