News
The Tour Continues…
I’m in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin this week for the Graphics Systems User Conference. I’ll be here for both days, and even get the chance to wrap up the show on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday I’ll take a little drive to
... ContinuedA Couple of Days in the Office
It seems like a week since I've worked out of the office… Chalk up another 740 rental car miles as last week in the Northwest took me to Seattle, Yakima, and Portland. All of the events were great – thanks
... ContinuedHey Baby I Hear the Blues A-Callin'…..
Week number two of the SolidWorks 2012 Road Show continues this week in the Northwest US. After a short weekend at home, I'm leaving today for Seattle. Washington and three events this week. Tuesday, October 11th – Seattle, WashingtonHawk Ridge
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks 2012 Road Show Continues
I'm sitting in yet another "What's New in SolidWorks 2012" session today – my third this week. I never get tired of it though, especially considereing that each presentation is "a little different", and each presenter brings something new to
... ContinuedThe "What ELSE is New in SolidWorks 2012" Road Show
Starting next week I'll be hitting the road with my annual "What's REALLY ELSE New in SolidWorks 2012" presentation. I've been doing a similar presentation each year since SolidWorks 2007, and it's my absolute favorite way to show off some
... ContinuedA Mom, a Wife, and an Engineer Walk Into a….
After more than 4 years of helping thousands (and thousands) of SolidWorks users learn more about the software, Gabi Jack has announced her “retirement” from the SolidWorks Community. This week, I’ll take a look back at Gabi’s work (and life) in
... Continued3D Connexion is (fc)Super
3D Connexion has enjoyed quite a couple of months. The company announced that they have reached 1,000,000 units sold, they've released the "3D Mouse Anywhere" driver, were recently spun off from Logitec in a private transaction, and their president, Dieter Neujhar,
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – June 2009
Top Story Just over 100 people attend the SWUGN Summit – Happy Valleyin State College, PA. The amazing thing about this Summit event is how far people travel to attend. SolidWorks users from Pittsburgh (140 miles),Philadelphia (190 miles), even Rochester, NY
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – January 2009
The Top Story With a single blog post, Ricky Jordan’s wife Christy becomes the most famous SolidWorks Community member in Alabama. Christy follows up her hilarious shot at engineers by providing tubs of homemade goodies for Ricky to bring to SolidWorks World
... ContinuedPhil Sluder Writes Good Stuff
Here’s a good article by Phil on SolidWorks 2010. I like the bio at the end: Phil Sluder is a mechanical engineer, owner of TriAxial Design and Analysis, certified SolidWorks instructor, certified SolidWorks professional, a longtime member of the SWUGN committee,
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2010 SP0 is Now Available
From what I’ve seen and heard (from a lot of folks), SolidWorks 2010 just might be the best release ever. SP0 was just made available to all subscription customers. Head over to the Customer Portal to get yours today. As
... 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
... ContinuedMy Son the Movie Star?
It's quite common for us to spend hours every weekend in the hot Texas sun watching little league baseball. My son Stone plays for a team called the Mojo Silver, a select league team that plays strictly tournament baseball. This past
... ContinuedSWUGN Technical Summit – Orlando
The 2009 SWUGN Technical Summit series kicks off April 28th in Orlando, Florida. We’re expecting a good turnout to see technical presentations by the likes of Casey Gorman, Tim Paris, Eric Bright, Carl Scheible, Matt Rece, and Dana Parrish. Five
... ContinuedUser Groups Get "Cremed"
I don’t often frequent recipe sites, but this one happens to be run by the wife of a user group leader. I absolutely cracked up when I saw what she wrote about engineers and user groups. The recipe looks good
... Continued