Slightly less hassle than getting a virus...
It started with this message: “Your AntiVirus subscription is about to expire…”. Then there was the stupid decision not to just renew the subscription but also , since the cost was almost the same, “...
Web/Tech
Aviation
Qantas adds inflight WiFi to all flights
This is great news for someone who’s a long-haul flight from everywhere! TrustedReviews - Qantas Adds Inflight WiFi PSUs To All Flights Qantas, the well known letter 'u' hating airline, has anno...
Websites as graphs
This is a graphical map of my blogs structure generated by: Websites as graphs - an HTML DOM Visualizer Applet See this image grow with Jing: http://www.screencast.com/t/toiKtZiWw
Microsoft Tech-Ed New Zealand
I’d like to be going to Microsoft New Zealand’s Tech Ed New Zealand 2007 (13 - 15 August at SkyCity, Auckland) but it’s sold out. I’ll just have to watch the web, official unofficial, for news…...
Television
The end VHS, bye bye CRT?
Well you can still buy them, just, but Sony’s Winter Catalog shows how quickly times have changed. No mention of VHS and just one page with a few CRT Televisions. They are replaced by LCD screens a...
Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows
July 4th 2007 was a significant day as, 50 years after the original, Fiat released the new Fiat 500. Fiat Chief, Sergio Marchionne, was widely quoted "I want Fiat to become the Apple of cars" an...
It's a small world
It’s 02:35:03 and I get an email from a Kiwi in Finland: ..wake up dude...we're set for racing! ..and its really shifty! I was awake, go to go, 5 minutes to race start And then it’s off, b...
AutoCAD Architecture
XML Schema Monkeys?
It’s strange what you find on a CAD Discussion Group. It started with a question about the AutoCAD Architecture Tool Ccatalog system, a serious answer mentioned “XML Schema”, then a comment about it b...
Cool Software
The best Office 2007 Fluent User Interface feature? It's not just Microsoft!
I’ve upgraded to Office 2007 Pro and have been adjusting to the “Office Fluent User Interface”, sometimes known as “the Ribbon”. For decades every application interface has had those comforting...
If I.E. 6 won't let go, try this to install I.E. 7
I finally got around to updating my Home PC so it’s now running Office 2007 Pro (coming from Office 2000 Pro I'm liking it a lot), AutoCAD Architecture 2008 (from 2007), Viz 2008 (also 2007) and I.E....
CAD and BIM General
Old brands and products captured in permalinks?
Remember Autodesk Point A ? I do from AutoCAD 2000i days when it arrived as the web portal for all things Autodesk including VIP (subscription) accounts. Time moved on and eventually Point A was me...
Cool Software
Scoble at Adobe
Robert Scoble has posted a series of videos about Adobe products. They are informal chats demo’s by members of the respective product teams. I’ve watched a few and they are a good way to learn about t...