A Long Journey – Part 1
Just after COVID (and a tornado) struck in 2020, I planned a long “bucket list” journey through the Western US. I never did make the trip, but I did travel to Nevada a year or so later and did some …
Category: Travel
Life On The Road… How much do I REALLY like travel?
The open road, the hum of the engine, the ever-changing scenery – the allure of travel is undeniable, especially for those of us in the remote work world. As system integrators, programmers, consultants, and digital nomads, the promise of working …
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Automate 2024
Last week I attended Automate 2024 in Chicago with my wife. I met lots of people and had an amazing time, but it reinforced my memories of how hard it used to be to work these shows. The floors are …
All About Automation – Essen, 2019
Last week I attended a trade show in Essen, Germany. It was a fairly small one as trade shows go, but the company Fischertechnik, whose models I use for my training simulators, was there and I needed to discuss some …
Automation Training is Hiring!
As many of you know, for the past three years or so I have been teaching PLC, HMI and SCADA classes for Automation Training, a Canadian company. During that time I have visited many places and met a lot of …
Update on Projects – “Why haven’t you written more posts?”
I have been asked by a lot of readers, friends and associates lately about where I’m at on the various projects I’m involved in. There has also been an undercurrent of “why haven’t you posted lately?”, so I figured I’d …
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Teaching and Consulting
Four years ago I relaunched my old company, Automation Consulting Services, Inc. as Automation Consulting, LLC. For the first year or so I spent a lot of time contracting for machine builders and engineering firms, mostly writing PLC and HMI/SCADA …
Back On The Road
After three straight weeks at home (very unusual for me) I’m headed back on the road, this time for quite a while. My first stop will be in Punta Gorda, Florida, doing some work for Poseidon Industries. Poseidon builds equipment …
More on Life…
As I get older I often spend time thinking about the way my life has gone. I started with many advantages; I was born in one of the richest countries in the world during the most interesting… or at least …
Miami Adventures
Last March I wrote a post on working in New England on a consulting project. Much of the post was about the travels during my days off from the project, describing what the area was like in the Winter. I …