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Monthly Archives: November 2008

How well cooked is the average major new AutoCAD feature these days?

28 November 2008 at 12:10 pm » Comments (3)

I've now closed the poll that asks this question, and the results show a typical bell-curve shape with the peak clearly on "Half-baked". There is a slight bias to the ...more »

blog nauseam Terms of Use

26 November 2008 at 8:57 pm » Comments (4)

It seems that not only EULAs but also web sites must have onerous, unconscionable, ridiculously restrictive and utterly unenforceable sets of rules these days. I don't want to miss out ...more »

Leech marketing by IMSI – Part 2 – A/CAD

24 November 2008 at 6:12 pm » Comments (1)

The IMSI free CAD product that it is putting up against AutoCAD LT has a very interesting name: A/CAD LT*. Does A/CAD sound familiar to anyone? I vaguely seem to ...more »

Leech marketing by IMSI – Part 1 – AU

24 November 2008 at 2:58 pm » Comments (5)

A while back, I received an email from IMSI, makers of TurboCAD. The information I gained from that email is now public knowledge thanks to an advertisement in AUGI World ...more »

I haven’t seen AutoCAD 2010…

19 November 2008 at 9:08 pm » Comments (10)

...yet. That means I'm free to speculate about it in public. There have already been a few hints dropped here and there. Stronger 3D, parametric 3D? Does that just mean adding ...more »

What a crock!

17 November 2008 at 9:57 pm » Comments (8)

Just when I thought it wasn't possible for my Autodesk discussion group experience to get any worse, it has. Much worse. I stated before that in the 15 November update, some ...more »

Autodesk discussion group maintenance failure

17 November 2008 at 12:51 pm » Comments (9)

I must admit that I wasn't really expecting the November 15 Autodesk discussion group maintenance effort to come up with the goods and make everything all better again. However, it ...more »

Photoshop disasters blog

15 November 2008 at 9:05 am » Comments (0)

I love this blog: http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ OK, some of the "disasters" are a bit nitpicking, but there are some truly awful image manipulation efforts out there, some associated with very big companies. Look ...more »

Autodesk discussion group maintenance this weekend

14 November 2008 at 2:34 pm » Comments (0)

According to a notice on the Autodesk discussion groups, they will be down for maintenance for a while this wekend. The scheduled downtime period (in terms of GMT/UTC) is 7 ...more »

AutoCAD 2009 Subscription Pack 2 – PDF Enhancements

14 November 2008 at 10:01 am » Comments (0)

Subscription customers of plain AutoCAD 2009 can log on to the Subscription Center and download Subscription Pack 2. This pack improves PDF output (long overdue and very welcome) and adds ...more »

New version of Perry released

5 November 2008 at 6:43 pm » Comments (2)

Congratulations to well-known AUGI identities and AutoCAD bloggers Mike and Melanie Perry on the new release of their genetic material, Declan Glen Perry. Specifications: 7lbs 12oz (3.515 kg), 21" (533 ...more »

Geek joke

5 November 2008 at 11:03 am » Comments (1)

If you get this joke, you are officially a geek. Q: What's the difference between Halloween and Christmas? A: Nothing, because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. more »

Lost in translation

4 November 2008 at 10:27 pm » Comments (1)

Shaan Hurley says he feels a "Lost in Translation" moment coming on. Perhaps this story will do? (Slightly geeky fun from Wales, safe for work). more »