Subject: 7 Fast Mini-Updates from B&B

Friends & Neighbors:

  Today I solemnly promise to stay on topic.  I'm ONLY going
to cover important, meaty, technical information, 
steadfastly resisting any temptation to comment on current events.  
Heck, I'm not even going to take any shots at Bill Gates!

  Onward with today's newsletter:  All kinds of cool wireless
apps and tools for configuring and maintaining thy stuff.

  Important Tech Topic #1:  
 "The Ten Commandments of Industrial Ethernet"

  Hearken unto me, for I reveal to you wisdom which many
have earnestly sought.  I tell you, to blithely install
industrial ethernet as though your factory were an office is 
to invite plagues and pestilence.  

  Today I tell you 10 rules of smart networking practice, 
that it may be well with you and that your years of happy 
employment and prosperity may be prolonged:

http://www.bb-elec.com/TenCommandments?s=e031704

  Important Tech Topic #2:
 "The Long-Awaited Catalog Arriveth at your Doorstep"

If you're in the US or Canada you should have gotten our 
latest catalog within the last couple of weeks.  New 
stuff that will get your blood pumping:

  -Attach up to four serial devices to Ethernet, and send 
your data 'round the world:  See our new 4-port VLinx
Serial Server on Page 4.  

  Here's a PDF of that page for ya:
http://bb-elec.com/bb-euro/literature/CatalogPages/pg4.pdf?s=e031704

  Important Tech Topic #3:
 "That Crazy Trade Show in Chicago"

  I was glad to shake lots of hands and kiss lots of babies
at the Manufacturing Show in Chicago.  Every visitor to our
booth was happy to take away their own copy of "The Ten 
Commandments of Industrial Ethernet". And not one person 
accused me of plagiarizing Moses.

  But... I did hear "Who's the smarty-pants that sends out
all those crazy emails?"

  Important Tech Topic #4:
 "Wireless connectivity for Serial Devices has arrived"

  There's enormous flexibility in connecting your serial 
devices when you don't have to run wires!  Check out page 
33 -- 802.11 and Serial, merged together.  The link:

http://bb-elec.com/bb-euro/literature/CatalogPages/pg33.pdf?s=e031704

  Important Tech Topic #5:
 "Bluetooth for Config"  

  Wanna change settings on that barcode reader or temperature 
controller without wires?  Bluetooth is a cool option.  Most 
laptops and many PDA's have Bluetooth built right in.  
So plug our industrial Bluetooth Transceiver in and do the 
config with your notebook or PDA - wirelessly!

See Page 38, or go here:
http://bb-elec.com/bb-euro/literature/CatalogPages/pg38.pdf?s=e031704

  Important Tech Topic #6:
 "Special project pricing for cables"
  
  Yeah, I know that cables are kinda mundane - when you're 
transmitting data, they're not nearly as sexy as thin air.  
But hey, when you need one you need one, right?  On Page 58, 
We've got special breaks for quantity orders:

http://bb-elec.com/bb-euro/literature/CatalogPages/pg56.pdf?s=e031704

  Important Tech Topic #7:
 "Hey, Who Swiped My New B&B Catalog???"

  Well, my friend, if you DIDN'T receive your catalog, then 
one of your co-workers probably embezzled it.  Tell him to get 
his own copy.  But any case I'll be happy to send another one 
along:

http://www.bb-elec.com/catalog_request.asp?s=e031704

  There.  I did it.  I kept my promise and stayed on topic.

  Rants?  Raves?  Rude asides?  Send 'em to me.  You can even
send legitimate tech questions, and we'll answer 'em for you: 
mailto:Support@bb-elec.com

  Later,

Mike Fahrion
B&B Electronics

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