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Carol Bartz Interviewed by Forbes.com

Can Carol save Yahoo!? Does anyone care? I should since my ISP is partnered with them but my “care if it’s there” factor extends to only one Yahoo! service. I’d miss Flickr but search, email and other Yahoo! services can be easily done elsewhere. I’ve never used their homepage (or Microsoft, Google or the ISPs own) or search (mostly Google but lately Bing for images). If anyone can save Yahoo! it’s Carol, but can she make me care? Can Yahoo's Carol Bartz Outsmart Microsoft And Google? - Forbes.com “She is one of the few people I have worked for who... Read more →

The Revit User Group Auckland venue – Jasmax Studio Design

Jasmax are regular hosts of the Revit User Group Auckland (thanks!). A few months ago they relocated to new premises which are an extensive renovation of a former warehouse and parking area! This ArchDaily features the renovation; design process and result. Come along to RUGAKL to experience it for real. Jasmax Studio / Jasmax | ArchDaily The decision to review the performance of their offices three years ago started the practice of Jasmax on an exciting journey… Technorati Tags: Jasmx,revit Read more →

The Autodesk University 2009 YouTube Contest

When I saw this competion it remimded me of AU2006. If you are eligible I recommend entering as the prize is awesome. Back in 2006 a video, a sheet of a4 paper and the generoisty of the AutoCAD Produc... Read more →

Seems I have been to BIM!

In the CADMAN Rd post I asked if anyone had been to BIM? Thanks to a vigilent reader who spotted a feature on the map closer than BIM, West Virginia I found out I have been to BIM, well Bims Rd. Even... Read more →

I've been to CADMAN AVE, anyone been to BIM?

I attended an IPD/BIM meeting and thought it rather ironic that, due to stupid planning rules that allow you to build several new multi-story office blocks with insufficient visitor parking, I found a park in nearby Cadman Ave (No Exit)*. I wondered if any New Zealand place names have BIM in them but Google shows the nearest is BIM, West Virginia, USA! Has anyone been there!? I can't as Streetview doesn't go that far! View Larger Map* Wonders if that will prompt a comment from someone in Florida... Read more →

My Personas

This, apparently, is how the Internet sees me Most of it makes sense, but I wonder where came from! You can make your own Personas here: Personas | Metropath(ologies) | An installation by... Read more →

Buzz, about ActiveWords, on YouTube

Buzz Bruggeman's video not only shows ActiveWords in action but confirms that it works with Windows 7. I tried ActiveWords on the Windows 7 64 beta and was happy to find it worked as I couldn't use a... Read more →

New Banner - McLaren F1 Tribute

In honour of Bruce McLaren and as seen at Formula One™ - The Great Design Race Tour Exhibition at Te Papa (until 1 November 2009). Full image here . The exhibit tracks the technological advances ma... Read more →

A view of the Revit Project Stucture, with PersonalBrain

At one stage in an effort to understand the various components I attempted to "map" a Revit Project with MindManager . You can see the result of that below but it's far from complete (with no MEP or S... Read more →

The lessons of Bob...

I remember Bob, but don't think I ever actually tried it other than maybe a PC show (remember them?) or store demo. Monica's post isn't about Bob but shares lessons from it that apply to any project.... Read more →