{"id":14180,"date":"2013-02-22T17:14:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T17:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=14180"},"modified":"2013-02-22T17:14:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T17:14:30","slug":"thanks-once-again-to-those-who-support-my-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=14180","title":{"rendered":"Thanks Once Again To Those Who Support My Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I have to thank the folks who are supporting my blog.&#160; There are so many kind people out there.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altaro.com\/hyper-v-backup\/lp\/2\/?LP=finn\" target=\"_blank\">Altaro<\/a> who have been great supporters of the Hyper- V community and for sponsoring my blog.<\/p>\n<p>I also need to thank the people at <a href=\"http:\/\/go.veeam.com\/free-vm-backup.html?utm_source=aidanfinn&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=freebackup\" target=\"_blank\">Veeam<\/a> who have recently joined my blog as a sponsor and who are also a virtualisation community supporter.<\/p>\n<p>It has been amazing to see how many of you are buying things via my Amazon links.&#160; You\u2019ve kept me stocked with e-books (legally too!) and this week I had a nice new walkabout <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tamrac-5793-Super-Telephoto-Lens\/dp\/B007234F0O\/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1361552997&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr&amp;keywords=Tamrac+5793+Super+Telephoto+Lens+Pack+-+Black\" target=\"_blank\">camera bag<\/a> for my big lens and some fast SD storage delivered to my hotel.&#160; My bruised shoulder where I\u2019ve carried my tripod lens thanks you!<\/p>\n<p>This blog would be much lesser without the help of friends, MVP colleagues, and the folks in Microsoft who continue to help me.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been lucky enough to be quoted and linked by many people, so thank you for sending your readers to me.&#160; The last 12 months saw another big increase in readers and it is much appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>And thank you to those who read my blog, despite those occasions when I break down and erupt into a rant of some kind <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none\" alt=\"Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wlEmoticon-smile.png\" \/>&#160; Every now and then, an email or comment comes in with a nice message and that can turn a crappy day into a good one.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Coming to an event and having people say nice things \u2026 honestly \u2026 I\u2019m amazed.&#160; I hope I\u2019m not appearing like a jerk \u2026 I\u2019m amazed that someone from the USA wants a photo with me, that someone far away in Malaysia is reading my blog, or that someone in South America is reading a book that I\u2019ve written.&#160; Quite honestly, I\u2019m surprised every time someone looks at my name tag and says \u201care you \u2026 ?\u201d.&#160; When I started this blog way-back-when, I did a happy dance when I hit 100 page views in a day.&#160; I\u2019m just a short-fat-bald dude from soggy Ireland who rants every now and then, and I really appreciate the support you\u2019ve given and hope that I\u2019ve been able to share something of use for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I have to thank the folks who are supporting my blog.&#160; There are so many kind people out there. 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