During the VMTN Round Table podcast John Troyer just announced that within the next couple of days the “VMware Virtualization Professional Program” will be released. VVP can be compared to Microsofts MVP program. I think it’s great to see that VMware is taking the bloggers, community members and other professionals sharing knowledge serious and will [...]

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Eric Gray just posted a good article with tips on blogging. His article was based on the series by Brent Ozar:
Are you hesitant to start your own blog because you want to “do it right?”  Would you like to hear some step-by-step start up tips directly from an expert blogger?  If so, you are in [...]

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So you’ve got problems with your hard drive…. Just listen closely and you might discover what the actual problem is. I’ve seen some weird and creative things on the internet. But this is something only a real nerd can come up with.

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I was just looking at my statistics because I had some requests for banners. And the first banner has just been added to the website: VM People.
There are just a few spots for banners, so if you are interested just let me know and we will work something out.

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Just a week to go for the event of the year in the Benelux. The Dutch VMUG Event 2008! Over 500 people have registered so it almost sold out. Be sure to get your tickets now if you want to go.
I think it’s amazing that such a small country has such a huge active VMware [...]

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Update your bookmarks, the famous VMTN Moderator Tom Howarth just started blogging. I expect some quality content up there. So add Tom’s website to your RSS feed: PlanetVM.net.

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I saw this post by Jason Boche next week and thought it might be interesting to create a list like he did and compare.

vmware.com/vmtn/planet/v12n
vmware-land.com/Vmware_launchpad.html
vmware-land.com/Top_10_Lists.html
communities.vmware.com/
blog.scottlowe.org
vmetc.com
vmwaretips.com/wp/2008/10/20/advanced-settings-for-vmware-ha/
virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/
blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/10/vcenter-adminis.html
blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/11/nfslockdisable.html

Jason’s list actually looks really similar to mine. Planet V12 right on top, VM/ETC, Scott Lowe and Eric Siebert’s VMware-land are providing us with a lot of hits. Only real difference is [...]

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