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Re-Awarded for the 5th Time – MVP Directory Services

Today I received an e-mail I was re-awarded again with the MVP Award for Directory Services. This year is the fifth time I have received this award! J ---------- Dear Jorge de Almeida Pinto, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2010 Read More...
Posted Friday, January 01, 2010 7:51 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Quotes about “The Boss”

Reading the Dutch magazine called Quest; I saw the following funny quotes about "The Boss": The biggest mistake a boss can make is by not saying: well done! (John Ashcroft, American Politician [1942]) By working 8 hours a day, you might become the boss. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:45 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

Opbergkist voor kinderspullen

(DUTCH ONLY) Zoals misschien bekend, ben ik sinds januari dit jaar vader geworden van een mooie dochter. Één van de dingen die we snel doorkregen, was de zooi die je overal en nergens rond had slingeren van/voor zo'n kleine. Een echte opbergplek voor Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:41 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

A new career always starts at TEC!

Things happen at TEC you know?! J During Stuart Kwan's keynote session, Stuart issued a challenge to the DS MVPs to specify a list of feature requests in new versions of the OS. That list however, had to be delivered in the form of an Elvis Presley song. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:27 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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TEC 2009 in Las Vegas

As you might have seen or even experienced, TEC 2009 was this year back to Las Vegas (22 nd – 25 th march 2009). The guys from Netpro, now Quest, decided, based upon valuable customer feedback, to go back to a location where it is warm and sunny without Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:15 PM by Jorge | 1 Comments

It’s a girl - She’s here!

On January 24 th 2009 at 13:23 (local time) my wife and I became the parents of a healthy and beautiful girl. Her name is Anne Rosa de Almeida Pinto. The birth card we created for her is shown below in dutch and portugese. A translation in english is Read More...
Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 9:25 AM by Jorge | 1 Comments

So Cool Ford Mustang

I would definitely NOT mind owning this Ford Mustang as shown below….. 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR – Specifications and Design Highlights 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 producing an estimated 540-horsepower and 510 ft.-lbs. of torque Ford Racing Power Upgrade Read More...
Posted Friday, January 02, 2009 3:40 AM by Jorge | 0 Comments

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone!

I would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Be careful with the fireworks! Cheers, Jorge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * This posting is provided "AS IS" with Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:53 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

Which OS architecture would you choose?

Imagine you have the following hardware in a laptop: RAM: 4GB CPU: Intel Core Duo 2,5 GHz HD: 250 GB (5400RPM) Additionally you have the choice between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista. The usage of the laptop is quite heavy, like running one or more VMs Read More...
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 11:59 AM by Jorge | 5 Comments
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A new experience – a new chapter – well-known initials

Yesterday I was talking to a new colleague of mine. I told him I was going to be a dad in the end of January somewhere. He knew I am a Directory Services MVP and out of nothing he said: "I already know the initials of your child!". I asked him: "so, what Read More...
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 11:04 AM by Jorge | 2 Comments
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