We pulled him aside and asked him a few questions to find out just what makes him tick.
EE: Who are you?
My name is Paul Cross, or the IT guy :-). I'm the IT Manager for iansyst ltd
(www.dyslexic.com and
www.iansyst.co.uk); we provide software, hardware,
and solutions for people with disabilities.
EE: Where are you from?
Silicon Fen, *LOL*, Cambridgeshire.
EE: Describe yourself using three words.
3 words, no chance :-) other people would describe me in two: "cheeky sod." Honestly…
can never answer questions like this… Practical, Inventive, Cheeky
EE: How did you discover Experts Exchange?
Had a serious exchange server problem I think, needed good help, ended up on EE.
EE: How long have you been a member of the Experts Exchange community?
Several years now I think.
EE: What do you like about Experts Exchange?
The level of expertise, and response times, also trusted reliable posters.
EE: How did you come to ask the question that resulted in the two millionth solution?
Voices in my head told me I needed a new laptop. No wait, that was just my wife :-)…
seriously, the people who I work for, that's the MI5, told me it was a matter of national
security that I ask that question, the fate of the world was at stake… or maybe I just
needed a new laptop, oh wait I already said that :-)
EE: What are your favorite Zones?
Networking, Exchange, Windows Server
EE: What solution is your favorite, or has been the most helpful to you?
All of them :-)
EE: Do you use the Expert Skin or the Premium Skin?
Don't really have a preference. Both run slow when the Americans wake up and come online :-)
EE: Do you use Experts Exchange for technology support at work or at home?
Work and Home, they are one and the same thing for IT people anyway aren't they :-)
EE: Are there any Experts that you would like to thank for help they have given you?
Big shout out to all of them.
EE: Which episode of Star Wars is your favorite?
LOL… really on-topic there I see… Episode 6.
EE: Tell us about some of the gadgets you've got in your home about which you hope never to
have to ask a question on Experts Exchange.
Bit of a gadget man, recently got one of the new Intel MacBooks to replace my work laptop,
fairly sad actually, only got it because of the Mag power connector and slot-load CD tray,
first thing I did was slap Vista on it :-)… can't stand MacOS X. Got the usual stuff,
HD plasma, media PC… the coolest gadget is my 7 km wifi link to a neighbouring village.
The only ADSL provider I can get is trilogy/edge telecom, and they are crap, so I grad my
Internet from another village via wifi.
EE: Remember when you were a child and used to say, "I know something you don't know?" Well,
now's the time to tell us.
Can't remember that far back… maybe I was cloned, or maybe I had a bad childhood.
There's just a blank space in ye old memories.
