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Time Warp: NZ Post upgrades to Windows XP?

When I saw the headline I assumed it would be about an upgrade from Windows XP! Computerworld NZ Post rejects XP upgrade criticism By Ulrika Hedquist Auckland | Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 New Ze... Read more →

The New Zealand Internet blackout protest

My profile image, across the net, has gone black in support of this: Join New Zealand Internet blackout protest against insane copyright law UPDATE 2009-02-19: So far have received replies to... Read more →

Welcome to The Revit Kid!

A new Revit Blog for students, by a student. The Revit Kid! The Revit Kid! hopes to be a major source of information for students using Autodesk Revit. Technology is advancing and the buildin... Read more →

Got a project to manage? Mindmap and Gantt tools to the rescue!

If you're thinking about using MindManager to handle your project data this bundle - which includes MindManager, JCVGantt Pro (integrated Gantt charts Costing), project templates and training material... Read more →

The Microsoft Store?

Microsoft are going into retail which, given what I saw recently, they need to do. I was shopping for a hard drive at a local major computer specialist and noticed they only offered Windows Vista Home... Read more →

Notice of Revit User Group Wellington February Meeting

Details of the next Revit User Group - Wellington (RUGWELL) meeting: 25th February 2009 - Meeting No. 10 - Proposed Agenda Location : ProductSpec HQ, Holland St, Wellington 5:30 pm : Doors... Read more →

Improvements coming in Windows 7 Handwriting?

I'm impressed with the hand writing support in Vista. I've mainly used it with MindManager but the TIP panel generally does a great job deciphering my scrawl. From this Microsoft post it looks l... Read more →

Happy Birthday 747 - First flight +40

Last week I flew about 22,000km in a Boeing 747 for the AutoCAD 2010 Launch Event . I didn't realise, until today, that the 747 celebrated forty years of flight while we were in the air on the flight... Read more →

Dear Autodesk Area Blogs, grey on darker grey is hard to read!

The blog, this post on 3ds Max Design 2010 especially, but am I the only one who finds grey text on a grey background hard work to read? Normally I wouldn't care as read the feed but the Area Blogs on... Read more →

SolidWorks to AutoCAD Architecture, via the blogosphere

In my "year review" post I mentioned reading SolidWorks blogs . Although I don't use it understanding the "other side" is handy when you're trying to share data. It paid off recently when I needed to... Read more →