Hey everyone, thank you for coming over and reading this blog throughout this year 2009, even if you came only once, or even if you just found out about it today. Just the same, thank you! As this year comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on all that was accomplished and/or left undone, and feeling that I could’ve done so much better. I bet we have all felt that same way at some point or an...

We have a say in my country about “bargains”.  People often warn you that what you buy for cheap will often end up costing you a lot more, because it will break, it won’t last, or it simply won’t perform as it was supposed to, and you’ll end up spending more money on repairs or replacing the product altogether.  I believe here in US people say, “You get what you pay for.” And you k...

Just a few minutes ago, I followed a link to an interesting survey about SolidWorks packaging and pricing. I’m not sure how long this survey has been going on, to be honest, so I apologize if you have already seen it or heard about it before, but it was news for me. I had included a link to it, but they told me that was my personal link and I’ve already taken the survey. You can access thi...

Over the last few days, I’ve been following a thread on one of the LinkedIn SolidWorks groups I belong to with great interest. Some of you may be familiar with it. It’s about a new website, Cadooku.com, where SolidWorks users can upload and sell their models.  This is something new for me, you know? I had heard of similar places, but none that catered exclusively to SolidWorks users.  The si...