Measurement Matterstag:www.electronicsweekly.com,2008:/blogs/design-test-measurement//652008-04-16T13:41:10ZReflections on evolving trends in measurement, design and test by Ian Bell of National InstrumentsMovable Type 4.1-enTop 4 Hot Topics in 2007 –The Annual Measurement Matters Review of the Yeartag:www.electronicsweekly.com,2007:/blogs/design-test-measurement//65.176282008-01-05T17:00:32Z2008-04-16T13:41:10ZOk – I know – it’s a bit grandiose for a blog that’s not been going for a year but this it is that time of year. So as well as writing next year’s business plan and going cap in...Ian Bell
Multicore processors – “the free lunch is over” – or is it?
2: Synthetic Instrumentation – the test industry’s take on “software-defined”
3: Communications Buses for Automated Test – “...XI” everywhere
4: The Death of the Trade Show – murder, suicide or long-term illness
]]>
Oops I started a war!tag:www.electronicsweekly.com,2008:/blogs/design-test-measurement//65.208842008-01-02T15:06:13Z2008-01-02T15:23:46ZI suppose subconsciously – I wanted to court controversy but I didn’t realise I would start a war. My recent thoughts about the iPhone, invention and illogicality obviously struck a nerve with Eric Starkloff – friend and fellow blogger. “Let...Ian Bell
thoughts about the iPhone, invention and illogicality obviously struck a nerve with Eric Starkloff
– friend and fellow blogger. “Let the Blog Wars begin!” he writes – thus proving my point about logic or lack of it where the iPhone is concerned.]]>
Why the iPhone is not a logical choicetag:www.electronicsweekly.com,2007:/blogs/design-test-measurement//65.184182007-11-24T23:50:13Z2007-11-25T00:04:10ZI’ve tried not to, I’ve tried to avoid it, I’ve tried to think about something else – but I’m sorry – I can’t help myself. I thought I’d be able to resist the urge to blog about the iPhone but...Ian Bell
iPhone but I can’t. I think what broke my resolve was reading that Time Magazine has named the iPhone the “invention of the year”. ]]>
I am an engineer... no really I am!tag:www.electronicsweekly.com,2007:/blogs/design-test-measurement//65.172752007-11-10T13:08:34Z2007-11-12T18:05:00ZEngineers seem to have a built-in distrust of anyone with marketing in their job title. I know – I am an engineer… no really I am! Having spent nearly 20 years in this industry as a systems engineer, embedded hardware...Ian Bell
marketing in their job title. I know – I am an engineer… no really I am! Having spent nearly 20 years in this industry as a systems engineer, embedded hardware and software engineer, field engineer, technical trainer, it’s a bit dispiriting that being tagged as marketing for the last 4 years seems to have wiped out my credibility in the eyes of some. ]]>
– friend and fellow blogger. “Let the Blog Wars begin!” he writes – thus proving my point about logic or lack of it where the iPhone is concerned.]]>