Do you remember the days of the Sinclair ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga? The good old days of simple computing, now a long-gone distant memory.
My passion for IT, in general, began in the 1980s when I was given a Sinclair ZX81 as a gift. Upon receiving it, I was amazed by this clever piece of kit I had before me, with its enormous 1Kb of RAM, pressure-sensitive keyboard, and 64×48-pixel monochrome display; what a machine! Overjoyed with excitement, I immediately went about setting it up and having a play. It didn’t take long to realise that the ZX81, as unique as it may have been, was very limited in what it could do or achieve without having some BASIC programming knowledge. However, it did trigger my curiosity to learn more about computing in general.
My interest in computing grew over time, and so did the equipment I owned. I went on to buy a Commodore 64 and then the Amiga. I did a fair bit of programming/reverse engineering on the Amiga and wrote articles for a magazine called “Amiga User International”. In 1994 when Commodore finally filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing any additional products, I found myself thinking, now what do I do? Where do I go now? What could I possibly replace the amazing Amiga with, as it genuinely was the loss of a great machine.
In August of 1995, Microsoft released “Windows 95” (codenamed Chicago), which caught my attention; hmmm, maybe now was a good time to make that switch to a PC. So I purchased a Windows-based P90 system. From that point on, my interest in computing went into overdrive. There was so much I could do and learn; the computing world was my oyster!
I spent years learning as much as I possibly could about PC’s and Windows, as I had never used a PC before. In 1998 things were set to change. I landed my very first job in IT as a desktop support engineer, I was thrilled. It was a new world for me; finally, I was doing something I thoroughly enjoyed. I was working with computers and getting paid for it. What more could I ask for?
Over the years, I progressed through IT, carrying out several roles, both technical and managerial. During the last ten years, I have been doing much work around domain migrations, domain designs, discovery documents, general infrastructure support and architecture for numerous clients worldwide. On several occasions, I have found myself searching for a solution to an issue but never finding an answer, even after several hours of endless searching. If I did find an answer, it would be incomplete; in the end, I would fix the issue myself, which made me think, wouldn’t it be nice to share this knowledge and information?
Well, I think I have rambled on enough about my experiences. I think it’s time for me to tell you why I have set up this blog. It is an opportunity for me to help others, who like myself, have spent endless hours searching for a solution to what sometimes is a simple issue but never finding the complete answer. I aim to help by making my scripts, tips and tutorials easy to follow, understand, and apply to real-world scenarios. I hope to help the community of IT professionals and those who are just looking to learn or try something new as a challenge in areas such as Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and plenty of other technologies in the world of IT. Finally, I would like to thank you for stopping and reading this and, hopefully, my blog. If there is something specific that you are looking for or an issue not covered, please get in touch, and I will do my best to help. Also, please subscribe to my newsletter for updates on new articles, tips and tricks