A Bit about CrossWind

What exactly is the IoT ( Internet of Things )?  How does it work?  Will everything eventually be part of it?  How will it benefit me?  Will it make my life easier for hackers to take advantage of?  These are all questions that I was trying to get answered recently.  I read probably a half of a dozen articles without really getting a clear picture of what it was and how it would affect my life.  Don’t get me wrong, I got a fairly decent idea of what it was, but not fully.  I realized that it meant that physical objects, such as my washing machine, would have sensors on it that could communicate with a repair guy when it broke.  I thought that was nice, however, what if it wasn’t the repair guy I wanted?  Did I have to set that up beforehand?  Would the repair guy just call me out of the blue to schedule a time to come out and fix it before I even knew there was a problem? Or if I’m out of dish soap will Amazon send me some without me ordering it? I didn’t really like that.  I didn’t l

         It’s that time of the year again, graduation.  High school students are ending a huge part of their lives and making decisions that will shape their future.  Some teens know from a young age what they want to do with their lives, but most are still figuring it out as they go.  Should they go to college?  Should they go directly into full-time work?  Maybe join the military?  What should they major in if they do go to college?  At 17 or 18 these are life altering questions that many aren’t’ prepared to answer.  Or, if they do have an answer, they don’t know how to go about accomplishing their goals as college can be very expensive.  Most people can get college loans, but do you want to start of your adult life with huge debt already hanging over your head?  This is where a career in manufacturing comes in.               Long gone are the days where a career in manufacturing meant long hours in a dark and dirty shop doing manual work for little money.  Today’s jobs require

E ffects on the body Effects on your mood Effects on Behavior    ·    Heart disease    ·     Asthma    ·     Obesity    ·     Diabetes    ·     Headaches    ·     Gastrointestinal          Problems    ·     Alzheimer’s Disease    ·     Accelerated Aging    ·     Premature Death ·     Anxiety ·     Restlessness ·     Lack of motivation or focus ·     Feeling overwhelmed ·     Irritability or anger ·     Sadness or depression ·     Overeating or undereating ·     Angry outbursts ·     Drug or alcohol abuse ·     Tobacco use ·     Social withdrawal ·     Exercising less often      What do all of these ailments have in common?  They can all be caused by stress.  We, as a nation, have decided that if you’re not living a stressed life, you must be lazy.  If you’re not working 40+ hours a week, taking kids to their after school athletics, involved in your local community, keeping a spotless home w