In a comment in response to a Deelip post yesterday, Brad Holtz pointed to an article he wrote in 1999. It’s interesting to note that while much of the computing world today bears little resemblance to the scene at the end of the last century, this article remains almost completely accurate and relevant. Indeed, [...]
 27 August 2010, 12:42 pm |  One comment | Tags: 12-Month Release Cycle, Autodesk, Brad Holtz | Category: Autodesk, Nostalgia, Other Blogs, Other Sites, Thoughts, Writing More AUGI news, but good news this time. The first edition of the on-line magazine AUGI | AEC EDGE has been published by Extension Media. It is available in high- and low-res PDF format, plus an on-line reader. The first issue has 82 pages of almost entirely Revit articles and is very light on [...] 24 June 2009, 8:25 pm | One comment | Tags: AEC EDGE, AUGI | Category: Advertising, AUGI, Other Sites, Writing This post is not about the new SpacePilot PRO 3D controller from 3Dconnexion (a division of Logitech). This post is about the Internet coverage of the launch of that new device, journalism, blogging, freebies and ethics. It has long been common practice for companies to give out free stuff to journalists. Free gadgets, free [...] 17 April 2009, 4:41 pm |  12 comments | Tags: AU2006, Autodesk University, Blogging, CAD Blogs, Ethics, Freebies, Journalism, Other Blogs, Review, SpacePilot | Category: Navel Gazing, Other Blogs, Review, Thoughts, Writing I was happy to receive an email from Nancy Johnson this morning informing me that Cadalyst is going to continue. From March onward it will be published by Longitude Media, led by Seth Nichols, former VP of digital media at Questex. Nancy will continue to hold the editorial reins. Questex still owns Cadalyst, but [...] 26 February 2009, 9:14 am | Leave a comment | Tags: Cadalyst | Category: Cadalyst, Navel Gazing, Other Sites, Writing As many of you may know, I’ve been writing for Cadalyst since 1995. Yesterday, I read in David Cohn’s summary of the history of Cadalyst that in 1991, Lionel Johnston sold CADalyst to Aster Publishing for $2.2 million. How times have changed! Today, current owner Questex doesn’t think it’s worth keeping alive. I’ve been [...] 17 February 2009, 9:30 am | 6 comments | Tags: Cadalyst, Navel Gazing | Category: Cadalyst, Navel Gazing, Other Sites, Thoughts, Writing As you may be aware, I’m a Contributing Editor (i.e. writer) for Cadalyst magazine and have been writing the Bug Watch column since 1995. Back when Cadalyst was thicker, Bug Watch appeared in the printed magazine every month, but it has been exclusively on-line for a few years now. Cadalyst’s owner, Questex, recently announced [...] 14 December 2008, 11:31 am | One comment | Tags: Bug Watch, Cadalyst | Category: Announcement, Other Sites, Thoughts, Writing |
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