I received this email today….
I started with zero points, and a ranked outsider at 115,000th, to Expert of the Year with 4,688,803 points, and currently ranked 84th.
all this answering questions on VMware and Virtualisation!
A Happy VMware & Virtualisation year to you!
It’s been fun, a lot of hard work, approximately 3,500 VMware and Virtualisation Questions answered in 2011, and 20,000 posted comments at Experts Exchange. Expert of the Quarter, Juggernaut and The Ally for Q2 and Q4 2011, and now I’ve just learnt
I AM THE EXPERT OF THE YEAR FOR 2011!
So not bad for 2011, VMware vEXPERT 2011, Experts Exchange EXPERT of the YEAR 2011!
Roll-on 2012!
For the last two weeks, VMware have been running VMware Festive Journey to the your Cloud, a daily draw competition, where you could win, cameras, iPods, Gift Vouchers, and VMware Merchandise.
It finishes on the 23 December 2011, so you’ve got a few days left to register, answer the question, and be entered into the daily draw!
I’ve been lucky to win a few items
Some handy winter car items, an ice scraper, torch and travel mug!
If you wondering what to purchase a vEXPERT, VCP, VMware Admin, VMware Geek this Christmas, why not consider one of the best Technical books on VMware HA and DRS!
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My Christmas Present from Secret Santa!
We’ve now also, added the Christmas Tree lights outside, in the Magnolia Tree.
I also got a little bored, and decided rather than using a traditional plug-in 240v 24 hour timer, I would add them to the X10 Computer Controlled System, so I can turn them off via a VMware Virtual Server, running Windows 2008 Web Services!
Lindsey asked “Why?“ – I replied, because I can do stuff like that!
So in thoery I could grant access to this Website, on the Internet to turn them off remotely, or let other people turn them on or off!
The website is basic, but it functions, just need some graphics and CSS!
Update: I’d already written this blog, and submitted for publishing, before catching an Episode of “The Big Bang Theory” – The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarisation (s1e9) – at this very start of the episode, Howard Wolowitz also demonstrates a light and stereo being power-on via x10, and enabling public access to do the same thing, which Penny also states “Why?” – you can get a really cheap wireless remote from Radio Shack!
Okay, so I’m a nerd! But we all knew that!
If you thought my Rockets went hight check out this attempt to 140,000 ft. Remember this is Amateur stuff!
When John Carmack is not coding the next RPG, this is what he does in his spare time!
This is by John Carmack, Dallas, Armadillo Aerospace, and also Founder and Technical Director of Id Software (Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, Rage).
This video footage has fanastic camera footage on board!
Your browser is an important piece of software on your computer. It is what you use to surf the internet: it’s the window around the web sites you visit.
There are many browsers available, each with a variety of features. You may use one of these browsers already
Personally, I use Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. I thought it was about time to upgrade my version of Mozilla, as some websites, were complaining it was out of date!
So, go on, and treat your computer this Christmas, and Upgrade to a Current version!
Just been published, Fame for 15 seconds?
VMware vExperts were asked the following three questions?
1.How did you get into IT?
2.How did you get into working with VMware and becoming a 2011 vExpert?
3.What would you tell someone who wanted to get a job like yours to do?
Check out my answers, if you want at http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2011/12/vexpert-spotlight-andrew-hancock.html
If your telephone master socket, looks like this example, it could be the problem!
UK BT Master Telephone Socket with many extensions
try removing a few extensions, and just connect your Broadband Modem or Router!
(this example provided by a friend, it did have more extensions, that have since been removed! The ADSL Broadband Router light did not light )
My BT Master Socket - New ADSL faceplate
If you fancy some DIY, you can change the BT Master NTE5/5A faceplate, for a modern NTE2005, (ADSL faceplate) which has a connection for telephone and Broadband USB Modem or Router, and then there is no need to use an additional broadband filter. NTE2005 (ADSL faceplate) are readily available on eBay and Online.
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