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The Warehouse ditch mainframes

So that’s what they’ve been doing in the server room Jade helps The Warehouse ditch mainframes - New Zealand's source for technology news on Stuff.co.nz The retailer's mainframes, which were... Read more →

Splitting a video into separate files with Camtasia

I had a large 40 minute video file with several demos and wanted to refer to parts of it in a presentation. That’s simple to open the file with a hyperlink but I didn’t want to be searching for the co... Read more →

Doh! Why not use an ActiveWords script for blog comment forms?

Sometimes the obvious isn’t very obvious. Following thousands of blogs means I’m often leaving comments. Even responding to comments on my own blog requires the same process as readers use. It’s stand... Read more →

The MacBook Air - Form without function?

It looks lovely, but then you see at all the compromises in spec and wonder… If Apple are so smart why can’t, or won’t, they design a user replaceable battery ? I’d rather have one of these Read more →

Where does old software go when its retired?

Video: The Lone Server via James.Random() Read more →

Taking Notes with SnagIt and MindManager

SnagIt and MindManager are great authoring tools but recently I’ve been using them for something different. I’ve been getting training on a new, to me, mapping/demographics application. While they had... Read more →

It's all about feeds, so here are 400 CAD related feeds

Take a deep breath, then read Shaan’s recent record length single sentence explanation of why you should use RSS feeds ; I still feel the same passion for the [his] blog and read about 300 feeds... Read more →

RobiNZ @ Autodesk University 2007 - The Technology Mainstage

The Autodesk University Technology Mainstage was a chance for Autodesk and AU Partners Intel, HP and Microsoft to share their vision of how new technology, services and software will impact the des... Read more →

Bill Gates at CES

If, like me, you aren’t at CES or don’t have time to view the webcast ReadWriteWeb have a nice summary of Bill Gates keynote speech. A few CAD related items caught my attention including: Surface comp... Read more →

Bertone Saved?

RobiNZ Personal Blog: Bertone Sold, Bertone Saved? Read more →