A Shock to the System Jul 1, 2008 By: John V. Hinshaw

This month in "GC Connections," in the first of a two-part series, John Hinshaw relates what happens when high-voltage spikes attack modern electronic equipment, what to do when they occur, and more.

New Gas Chromatography Products at Pittcon 2008 May 1, 2008 By: John V. Hinshaw

This annual "GC Connections" installment reviews GC instrumentation and accessories shown at this year's Pittcon and also includes some products from Analytica in Munich.

Do's and Dont's Apr 1, 2008

This month, "GC Connections" presents a few of the best and worse laboratory habits.

Using Computerized Pneumatics—Part II Jan 1, 2008 By: John V. Hinshaw

The second part of the series takes a look at what happens to the pneumatic operating conditions and chromatography with GC oven temperature programming of a wide-bore column.

In this month's "GC Connections" installment, John Hinshaw discusses computerized pneumatics for gas chromatography. This is the first of a two-part series that reviews computerized pneumatics and some important considerations that arise in the course of normal use.

This month's installment of "GC Connections" discusses factors that can help determine which type of liquid injection technique is appropriate for specific samples, including having to use existing inlet systems that are on-hand in the laboratory with samples for which they might not be ideally suited.

25 Years of Chromatography Writing: Evolutionary Publishing May 1, 2007 By: John V. Hinshaw

I started writing for LCGC in the summer of 1987. At the time, I was involved with an instrument company team specifying a new gas chromatograph.

New Gas Chromatograpy Products at Pittcon 2007 May 1, 2007 By: John V. Hinshaw

The 58th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy was held February 25 to March 1, 2007, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

Setting realistic expectations requires a good working knowledge of an instrument's capabilities in terms of the sample requirements as well as an understanding of the effects of real-world samples and their matrices on long-term instrument performance.