On the road again with Gary as he discusses the upcoming Automation Forum in May, automation supplier financials and the impact of the declining dollar, Jeff Hawkins and "On Intelligence" and Rockwell Automation's acquisition of Incuity.

Gary reviews the Yokogawa user conference and gives a virtual tour of the Siemens ExiderDome traveling exhibit in Mexico. He also discusses the struggles of Dell and Boeing in manufacturing. A final thought about wireless and the recent Webcast on wireless concludes the podcast.

On the road again, Gary reviews the WBF meeting, Interphex and a trip to ABB to take a technology dive into its system architecture. He also reviews Nicholas Carr's "The Big Switch."