TinkerTry Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2013
Seems like the thing to do tonight, to reflect back on the sorts of stuff I wrote that people seemed to read, comment, and share with others. As a blogger, it's always interesting to dive into Google Analytics once in a while to see what's going on. It never ceases to amaze me how clueless I am about the sorts of articles that'll get attention, and those that just don't, despite my best efforts. The only thing that's clear to me is that I like helping people, and enjoy sharing solutions that help others.
So today, I thought I'd take a moment to share exactly what that Top 10 most popular list looks like. Each of these articles enjoyed well over 10,000 views! My articles tend to be rather niche, leaning toward low readership but high value. That's fine by me, since creating new content based on my own experience is what I enjoy the most.
I cannot resist sharing a polite nod to the Top 10 Commenters as well on Disqus. You win Itay!
Thank you, all of you, for your wonderful, insightful, and always considerate comments. Somehow, I've made it this far without having to turn on comment moderation, at least for comments without URLs. Heck, I still don't even require a login for you to drop a comment! I love all the ideas and feedback I get, it's great fun.
I'm very much looking forward to enjoying 2014 with all of you, and your friends!
10. Insteon Hub first impressions, easier home automation, configured right from your smartphone
9. Best parts of VMware’s ESXi 5.5 free hypervisor rely on vCenter, which isn’t free. Uh oh?
TinkerTry.com/best-parts-of-vmwares-esxi-5-5-free-hypervisor-rely-on-vcenter-which-isnt-free-uh-oh
8. How to make ESXi 5.0 recognize an LSI 9265-8i RAID controller
7. ESXi 5.1 host with LSI 92xx RAID adapter can run a VM with fully functional MegaRAID Storage Manager UI, here’s how
TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-can-run-lsi-megaraid-in-a-vm
6. How to configure ESXi 5.0 for USB 3.0 passthrough to a Windows VM
5. How to install and configure vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 on ESXi 5.1, the easiest way to enable the good stuff for free, like cloning VM templates and the magic of vMotion
TinkerTry.com/free-vmware-vcenter-server-appliance-5-1-download-install-configure
4. VMware ESXi 5.1 can run Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 VMs, nice!
TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-can-run-hyper-v-server-2012
3. How to make ESXi 5.1 see the health of an LSI 9265-8i RAID controller and array (seems to work with all 92xx controllers)
TinkerTry.com/lsi92xx-health-under-esxi-51
2. Display driver stopped responding and has recovered, here’s a simple fix that worked on Windows 7 gaming system with NVIDIA 560 Ti, and Windows 8 ThinkPad W520 with NVIDIA 1000M
TinkerTry.com/display-driver-nvlddmkm-stopped-responding
And the most popular post of 2013 is...
1. How to enable WiFi Personal Hotspot or USB Tethering on an iPhone, easily sharing your Internet with nearby devices
TinkerTry.com/wifi-personal-hotspot-or-usb-tether-your-iphone