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2001: A Computer Graphics Discovery, and farewell Arthur

Farewell Arthur: I had this in draft form ready to post on 6 April. That would have marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey . However after today’s news it see... Read more →

Is this a resume?

Seth Godin asks the question: Why bother having a resume? ~ Seth's Blog This is controversial, but here goes: I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably should... Read more →

Outlook 2007 Update breaks MindManager link

A recent Outlook 2007 update has broken the MindManager/Outlook linking facility for some, including me! Mindjet have published a temporary workaround, to their Knowledge Base, while they research a p... Read more →

Resene Paints Colour Books for AutoCAD 2009, including LT!

AutoCAD 2004 introduced colour books for managing custom colours. Since then , Resene Paints (New Zealand) have created AutoCAD Colour books for their entire paint range. There are now over three thou... Read more →

The Story of the a Ribbon

It’s the year of the Ribbon, but why? Jensen Harris, of the Microsoft Office User Experience Team, has posted a recording (and PowerPoint) of his awesome presentation at MIX. He tells the story of... Read more →

AutoCAD 2009, Explode, gone?

Where’s the Dynamite? Has Explode gone? While many CAD Managers may prefer had gone Explode is still in 2009 but without that iconic, umm, icon! For as long as I can remember, to create havoc in an... Read more →

RUGNZ March Meeting - 19th March

The next Revit User Group of New Zealand meeting will be on 19th March at the Jasmax Auckland Office. Agenda: 5.30pm Drinks Nibbles 6.00pm Presentation by Steve Davis ( AU2007’... Read more →

More AutoCAD 2009 blogging

From the creator of “The Bible”: Ellen Finkelstein, Author of AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible , has “burst into blog” with a tour of the AutoCAD 2009 complete with per feature “Conclusion... Read more →

The meaning of Cad?

It’s older than computer drafting. So what does Cad mean? Weird Words: Cad ~ World Wide Words Its history is as weird as one might like… Read more →

Blog User Experience question, how do you expect a link to behave?

If you visit the site, rather than the feed, you many have noticed I’ve been tweaking the design a little. This is the first stage of a whole site make-over but it’s going take a while. I spent about... Read more →