Is anything online private anymore? In This Issue Jobs Board Tech it Out Upcoming Events Trivia Feature Article Tower Funnies JOBS BOARD As the industry grows, demands for candidates are posted across the web. Here's a few gathered from social media posts, company websites, and, sometimes, a little birdie tells us. PT ACCESS NETWORKS Position: Project Manager Contractor to permanent Location: St. Petersburg FL and one in Raleigh NC Resume for Local candidates in these area Send resume and certs here. SOUTHSHORE Position: Tower and 5 REASONS TO BE THANKFUL FOR OLD MODERN TECHNOLOGY It's that thankful time of year again. As past November Connect Yourself issues can attest, it's a time of year where we at ConnectIt like to give love and thanks to all things wireless. Aside from our awesome tower crews, smartphones, the DBI Exofit, and Jim's bountiful Halloween candy contributions, this year we're recognizing the kick a$$ technologies of yesteryear that set precedent for the comforting innovations we enjoy today. With all of the technical gadgets we've come up with over the past decade, you might think the human species has reached its innovational zenith, and that nothing which could be invented hasn't already been invented. Between smartphones, medications that slow time, selfie sticks, and the word "Crackberry" actually being added to Collins dictionary, it may even seem that modernization has come and gone. But not so fast there buckeroo! Our grandparents and great grandparents had access to some of the hottest new "innovations" that we do today; they just didn't livetweet about it. 1. THE FISKE (with an "e") It goes without saying that this century's greatest invention was the ereader. Kindle, Nook, or iPad, condensing reading materials into the palm of our hands was an achievement realized over 100
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Is anything online private anymore?
In This IssueJobs Board
Tech it Out
Upcoming Events
Trivia
Feature Article
Tower Funnies
JOBS BOARD
As the industry grows,demands for candidates areposted across the web. Here'sa few gathered from socialmedia posts, companywebsites, and, sometimes, alittle birdie tells us. PT ACCESS NETWORKS Position: Project Manager Contractor to permanentLocation: St. Petersburg FLand one in Raleigh NCResume for Local candidatesin these areaSend resume and certs here.
SOUTHSHOREPosition: Tower and
5 REASONS TO BETHANKFUL FOR OLDMODERN TECHNOLOGY
It's that thankful time of year again. As past November ConnectYourself issues can attest, it's a time of year where we atConnectIt like to give love and thanks to all things wireless. Asidefrom our awesome tower crews, smartphones, the DBI Exofit, andJim's bountiful Halloween candy contributions, this year we'rerecognizing the kick a$$ technologies of yesteryear that setprecedent for the comforting innovations we enjoy today.
With all of the technical gadgets we've come up with over the pastdecade, you might think the human species has reached itsinnovational zenith, and that nothing which could be inventedhasn't already been invented. Between smartphones, medicationsthat slow time, selfie sticks, and the word "Crackberry" actuallybeing added to Collins dictionary, it may even seem thatmodernization has come and gone. But not so fast there buckeroo!Our grandparents and great grandparents had access to some ofthe hottest new "innovations" that we do today; they just didn'tlivetweet about it.
1. THE FISKE (with an "e")It goes without saying that this century's greatest invention wasthe ereader. Kindle, Nook, or iPad, condensing reading materialsinto the palm of our hands was an achievement realized over 100
Civil/ElectricalTechnicians; Location: Floridabased in Port St. Lucie (localFlorida candidates only); Sendresume and certs here.
OTHER POSITIONSMitchell Cox posted onFacebook looking for full subcrews in the Carolinas forAT&T LTE work.
Josh Stremer is looking for anelectrician apprentice inColorado (local candidatesonly), and tower techniciansin the PA market. Apply here.
Ronda posted in Tower Handslooking for a foreman with 13years of experience. Travelrequired. Looking for qualifiedcandidates? Don't forget tocheck out Facebook's TowerHands, one of the industry'slargest networks of towerprofessionals.
TECH IT OUTTHANKSGIVINGSTYLE...
It is widely believed that thebest tech deals take place onBlack Friday. Not so much.While there are a few dealsworth lining up at 3am for, what Walmart, Best Buy, andTarget's marketingdepartments won't tell you isthat not every BF "deal" isreally a good deal. How canyou tell? Start with SlickdealsPrice Tracker, a site thatprovides a price history fordozens of stores; just paste inthe URL of your product. Of allthe "deals" out thisBF, getting2GB of free data is
years ago with the Fiske ReadingMachine. This handheld reading deviceallowed our ancestors to read adultfiction and fantasy novels about equalrights in total privacy. Designed by abookwormy ophthalmologist, Rear AdmiralBradley Fisk, the device condensed MarkTwain's 93,000 word The InnocentsAbroad, into a pamphlet just 13 pageslong. We all know that the Fisk machinedid little to revolutionize reading in the20th century. But we are left with theknowledge that the desire to control oursurroundings in the palm of our handswasn't an idea hatched up in our lifetimes. 2. THE FAXWith social media, smartphones, andeven smartwatches, the news isalways at our fingertips. We're notthe first generation to have access tofastbreaking news, however. Back inthe 1930s, radio facsimilesdistributed newspapers tohouseholds with enough disposableincome to purchase the specialmachine. An ingenious invention of modern convenience that wasonly slightly offset by the 6 hour printing time. And mostmachines could only get the signal between midnight and 6am.Despite the promise of gaining "instant" access to news, radiofacsimiles never really took off. A mystery, this one.
3. SLIGHTLYINTELLIGENTWATCH
Wearable technology has a historical precedent? Why not. As itturns out, 17th century China had created a ring containing oneof the most revolutionary mathematical technologies in the worldat that time: the abacus. Now, I know what you're thinking, butusing an abacus in old timey merchant trading was just ascommon as pulling out your smartphone's calculator.
4. GPS
BF, getting2GB of free data isat the top of our list foreligible Verizon Wirelesssubscribers this year. Thankyou, Verizon. Just thank you.
SAFETY CULTURE
As deaths from towerclimbing are down this year,some industry leaders arethanking the fact thatbusiness has been ratherslow for many contractors.Fewer climbs means fewer fallrisks. But now that Q4 isbringing increased business,keeping tower climbers safewill remain a challenge.According to RCR Wireless,there are 3 changes takinghold in the industry that willhelp keep climbers safe evenin the busiest of times: 1. Smartphones are makingtower climbers safer2. Training is becoming morestandardized.3. Carriers and towercompanies are paying moreattentionRead the full article here, andtell us what you think!
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UPCOMING! ILSWA 8th AnnualHoliday SocialDecember 2nd, 2015 inDes Plaines, ILTournament starts at 7pm,with cocktails and dinner anhour before. Register now andjoin this event! An awesomeway to connect with wirelessindustry professionals in
Most of us would never leavehome without a GPS to guideour way to the new job site. Didyou know that GPS has beenaround for almost a century? In1932, the Iter Avto was broughtto market. It was essentially abox that contained a scroll mapof the driver's route. As the cartraveled, the scroll wouldautomatically move to providethe driver with an uptodategeolocation. This map alsoprovided real time informationabout the area, like if you werenear a river, hotel, or railway,allowing you to take immediate action. The only real drawback wasthat it relied on the driver to create the route and noting possibledangers, which totally negates the purpose of a GPS system.Eventually, the technology died out and was never heard fromagain.
5. STREETVIEW
Google Street View, wasn't the first "street view," nor the firstsource of unintentional internet hilarity. In the late 1970s, MITresearchers invented a technology that allowed people to explorethe streets of Aspen. Using cameras mounted atop stationwagons, hundreds of students were sent out into the streets. Theresult? See for yourself. Based on the footage, the Aspen MovieMap contains no nudity, active crimes, or disturbing cropformations, which might explain why it never hit the spotlight.
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TOWER PHOTO OF THEWEEK
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UPCOMING! TXWA Holiday SocialDecember 10th, 2015at Bear Creek Resort inDallasJoin wireless industry leadersin Dallas for the holiday eventof the decade! Take a 4lapthrill ride in the seat of a raelNASCAR Sprint Cup Race Car!It's not your average holidayparty, but it will belegendary!
Not just in America!Where else in theworld isThanksgivingcelebrated?
Have a good head scratcher?Send us yours and we'llpublish it in an upcomingissue of Connect Yourself!
Answer to lastweek: Galileo was responsible fornaming most of the moon'sfeatures. He thought thedarker areas were seas andcalled them "Maria," latin for"seas." The first Apollolanding occurred in MareTranquilitatis (the Sea ofTranquility). Of course, thereare no seas. But the nameshave lived on.
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