Now widescreen compatible
For too long I've had my blog main column set to "Fluid" which isn't ideal for predictable design or layout. This was because: I'm lazy I didn't have the custom code to adjust it to anything...
Web/Tech
Watching the AutoCAD 2010 Webcast, without the web
The AutoCAD 2010 Webcast is live and happening about 20 metres from where I'm writing this post. If you want to learn how AutoCAD 2010 allows 3D free form modelling and 2D Parametric Drawing tools and much more sign in now!* Happening now: Thursday February 5, 12:00
Another Bloggy, not foggy, day in San Francisco
I've been accused of photo-shopping the extremely good weather into my pictures but it isn't so. I'm just not that good at image editing! Today yet another "photo-shopped day" but I had a bit of a lazy one compared to the last
Visiting Six Apart, the TypePad Blogger goes home
When I started blogging there was no great plan, I wasn't even sure it would last, and certainly no idea where it would lead. One thing I did get right, with valuable advice from Shaan Hurley, was choosing the right platform. In those days there weren't
Feedburner, work in progress
Just moved my feeds from FeedBurner to Google FeedBurner. I suspect it's upset the reader status as mine shows read posts as unread again. Sorry for this one-off bump, if you see any other problems, let me know in the comments.
Microsoft ruin a blog post - Are they sorting out multiple Lives?
Above you see me trying to make sense of the various data serving, storing and sharing services that Microsoft offer. Currently I have a presence on them all but use Live Mesh the most. The problem...
To Twitter, or not to Twitter: that is the question
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer Twitter-less The slings and arrows of outrageous isolation, Or to take Twitter against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To Tweet: or to sleep? *...
Yahoo! Carol!
I must declare a vested interest in the future of Yahoo! as my ISP, Telecom Xtra NZ , is partnered with them. Having said that, the only Yahoo services I use are webmail, even then only when traveling...
Ham, not spam, for Christmas
I had ham, while MailWasher dealt to spam!
Life changing software, changing lives
MindManager 8 is life changing software. It enables you to capture, organise, and share your thoughts and related information in an intuitive visual form. Kiva is a life changing non-profit service...
No Java, has New Zealand upset Sun?
I suspect this was probably the result of our company firewall, blocking ports, or has New Zealand done something to upset Sun ? The Sun Download Center contains important safeguards to ensure c...
Internet Explorer has Alzheimer's, history gone?
A strange thing: Two XP Pro machines, running different A/V and firewall suites (Trend ZoneAlarm), in different environments (home/work), yet on both Internet Explorer has started loosing the browser...