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APEC becomes big, and we're there
Bill Schweber
2/8/2012 12:39 PM EST
Power is every engineer's concern, and it's the focus of this event
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Steve T
Stand by---I'm working on a follow-up article fom APEC 2012 on the Picor active EMI filter and ...
DIY days: better, worse, or just very different?
Bill Schweber
1/25/2012 8:52 PM EST
How does today's do-it-yourself experimenter situation compare to "back in the day"?
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Rob Best
P.S. I just couldn't help but paste highly relevant YouTube links. These links demonstrating a point ...
Have you seen any erlangs lately?
Bill Schweber
1/19/2012 12:33 PM EST
Even a vital parameter can lose its stature due to technology change
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RWatkins
One more rule that is embedded in my memory was that you had to discharge the CRT daily when working ...
When your design solution becomes the user's problem
Bill Schweber
1/11/2012 3:44 PM EST
We've all been there: sometimes, resolving a design dilemma means putting the burden on the user
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DutchUncle
Second the motion. Sometimes it seems as if every item in a category is really the same chassis out ...
I admit it: I'm reading a book
Bill Schweber
1/4/2012 1:47 PM EST
I'm looking forward to stepping back, taking a deep breath, and connecting with deeper, broader concepts.
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Hunde Prutter
I've often made the same SNR analogy in many aspects of life: intellectual, artistic, spiritual. ...
The innovative product I am really looking for
Bill Schweber
12/13/2011 6:31 PM EST
We all have a wish list, here’s one item on mine
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rikin
George; Try to explain the technology to a stewardess on the plane. He/she will still object the use ...
The quest for ever-better primary standards is a fascinating story
Bill Schweber
12/12/2011 10:45 AM EST
Where would we be without primary measurement standards and a system for measuring them?
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PH Eng
I just reserved online a copy from the library, too. Didn't occur to me at first that I could do ...
Product proliferation is driving me crazy—and we do it, too.
Bill Schweber
12/7/2011 11:16 AM EST
Trying to pick a product from even one vendor can be mind-boggling.
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WKetel
Today we find lots of similar products, many of them very difficult to use, some of them quite ...
Act fast: two webinars for medical (and other) system designers
Bill Schweber
11/30/2011 6:42 PM EST
These two events will help multiple aspects of your design process.
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Connector adapters warm the engineer’s heart
Bill Schweber
11/30/2011 5:12 PM EST
Those odd plug A-to-socket B adapters solve connection “diversity” issues
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Frank Eory
I was just thinking the same thing. Back in the 80s I was doing RF and microwave work and had a ...
