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Jos van Doorn wants to get the word out...he is
writing free AutoCAD tutorials and has offered to
make them available to anyone who would like
content for their LUG newsletter, etc.
Folks are pretty "content hungry" as it is hard to get people to contribute on a regular basis to a local user group's efforts, so Jos' offer is extremely generous and kind. This is what makes the 'desker community unique and wonderful...all the users who go from "just being users" to sharing their knowledge with the rest of us. |
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A few years ago, I downloaded a great software tool
from Vectrasys...it is an AutoSave utility for
Inventor. Inventor does not perform an automatic
save, unlike AutoCAD (and most other software). I
am as guilty as anybody as getting so focused on my
work that I forget to press the Save icon regularly.
Because Inventor crashes for me on a regular basis, I really like having an AutoSave function. So, I was really happy to pay the $14.99 VectraSys charged for this little tool. Fast forward and I am now working in Inventor 9, which crashes even more than the current release...I really need the tool. Luckily I have it on my website, so I was able to download it...unfortunately, I am no longer able to register it because VectraSys is defunct. I even tried to track down some of the old employees, but no luck. You can download the software and use it too. It is shareware, but without the ability to register it, expect an annoying popup dialog every 200 saves...still worth it, not to lose your work. |
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In a recent upFront ezine, Ralph Grabowski quoted
Mark Strassman of Autodesk's Platform Technology
Division explaining that AutoCAD doesn't "ping"
Autodesk at every launch...uh-uh, AutoCAD "pings"
Verisign to verify that the software being used
is "authentic".
This begs the question of what happens when Verisign "rejects" the software...is Autodesk notified that a "pirated" version of software is in use? Does Verisign ping your system back and transmit back a "virus" to ensure your software won't work? Autodesk's dancing around this unnecessary pinging does not make it right. The good news is you can run your Autodesk software without being connected to the Internet..just shut down any connections. Of course, I don't use pirated software, so I have no clue what would happen if I did. Anybody who wants to "fess up" to me and tell me if the pinging resulted in anything draconian is free to email me and share the juicy details. |
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Joseph Wurcher's Podcast from
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Design for Manufacturing Quiz - Win a Nano iPod |
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