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MindManager 6 Service Pack - The Outlook Category Link returns!

Late last year Mindjet released a MindManager update known as Service Pack 0b (SP0b) which addressed a few critical issues. A full Summary of the fixes/updates is here The easiest way to get the update is to go to Help > Check for Updates within MindManager. Once the pack is applied the build number, seen in Help>About, will be 6.0.664 One change fixes something that earned a few ‘s on my summary of the MindManager Pro 6 changes back to a big . A bit of MindManager History; MindManager 5 topics with task information linked to Outlook Tasks when the... Read more →

Zoomin into "Google like" New Zealand Maps

Living in a little country with small population means the international on-line mapping services often show little, if any information. Usually it’s main highway/roads, if that. zoomIn claim to be “just the best streetmaps site in New Zealand”. They offer simple responsive browsing via the map or context sensitive links, nearly instant street search, a nice interface and simple URL structure. No excuses for not finding my way to work… Via (for a great intro/overview): Google Maps - for New Zealand ~ cre8d-design.com zoomIn - New Zealand street maps - http://www.zoomin.co.nz/ Read more →

Auckland company unveil the world's smallest GPS Receiver module

Auckland company Rakon have announced a GPS receiver module “as tiny as a baby’s fingernail”. Maybe we’ll soon see GPS being used in devices and ways just not viable with the current technology. As an example of novel use for GPS consider the Celestron SkyScout. It combines location & orientation sensing to provide live text and audio information on your current view of the night sky. It was picked by some influential bloggers as the hit product of the recent CES show: The word-of-mouth killer product of CES - Scoble “It wins my award for the single coolest thing I... Read more →

jkOnTheRun meets DualCor at CES

jkOnTheRun gets up close with the DualCor cPC… jkOnTheRun: Sitting down with DualCor Technologies at the CES. I had a great opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with DualCor Technologies' President and CEO Steve Hanley to review their new ultra-portable hand-held that is generating a lot of buzz since it appeared out of nowhere a few weeks ago. Steve was very forth-coming about the cPC and DualCor's plans for the release of the combination Tablet PC and Windows Mobile 5.0 device. Steve brought two of the cPCs to our meeting and it was exciting to see them both... Read more →

DWF Viewer deployment tips

Autodesk DWF Viewer deployment tips from Jimmy Bergmark. JTB World: Autodesk DWF Viewer deployment tips & trix. Read more →

CAD/BIM in your hand? - Is the DualCor cPC Tablet/Mobile the mobile device I've been waiting for?

Early attempts with Pocket PC’s for on-site CAD mark-up struggled to cope with memory capacity and performance limitations. DualCor Technologies, Inc have announced The DualCor cPC – a combination Tablet PC and Windows Mobile Hand-held device which promises to solve that by offering portability, connectivity and power. It uses twin Operating Systems, XP Tablet PC & Windows Mobile, with twin processors; 1.5 GHz and 400 MHz. This allows full XP applications to run, working as a Tablet PC, but when “off” it reverts to the Mobile OS with full time connectivity, instant on and claims long battery life. Both OS... Read more →

Distribute your CV via RSS or Podcast? - For Immediate Release

Podcasting is fairly new, many are just discovering it, but For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report has achieved Show Number 100. Just getting there is a mighty achievement, maintaining consistently high quality (& excellent show notes) is remarkable. Shel & Neville generally discuss PR (Communication is their business) & Technology and in this show they mentioned a great idea from Niall Kennedy for anyone in the job market to consider: Distribute your CV using a RSS Feed and Podcast - www.niallkennedy.com. It’s cool but I wonder how well it would work: would it be accepted, understood? Probably a... Read more →

Bill Gates CES Keynote - ho-hum?

I just watched the Bill Gates CES Keynote web-cast. Was it all a bit ho-hum or is that because I knew much of it already? Most of the Vista stuff shown has been on Channel 9 for months. The big touch screen – Quite cool but really? The “Cell phone/PC Table” thing – put your phone down, log-in and let everyone in the departure lounge see your work? Vista; Another way to Switch Applications? Quick Search – why didn’t they show tagging, file system mining, virtual folders etc? Transparency in application borders? – Aero will do more than that, show... Read more →

So DWF doesn't just mean Disney World Fun?

If you weren’t aware of Design Web Format (DWF) before Autodesk University 2005 by the time it finished you knew it didn’t just mean Disney World Fun. From the “Connect the Dots” banners in the promenade linking the Dolphin/Swan to the giant “Dots” floating in the lagoon it was apparent that DWF was big at AU 2005. If that wasn’t enough there was always the risk of being mugged by a DWF, invariably when Shaan Hurley had his camera pointed at you… (he got me, but I got him) This wasn’t just another marketing push for DWF’s traditional role as... Read more →

Google PC to be announced at CES?

What does a super-low cost non-windows PC do to the entry level computer market? It all depends how low the cost will be and what the Google OS can do I guess. Industry Feeling Presence of the 800-Pound Google - Los Angeles Times. “Sources say Google has been in negotiations with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, to sell a Google PC. The machine would run an operating system created by Google, not Microsoft's Windows, which is one reason it would be so cheap — perhaps as little as a couple of hundred dollars.” “Larry Page, Google's co-founder and president... Read more →