Hive member PhotoStory just pointed out that I had made my 1000th post to The Hive.

The Hive is a community of community leaders from all over the world and serves as a repository for some of the broadest ranges of views on computing, especially Microsoft- and Windows-centric computing.

I'm surprised. That it is only 1000! In actuality, while 1000 is a lot and I hope it won't take me as long to get to 2000, I expect to spend more time there.

Really though, I have found it to be a refreshing departure from some of the more vitriolic virtual cafes; /.

And I am not only proud to be a member, but count that membership as a priviledge. The knowledge I have gleaned has beought me back from the purely fiscal side of the IT business back into a melding of hands-on technology and financial matters. As it pertains to my target audience, the small and medium business.

My thanks to management of The Hive, especially Aaron Coldiron, Manager of the Windows Communities, Nick White, who manages The Hive, and all the moderators, Terri, Waggler, and friends - Michael-HWG, Hidden_Hunter, fyiguy, to mention a few -I have made over the length of my membership there.