The Cloud Broke – a poem
The cloud broke And teardrops fell On the desks Of those who fell For the lure Of a cloudy hell. The landlord laughs To see such fun Collects his rent From web he spun He still gets paid When things...
View ArticleHot tip for Autodesk
Hey Autodesk high-ups, I’m sorry you’ve been having so much trouble persuading your customers to throw away their perpetual licenses and throw themselves on your perpetual mercy. It’s clearly difficult...
View ArticleAutodesk products are falling like parrots
Autodesk is killing off products at such a rate I can’t keep up with it all. The latest ones to fall off the perch and join the choir invisible are Structural Detailing and Advance Concrete. I think....
View ArticleAutodesk customers distinctly dissatisfied with Autodesk
I have closed the three satisfaction rating polls I started a couple of months ago and will be reporting the results individually. The usual caveats about online polls apply. This poll indicates that...
View ArticleLogitech demonstrates the power of the cloud and cops a bloody nose
I’ve been a pretty satisfied customer of Logitech products for some years. The mice, keyboards, webcams and 3D controllers (branded as 3DConnexion) I’ve used have generally been well designed, well...
View ArticleThe cull continues – yet more Autodesk products are bumped off
While you’re enjoying yourselves at Autodesk University (not that there’s anything wrong with that), spare a thought for a few products that didn’t make it through the year. Their unfortunate ends are...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2018 for Mac – welcome to twenty years ago
In the past, I’ve described how AutoCAD for Mac was released half-baked (as I predicted) and has remained half-baked ever since. But wait! Autodesk has proudly announced AutoCAD 2018 for Mac. Skimming...
View ArticleThat awkward moment when I just failed to create BIM
I recently updated my resume, and I thought it might be relevant to include an episode from my early career. This post is an expansion on what I had to say about that episode. I was managing a tiny CAD...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2019 rollout disaster
If you’re an AutoCAD user, you may have been intrigued by the news about the new way Autodesk is bundling up AutoCAD 2019 with various verticals (perpetual license owners need not apply). This is...
View ArticleAutodesk remotely killswitches AutoCAD licenses – again
Following the AutoCAD 2019 rollout disaster, where subscription users found their AutoCAD 2018s were broken by an Autodesk licensing system meltdown, Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost issued an apology. He...
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