Yearly Archives: 2010

Good English!

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I’ve always emphasized the importance of using good english, whether it is written or spoken. This is especially true in a region like bustling Asia where so many different languages exist and yet many recognized the importance of English as a “business” language. This is the reason why you still see signs in English in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia etc… even when these countries officially do not speak the English language. They know that in order to cater to visitors all over the world, the most commonly used language is English.

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Experience with Inline Bus Couplers IOs

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Recently we just got an order of hundreds Modbus couplers. Since the configuration is made default factory settings, the customer requested our help to do the configuration for them.

Can you imagine hundreds of bus couplers to be set up?

You’ll need to power ON and OFF the bus couplers and set the registers that you need to change. But infact, the works were finished in just one day and there were more than 300 pieces of bus couplers to be configured! Thanks to the snap-in power connectors of the couplers itself; it does save time for us to connect the power to the device every time we need to change to the next coupler to be configured.

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Recommendation: Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Carmine Gallo

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Looking for some inspirations in presentation and seeing things from a different perspective? Check out this book, “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” by Carmine Gallo.

This book is truly awesome in describing the presentation style of Steve Jobs, the Co-founder and CEO of Apple.  Whether he’s introducing the new “Ithis” or “Ithat”, or delivering a keynote presentation, this man electrifies audience with his incomparable style and showmanship. He doesn’t just convey information in his presentations; he tells a story, paints a picture and shares a vision. Continue reading

Time Management – Part 2

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The last time around, in Time Management – Part 1, we looked at the Urgent-Important matrix from the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr Stephen Covey.

This time around, let’s look at the “Feel Good-Is Good Matrix” and see how it can help us with time management. The “Feel good-Is Good” looks like the one below. When we look at all the things we do in life, we can list them in one of the 4 quadrants. How you fill it up depends on the person in question as different things feels good to different people. Continue reading

Say goodbye to messy wiring!

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Organize your control cabinet wiring with PVC Wire duct. Introducing a new line of wire duct cabinet add-ons that simplify control cabinet wiring. With CLIPLINE wire duct, wiring is neat and secure, making it easy to replace or add any wiring.

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LINETRAB – Protects 4 signal wires on 6.2mm

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LINETRAB sets a new standard in the 6.2 mm class as the narrowest surge protection device for MCR technology. Now up to four signal paths can be protected at the same time. A comprehensive product range comprises suitable protective circuits for all binary, analog and intrinsically safe circuits.

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Mini Terminal Blocks

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Mini spring-cage terminals for wiring in confined spaces

PHOENIX CONTACT’s new MSB mini spring cage terminals are a response to requirements for ever smaller terminal boxes!

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Negative Revenue in Financial Reporting

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Reading “Business Times” on my way to office while travelling in the bus has become a routine to me. That is the only time where I can pick up some financial news, or maybe interesting stories, and not having any distractions from others.

While it is not uncommon to read financial updates of listed companies after closing of quarterly results, this particular news has caught my attention. Headline of the news is …. Celestial posts rare ‘negative revenue’, and …. Continue reading