The ISA (which used to be the acronym for the Instrument Society of America but now stands for the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society -shouldn't that be ISAS... whatever) publishes a monthly magazine for its members called InTech. I've been getting the paper version for more than 35 years and just the other day I received an email announcing a online Digital version of InTech. If … [Read more...]
Deming Vs Dilbert: Background
June 16, 2008 by ·
To get back into the real sharing activity and intent of this blog to share my experiences with visitors, I plan to begin a series of short stories about my measurement experiences in both a small and large organizations over my multiple careers in R& D, Instrument Marketing and web publishing. In my multifaceted careers I have worked with and in very large, large, small and tiny organizations … [Read more...]
NCSL International: A CALL TO ACTION FOR METROLOGY IN THE USA
May 29, 2008 by ·
NCSL International issues a call to action by the Metrology Community Boulder CO, USA -- According to NCSL International's Press release dated May 28th: The US Dept. of Labor rejects petition to recognize Metrology job descriptions in its proposed 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System" We know that Metrology is the bedrock upon which all U.S. commerce and manufacturing is … [Read more...]
Infrared @ DSS 2008
March 21, 2008 by ·
Just spent four days at the several Infrared Conferences that are part of the SPIE DSS meetings plus one of the world's biggest Infrared & Optical Expos in the world. It was all held in Orlando Florida, USA at the giant Marriott World Center. The Infrared Conferences consisted of ThermoSense XXX (The Industry & Research Applications conference), Infrared Technologies and Applications XXXIV and … [Read more...]
Video Demonstration
March 15, 2008 by ·
Company Video demonstrates versatility & speed of compact liquid handling system {Click on Image to go to page with video} Melbourn, UK -- Velocity11, an Agilent Technologies company and pioneer in automation technology solutions for life science laboratories, has produced a new online video that demonstrates and describes its Bravo™ Liquid Handling Platform. Its space-saving nine … [Read more...]
Software Garden SocialCalc Project
March 11, 2008 by ·
The goal of the SocialCalc project, as described on the Software Garden OLPC Home Page, is "to provide a capable, simple spreadsheet which runs locally on your computer". Software Garden is involved in the project of Socialtext, Inc., to provide a system based on a new version of the SocialCalc spreadsheet code on the OLPC XO-1 computer that is being called "SocialCalc" on the One Laptop per … [Read more...]
“More Americans Look Online For News”
March 6, 2008 by ·
Implications for B2B, Meetings, Expos & Training Seem Clear In an online article, by the same name, on the WebProNews site, by Mike Sachoff on Mon, March 3, 2008 Mike says that there has been a 40% increase over last year according to a new We Media/Zogby Interactive poll. Indeed, he is correct. Checking the source material is easier these days and the poll finding are published right on … [Read more...]
What is the Measure Activity?
February 21, 2008 by ·
The Measure Activity on One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a tool on the XO, the $200 computer now in production, that allows kids to indulge in "learning by doing". It provides an interface for the kids to connect with the physical world and an opportunity to view and understand through a visual and statistical representation of the physical phenomena. Using the Measure Activity on the XO, one … [Read more...]
