As I approach my 40th year in the electronic security business, sometimes I reflect on things I was involved with that didn’t work out so well.

As life moves on I often require assistance in taking care of my training business.

I am rapidly approaching the 40-year mark of my employment and involvement in the electronic security industry.

Two facts are becoming more relevant to our industry every day. 

For coax cable connections to analog cameras, our industry long ago standardized on the BNC style of connector. The BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman) was patented in 1951; consequently, it has been heavily used in analog CCTV, other video and 10BASE2 coax-connected Ethernet networks for decades. These connectors were and are manufactured by a wide variety of companies.

My father and grandfather were old-school hunters and fishermen who were tempered by living through the Great Depression. As a youth I would listen in wonder as they described various nefarious methods to draw edible game within shooting range, as procuring protein for their hungry families was truly a life-or-death issue.

The bunker in Bucktown is becoming inundated with Wi-Fi devices. As I attempt to count up the number of devices competing for my wireless connectivity, I believe I have about 11 devices that are banging through my airwaves most of the day.

Here is a set of three items for my faithful readers — one about an article of interest to professionals in the security industry and the other two concerning resources for technicians.