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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Why AutoCAD for Mac is a bad idea

29 May 2009 at 6:46 pm » Comments (56)

There has been a fair bit of open discussion from Autodesk lately on the subject of a possible future OS X AutoCAD version. The more I think about this, the ...more »

Autodesk’s Revit rebellion reaction

26 May 2009 at 1:33 pm » Comments (11)

It's time to examine how Autodesk has reacted to the widespread criticism of Revit 2010. Is Autodesk listening? To be more specific, is Autodesk's Revit team listening? The Good It has been ...more »

Clealiness of toliets in schools

22 May 2009 at 11:01 am » Comments (2)

This sign was visible for some months at my daughters' old school: It vanished rather quickly after I was spotted taking a photo of it. My daughters don't go to that ...more »

AUGI World’s missing column

21 May 2009 at 4:54 pm » Comments (1)

Despite living in troubled times, AUGI is managing to keep its AUGI World publication going, at least in electronic form. The printed edition, which was previously available only in North ...more »

Another mystery person

21 May 2009 at 12:29 pm » Comments (4)

OK, so the last one was too easy. Is this one any harder? Who is this? Bonus brownie points are available for identifying the time and place. more »

Who is this person?

19 May 2009 at 2:07 pm » Comments (15)

The first person to identify the pixellated personage below will win a virtual doughnut. Bonus sprinkles will be provided if anyone can identify the other people, the event, the location ...more »

My first computer

14 May 2009 at 6:04 pm » Comments (8)

My first computer was a Dragon 32, which I think I bought in 1982. With a massive 32 kilobytes of RAM and a proper typewriter keyboard, it was quite advanced ...more »

AutoCAD 2009 Update 3

14 May 2009 at 1:46 pm » Comments (6)

Update (nee Service Pack) 3 for AutoCAD 2009 is now available. See Between the Lines for full details. As always, read the readme first. Here are the links: Readme AutoCAD 2009 AutoCAD LT ...more »

AUGI Board of Directors – election process starts

11 May 2009 at 10:34 pm » Comments (0)

The long-awaited election of members of the 2009 AUGI Board of Directors has finally got under way. Nominations are now open and will be until 24 May 2009. To nominate ...more »

Revolt of the Revit Ribbon Renegades

11 May 2009 at 4:26 pm » Comments (6)

I hesitate to cover this subject because my understanding of Revit is very close to nil. I'm going to cover it anyway, because it relates to the Does Autodesk Listen? ...more »

Network/standalone clash is confined to Raster Design

1 May 2009 at 9:09 am » Comments (4)

Autodesk has been in touch to confirm that the failure to allow a mixed network/standalone environment is confined to Raster Design. I haven't yet tested this myself, but I've been ...more »