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PLANTSERVICES.COM Let us know KEN SCHNEPF What strengths would you like to see expanded, added or improved? I ’m feeling philosophical this month. When I was origiWiki nally awarded this column, I was instructed to inform Personally, I love wikis. There is something gloriously the Plant Services audience of all of the new and cool stuﬀ democratic about a knowledge-sharing portal where going on with the Web site. Seems easy enough, right? But as everyone can contribute. But what do you think? Have I stare at the white abyss of the Microsoft Word template, I you seen our Best Practices Energy Wiki (www.Plantstart to wonder if I’m highlighting the right things. And then Services.com/energy_wiki)? Is it useful? Do you trust I really start to wonder if I’m even putting the right kind of the information? What other topics would you like us to stuﬀ on the Web site, regardless of what I choose to highlight cover in the wiki format? in this column. So, I have decided to just do what I should Let us know – www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/ have done in the beginning – ask you. ?p=17 Following, please ﬁnd a few avenues that we’ve pursued on the Web site. e most imBlogs portant link to remember, though, is this one You might not read blogs regularly – yet – but – www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/ they’re a great way to get to know the people I have decided ?p=17 at’s the address for a blog post on our to just do what giving you your information. We try to keep Web site, where there is an easy-to-use comour blogs personal, and currently we have two: I should have ment section. It’s where I hope you take the • Plant Performance: Editor in Chief Paul done in the initiative to not only post your suggestion Studebaker blogs on several plant-related on how to make the Web site better ﬁt your topics. beginning needs, but also a place to comment on other • Reliability Tips: Reliability Expert Ricky – ask you. users’ suggestions. It’s where you let us know Smith posts his monthly tips and more. what you want. e blogs also have the ability to be tracked via RSS, so you can subscribe to the RSS feed Audio and be notiﬁed every time a new post is made. Do you like podcasts? We’ve posted a few. ey’ve included What do you think of our blogs? Do you want us to blog our Editor in Chief Paul Studebaker musing on how mainon something else? Do you know somebody who’d make tenance pros can save the world and why playing to your a great blogger? Let us know – www.PlantServices.com/ strengths is so important. We’ve also featured the NPR inplantperformance/?p=17 terviews with Maintenance Evangelist Joel Leonard. You can hear them in our podcast center (www.PlantServices. What else? com/podcastcenter). Everything that I’ve written about here is what we Who else would you like to see interviewed? What topics Web-heads affectionately call Web 2.0. It’s where the do you want to see covered? Are there podcast outlets there audience is as much of the content production as the that you regularly visit? Let us know – www.plantservices. owner of the site. If you think of more ways to involve com/plantperformance/?p=17 you and solve your problems than what I’ve offered here, please let us know – www.PlantServices.com/ Video plantperformance/?p=17 is is a tricky medium. What do you want to see? Do you at could include the ability to comment on stories, story want us going to trade shows and conferences, and reportratings or marking/saving favorites. Be the squeaky wheel, ing via video? Are there plant solutions you’d just rather see and let us know how you want your grease! than read about? Let us know – www.PlantServices.com/ plantperformance/?p=17 E-mail Senior Web Editor Michael Ermitage at mermitage@putman.net. N .PLANTSERVICES. 13 http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com http://www.PlantServices.com/energy_wiki http://www.PlantServices.com/energy_wiki http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/podcastcenter http://www.PlantServices.com/podcastcenter http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PlantServices.com/plantperformance/?p=17 http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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Plant Services - November 2007 Contents New Tools Letters Let Us Know Where to Put the Gas Up and Running How are you Fighting Crisis? What Works Why is the Best Practice Transfer so Hard? Who are you Going to Call? Chained to Power Mobile Mindset Making Money in the Lube Lab Grabbing a Moving Target Bagging the BTUs Keeping Mellow Preserving Health and Safety The Power of Reliability Excellence

Plant Services - November 2007

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