How to Spend Your Christmas Vacation

Updated from last year with new and better “technical journals” and with a new addition about Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things.

Whenever I think of spending some downtime without the daily pressures of work, I think of Star Trek, especially “The Trouble with Tribbles.” You remember the scene – Chief Engineer Scotty is confined to quarters after starting a bar room brawl with some Klingons. He thanks the captain because now he can catch up on his technical journals. In case you don’t remember:

So, while you are “confined to quarters,” here are some suggested “technical journals” to review:

For Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and their logical corollary, PROFINET of Things, try these resources:

I hope you will spend some of your downtime in other enjoyable pursuits. So, Happy Downtime and see you back here next year.

–Carl Henning