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A New Project for the Geek

Feb 19th, 2009 | By Alex R. Ruiz | Category: Lead Article, No Experience Required

Some of you may have noticed that I have been posting with less frequency over the past few months but I have been working a new project. Those who follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/swgeek) already know about my new project but I thought it would be good to share it with my readers. Last week [...]



SolidWorks World 2009 – Never Too Old To Play With Toys

Feb 10th, 2009 | By Alex R. Ruiz | Category: Featured Articles, SolidWorks World

One of the greatest advantages of being at SolidWorks World is being able to talk to SolidWorks users from around the world and learn how they are utilizing SolidWorks. At the CSWP off-site event, I had an opportunity to chat briefly with Thierry Beauegard. Thierry has the holy grail of SolidWorks related jobs, he designs [...]



SolidWorks World 2009 – Jeff Ray vs. Richard Branson

Feb 9th, 2009 | By Alex R. Ruiz | Category: Featured Articles, SolidWorks World

After months of anticipation, this year’s keynote presentation was an interview with super-entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group. Instead of Barbara Walters or Katie Couric, Richard Branson was interviewed by none other then Jeff Ray, the CEO of SolidWorks. The audience made up of a few thousand SolidWorks geeks from around the world [...]



Geek at Large – SolidWorks World 2009

Feb 9th, 2009 | By Alex R. Ruiz | Category: Featured Articles, Lead Article, SolidWorks World

It is finally here… SolidWorks World 2009 in Orlando Florida. SolidWorks World is the one time per year when SolidWorks users can loudly proclaim “I am a SolidWorks Geek” and no one would even blink an eye. Wandering around is a healthy mix of press, bloggers, users, resellers and employees of SolidWorks. In my day [...]