This MSDN article takes the prize!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj966282(v=office.15).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/office/jj966282(v=office.15).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/office/jj966282(v=office.15).aspx
and a whole bunch more! https://www.google.com/#filter=0&q=jj966282+site:microsoft.com
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I’ve seen that a number of bloggers have posted a “year in review” article, and someone asked where mine was, so…
79 blog posts
Spoke at 7 events including user groups, SharePoint Saturdays and SharePoint Cincy
Volunteered at TechEd in Atlanta
Wrote a book!
Wrote a magazine article
Taught way too many classes (my day job!)
Updated two courses we have in the Microsoft Courseware Library (CWL)
Got about 3000 points answering questions in the MSDN forums (but I still don’t know what a point is)
Even got in about 100 flights on my R/C airplanes!
The blog? I have a lot of started, but never finished blog articles left over from last year, so I’ve got plenty of topics
Speaking? Already scheduled to speak at SharePoint Cincy 2012 and at the SharePoint Summit 2012 in Toronto, with a few more events pending
Going to the MVP Summit in Redmond!
Planning on TechEd again this year in Orlando (fingers crossed)
Books? Two outlined, and one in progress…
Magazine articles? In the works…
Classes? I’m sure I’ll be busy. It’s my day job you know.
New courses? A new SharePoint Designer 2010 class scheduled for completion by the end of the month and probably five or six others by the end of the year.
MSDN forums? I’m in there almost every day so I’m sure I’ll get more “points”.
Definitely a lot of R/C airplane and helicopter flying in the plans.
There… I did my mandatory year in review, and even did a 2012 forecast…
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Need a last minute gift? Always wanted to be a pilot? Want something to read on the plane?
Timothy O'Connor, a fellow trainer at MAX Technical Training, has just completed a book for the “sport pilot” titled:
You Can Afford To Be A Pilot: How To Become A Pilot And Fly For Fun On A Middle Income Budget
The purpose of this book is not to teach ground school or flight training, but is intended to teach the reader how to shop for these services and, once purchased, how to keep them affordable, efficient and useful. Certified FAA Instructor Timothy O’Connor uses his twenty years of experience with technical subjects and adult training to bring flying to people on a middle-income budget. Learn about the new Sport Pilot Certificate license, Ultralights, Light Sport Aircraft, Experimental Aircraft, How to pass the FAA Exams, the steps involved in learning to fly, getting the best flying lessons, how to choose instructors ( a CFI ) and more on a budget. Read more at the links below…
By the way, Tim is a pilot, a Certified Flight Instructor and in his spare time, a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Both he and his wife own airplanes (yes, plural).
The hardcopy version is available from Amazon:
EBook versions are available from here for $8.99:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/31207
If you run into Tim, tell him he owes me a sales commission, or at least a cup of MAX coffee…
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Update 12/16/10… prices sure keep changing on this little helicopter! The link below has varied from apx $20 to $40 over the last few days. Click the link below and then do a search for “S107 helicopter” to see if there are any better prices.
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I have occasionally brought a “toy” helicopter to class. I bought it on a trip to North Canton, OH at the MAPS aviation museum. When I bought it I was just looking for a toy for the extended hotel stay, and I was intrigued that it was mostly metal, not plastic. But I found it to be amazing stable. The first time I flew it, it just lifted off and hovered! No fighting it, no bouncing off the walls, just a perfect hover. Months later I have only broken one part, the little tail rotor, and there was a spare one in the box! (Don’t tell anybody, but this big kid took the indoor heli outdoors to see how high it would go. When it got up about 100’, which was probably the range of the IR radio, it turned itself off and fell and hit the roof. Nothing was broken!
Several people have asked about it and I had no idea where they could find one. Turns out is was real easy… it’s available from Amazon.com and about 1000 places on the web.
Don’t blame me for the time you waste with this thing… or that you had to get three more for the kids.
If you ever get to the Akron / Canton area, look up the MAPS museum. It’s nicely hidden on the back side of the Akron airport, should you visit you will need to do a bit of looking to find it.
While I’m a bit spoiled by being near the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, MAPS is worth the visit for both the aircraft, and the chance to talk to the folks who restore them.
