Welcome to the DESIGN section

摘要

Even though my wife and children don't understand, I think my job is great. Being a passionate electronics lover, the position I am in is simply brilliant. Every day I receive press releases about new products and technologies, I get invitations for press talks, product demonstrations and trade shows and I even get product samples to play with for free. "If you need something, just let me know," is what I am often told. At the same time, being a hands-on kind of engineer, I find this rather frustrating. All these new parts, boards and technologies on my desk without having the time to explore any of them in much detail - all the things that I could build if only I had the time and money. But, to be honest, even if I had all the resources I needed, I also realize that I'd probably never complete a single project because there is always something more interesting just waiting around the corner to be uncovered. I am like that. Show me a corner, any corner, and I want to see around it. Like a butterfly I flutter from one technology to the other, whisk about from one hyperlink to the next, permanently amazed by what I discover. Frustrating really, all these ideas for projects I will never get to do. But then I remember my job; that I get paid to tell you about what I see. Now, isn't that a frustrating great job?