Comments on: More Autodesk discussion group angst http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/09/24/more-autodesk-discussion-group-angst/ A strange mix of AutoCAD, music, image manipulation and video Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:15:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: R.K. McSwain http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/09/24/more-autodesk-discussion-group-angst/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 R.K. McSwain Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:33:50 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=200#comment-2044 Still using Thunderbird to read/write to the Autodesk NG's. I see no changes. Still using Thunderbird to read/write to the Autodesk NG’s. I see no changes.

]]> By: ralphg http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/09/24/more-autodesk-discussion-group-angst/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 ralphg Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:13:45 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=200#comment-1933 (I left out this:) This is one of the flaws of cloud-based computing: changes being imposed without customer permission. With desktop software, you can freeze the software to the one you prefer. (I left out this:) This is one of the flaws of cloud-based computing: changes being imposed without customer permission. With desktop software, you can freeze the software to the one you prefer.

]]> By: ralphg http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/09/24/more-autodesk-discussion-group-angst/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 ralphg Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:11:59 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=200#comment-1932 This reminds me of when Six Apart abruptly changed their blogging interface for TypePad customers. The new system was a disaster, adding featuers I certainly didn't want. After much complaining from customers but no resolution, the CEO finally sent emails of apology. I replied with a specific list of problems, and suddenly fixes began appearing. A case of redesign-itis: the itch to change something for the sake of change. This reminds me of when Six Apart abruptly changed their blogging interface for TypePad customers. The new system was a disaster, adding featuers I certainly didn’t want.

After much complaining from customers but no resolution, the CEO finally sent emails of apology. I replied with a specific list of problems, and suddenly fixes began appearing.

A case of redesign-itis: the itch to change something for the sake of change.

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