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1 year ago
in Sovereign Grace MP3’s on Josh and Maggie
Faith defined: "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
from Hebrews chapter 11, verse 1, Holy Bible (Hebrews was probably written by the Apostle Paul).
As for advice on raising a baby daughter (or any child), Dr. Laura highly recommends having the mother stay home with infants and young children (no day care allowed - ever). Studies have shown that the kids turn out better when raised by Mom & Dad, not day care. The money "not earned" by Mom not working is not even worth consideration.
Congratulations on your new blessing from God!
from Hebrews chapter 11, verse 1, Holy Bible (Hebrews was probably written by the Apostle Paul).
As for advice on raising a baby daughter (or any child), Dr. Laura highly recommends having the mother stay home with infants and young children (no day care allowed - ever). Studies have shown that the kids turn out better when raised by Mom & Dad, not day care. The money "not earned" by Mom not working is not even worth consideration.
Congratulations on your new blessing from God!
1 year ago
in Marketing 101 on GabiJack.com
Great thoughts, Gabi! I thought the 80-20 rule was something like "80% of the people do 20% of the work." Maybe I need to "Dogpile" for it (I use Dogpile for my search engine which includes Google, MSN, Ask Jeeves & Yahoo).
1 year ago
in I’ve got the Underdefined Blues on GabiJack.com
Yes, fully defining a sketch can at times be challenging. I thought I would only need the length, diameter, and distance from the origin, but it's not always that simple. I use symmetric relations often.
1 year ago
in Getting Started on GabiJack.com
Hi again, Gabi, another great resource is SolidSmack by Josh Mings. I subscribe to his blog. He writes about things other than SolidWorks, too, but they are usually technically oriented and always entertaining!
1 year ago
in Welcome! on GabiJack.com
Gabi, it's exciting to read about your background with AutoCAD and your move to SolidWorks. I will read all your posts because I am (still) a fairly new user because I don't use SW every day, and my training was limited. I look forward to learning many things from your blog! Thanks!
1 year ago
in DriveWorks Training - Day 2 (For Ian) on Jeff's Tool Shed
Our CEO wants to know if you're on the DriveWorks payroll. I don't know if he's joking or not, but I need to answer him accurately. He has a sense of humor, too, so what should I say? Thanks!
1 year ago
in What do you like? Win a 4GB Flash Drive. on SolidSmack
I like sharing information, and receiving information from blogs such as Josh's that will help us all on this earth to help each other, making life easier. I would have a similar blog, but I don't have enough to share at this point. As I learn more, I share it. I love to help others. Thanks for this blog, and this generous offer!
1 year ago
in What do you love/hate about your VAR? on Jeff's Tool Shed
Our company has service contracts with both local VARs. We purchased seats from both. One is 100% SolidWorks focused, and the other one sells other CAD packages as well. The one that's 100% SolidWorks focused is not 100% customer SATISFACTION focused as is the other VAR.
We just had a DriveWorks presentation from one VAR. I suggested getting the same sales pitch from the other VAR. I was thinking, since the other VAR is 100% SolidWorks focused, with no AutoCAD, Pro/E, Catia, etc., they'd be more able to respond to our issues that are bound to arise. The feeling around here is that they're not sure they want to bother with a spiel from that other VAR because (and I quote), "we don't know them very well." What? You mean a VAR sold a product, and then said "you're on your own"? They don't stop by now & then, take you to lunch, etc. to see how things are, LIKE THE OTHER VAR that sells AutoCAD, etc.?
There are some other stories about this other VAR. The owner of the company offered a tech position, yes, actually teaching SolidWorks and being in tech support, to TWO, count 'em, TWO people who had ZERO experience with either SolidWorks or engineering. He acted desperate to fill the position, then ignored e-mails about it.
I remember when I worked at another company that the tech support, although it was prompt, was, as Matt said, all about getting ME off the phone. When they e-mailed a response, it often was not clear, and I had to write back several times. Why not give a THOROUGH response right off the bat?
Come on, VAR's, does it really take that much effort to go the extra mile? We users "sell" more SolidWorks than some VARs because we talk about it passionately. Where is the passion?
More. I have connections with user group leaders, and the CUSTOMER SATISFACTION oriented VAR responds immediately with offers to give presentations, host a meeting at their facility, etc. The 100% SolidWorks focused VAR's never responds to the e-mails the first time. It's like pulling teeth. They want to do as little as possible unless it nets a sale.
Hey, VAR, is this you? Then you may have caused $70,000 to pass through your fingers (the approx. cost of our customized DriveWorks system). Service is more important than cost! Hello? The most important thing (and this applies to relationships in general) is that it doesn't matter how you INTENDED to be perceived. It's how you are understood that matters. In other words, you might think you're doing OK, but if others don't FEEL that you care, that's all that matters.
Sorry I can't use my real name, to protect the "reputation" of the bad VAR. If you have a conscience and are passionate about your job, you'll change, although a tainted reputation is hard to recover from. Here's the advice from the wisest man who ever lived, King Solomon:
"A good name [reputation] is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold" (Proverbs 22:1).
Almost as long as Matt's. Maybe a VAR employee should post here . . .
We just had a DriveWorks presentation from one VAR. I suggested getting the same sales pitch from the other VAR. I was thinking, since the other VAR is 100% SolidWorks focused, with no AutoCAD, Pro/E, Catia, etc., they'd be more able to respond to our issues that are bound to arise. The feeling around here is that they're not sure they want to bother with a spiel from that other VAR because (and I quote), "we don't know them very well." What? You mean a VAR sold a product, and then said "you're on your own"? They don't stop by now & then, take you to lunch, etc. to see how things are, LIKE THE OTHER VAR that sells AutoCAD, etc.?
There are some other stories about this other VAR. The owner of the company offered a tech position, yes, actually teaching SolidWorks and being in tech support, to TWO, count 'em, TWO people who had ZERO experience with either SolidWorks or engineering. He acted desperate to fill the position, then ignored e-mails about it.
I remember when I worked at another company that the tech support, although it was prompt, was, as Matt said, all about getting ME off the phone. When they e-mailed a response, it often was not clear, and I had to write back several times. Why not give a THOROUGH response right off the bat?
Come on, VAR's, does it really take that much effort to go the extra mile? We users "sell" more SolidWorks than some VARs because we talk about it passionately. Where is the passion?
More. I have connections with user group leaders, and the CUSTOMER SATISFACTION oriented VAR responds immediately with offers to give presentations, host a meeting at their facility, etc. The 100% SolidWorks focused VAR's never responds to the e-mails the first time. It's like pulling teeth. They want to do as little as possible unless it nets a sale.
Hey, VAR, is this you? Then you may have caused $70,000 to pass through your fingers (the approx. cost of our customized DriveWorks system). Service is more important than cost! Hello? The most important thing (and this applies to relationships in general) is that it doesn't matter how you INTENDED to be perceived. It's how you are understood that matters. In other words, you might think you're doing OK, but if others don't FEEL that you care, that's all that matters.
Sorry I can't use my real name, to protect the "reputation" of the bad VAR. If you have a conscience and are passionate about your job, you'll change, although a tainted reputation is hard to recover from. Here's the advice from the wisest man who ever lived, King Solomon:
"A good name [reputation] is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold" (Proverbs 22:1).
Almost as long as Matt's. Maybe a VAR employee should post here . . .
