Tooting my own horn...

[Budfred]

For those of you that know what an MS MVP is, I have just been named as one... I haven't entirely figured out all that it involves, but it gives me access to a number of resources that I haven't had before... It is in the Windows Security group....

[hockey man]

Awsome! You are a great allie in the war against malware. . best of luck. .maybee you can help convince MS to actually be concerned about providing a safe product. . .

[classicsoftware]

A well deserved recognition of your outstanding service to us all.......

[PrntRhd]

MS gives that one to signify one of the "good guys".
:D :D

[jlreich]

Indeed it is well deserved. Good job Budfred and thanks for what you do to help so many. :cool:

[i an not a nerd]

Good Job Budfred! I didn't realize that M$ recognized people in that way.

[FrankSG]

Congratulations Buffred! That's something to be proud of. They don't just give that to anybody.

[Sylvander]

Is that "MicroSoft Most Valued Professional"?

I seem to remember when I first joined the forums [a few years back] hearing that you had been awarded something like this by Microsoft.
Is this a new step higher?

Congratulations; well deserved! :)

[Budfred]

Is that "MicroSoft Most Valued Professional"?

I seem to remember when I first joined the forums [a few years back] hearing that you had been awarded something like this by Microsoft.
Is this a new step higher?

Congratulations; well deserved! :)
That is close, it is Most Valuable Professional... I have never received a computer award before... Maybe you are thinking of when I was appointed to Boot Camp Moderator which is basically what this award is for....

[LadyGrey]

How wonderful! We are so proud of you! You go above and beyond the call of duty helping on the forums and I know there are countless people who have you to thank for cleaning up their messes!
Many congrats!!
LG;)

[Jason1971]

First you get your gallbladder taken out and now this award.... Hmm...
Coincidence.... I think not... :) JK

Congrats.....

[deddard]

Well done Budfred! No matter what people (including most of us on the forum) think of MS, There aren't too many MVPs around - they don't dish this award out like sweeties!

[gracious]

Kudos Budfred for a well deserved award. I think about all the times you helped me and I am so greatful! Thank God for people like you who have the patience to deal with the rest of us who need so much help when it comes to computers, particularily malware.!! HUGS HUGS HUGS :p

[Whyzman]

Very Cool! ;)

[paul_]

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but... man, b33p b33p... lol

Good job budfred, you certainly do deserve an award by now.

-P

[saphalline]

First you get your gallbladder taken out and now this award.... Hmm...Wait, was M$ responsible for that, too!? :eek: Brings up a good point, though. Would M$ do better or worse if they ran the US HMO's?... Hmmm...

Wow, that's quite the achievement. I sometimes wonder how you can keep track of all that spyware/malware $hit. Drives me nuts, I know that! How on earth did you get that recognition, anyway?

[Budfred]

How on earth did you get that recognition, anyway?
Some of the people I trained were made MS MVP in the last round and a couple of the people I work with thought that I should be too, so they nominated me...

The only way to keep up with the malware is to read about each new infection that comes out and try to remember where to find the info you need if you run into one... Probably similar to what you do with hardware, but maybe not quite so memory intensive as that... I am amazed that you can keep up with the hardware since it is even more diverse than the malware... The malware falls into just a few main groups usually....

[saphalline]

Eh, hardware is easy for me. Spyware/malware isn't. Maybe it's just a difference in thought processes.

That's cool, though, that they nominated you like that. I never would have guessed that you had to be nominated or anything. Must be really difficult to get then, huh?

[Budfred]

Eh, hardware is easy for me. Spyware/malware isn't. Maybe it's just a difference in thought processes.

That's cool, though, that they nominated you like that. I never would have guessed that you had to be nominated or anything. Must be really difficult to get then, huh?
Well you are supposed to have made some fairly substantial contributions in an area that MS values... There are about 100 active MVPs in Windows Security, so it isn't a small group... The appointment lasts a year, but some people get renewed for more years...

[saphalline]

Wow, cool. That's a very interesting achievement. Quite unlike a straight-up cert. Very interesting...