RobiNZ CAD Blog

On the Ning Nang Nong, Where AutoCAD Architecture goes Bong!

It’s been one of those days, actually two days. Finish a deployment for AutoCAD Architecture, test it and find it works perfectly until you shut down. Then, after a short delay, “Bong”!* Running fi... Read more →

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... Read more →

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Message Editor, it's Word but it's not...

In earlier versions of Outlook there was an option to “ Use Microsoft Word as your Message editor ”. This meant other applications, like MindManager SnagIt, which had Word integration also worked with... Read more →

MindManager Pro 7 Ribbon vs Toolbars, which uses less screen real estate?

Following on from my earlier post on the “Fluent UI” one of the comments I’ve seen about MindManager Pro 7, and Office 2007, is concern at the amount of screen used by the ribbon in comparison to tool... Read more →

AutoCAD, or AutoCAT, Usability Testing

After reading Mark W. Kiker’s post on Autodesk Usability Feedback I found this old footage, while cleaning up some old media folders, which dates back to AutoCAD 2006 (released in 2005) . As it may... Read more →

BREAKING NEWS: Supermarkets' Warehouse bids denied

Commerce Commission says no... Supermarkets' Warehouse bids denied - Stuff.co.nz BREAKING NEWS: Supermarket rivals Woolworths and Foodstuffs have been knocked back by the regulators in their pla... Read more →

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... Read more →

Crazy MindManager Export to web, generated 500mb + content & thousands of files, worked!

This is my last ever MindManager 6 Pro post . It’s sad to say goodbye to a great application but the day had to come. I couldn’t let it go without perhaps the ultimate export to destruction test… I... Read more →

Tips for using TypePad & Feedburner

I’ve over the years I’ve people ask how I created a few features which are a combination of TypePad FeedBurner. Reading this post on the TypePad Blog made me do something about sharing it. The other r... Read more →

What time is it? Outlook Time!

Have you noticed when working with .pst files Outlook seems to enter another dimension. Why bother with a “x time remaining ” when it has no connection to the time the operation will take, or any cloc... Read more →