On a terribly off-topic note, today was the first day of school on this side of California. My little one is finally a kindergartener, which leaves some free time for me to go back to school and take at least one or two classes this fall.  So, I didn’t win the lotto, haven’t got that super-duper job I’ve been wishing for, and even some project I was very excited about ended up being a bit o...

While at Concord, MA, I had the pleasure of chatting for a while with Certification Specialist Mike Pucket, who is also a friend of mine.  This wasn’t planned to be an interview or anything remotely similar, by the way, just a friendly chat over lunch. However,  I must admit I didn’t miss the chance to ask him a few questions about the certification process, since it’s a common concern amo...

This is the hard part for me. I really wish I had more coupons to give to each one of you that entered the giveaway, but sadly I don’t.  Five winners were chosen randomly from all the comments and emails received and they are: David Walker Mahir Abrahim Mark (It didn’t say much more than Mark, but it’s the only Mark that entered, so, yes, it’s you Mark) SteveF Prasad (same here, no other ...

That’s right! I’m giving away ten coupons for a free SolidWorks certification test. Five will be given to readers of this blog and the other five to readers of SolidWorks para Todos, my blog in Spanish.  Now the really neat thing is that once you win one of these coupons you can actually choose which of the five certification tests available you want to take: CSWP-Core Modeling Specialist: (...