Month: September 2010
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When Clouds Die: Xmarks
Another one bites the dust. It was announced earlier today that the popular bookmark sync service XMarks is about to go under. In a post on their blog, owner Todd Agulnick admitted that the company couldn’t find a profitable business model. [sarcasm] Profitable business model? But I thought the cloud was a free-for-all! [/sarcasm] For…
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Is VDI the future of BIM?
For some time now, we’ve been promised to be wowed by VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and it’s merits as a way to bring the workstation experience to either thin clients or remote desktop sessions. The problem is has always been that the workflow in most Architectural firms has required the specs common to 3D workflows…