http://insight.designworldonline.com Sun, 11 May 2008 20:23:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The flow of digital information through a plant is often referred to as the Digital Pipeline. When something interrupts that flow, it can create a major kink. Autodesk's Jay Tedeschi remembers one kink, the type of event that still produces problems in organizations. "I was part of a small R & ... http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/05/10/a-kink-in-the-digital-pipeline/ My first brush with Mechatronics came courtesy of White Sands Missile Range. "Imagine a missile launch," my boss explained. "It comes out of the silo without warning, goes like a streak, and sometimes explodes on launch. We want an unmanned tracking mount that will sit close to the launch area, pick ... http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/05/10/of-mechatronics-and-missiles/ Extraordinary fear of terrorism in the US seems to have paralyzed our law enforcers’ sense of responsibility and what is best for its citizens to the point of compromising many of their rights and freedoms. For example, I have three hobbies and a university degree, all of which recently have ... http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/04/06/ignorance-rules/ I recently purchased a Hewlett Packard laptop computer to replace my 1.5 year-old Apple MacPro ($2500.00) after it developed an annoying screen flicker, which according to experts, would have cost about $800.00 to $1200.00 to repair. But, that’s another story. My new HP Pavilion dv9000, an “Entertainment PC,” is outfitted with ... http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/ It took me about two years, but I was finally able to mentally relate the acronym IT with Information Technology instead of just uppercase it. IT appears in all sorts of publications and seldom does the editor tell you that it represents Information Technology; you are supposed to know that. ... http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/02/19/it%e2%80%93what-is-it/