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iPhone sync to iTunes, no, no, no, yes! No

This solution from Get Satisfaction worked for me. I had a total refusal to sync until some direct to phone downloaded podcasts were deleted. my iPhone won't sync to iTunes - getsatisfaction.com In the end my issue was related to podcasts that I downloaded directly to the iPhone. This created a glitch of some sort. Once we removed the podcasts then the iPhone would be recognised in iTunes and would sync. My iPhone then sync'd successfully, wirelessly even, for about 3 days before the inevitable iTunes Sync Error. Apple iTunes, it just doesn’t work! Read more →

Heidi missing? But I can see her!

My desktop background is a random selection from my Flickr photos and changes hourly. Today I ’switched users’ to another account, to check something, and upon returning to my original logon found this AutoCAD error dialog. Perhaps you have to be an AutoCAD Insider to know why I found the message + current desktop image amusing. The fix was as simple AutoCAD restart. Read more →

On Shaan’s 14 Years at Autodesk

Seeing Shaan’s post & photo montage celebrating his Autodesk anniversary also brought back many memories for me. Curiously I’ve also been at TWL about 14 years, also having previously spent 3 years max in a role, so can relate to how that feels. 14 Years 98 in Dog Years - Between the Lines Today marks my 14th year with Autodesk. I really never thought when joining Autodesk back in 1998 I would be here 14 years later… I don’t remember when I first ‘met’, virtually, Shaan but it must have been a not long after he started at Autodesk through... Read more →