Recently I have been involved in developing Metcam’s Environmental Management System in preparation for ISO 14000 certification.  Many of you already have an EMS in place and are aware of the purpose and design of the system.  This is the first time I have been involved in developing a system of this magnitude and scale and let me tell you its been a ride!
I was elected, appointed, given, directed, basically inherited this project from a former employee.  I have been part of all types of projects throughout my career playing major and minor roles but this one has been the most consuming one in a long time.  It has been awhile since I have had to hit the books this intensely.
I didn’t dive right in mind you.  I started by sticking my toes in - kind of like you would do on the first day the pool opens in the spring and let me tell ...Read More

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            The latest in Metcam’s arsenal is a rather inexpensive video camera that records to an internal hard drive. Portable video media has come a long way since the days of VHS and BETA. I’m still waiting for the dust to settle on the latest battle between HD and Blue Ray. At the end of the day you still have to pop one of those shiny discs into the drive and press play. 

            I’m looking forward to the day when my home server that controls my climate, turns on my shower in the morning and warns me that I have wa...Read More

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I have been using Windows Vista for some time now with much angst. It doesn’t matter if I configure a program for compatibility mode or not just like all Microsoft products Vista has a mind of its own! Vista plays God of my computer and only allows me to “innovate” as it sees fit. I’m tired people!

            I know you will say that I had a choice to stay with XP or go to Vista. I was foolish and chose the latter for which I am paying for daily! I remember the days of seamless three dimensional designs with Autodesk Inventor and Solid Works on my XP machine then I decided to get the latest, the greatest operating system in the world. Vista my friends is a flop, a p...Read More

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