Have been waiting a long time for something like this to come to India and finally a Bangalore based company called Shadeflex has tied up with a German company called Textil Bau GmbH. Shadeflex and their German partner’s sites are … Continue reading
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Godrej Ties up with Masonite
When I read the advertisement in a trade magazine, I was happy to see more competition in the field but, when I headed over to the Godrej site, I found nothing that looked even remotely like this news. A Google … Continue reading
Smart Glass
We all know about Polaroid glass – it’s been around for ages. But this is a new one for me at least and has greater potential because the level of transparency/opacity is controlled by the user and not by ambient … Continue reading
Meet the Engineer
Manoj Kanase who will be the builder for the Pune Bungalow took me to meet Ranjit Ghatge, his engineer, about some structural questions, especially regarding the use of ferrocrete. At first I had some difficulty explaining to him exactly why … Continue reading
Demo of ArchiCAD
Was invited to see a demo of ArchiCAD here in Bombay. Thankfully, I was late having had to rush from the interior site at Fountain. A whole host of speakers were droning on about sundry matters before the demo actually … Continue reading
Bumped up the RAM
I’d been meaning to bump up the RAM of my PC to 1 Gigabyte once prices dropped and then clean forgotten about it. Well, it just happened on Saturday the 5th. Initially, when I checked, the speed showed up as … Continue reading
Disappointing Dandeli
Took the long weekend to go to Dandeli in North Karnataka. Having heard so much about the forest over the years, maybe I expected too much. Species density for both, flora and fauna – was decidedly low although the forest … Continue reading
Another Link for OttoPDF
Bill Landskroener from the US very kindly took the trouble to write in with a new link from which you can download OttoPDF – a stand-along freeware utility that converts AutoCAD drawings to PDF files. The developer pulled the plug … Continue reading
Educational Version Watermarks in Dwgs
A few months ago, I’d downloaded some car drawings from a CAD exchange site. There was a Ferrari 248TS and a BMW 850i, not to mention a Mustang Mach-III and a Viper GTS. Now, I’m not much into roadsters, but … Continue reading
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Haven’t had a long break for ages so the trip to Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, about 200 km South of here, was very welcome. It’s a lovely green place and I thoroughly enjoyed camping there but for one thing. The tree … Continue reading