The older I get the more stuff I accumulate. And while the saying goes that “opposites attract,” it turns out that my lovely wife and I are both minor league pack rats who keep just about everything; anyone for a Motorola brick cell phone, circa 1989?
North American Cable Equipment Inc. (NACE), West Chester, Pa., now sells the DATATRONIX line of Ethernet connectivity products. The DATATRONIX product line launches with PoE switches, Cat5e and Cat6 bulk cable, pre-made jumper cables, connectors, patch panels, punch down blocks, interconnects, keystone jacks, meters and tools.
SecurityTronix announced a WiFi option for its ST-DVR8716BG 16-channel DVR. The WiFi Kit model number is ST-DVR-WIFI. The ST-DVR-WIFI kit allows for a wireless connection of the DVR anywhere within range of a suitable WiFi connection and can assist installers in applications where network cable cannot be run.
The Von Duprin Concealed Vertical Cable System in a Steelcraft L-Series door eliminates the frustrations that both installers and end users face with exit devices using traditional vertical rod systems, according to Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.
Ask most security installers what the most time-consuming aspect of a job is and they will likely put pulling wire and cable at the top of the list. Knowing exactly which product to select, how to meet code, and how to make the installation go as fast and smooth as possible can make or break the whole process.
Fishing on the lake at our southwestern Michigan vacation home takes on greater importance with each passing year. We never seem to have a problem catching the little ones, but the big bass we’ve seen caught by other boats continue to elude us. While I change rods, baits and boat position in a frenzy, my daughter is asking when we can head back to the dock and her Nintendo DS.
For whatever reason — perhaps from growing up during the social revolution of the 1960s — I am a fairly consistent user of the seven words you can’t say on network TV. Whenever I’m cut off in traffic or a piece of equipment fails to perform exactly right, out comes a virtual waterfall of curse words.
