My social library: Shelfari

February 26, 2009 By Jeff Waters . Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Technology

Shelfari: a cool web 2.0 site for discovering your next good book.

The one about the fat man who bought a treadmill

February 20, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 7 Comments
Filed Under: CAE, Engineering Strategy
Taco lover

I spent a bunch of time and effort learning what leads to successful upfront CAE implementations in 2008. You gotta see this cartoon on the topic.

How to convert a scanned graph into real data

February 18, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 27 Comments
Filed Under: Random Upfront Thoughts, Technology

Have you ever had to pull data from an image of a graph? Maybe a supplier faxed you a 1940s era scan of the variable viscosity of peanut butter. Download this incredibly useful (and totally free) software tool to do the work for you.

Quick tip: coordinate your international conference call

February 13, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 2 Comments
Filed Under: Personal Productivity, Random Upfront Thoughts, Technology

Scratching your head trying to figure out the best time to call a meeting for people in Czech Republic, Western Australia, Moscow, Boston, and Luxembourg? Here’s a great, free, online tool to slow your balding process!

Push 3D into your RFP process to win more business

February 8, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 2 Comments
Filed Under: Direct Modeling

Traditional CAD rarely gets injected successfully into the upfront sales process. Direct Modeling (and SpaceClaim in particular) offers the guys hawking your products a huge advantage in this tough economy.

Jeff Waters: my real life guitar hero

February 7, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 6 Comments
Filed Under: Random Upfront Thoughts Tagged With:

If you’ve ever searched Google for “Jeff Waters” (hey, how self-centered do I sound right now?!?), you’ve probably seen my thrash metal alter-ego.

Retool yourself to find (or keep) that job

February 5, 2009 By Jeff Waters . 6 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Personal Productivity, Random Upfront Thoughts

Three easy tips to improve your lot in life.