Every so often, my colleague, Joe Feeley, editor of Control Design and Industrial Networking rares back and throws a great editorial. Recently, he did...on a word he coined, "Googlewhacking." We've all found search engines of limited utility when we are looking for specific information on engineering, scientific, or industrial information...just search Google for … [Read more...] about Googlewhacking
Walt Boyes' Blog
Katrina Aid from Siemens…
Dear Walt, I've received several inquiries about how Siemens is supporting the Hurricane Katrina relief effort and wanted to pass along some information. Following is a link to a press release: http://www.usa.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=fmlsuo1306080ni1306073pc194z3&sdc_sid=23178209222& Service and Material Support from Siemens USA to the Affected Areas: US Filter is … [Read more...] about Katrina Aid from Siemens…
More Hurricane Katrina news…
CONTROL's Senior Technical Editor, Dan Hebert, reports: So this looks mostly like a human interest story about the employees in these plants who happen to live in the affected areas. The water damage and power losses in the plants mentioned occur frequently in LA. Geismar is right next to Baton Rouge, my sister's home. They lost power for a few hours and had some wind and rain. … [Read more...] about More Hurricane Katrina news…
From the Hurricane Katrina department…
This came in from Jon Worstell, a member of the Chemical Processing editorial advisory board, who works at Shell Norco in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, responding to a question of how we, as automation media, should be telling this story: i think it is a good idea, especially from the viewpoint of explaining high gasoline prices. currently, in the usa, there is not a shortage of … [Read more...] about From the Hurricane Katrina department…
:-( Despair, Inc.
Some of you know that I have two blogs. This one is my "professional" blog...The Big Yellow Book is my personal one, linked to my personal website www.waltboyes.com, like this one is linked to ControlGlobal.com. This is the first time I've ever cross-posted between the blogs, but it is just so apropos that I can't help it. So here's what the other blog … [Read more...] about :-( Despair, Inc.
