3rd
Annual
Expert Awards
Congratulations to the Top Experts of 2006!
The 3rd Annual Expert Awards of 2006
The results are in! Congratulations to the top Experts and all of the exceptional people who help make Experts Exchange the #1 technology site in the world. Winners will receive a custom trophy recognizing their achievement.
Expert of the Year
2006
7,068,637
Points
The expert who earned the most points across all areas of the site throughout the year. Includes points earned for solutions, videos, articles and testing.
* Included question points only, before 2015.
Rookie of the Year
2006
1,916,254
Points
The expert who started off the year with zero points, but ended up earning the most points overall for solutions, articles, videos and testing.
Juggernaut
2006
6,443
Answers
The expert who answered the most questions throughout the year.
The Ally
2006
481,370
Assist Points
The expert who earned the most assist points throughout the year.
Runners-Up
Front Runners for 4th Quarter of 2006
Here are the top finishers in each category for the 2006 Expert Awards
Expert of the Year
| Username | Points |
|---|---|
| Sembee | 7,068,637 |
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 6,773,459 |
| war1 | 4,714,352 |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 3,647,222 |
| rockiroads | 3,625,506 |
| Aneesh Retnakaran | 2,955,868 |
| Jay_Jay70 | 2,831,142 |
| Bob Learned | 2,631,233 |
| Lee W, MVP | 2,580,027 |
| zorvek (Kevin Jones) | 2,456,812 |
Rookie of the Year
| Username | Points |
|---|---|
| callrs | 1,916,254 |
| Raynard7 | 1,707,431 |
| DireOrbAnt | 1,293,420 |
| Rory Archibald | 1,153,997 |
| imran_fast | 1,117,437 |
| Aneesh Chopra | 1,052,754 |
| Jason Scolaro | 1,014,672 |
| jefftwilley | 580,295 |
| Sirees | 574,986 |
| rakeshmiglani | 561,330 |
Juggernaut
| Username | Answers |
|---|---|
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 6,443 |
| Sembee | 5,717 |
| war1 | 4,319 |
| rockiroads | 3,190 |
| Lee W, MVP | 2,936 |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 2,936 |
| Jay_Jay70 | 2,759 |
| Aneesh Retnakaran | 2,735 |
| Mick Barry | 2,650 |
| CEHJ | 2,280 |
The Ally
| Username | Assist Points |
|---|---|
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 481,370 |
| rockiroads | 410,667 |
| Mick Barry | 369,483 |
| Sembee | 364,326 |
| Aneesh Retnakaran | 353,620 |
| nobus | 343,277 |
| war1 | 336,049 |
| Jay_Jay70 | 323,743 |
| CEHJ | 299,742 |
| Gary Case | 289,887 |
Top Experts
Front Runners for 4th Quarter of 2006
These are this quarter's top performing experts in the fifty most active topics.
Most active topics are the topics with the most points earned and most page views for the specified time frame.
Microsoft Access
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| rockiroads | 3,124,702 | Most Points Overall |
| jefftwilley | 574,275 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| rockiroads | 2,643 | Most Answered |
| rockiroads | 346,938 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft SQL Server
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 3,391,037 | Most Points Overall |
| imran_fast | 1,103,897 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 2,938 | Most Answered |
| Aneesh Retnakaran | 326,671 | Most Assist Points |
ASP.NET
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Scolaro | 958,492 | Most Points Overall |
| Jason Scolaro | 958,492 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jason Scolaro | 764 | Most Answered |
| GavinMannion | 57,299 | Most Assist Points |
Windows XP
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| LeeTutor | 738,158 | Most Points Overall |
| venom96737 | 319,481 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| LeeTutor | 743 | Most Answered |
| Merete | 102,257 | Most Assist Points |
Windows Server 2003
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jay_Jay70 | 1,469,158 | Most Points Overall |
| dooleydog | 85,926 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jay_Jay70 | 1,353 | Most Answered |
| Jay_Jay70 | 167,455 | Most Assist Points |
Exchange
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Sembee | 6,510,236 | Most Points Overall |
| rakeshmiglani | 554,630 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Sembee | 5,211 | Most Answered |
| Sembee | 329,488 | Most Assist Points |
(Old Root) Networking
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Williams | 888,010 | Most Points Overall |
| prashsax | 209,713 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Rob Williams | 873 | Most Answered |
| Rob Williams | 101,601 | Most Assist Points |
Visual Basic.NET
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomlinson | 1,165,885 | Most Points Overall |
| ZeonFlash | 347,901 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Mike Tomlinson | 1,019 | Most Answered |
| Mike Tomlinson | 87,043 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft Excel
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| zorvek (Kevin Jones) | 2,437,541 | Most Points Overall |
| Rory Archibald | 1,092,047 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| zorvek (Kevin Jones) | 1,882 | Most Answered |
| zorvek (Kevin Jones) | 162,856 | Most Assist Points |
C#
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Learned | 452,108 | Most Points Overall |
| Expert1701 | 152,510 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Bob Learned | 392 | Most Answered |
| gregoryyoung | 37,024 | Most Assist Points |
JavaScript
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Zvonko | 1,663,380 | Most Points Overall |
| callrs | 523,535 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Zvonko | 1,224 | Most Answered |
| Zvonko | 88,932 | Most Assist Points |
(Old Root) Web Development
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| OliWarner | 214,548 | Most Points Overall |
| callrs | 160,467 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| OliWarner | 192 | Most Answered |
| OliWarner | 28,190 | Most Assist Points |
(Old Root) Programming
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| InteractiveMind | 288,447 | Most Points Overall |
| yotamsher | 87,425 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| InteractiveMind | 329 | Most Answered |
| InteractiveMind | 24,935 | Most Assist Points |
Java
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Barry | 2,146,820 | Most Points Overall |
| hoomanv | 350,938 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Mick Barry | 2,568 | Most Answered |
| Mick Barry | 363,788 | Most Assist Points |
Visual Basic Classic
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomlinson | 430,439 | Most Points Overall |
| Raynard7 | 71,895 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Mike Tomlinson | 408 | Most Answered |
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 38,074 | Most Assist Points |
ASP
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| amit_g | 605,726 | Most Points Overall |
| DireOrbAnt | 206,924 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| WMIF | 489 | Most Answered |
| kevp75 | 52,722 | Most Assist Points |
Outlook
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| war1 | 2,247,118 | Most Points Overall |
| hiteshgupta1 | 41,875 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| war1 | 1,847 | Most Answered |
| war1 | 112,603 | Most Assist Points |
PHP
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Roonaan | 1,021,783 | Most Points Overall |
| Raynard7 | 187,197 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Roonaan | 871 | Most Answered |
| TeRReF | 76,950 | Most Assist Points |
(Old Root) Hardware
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Case | 1,023,238 | Most Points Overall |
| maramom | 86,044 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Gary Case | 1,104 | Most Answered |
| Callandor | 148,889 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft Applications
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| war1 | 731,078 | Most Points Overall |
| callrs | 96,090 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| war1 | 703 | Most Answered |
| war1 | 63,691 | Most Assist Points |
Database
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 469,338 | Most Points Overall |
| MohanKNair | 125,843 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3] | 469 | Most Answered |
| Arthur_Wood | 24,970 | Most Assist Points |
Oracle Database
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| schwertner | 392,585 | Most Points Overall |
| rbrooker | 297,698 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| actonwang | 387 | Most Answered |
| schwertner | 55,348 | Most Assist Points |
Windows Networking
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jay_Jay70 | 691,209 | Most Points Overall |
| prashsax | 65,170 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jay_Jay70 | 672 | Most Answered |
| Jay_Jay70 | 72,790 | Most Assist Points |
Windows 2000
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jay_Jay70 | 311,793 | Most Points Overall |
| Rick Hobbs | 26,660 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jay_Jay70 | 296 | Most Answered |
| Jay_Jay70 | 31,296 | Most Assist Points |
Crystal Reports
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mlmcc | 1,257,050 | Most Points Overall |
| MIKE | 189,485 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| mlmcc | 1,169 | Most Answered |
| mlmcc | 125,182 | Most Assist Points |
Delphi
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 2266180 | 453,953 | Most Points Overall |
| TName | 142,447 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| 2266180 | 450 | Most Answered |
| 2266180 | 31,705 | Most Assist Points |
Adobe Flash
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Aneesh Chopra | 1,052,454 | Most Points Overall |
| Aneesh Chopra | 1,052,454 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Aneesh Chopra | 741 | Most Answered |
| Aneesh Chopra | 41,854 | Most Assist Points |
SBS
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 2,756,160 | Most Points Overall |
| Zadkin | 109,586 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 2,153 | Most Answered |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 196,138 | Most Assist Points |
MySQL Server
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| todd_farmer | 1,094,050 | Most Points Overall |
| Raynard7 | 400,773 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| todd_farmer | 892 | Most Answered |
| todd_farmer | 56,905 | Most Assist Points |
C++
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| jkr | 1,262,173 | Most Points Overall |
| nafis_devlpr | 89,469 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| jkr | 1,134 | Most Answered |
| jkr | 112,595 | Most Assist Points |
.NET Programming
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Learned | 230,453 | Most Points Overall |
| anyoneis | 19,457 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Bob Learned | 195 | Most Answered |
| Bob Learned | 12,495 | Most Assist Points |
Linux
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pjedmond | 329,144 | Most Points Overall |
| Jon_Ferguson | 84,087 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| pjedmond | 335 | Most Answered |
| pjedmond | 50,983 | Most Assist Points |
CSS
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| GrandSchtroumpf | 478,624 | Most Points Overall |
| Mark Steggles | 342,308 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| GrandSchtroumpf | 427 | Most Answered |
| GrandSchtroumpf | 33,846 | Most Assist Points |
Software Firewalls
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lrmoore | 637,578 | Most Points Overall |
| prueconsulting | 65,712 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| lrmoore | 533 | Most Answered |
| lrmoore | 42,414 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft Word
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| GrahamSkan | 1,105,317 | Most Points Overall |
| gbahri | 71,736 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| GrahamSkan | 856 | Most Answered |
| GrahamSkan | 39,165 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft Dynamics
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Rumble | 269,911 | Most Points Overall |
| PowerIT | 69,133 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Rich Rumble | 376 | Most Answered |
| Rich Rumble | 38,230 | Most Assist Points |
Desktops
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Callandor | 556,654 | Most Points Overall |
| maramom | 96,142 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Callandor | 622 | Most Answered |
| nobus | 70,016 | Most Assist Points |
Routers
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lrmoore | 572,399 | Most Points Overall |
| pjtemplin | 116,001 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| lrmoore | 490 | Most Answered |
| lrmoore | 43,727 | Most Assist Points |
HTML
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| GrandSchtroumpf | 162,360 | Most Points Overall |
| callrs | 108,122 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| GrandSchtroumpf | 156 | Most Answered |
| jessegivy | 22,053 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft Office
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bruintje | 498,019 | Most Points Overall |
| ECNSSMT | 10,100 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| bruintje | 411 | Most Answered |
| bruintje | 14,068 | Most Assist Points |
JSP
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bloodredsun | 354,727 | Most Points Overall |
| Siva Prasanna Kumar | 75,267 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| bloodredsun | 348 | Most Answered |
| TimYates | 23,573 | Most Assist Points |
Perl
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ozo | 865,045 | Most Points Overall |
| Perl_Diver | 60,093 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| ozo | 705 | Most Answered |
| ozo | 56,865 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft IIS Web Server
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Dave_Dietz | 365,695 | Most Points Overall |
| dnojcd | 146,336 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Dave_Dietz | 266 | Most Answered |
| dnojcd | 15,671 | Most Assist Points |
XML
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Gertone (Geert Bormans) | 1,072,705 | Most Points Overall |
| Vivek Thangaswamy | 11,616 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Gertone (Geert Bormans) | 873 | Most Answered |
| Gertone (Geert Bormans) | 33,781 | Most Assist Points |
Web Browsers
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| war1 | 462,578 | Most Points Overall |
| Mark Steggles | 24,160 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| war1 | 410 | Most Answered |
| war1 | 27,288 | Most Assist Points |
Laptops Notebooks
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Case | 271,492 | Most Points Overall |
| zephyr_hex (Megan) | 30,608 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| nobus | 294 | Most Answered |
| nobus | 45,051 | Most Assist Points |
Microsoft SharePoint
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 169,324 | Most Points Overall |
| Andrei Teodorescu | 86,587 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 131 | Most Answered |
| Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy | 7,833 | Most Assist Points |
C
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sunnycoder | 231,033 | Most Points Overall |
| nafis_devlpr | 17,484 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| sunnycoder | 267 | Most Answered |
| sunnycoder | 40,702 | Most Assist Points |
Apache Web Server
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| caterham_www | 280,624 | Most Points Overall |
| Robin Hickmott | 58,435 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| caterham_www | 206 | Most Answered |
| caterham_www | 11,914 | Most Assist Points |
Linux Networking
| Username | Metric results | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pablouruguay | 160,263 | Most Points Overall |
| Arty | 42,246 | Most Points Overall by Rookie |
| pablouruguay | 165 | Most Answered |
| noci | 13,608 | Most Assist Points |