One the benefits of writing and blogging is that you can share valuable information with readers without having to be seen. To be honest, I am terrified of standing in front of large groups but I am working on it. To help get the word out about SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required, I am planning [...]

I have been waiting to make this announcement for a couple of weeks, I wanted to wait till the right time. Here it goes….I have started a second blog. Before anybody gets upset, I am not giving up The SolidWorks Geek. In fact, absolutely nothing will change here. I will continue to share the same [...]

A good engineer can recite whole sections of his favorite reference book…a smart engineer knows how to find the information when needed. And having a fully stocked reference library can save valuable research time and could have an impact on how fast your turn around a design. I cannot count the number of times I get asked [...]

The No Experience Required Geek Treasure Hunt is now over. Thank you to everyone who played. I must apologize for the late announcement but I have been preparing for the release of SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required. I have added a detailed description of the book and its chapters over on the companion site if you are interested.
Now enough with the [...]

I have been amazed at the response to the this treasure hunt contest. My clues must have been too easy because the first two prizes have already been claimed. When I was coming up with the clues, I was afraid that I made them too hard and that no one would be able to find [...]

I guess my clues were too easy because someone has found the golden ticket. Ausdell Hadaway from Canada was the first person to find the hidden link. See, it is possible. Don’t give up. There are still two more prizes to claim. The SolidWorks Geeks mug and the AMD shirt are still up for grabs. [...]

UPDATED WITH CLUE#3
With less then two weeks till SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required goes on sale, I decided to give you a chance to receive a free signed copy.  The list price for the book is $39.99 and a signed copy has got to bring it up to $40.00 at least. Since the stakes are so high [...]

With less then two weeks till SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required goes on sale, I decided to give you a chance to receive a free signed copy.  The list price for the book is $39.99 and a signed copy has got to bring it up to $40.00 at least. Since the stakes are so high this time [...]

For the first tutorial of 2010, we are going to create this image of a stack of peppermints using SolidWorks and the new features of PhotoView 360. A few weeks ago I came across an image much like this one on IStockPhoto.com and I thought it would be a fun project to do. After [...]

A few months ago, Autodesk invited me to attend and cover their yearly user conference. They even offered to cover the hotel and conference admission. Of course, after much consideration, I accepted and it being held in Las Vegas,Nevada had nothing to do with it. Autodesk’s user conference is called Autodesk University and this is [...]