http://www.incredilution.com Engineering Incredible Solutions Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:09:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a gentleman who takes great pride in hand building vacuum tubes.  Not only does he build them by hand but he uses equipment that appears to be custom made.  If you enjoy watching a craftsman at work then checkout this two part video: PART 1: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl-QMuUQhVM] PART 2: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5OwqOXen8] http://www.incredilution.com/2009/10/a-true-craftsman/ After many weeks, months, or years in development, every Engineer loves to finally hold in hand his/her work.  There is no better a reward than admiring something you've created (at least for the Engineering / Entrepreneurial minds) even more so if it works!  I am not sure why but I ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/10/making-chips/ As any business owner will tell you, the back-end of the business is always the least enjoyed.  This includes administration tasks such as book keeping, managing client's and lead's contact information, invoicing, and project management.  To make all of these things less painful, we have evaluated numerous software packages and ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/07/how-we-manage-our-clients-using-web-20-crm/ Where have I been? So as you may have noticed it has been quite a while since my last blog post.  I have been so busy with the business end of things that I have not had time to update the blog.  In the near-future you'll see a new website layout ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/07/wheres-rob/ Here at Incredilution, we are always on the lookout for new and upcoming technologies to use in our client's projects.    While energy harvesting is not new, many of the most promising concepts leverage cutting edge technology. Energy harvesting is the process of capturing and storing ambient energy.  This energy can ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/03/energy-harvesting-and-the-green/ Just wanted to let everyone know that we've been experiencing some problems with our website lately.  This weekend we  decided to move it to a different host which always sounds easier than it is.  I've been battling with wordpress trying to fix the login and finally got it. We apologize for ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/03/website-issues/ In the last decade or more we've seen the proliferation of consumer-oriented wireless devices.   These devices use technologies such as Wifi (802.11) and Bluetooth (802.15.1) to achieve long range and/or very low power functionality.   As these technologies are perfected, they are gradually making their way into smaller, ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/02/dont-miss-out-on-the-next-wireless-boom/ Yes, yes, yes... I know, you HATE the snuggie commercials right?  I didn't mind them so much initially even though I felt the product was ridiculous. Now that I've seen it so much I can't help but mute the TV.  There are plenty of parodies on YouTube regarding the snuggie.  ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/02/why-you-should-love-the-snuggie-or-the-marketing-of/ Sourcing overseas has become so common that it's almost impossible to not consider it when selecting new suppliers for your business. Thousands of companies offer every product and service under the sun, and it's hard to imagine the good ol' U S of A could ever compete. There ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/01/made-in-china-is-sourcing-overseas-right-for-your-company/ This place is like a grab bag of randomness for the tool junky in you. If that isn't bad enough their website is from 1989 and they have an unending supply of catalogs and I seem to be at the top of their list. Just when I've finished ... http://www.incredilution.com/2009/01/the-harbor-freight-phenomenom-leveraging-china/