Author Archives: Richard Doyle
Gabi Tries Her Hand at….Speaking
If you've ever met Gabi Jack, you know she's a woman of few (spoken) words. That will have to change on September 9th as Gabi is scheduled to present at the Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group meeting in Dublin, California. The
... ContinuedAn End of Summer Ritual – A Lot of SolidWorks User Group Meetings
It's hard for me to accept that summer is coming to an end. Sure, my kids went back to school yesterday, but it's forecast to be 103 degrees here today, with little or no relief in sight. Something I have come
... ContinuedMedia Blitz, or SolidWorks Users Getting Excited?
Since yesterday's lifting of the NDA, SolidWorks bloggers have been churning out page after page of their favorite new features in SolidWorks 2010. I've read 19 articles already, and that's just the blogs that I follow regularly. There's more on the way. There's
... ContinuedDevon Sowell Somehow Gets 29 Hours in His Days
He must. How else could he run his business, write two blogs (here and here), write books, and take some really cool family vacations? I think his next project should be a book on time management. But first, Devon has decided to
... ContinuedBack to Colorado – But No Baseball This Time
It seems like just yesterday I was in Colorado, and it seems like tomorrow I'll need to go back. We're still a little over three weeks away though from the SWUGN Summit – Denver, but it feels like it's coming
... ContinuedMeeting Jay Guthrie
Way back in 1999, a fellow named Jay Guthrie wondered online how he could convince his boss to send him to SolidWorks World in New Orleans. My reply at the time was enough to make it happen, and I promised
... ContinuedThe Longest Presentation I've Ever Done – and Nobody Fell Asleep
When EISWUG leader Brandy Tyler told me I was the only presenter on the agenda for Tuesday's three hour meeting, I was sure it wasn't going to last that long. I put together a Tips and Tricks session with a
... ContinuedHeading to The Hawkeye State
I'm on my way to Iowa tomorrow for a visit to two user groups. I'll start in Davenport on Tuesday with the Eastern Iowa SolidWorks User Group headed up by Brandy Tyler. The second meeting I'll have to leave a mystery as I've
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Registration is Live!!
HERE 'nuf said.
... ContinuedTraveling Internationally
I got an email from the airline yesterday morning offering to help me prepare for my upcoming international flight. With a Canadian wife, two half-Canadian children, and in-laws in British Columbia and Alberta, I hardly ever think about a flight
... ContinuedI'm Back. No, Wait, I'm Gone Again
My week long vacation is over, and I'm back in the office trying to catch up before I hit the road again this week and most of August. The Colorado portion of the vacation was very nice. We were in
... ContinuedHey! Where'd My Forums Go?
Judging by the lack of frantic emails, we must have done a good job letting everyone know about this week's launch of the new SolidWorks discussion forums. As of early yesterday morning, the current forums were set to read-only while
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 – Call for Papers
"It's right around the corner" – "It snuck up fast" - "What?? We just got back from SWW." Okay, so it's still more than six months until SolidWorks World 2010 opens in Anaheim, California. It's a big deal though, and a lot of
... ContinuedRicky Gets Lost, and Lots of People Know About It
While I'm not a huge fan of Twitter, I do take a daily look at it just to see if there are any interesting tidbits from the SolidWorks Community. There are the occasional UG meeting announcements (@housug), links to interesting projects
... ContinuedSolidWorks Users in Jacksonville Have "Wonderful Eagerness"
Casey Gorman sent me a note this morning to tell me how well the first SWUGJAX meeting went. Casey reports that the attendees were very enthusiastic about the group, and shared many great ideas on possible venues, session topics, and how to
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