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Autodesk to more than triple upgrade prices

27 March 2009 at 10:20 pm » Comments (10)

As reported at Revit3D.com, next March will see a major change to the way Autodesk prices its upgrades. All upgrades will cost 50% of the full retail price rather than ...more »

Some thoughts on AutoCAD Exchange

25 March 2009 at 8:20 pm » Comments (1)

I've added a link to Autodesk's new AutoCAD community site, AutoCAD Exchange. As with most things Autodesk, there are pros and cons. Here are my first impressions. I think it looks ...more »

Bug watch – mystery insect identified

9 March 2009 at 8:00 am » Comments (1)

It appears that the mystery bug was in fact a mole cricket. It appears that these things are poorly understood and I should have passed it on to our local ...more »

Bug watch – identify this insect

7 March 2009 at 1:34 pm » Comments (12)

No, not the Bug Watch, just a bug you can watch. Does anybody know what this insect is? It is the second one of these we've found in our home ...more »

Death to robo-responses!

5 March 2009 at 2:57 pm » Comments (3)

The responses to Carol Bartz's blog post are an interesting read, and not just because of the astonishing amount of attention being paid to her language. One person pointed out ...more »

Gaahl’s Tr00 Life Adventures Week 10, and Peter Beste

3 March 2009 at 12:25 pm » Comments (0)

Time for my own bad Photoshop. Truly, truly awful work here. This is the tenth and last (so far) edition of Gaahl's Tr00 Life Adventures. Click the thumbnail to see ...more »

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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Autodesk to more than triple upgrade prices

Some thoughts on AutoCAD Exchange

Bug watch – mystery insect identified

Bug watch – identify this insect

Death to robo-responses!

Gaahl’s Tr00 Life Adventures Week 10, and Peter Beste

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