Blog Maintenance in progress. I found some of the category names I was using were not working as tags in some blog search engines. My “CAD” prefix on categories meant posts were not being picked up properly – the tag was “CAD AutoCAD” vs “AutoCAD”. I have removed the “CAD “ prefix
Josh Hallett links to a web-cast of his presentation “Bloggety, Blog, Blog,” for PR Students at the University of Florida. It covers blogging and blog tracking as tools for Public Relations and Media Professionals. It’s a hour with lots of advice for those new to the “Blogosphere” with examples
I read a couple of posts, at Notes, links and conversation & What Is New, asking how people create and manage blog content. I thought I’d share how I use a combination of tools for this. Revision 26–02–2006: Added map to the extended post First get an
Weblogs
Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point & Blink , has a blog! * Blog: gladwell.com - http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/ * Feed: http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/index.rdf via Full Metal Blog
What is going on in the U.K.a the moment to prompt a swarm of “The Top Gear Stig” hits? Hundreds per hour from Google.uk and other search engines which find this post.
Weblogs
With the flack Telecom (NZ) have been getting lately over slow data rates for ADSL (particularly upload), New Zealanders may want to investigate other technologies like SNAP. This moves at a snail’s pace but clever use of DVD technology means high data transfer rates. Of course Blu-Ray will make
Film
Are Technorati fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey? I think HAL actually says: “I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.”
I met Lee & Sachi LeFever, the blogging world travellers, in Devonport after work. They had spent the day exploring Auckland City & Devonport including scaling North Head for the harbour view. After a nice dinner we went somewhere they had found & I’d never been before. A bit
BlogJet
While I was away at AU Dmitry released an upgrade to BlogJet. It’s the off-line Blog editor I’ve been using to author every post seen here, and the other blog, since I purchased it back in January 2005. I’ve been using the new BlogJet “Lime” v1.6
AutoCAD MEP
Beau Turner has links to two new CAD blogs. “Systems Blog” is for Autodesk Building Systems products (ABS now, RBS when it arrives) and the other, “How to grow technically and professional for the lazy drafter” :-) Will render for food...: Systems Blog. Will render for food...: Systems Blog
Autodesk University
Seems like the time of year to do a Blog related review of the year so here goes… Best Discovery: ActiveWords, it’s awesome software. If you haven’t tried it, go and get your 60 day free trial right now. I held out for a whole 12 days before
Seems like the time of year to do a Blog related review of the year so here goes… Best Discovery: ActiveWords, it’s awesome software. If you haven’t tried it, go and get your 60 day free trial right now. I held out for a whole 12 days before
