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TinkerTry's First Birthday, June 1, 2012

Posted by Paul Braren on Jun 1 2012 (updated on May 3 2014) in

1st year Statistics:

It's been a year already, wow, time flies. It would seem my fingers have been flying too, with 58,728 words typed so far. Yep, I guess I've written a book.

In addition to the fresh screenshots above, here's some more Google Analytics data, from June 1st 2011 through March 31, 2012:

It seems obvious that I'm not always as concise as I should be, eh?

Finally found an efficient, attractive, and affordable ceiling fixture, with 3 LED bulbs, totalling just $88 | TinkerTry

Hi +Paul Braren, longest light fitting review in the history of mankind. Well done
Renny Phipps

Editor's note: Renny, that article was actually 1,907 words, so yes, I guess it's safe to say I get a carried away writing about promising new technologies like LEDs

1st year Visitor Comments:

This is the sort of stuff that keeps me going, especially when I remind myself that well under 1% of all site visitors take the time to comment!

How to configure ESXi 5.0 for USB 3.0 passthrough to a Windows VM
Dude, this thing rocks! Thanks for the excellent instructions!
Vital Networks

The reasoning behind vZilla’s use of the LSI 9265-8i RAID Controller (hint: SSD for RAID5 read-and-write caching)
I'm also interested in building my own ESXi. My searching about this whole topic brings me to your blog and it is so usefull to me. Thanks for your work!
I want to use local storage and therefor I'm looking for a good RAID-Controller. I think the brand new LSI...

This is soooo cool. Have had my own (identical) vZilla running for about a week now and it’s an amazing rig. As an ESXi virgin with only some dabbling with VMware Workstation, I’m blown away. And I would not have done this without the info you provided.

Windows Server 8 Beta runs fine on ESXi 5.0 Patch 02
Thank you for the great post, it worked exactly as you stated, followed the steps which was clear and consice.

How to make ESXi 5.0 recognize an LSI 9265-8i RAID controller
Awesome! That Driver Rollup ISO is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Kyle Anderson

Resolving false “Incorrect Password” messages after MobileMe to iCloud migration: fixes for iPhone, Outlook, and Windows Live Mail
Hiya, I must say it's people like you that restore my faith in human nature...wonderful concise resolution to a painful issue for many of us out here, many thanks!!!!
Kam Sandhu


