YES - change can be difficult. As some of you know - I had my MacBook Pro and all the stuff in the briefcase stolen in a car break-in while at an ArchiCAD meeting in Seattle Jun 22. (eve of my 73rd birthday. Spent Birthday filling out Police reports, and two months gathering data for Insurance. (note the November meeting is in the same location).
Park off the street.
When I added up to total cost of hardware, software, glass (window) and a CPAP machine it was about $14,800+. However, the mental cost, stress and upgrades was much higher. It has taken almost 4 months to put it and me to put everything back together. However, the stress affect on me has been the hardest. Find as I type on this new MacBook Pro (a non-store model) that it will move and delete items as I am typing - disconcerting to say the least.
Learned a new term "recoverable depreciation" Insurance will pay you for the lost ability to use something due to changes in technology.
Then the new MacBook Pro has all new connections so- printers, mice, hard drives, printers and literally everything had to be replaced.
Bought both an EPSON 7620 (13x19) printer; and should receive the HP T120 24" - to replace my Epson1520 17" printer this weekend.
Found Graphisoft will convert the early projects (back to 4.111) on my computer for free. Thankfully they had been backed up on my Time Capsule.
And I still don't know how to use the Stair Tool (the subject of the meeting).
I agree annual updates are not always the easiest thing to acclimate to and incorporate into practice.
The rate of change seems to be increasing. Unless we are all using the same software every day - it is had to adjust to both hardware and software change simultaneously.
We review plans by other the majority of the time and work some on internal projects. However, We - The VA has moved to BIM Only submittals for Major Projects and provides
BIM models for all medical space, and equipment, including quantities and costs - that will download into ArchiCAD, Revit or other IFC compatible software.
I miss my old Mac PowerBook G4 keyboard and 17" screen. But I do not miss my drafting table and parallel rule 1962 - (I started in high school 1960 with a T-square).
I was an early adopter of Macintosh & McDraft and then McDraft Pro, and MacProject Pro, Dreams and then ArchiCAD. 4.111 to present, but know less how to use AC20 or 21 than AC 11- AC17 which was second nature
Have a nice evening.
Michael