Those of us who live in the United States probably have or will soon receive a check from the U.S. Treasury, issued as part of the government's economic stimulus act. I expect mine any day now, but I haven't decided how to use it, so I ask you, our wise, worldly and experienced Plant Services readers – what do you think I should do with it?

How can we spend our stimulus checks in a way that will do the most for our economy?

What other ways to improve the economy would you recommend?

The idea here is to spend it in a way that grows the economy. Should I roll the dice with some stock in an es ...

As we move deeper into Web 2.0, we want to know what you want from this Web site. Do you like what we have? Do you have ideas for better content? Are we delivering useful content via videos, wikis and blogs, or are we not using these technologies properly. We want you to tell us how to do our job. And this space is exactly where you can do it. Just fill out the comment section below, and we'll gladly discuss your requests. ...

I'm going to share a secret with the blog readers. It's cheaper for our print publication to send you our magazine digitally than it is to use traditional mail. Shocking news, I know. In addition to postage savings, there's significant printing savings, etc. And if you're reading this web site, you probably have a pretty good handle on efficiency and cost savings. Of course, it's the American-trained mind to think that cheaper is automatically less quality. That's simply not true in this case. In addition to saving us a few bucks, you get the following by subscribing to the digital editi ...

When I go to the grocery store, or most stores, I head directly for what I want, grab it and buy it. My wife meanders the aisles and carefully contemplates everything on the aisle as if she might actually purchase it. Even though we both know that there is no way she's buying that weird apple/grape combo fruit called the Grapple.

Web sites aren't much different than grocery stores. They each have their own layout, and you feel more comfortable in some more than others. For the most part, though, you take the same approach every time ...

Ok, reliability has been present on PS.com since its inception, but now it's just easier to get the information. Sometimes, instituting reliability best practices can seem cumbersome, unweildly and unrealistic. And since it's an inexact science, case study scenarios don't always apply to the individual. With that in mind, PS.com has launched a new "Reliability Tips" e-newsletter (view an example, or better yet, subscribe). The e-newsletter, authored by ...