I’d been a loyal user of Microsoft Office (Word specifically) for years, but somewhere between one iteration and another I hit the “why-can’t-they-leave-good-enough-alone?” wall. I ended up switching to the OpenOffice counterpart, which has since remained the closest thing I could find to that previous, good-enough version of Word. That is, until the announcement of OpenOffice…
You might not notice it when viewing a daylight scene through a picture window, but no glass surface is absolutely transparent. Indeed, a typical air-to-glass interface reflects a significant percentage of the visible spectrum of light. Each air-to-glass interface reflects about 4% of incident light. Because a single pane of glass has two air-to-glass interfaces…
Among the new products announced by Advantech in recent weeks is its FPM-7211W flat-panel monitor, a 21-inch widescreen multi-touch display that features a 16:9 aspect ratio and full 1920×1080 HD resolution. Advantech describes the front profile of the FPM-7211W as “truly-flat,” meaning that the transition from the integrated bezel is pleasantly seamless. I have an…
Although I reported earlier in these blogs on Advantech’s new EKI-3000 series of Smart Industrial Ethernet Switches, I see in hindsight that I shared much too little. Sure, I highlighted some key specifications and features of the EKI-3728, but still failed to address some basic questions. Why do we need “Smart Industrial Ethernet Switches”? Because…
ometimes projects come along that cause us to rethink everything. For me, this happened most recently when asked to consult on a model automation system for astronomical observatories. Once I’d gotten over the novelty of that peculiar application and learned more of its details, I realized it had more in common with our more typical…
Although the fit-anywhere Mini-ITX motherboard design was originated more than a decade ago, it was only recently that implementation of its 170-mm by 170-mm form factor has hit full consumer-application stride. Even hardcore gamers are now discovering its potential. But the same factors that now make Mini-ITX boards so popular for driving home-theater systems –…
I find myself writing often these days about the Internet of Things, if only because the trend has captured such widespread public fascination. The fact is, rarely a week goes by that the subject doesn’t arise even in informal conversations, and IoT articles are now hitting one popular tech outlet or another almost daily. Lately,…
In my ongoing effort to keep abreast of the latest innovations offered by L-Tron’s technology partners, I find myself consulting Advantech’s growing library of online webinars ever more frequently in recent months. Sure, you and I can read much faster than we can listen to an audio-visual seminar, but that’s the problem: If you’re like…
Partnering with technology leaders of such stature as Advantech offers L-Tron clients distinct advantages – some more obvious than others. Sure, you likely already know about many of Advantech’s field-leading industrial-automation and intelligent-systems solutions, but are you aware of the independent research and analyses Advantech inspires and sponsors? Case in point: IEB Media’s Industrial Wireless…
Sometimes our search for one thing leads us instead to something equally wonderful yet totally unexpected. This happened to me again today as my Internet search for one remembered title in the Advantech resource library led me instead to the discovery of a 25-page Advantech-sponsored tactical brief by Automation World entitled Fieldbus I/O. This focused…
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