With increasing numbers of financial pundits announcing the recession is over, many may be looking ahead to 2010 with more optimism than they (we) had entering 2009. And while some might regard 2009 as a year they’d rather forget, we’re looking back at what meant the most to you, our audience, this year. That is, we’ve crunched the numbers and determined which articles and stories you visited most frequently in 2009.
Two stories relating to Underwriters Laboratories and counterfeiting were among the most-read this year. In the spring then again in the fall, UL issued alerts concerning communications cable. An April alert notified suppliers and users that Systimax Category 6 cable had been counterfeited. In early November, UL issued an alert stating that coaxial cable had been found bearing an unauthorized UL mark for the U.S. and Canada.
In January, Agilent Technologies confirmed for CI&M it would discontinue its WireScope product line on July 31. It later announced it would continue to provide WireScope 350 and WireScope Pro parts and accessories until 2014. (That follow-up didn't crack our "top 9" but we figured it was worth a reminder anyway.)
This year we went into our archives and resurrected some timeless tips for those who face the everyday challenges of cabling-system design, installation, and maintenance. Previously published on the static pages of Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine, these tips had a little more life when re-introduced on our site this year by incorporating some animated motion to better demonstrate the actions they require. One such tip explains how to use a vacuum to get cable through a stubborn conduit. Another details the use of invisible tape as a testing aid at a patch panel.
A couple oldie-but-goodie feature-length articles from past issues of CI&M magazine made it onto our most-read-of-the-year list as well. Both put an emphasis of multimode fiber-optic cabling. One was about why not all multimode fiber is created equal; the other is a years-old article making the case for the affordability of fiber cabling systems in horizontal applications. That one might best be considered reference material.
An article published early in 2009 about using your infrastructure to support video applications was quite popular as well. The article discussed structured cabling supporting IP-based video and surveillance applications. A companion article (again, not cracking our top 9 but worth mentioning anyway) described structured cabling’s ability to support entertainment applications such as IPTV and broadband video.
Finally, our blog, launched in October, was a popular destination for visitors to our site. In fact, you’re reading the blog right now. Thanks for doing so, and thanks for using the cablinginstall.com site as a resource throughout 2009. We look forward to bringing you more news and useful, practical information in 2010.
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