Mike Pargeter, My Hero
I hope Mike is okay with me using his name in my blog. I don't really have a way to confirm because I've never actually met Mike. I don't know what he looks like, where he lives, or his favorite color. I don't know really anything about him other than the fact that he saved my life, in a very figurative sense. Mike, just like me was a guy with a problem. The particulars of the problem are not important. What matters is that Mike was somehow able to solve his problem and what makes Mike my hero is that he posted his solution in his blog on the Internet. (Those interested in the gory details of my issue can visit Mike's blog . Don't say I didn't warn you though). This is not an uncommon situation for computer nerds. Often when we run into a problem the first place we turn is Google. I've often told people who ask me what I do for work that I'm a professional Googler. The amount of information at our fingertips is am...