Do you work with widescreen monitors?  Dual monitors?  Have a laptop that is sometimes connected to an external widescreen monitor?  SolidWorks 2009 introduces a Workspace command to help arrange your Workspace for multiple setups.  The command has settings for Default, Widescreen, or Dual Monitor.
The different options have alternate settings for positions of certain task panes, such as the PropertyManager.  Unfortunately, users are currently unable to save their own customized Workspace; therefore this command is fairly limited right now.  But the framework is there now and hopefully this is a precursor …

Do you make use of SolidWorks Display States?  They really make it easier to work with large assemblies (or even small ones) by allowing you to set the visibilty of parts.  For example, you could create a Display State in an assembly showing two mating components, and then easily recall that display state without having to go back and hide a bunch of parts, or find the components and use Isolate.
You can manually create a Display State or create one while in the Isolate command (just press the blue …

Have you customized your install of SolidWorks?  If you have added or changed file locations, tweaked keyboard shortcuts or menus, then you have.  But have you backed up your settings?  SolidWorks makes it easy for you with the Copy Settings Wizard.
Back Up Those Settings!
If you have to reinstall SolidWorks for some reason or have multiple users accessing a network share for templates, the Copy Settings Wizard can makes things much easier to get up and running quickly.  (It’s also very handy to help lessen the impact when your IT department …