RobiNZ CAD Blog

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!

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.

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 his beta role. I suspect many outside that world really got to know Shaan after he started blogging in 2003. My blogging was inspired by Shaan and many of my bloggie experiences have been supported by him. For that, and the chance to meet him in person, I’m truly grateful. Of my many Shaan photos I think this captures his mix of dedication, adventure and geekness:

This is not your typical tourist - RobiNZ CAD Blog (2006)

If you visit the world famous (in New Zealand) Huka Falls you’ll see lots of tourists. Typically they will have a camera, maybe a camcorder, but it’s rather unlikely they will also be blogging with a Blackberry…

I spent the weekend showing Shaan Hurley, Autodesk Blogger, part of the North Island (between Auckland – Taupo) and snapped him blogging from Huka Falls.

Congratulations on the anniversary Shaan, may there be many more.