Re: Trade mags, websites, other resources for newbie tech

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Go to the next ISC Show (in Vegas), it's usually in January I believe.
You'll get TONS of crap to carry home :-)


"jay" <cqrsnv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Hello,
|
| I'm just getting started in the trade (as a tech) and I have been
| reading back posts here - only 21,000 more to go!
|
| I'd like to get some opinions (danger Will Robinson, danger) on
| several areas of the trade.
|
| 1.  Trade Magazines (not to learn nitty gritty but for overview/new
| products & technologies)
|
| I signed up for the following and have listed them in my current order
| of preference:
| Security Dealer
| Security Products
| SDM
| Security Sales & Integration
| Security Technology & Design
| Security Systems News  (seems to be more  business than tech)
|
| Are there others that I should be looking at?  Are any of the above
| known to pander to advertisers?
|
| 2.  Websites
| I just found the forum at http://www.homesecuritystore.com/ and am
| downloading the DSC and Visonic manuals to look over.
|
| What other websites are good?
|
| 3.  Of all the brands and makes out there, which ones should a new
| tech learn/look at first. I'm a bit confused who owns/recently bought
| who.   I'm in Southern Nevada if region matters.
|
| DSC
| Visonic
| Ademco
| Caddx
| Linear
| ITI
| GE
| Honeywell
| others?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Jay
|