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Ask the Reader: What are the Big Problems After Moving to Windows 7?

20 Oct, 2010 by Josh Mings in CULTURE
3D Human CAD Models

Don’t you just love the smell of a new operating system? Goes well alongside the boiling adrenaline shooting out your eyes as you become familiar with it’s functionality and problems, doesn’t it? Actually, there are a lot of people and companies in the design and engineering community who still use Windows XP. There are many reasons, but with Windows 7 out, XP loosing the support from Microsoft and increased 64-bit hardware support… that’s changing.

With that transition, there may be new ways to do things, strange dialog boxes or problems that keep us from busting out fabulous 3D designs. Nothing like focusing on problems huh? Don’t worry, we’ll talk solutions too, but before we can do that…

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Have a more specific problem? Hit the comments! Next week we’ll address a couple problems you may come across and cover any other issue you come up with.

SolidWorks 2011. Sweet, Hot SP0.0 Gravy Coming Down the Chute

18 Oct, 2010 by Josh Mings in CAD

Open your mouth, it’s here. If you’re in charge of implementing SolidWorks or in charge of bribing IT with chili-cheese fries to install it, you now have to consider the ramification of upgrading to the new version… or throwing caution to the wind and just going for it. Either way, if you’re on subscription, you can download SolidWorks 2011 from the Customer portal.

Upgrading? Not upgrading? What side are you on?

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No Sweet GPU Love for SolidWorks 2009 on Windows 7?

13 Jan, 2010 by Josh Mings in CAD

Before you pour milk into you bowl of oats and OS upgrades, take a whiff of this. Let’s say you’re rockin’ SolidWorks 2009 and want to get into Windows 7 stat because Vista is making you a bitter old curmudgeon with long fingernails. What are your options?

Well, if you depend on the guidance of SolidWorks Video and Graphics Card Testing, you’ll want to know that there are not too many GPU’s certified for SolidWorks 2009 on Windows 7. In fact, there are zero.

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The Winner of the SpacePilot Pro 3D Spinnin’ Mouse Is…

30 Dec, 2009 by Josh Mings in CONTESTS

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well… ahem… it’s no big surprise that when I asked if I should upgrade to Windows 7 and SolidWorks 2010 or just start vomiting, that 61% of you said to UPGRADE, while 14% said to just start vomiting.

We all know there are reasons to upgrade. We’ll touch on that in the future, in case you’re trying to prove the benefits to someone. Now, to the business at hand. There’s one person that will walk away the glorious 3D maneuvering capabilities of the brand new SpacePilot Pro from 3DConnexion.

The winner of that is…
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Wait to Vomit 3D CAD or Move to Windows 7 and SolidWorks 2010? Win a SpacePilot PRO

23 Dec, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH

If you get the fever and shakes just thinking about moving to new technology, I’m with you. (I’m totally not with you) I’d much prefer to just stick my finger in my throat and vomit magnificent cad data all over a glass office table.

Can you imagine?… you SO know that would be awesome. People would sit… and wait… to watch you wretch. But until they come up with the technology that allows vomiting CAD to happen, we’re stuck with upgrading hardware and software till we’re numb in the face.

So, right now, I’m chugin’ Ovaltine and bangin’ away on Windows 98 and SolidWorks 97 plus. STOP LAUGHING! it hurts… (I’m totally not using those, but…) I need you to make fun of me and tell me why I need to put my fear of change muscular IT people with laser guns, behind me and upgrade to the latest tech.

You know what you could get? Well, besides, virtual high fives for your wit from everyone, you’ll have the chance to win a SpacePilot Pro. It’s a fancy 3D mouse thingy that’s part of the scary, new present of technology. All ya gotta do to enter is leave a comment making fun of me and giving us all good reasons to upgrade to Windows 7 and SolidWorks 2010… or not. If you want a few extra chances then do the following…

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Ask The Reader: Are You Upgrading to Windows 7? {Poll}

28 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in CULTURE

Well, well, well, from the looks of the last poll, not too many people care about hardware/software upgrade plans. I agree… BORING. For me, a hardware upgrade consists of bottling pure rage (and my new hot sauce recipe) to throw a computer 200 feet into the air.

So, while we’re on the topic of rage, lets do a really cliché poll about Microsoft’s hot new OS, Windows 7, that was made available last week. Maybe this one will get some more interests since Windows is sooooo much better than Mac, and Macs are soooooo much better than Windows.

Yes, completely contradictory statements and why you love SolidSmack a little more that a hard slap across the ear after gagging on a bean.

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First, Robocop Fried Chicken, Now 7-Layers of Beefy Windows 7.

22 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in ROCKIN', TECH

So , it’s no surprise the last post was asking about your software/hardware upgrade habits. Windows 7 launches today. What does that mean? Well, besides the likelihood that you’re wondering if you should upgrade, you’re probably also wondering where you can get a 7 layer Burger King Whopper.

Well, you can stop wondering, because it’s where you’ve always thought it would be, Japan. And get this… it’s only ¥777 (or $8.55) to attempt eating the entire meat stack in one sitting. That’s a DEAL. Oh, and I couldn’t resist tying in an old Korean Fried Chicken ad from 1987. Yes, you’d eat the chicken if Robocop told you to.

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