Blogs
SWUGN Year in Review - May 2009
December 16, 2009 7:52 am | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsTop StoryCOSUG leader and SolidWorks user Kelly Frazier passes the patent bar exam and becomes a Registered Patent Agent. The license allows Kelly to practice patent law before the USPTO. It also gives her company (THNKtions, LLC) a leg up on the competition. Business owner, SolidWorks...
SWUGN Year in Review - April 2009
December 15, 2009 11:52 am | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsTop StoryLou Gallo attends his first COFES conference. While most of the other attendees are talking about social media, Lou actually does social media and reports on every single thing that happens using podcasts, Twitter, blogs, and maybe even a few smoke signals. SolidWorks users...
SWUGN Year in Review - March 2009
December 15, 2009 9:52 am | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsTop StoryRodney Hall gets in his car and drives four hours to his new job. The 300+ mile drive is nothing compared to the 16 hours he spent on the road to attend SolidWorks World in Orlando. Armed with a webcam, a Skype account, and a huge following in the SolidWorks Community,...
Looking for E85? There's an App for That
December 15, 2009 8:53 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsWant to know where you can buy E85? There's an app for that now. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has launched a new application for Garmin and TomTom GPS units that that ma
The Myth of the Google Phone
December 15, 2009 7:19 am | by Farhad Manjoo | CommentsFor months, tech blogs have been salivating over the possibility that Google will soon release a cell phone of its own. This discussion has always been a little strange. Google launched its mobile operating system Android two years ago, and we've seen the release of several Android devices since then, including the much-acclaimed Motorola Droid.
Amazon Unveils Auction Site for Cloud Computing Bandwidth
December 15, 2009 5:34 am | by Jon Brodkin , Network World | CommentsAmazon's cloud computing division is unveiling an eBay-style auction service that will let users bid on unused virtual server capacity, potentially allowing customers to lower the cost of running applications on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud.
SWUGN Year in Review - February 2009
December 14, 2009 12:53 pm | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsTop StorySolidWorks World 2009 attracts over 4,500 attendees in what many would consider a down year economically. The attendance figure surprises everyone, including the event caterer, and the Monday breakfast falls a little short food-wise. Richard Branson is interviewed by Jeff Ray at...
SWUGN Year in Review - January 2009
December 14, 2009 10:52 am | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsThe Top StoryWith 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 2009 in Orlando (I got some -...
SWUGN Year in Review - Part 0
December 14, 2009 8:53 am | by Richard Doyle's Community Blog | CommentsWell it's not quite the end if the year yet, but with the Holiday Season coming up I think it's close enough. The SolidWorks User Group Network enjoyed another banner year in 2009. Over the next few days, I'll recap what I think were the top monthly stories in the SolidWorks Community....
Saving Energy Where It Matters Most: A Hopeful Look at the Big Picture
December 14, 2009 4:52 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsMost of the time, I feel like I'm doing my part to save energy, and I'm getting better all the time. But sometimes I feel like what I do to try to offset the unfathomable amount of energy that's consumed around me, and around the country, is so tiny that my
Army Develops Robotic Helicopter Sniper
December 10, 2009 11:21 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsCollateral damage has become synonymous with modern urban warfare. In fact, the concept of “total war,” where there is “less (or no) differentiation between combatants and non-combatants (civilians),” has existed since The Peloponnesian War. As far back as 431 BC, civilian casualties were considered an acceptable (and often desirable) outcome of total warfare.
Have You Used an Electric Meter to Measure Your Energy Use?
December 10, 2009 9:56 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsThis week, you read about using an electric meter to measure and manage your energy use. Using a meter could
Motion Control Device Adds Pizzazz to Web Surfing
December 10, 2009 9:22 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsBack at CES ’09, I had the chance to preview Hillcrest Labs’ MEMs Accelerometer based motion control technology. They’ve since marketed it as a consumer device, the Loop Pointer.
Air Force Confirms Existence of Stealth UAV
December 10, 2009 8:42 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsThe Air Force has confirmed the existence of a new Stealth Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Designated the RQ-170 Sentinel, “The Beast of Kandahar" has been spotted over Afghanistan as early as 2007. The military plans to deploy it for reconnaissance and surveillance missions.
ECN Launches Annual 'Tops in Test' Contest
December 10, 2009 8:38 am | CommentsECN magazine is announcing both a new test-oriented blog and an annual contest on Best Test Practices.
