This was a pretty wild week. Well… as wild as being stuck at home writing code can be.
Adjusting to Working from Home – William in Labs
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts from various folks here at Puget Systems, showing how each of us are coping with the changes to our normal life and work routines during the COVID-19 quarantine. In this installment, William George shows his work-from-home setup and talks about the struggle to focus on work in the midst of a family of five.
Working Remotely Part 2
Nearly seven years ago, I began working remotely when I moved my family from Auburn, Washington to St. George, Utah. I knew a few people who worked from home, but the practice wasn’t as accepted by in 2013 as it is today. Given my background in software, I spent a few weeks researching the tools that I’d need to make the transition to a home office. That I worked for a tech-savvy manager and owner at Puget Systems, helped immensely, and both showed a lot of patience as I worked through gathering the right hardware and software tools to do my job.
Webinar: AMD Threadripper 3rd Gen HPC Parallel Performance and Scaling (video)
In this 45 minute webinar, William George will go over the major components that go into a workstation, explaining what each does and how they impact SOLIDWORKS performance. Our goal is to equip you to select the right hardware in your next engineering system, and we’ll make time at the end for a brief Q&A time as well.
Making the benchmark more flexible
With much of the scripting done, I turn my attention to making the benchmark somewhat customizable.
Secure Boot
Secure Boot is a feature designed to allow checks for malware during the system boot and while it can protect you, it also has the potential to cause problems.
The Search for Scripts Continues
After a couple weeks of smooth sailing, things get a bit rocky.
Trouble Activating Microsoft Office? There is a Solution!
When we send a system out pre-loaded with Microsoft Office, chances are it is already activated but in the rare occurrence that you are having troubles, check out this article for detailed solutions.
Puget Systems Response to Coronavirus
The spread of COVD-19 is having significant impact on our company, and the computer industry as a whole. In this post, I’ll fill you in on what’s happening, and what we are doing to mitigate the impact, and keep YOU up and running!
Installing Linux Alongside Windows: I Too Like to Live Dangerously
Not yet ready to make the full switch-over to Windows or Linux? We are discussing using a dual boot setup to allow access to multiple operating systems. This article will basic do’s and don’ts of dual-booting Linux alongside Windows.
