RobiNZ CAD Blog

Autodesk University 2009 Preparation 1.02 – Check ahead for Birds?

Like Dragos, I will be flying Qantas from Auckland to Los Angeles, then Vegas. I doubt we will meet the same bird, bet it has a headache at least, but hope not to repeat his “plane – bird“ interaction” experience with another! Click through for the full story and his take on the madness that is Vegas! The Trip To Las Vegas and a “plane – bird“ interaction - www.dragosroua.com Read more →

Is Microsoft's Live Mesh Ray Ozzie’s lost child?

Since about mid 2008 most of the articles you’ve seen on this blog were created with the help of Microsoft Live Mesh. Often a screen capture grabbed, and dropped in a Live Mesh Folder, during the day would become the basis for a post written at home with the content being synced there via the Mesh. You could do this with a USB Key, I used Briefcase and it worked fine, but the web sync is certainly much slicker. The main feature I like about Mesh is your data is still local and not dependent on a connection to the... Read more →

rug;MANA - Revit user group MANAWATU

A new New Zealand Revit User group joins the flock. rug;MANA - revit user group MANAWATU - www.rugmana.org.nz The Revit Users Group, Manawatu (rug;MANA) meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month to discuss and present user-centric Revit functionality and BIM activity. Keep an eye on the website over the coming months as it is updated with additional information, Revit related links and resources. Rug;MANA is also available on LinkedIN, and twitter Read more →

MindManaging your day ~ Part 4 - The Map!

This really is Part 4 but I don't expect many remember Part 3, posted in February 2007, or Parts 1 2 from, umm, August 2004! First a Review: What were MindManaging your day 1-3 about? They cover... Read more →

Tales of R’evolutionary design

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels TED presentation on Architecture: creation by evolution and how sustainable can be fun. Via TED Blog Read more →

Apple think Aussies are that stupid?

One of these is the logo for an Australian supermarket fresh produce range. The other is for a computer company which mostly seems to make music players and phones and is named after a fruit**. Can you tell the difference? Apple seem to think Australians will be confused by this… Australia's Woolworths, Apple in logo dispute - Yahoo! News * Note: The logos reproduced above remain the property of their respective owners. I have faith you’ll know who owns which. ** I’m not sure FTC rules apply here but just to be sure better declare… My new iPhone was not... Read more →

Sheep and Tweeps, real and virtual flocks

It’s spring in New Zealand and it was cool to see new lambs enjoying the sun in Cornwall Park last weekend (below). A digital flock also got my attention as I found a cool Twitter tool which reveals a little more about your Tweeps(Twitter followers). Twittersheep creates a word cloud based on your followers Twitter profiles. I’m not sure what that reveals, about them or me, but it’s interesting to see! Create your http://twittersheep.com/ (below is mine) Read more →

Autodesk Design Review 2010 and MindManager, the ribbons nest!

A recent email regarding MindManager + Autodesk Design Review (ADR) had me looking for this post on my blog only to find I'd never published it! Some time ago Last year I posted how MindManager can... Read more →