Out-of-the-blue phone call, another company wanting to recruit me. I initially resisted.
But it has been pretty tough since the lay-off almost two years ago. And issues probably common to most entrepreneurs… providing high-quality services but in some cases waiting months to get paid (and even finding that many months of high-quality services are not going to be paid at all!) give a certain appeal to a steady paycheck and company-paid health insurance. But the key thing was this… the new job sounds complex and challenging… something that seems to appeal to my DNA. I just can’t help it.
In the next week or so I will be moving on. It is with sadness I bid farewell to AutoCAD Electrical.
Note: with “moving on”, it is awkward for me to maintain AutoCAD Electrical-related postings. These had to be deleted. Very sorry…
Nate:
Good luck with your move! The Acad-e community will have a great big pair of shoes to fill!
If I may ask – where are you taking a job?
Comment by Scott Gensemer — March 11, 2011 @ 4:03 pm
Nate:
Will there be any way to get ahold of some of those postings that have been removed? Are they archived anywhere? Posted on another site? There’s some stuff in there I was hoping to go through and roll out to some of my users.
please let me know,
Scott
Comment by Scott Gensemer — March 14, 2011 @ 12:52 pm
Hi Nate,
Please know that you will be missed greatly… …I have enjoyed working with you these many years, from the early days of Toolbox/WD to the latest release of AutoCAD Electrical, but please know also that your friendship has meant much more to me than the technical stuff.
With sadness,
Doug
Comment by Doug McAlexander — March 14, 2011 @ 2:55 pm
Nate,
I have learned a great deal from your blog—your explanations were easy and logical to follow.
I second the request—is there ANY way we could have access to some of the content? Cross post or a download?
Thanks for your help through the years,
Robert
Comment by Robert Creel — March 14, 2011 @ 4:20 pm
Nate,
I second Scott’s second comment, is there anyway we can obtain all of those posts? I will miss your insight into ACAD -E, and I understand about the need for a steady paycheck. I would appreciate any information or new sources you might be aware of.
Good luck into your new adventures, you will truly be missed!
Guy
Comment by Guy Pelletier — March 14, 2011 @ 6:18 pm
Nate,
Congratulations with your move.
It’s a pity that you as Guru of AutoCAD Electrical has left the AutoCAD Electrical arena.
Many thanks for your help and support.
Best regards,
Gerald
Comment by Gerald — March 15, 2011 @ 4:10 am
I, for one, would be willing to pay for this information.
Comment by Robert Creel — March 17, 2011 @ 12:36 pm
Nate,
I wish you well for the new job challenge ahead…
I had the pleasure of meeting you at AU2006 and ever since, have enjoyed reading your posts and have learned a great deal over the years. You will be missed…
All the best!
Comment by Omar — March 19, 2011 @ 11:53 pm
Nate,
Your many postings in your AutoCAD Electrical have been a GREAT help to young AutoCADE users as myself. I just found your site and blog about a month ago and was soaking up as much as possible before you removed your site. Is there a way to get a digital copy of your past postings for reference?
Thank you,
Greg
Comment by Greg Rich — March 21, 2011 @ 11:16 am
Well, after doing some googling, I came across this interesting tidbit on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nate-holt/a/34/254
Apparently Nate is now working for Bentley, which means Promis-e. Wow…
Comment by Scott Gensemer — March 21, 2011 @ 11:41 am
Nate,
You blog on ACADE has been a great tool. But can you point an AE into a direction about how to share project libraries and databases on a network server?
Comment by Craig Bashor — May 20, 2011 @ 9:49 am