How-To Geek
How-To Geek Gets the Microsoft MVP Award, Thanks to You
The How-To Geek has won a Microsoft MVP award for the second year in a row, and it’s all thanks to you, our great readers that keep the site going. Join us for some mutual back-patting and some terrible photography of all the award stuff.
Of course, if you’re familiar with the MVP award you’ll probably know that it’s actually for a single person, but in my opinion the award belongs to the entire How-To Geek community, without which this site would be nothing.
Terrible Photography of the Award
If there’s one thing I’ve learned by receiving this award, it’s that I’m possibly the world’s worst photographer. It took me like 20 minutes just to get this terrible shot—and then I realized that there were fingerprints all over the award itself.
In any case, they send you a little card for your wallet, a pin, an award for the wall, and then the nice piece of glass—once you’ve gotten the award once, you just get the little glass piece for the next year if you win again. The quality of each piece is really impressive, and it’s literally the only thing I’m proud enough to have on the wall of my office.
Once I looked a little closer at the award, I realized something…
That’s right… Microsoft decided that I’m officially a “Windows Expert”. If they knew I was typing this on a MacBook Air, I’m pretty sure they’d take it away from me—nobody tell them! =)
And again, thanks to all of you, the readers who always read every article, leave helpful and constructive feedback, and make this site what it is today.
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Comments (85)
Programmer by day, geek by night, The Geek, also known as Lowell Heddings, spends all his free time bringing you fresh geekery on a daily basis. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 01/10/11
Well deserved award. Congratulations.
Congratulations Lowell :)
Congrats…..Rock on!!!
Congratulations
Well-deserved, congrats!
You deserve it because of your great blog, just hope you come back to a PC because, appart that you are losing focus on Windows, I also still know ..YOU ARE A PC!
Congrats!
Congratulations =)
Totally deserved.
I mostly only read and don’t comment, but this is an important occasion so I thought why not.
You have a great blog, this award is well-deserved
Congratulations!
Congratulations to you! :D
Congratulations. You all deserve it. All your tips are wonderful. Now, when people ask me for help with their computer, I can send them a link to your website and say “call me if you have questions.” Thank you so much!
Congrats.
Shows Microsoft never read this site or your work on Lifehacker.
Congratulations!!
Saludos desde Mexico!
Congrats, I’ve noticed that Microsoft has been referring to articles posted here fairly often.
Congrats. :) Its really deserve by HowToGeek to be an MVP.
But can you guys explain how to get this ward ? Requirements ? & Benifits of being MVP ?
Congratulations, keep it up!
Congrats! =)
congratz guys..:))….
Great Work! When will Apple make AVP :)
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Congratulations mate. :)
You really deserve it. Congrats again from your fellow MVP.
Congratulations! You certainly deserve it.
Congratulations!,
This is good start of 2011 for you. :)
Congrats n_n
Bravo! Most deserved!
And I just knew that you name is Mr. Lowell Heddings. :)
You are an asset! Keep up the good geeky work Sir
Very well deserved, Lowell !
May you get the MVP title again next year (and the next next year, and so on) :)
And may this website gain lots of progress and fame and may it be helpful for everyone seeking help !
Keep it up !!
A well deserved honor. Your website is probably the best computer related website on the entire internet. (And now we know your real name—cool :-)
CONGRATULATIONS! MATE!
KEEP IT UP :)
Great Site :)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
your site had been very helpful to me :)
CONGRATULATIONS everyone! WELL EARNED!!!!!
Congratulations, Well deserved!
I frequently pass on your documents and tips to friends and family.
Congratulations !! I can only say that in this pc world of much confusion and changes, this website
has been and is my refuge, solace and clarity. Not to mention my homepage on my browsers as well :-)
I cannot thank you enough for your time, knowledge and tools you have shared with me which I have
passed on to others in the years.
As far as typing from a mac ,,,, how could you have become the expertise that you are if you did not have
the means to do your research and comparison :-)
Gratefully yours,
Elizabeth
Way to go…when I don’t have the time to be tech support for my relatives I usually forward one your links to them…I am glad that Microsoft recognizes the best that is out there!
No reason you can’t be a Mac AND Windows expert! I say whatever tool works for you, and competition is a good thing. That said, I really enjoy all the Windows help you provide and it’s good to see M$ getting it right by recognizing you.
Chris
I leave the worst feedback. That’s how I show my love.
Well done, not just to you but to the whole team, keep up the GREAT work, go for the hat-trick next year, Charlie
Congratulations!!!!!!!! keep at it man
Congratulations – well deserved. Look forward to starting the day with your email and have used a ton of the information. THANK YOU!!!
Good for you !
Congratulations!
What I admire the most about your web site is your impartiality. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Mac or a PC, whether you’re running OS X, Linux, Windows, etc., your tips, tricks, advice are spot on!
Congrats and well deserved. HTG provides some of the best articles, howto’s etc. for the
novice and advanced user.
good job!
I can see finger prints on it!
Congrats!
Congratulations! Keep up your good work and continue being an MVP every year! :)
Congrats! Well Deserved!
Well deserved award. I know your site just for a month now and I like ot alot. Keep up the amazing work.
MN
Great Stuff & well deserved. Merci !
Guy in Victoria
You’re THE Geek of the internet. And you’re awesome. Congratulations and keep up the good work. All the best wishes to you.
HELL YEAH!
Congrats on the MVP award, you deserve it!
Keep up the awesome blogs, posts, tips, and tricks!
Wow! Congrats!! Great stuff man- do keep up the good work – i learned a lot from your everyday mails- may be you’ll make me a geek one day!!
Thank You for HTG..I have also learned alot and passed it on.
Congratulations.
I think you deserve it because you stay in the middle between total geekdom techno-talk and down to earth help my mom can use. (If I forward it to her!)
Congratulations!! I have learned so many tips from the daily newsletter I can’t begin to tell you how many. Its nice you and your group got the recognition you deserve.
Congrats Geek on the recognition!
Lol it the date on the card goes backward!
Congrats!
Well deserved award, Cogratulations!!!
Congratulations, you deserve every bit of the award, keep up your amazing work, Love you.
Many kudos to you!! You’ve been my #1 Go To Guy on almost everything web related, not to mention that you are always introducing us to new and better things known and unknown. I really feel great about your recognition. Keep up the Super Geek!! Thank You Much!!!
You guys ARE the Best! I can’t say how many times I’ve turned to you for tweaks, registry stuff etc. Using your info has saved me MANY valuable hours of time while helping others who find it difficult to work on their computers! Your site really helps me be the family geek! (Grandma Geek anyway)
Great job. I don’t know how you find enough hours to do what you do but please keep it up. You are the best of the best.
I am routinely pointing people to HTG articles so I think this award is well deserved. Good job to you and your team for putting together a quality site so many benefit from.
Ditto’s with all that has been said above. I don’t know where you find the time to do all that you do but it is a great service. Thanx.
Congratulations for the valuable award for the invaluable team.
Congrats, man!
Parabéns, Geek!
Congratulations on another year of excellence. HTG is a daily habit for me, I’ve learned so many tricks and solved many of my problems by using this site and even chime in to help others if I think I have a solution or comment.
Congratulations also to the forum mods and regular contributors for continuing to make The How to Geek the best site of its kind on the web.
You deserve this accolade to the fullest. The How-To Geek is the guru of geeks.
Over the years I’ve learned a lot from your articles. I’ve referred other people to this site and everyone agrees that you’re the best. If you get the hat trick next year (which I’m sure you will), Microsoft should add some $$ to the honor and maybe erect a statue of you in front of their HQ in Redmond because, after all, you are the GEEKATOLLAH.
Congratulations, and a very well done!
Many of out here really believe HTG is the best, and you deserve it!
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations!
Keep up your good work.
For the record, in all the websites I visit for any reason, I find NO OTHERS that compare with your (collective You) ease to understand at any user level, or friendly/bright/great navigation and high amount of topics on different systems, etc. Nothing! I am always proud to share out your articles and How-To’s, knowing that it will not scare away clients/friends. I can bravely and heartfelt KNOW that they can follow it, with ease and comprehension and pleasure even! Lowell and Team, Congratulations for a well deserved award! 3 Cheers!
This is just a MS award, but the HTG community believes you deserve even better awards and accolades than this one. Thanks for the good work, and congrats!
BTW, the replies to this post will really tell you how big the HTG community is!!
congrats……….
well deserved award….
Lowell is quite possibly the biggest Geek I know and frankly that’s the biggest compliment I can give him. :)
Congrats!
Nice tip with the mac air :)
congratulations
Cheers! HTG is really proud to have you!
AWESOMENESS . . .Mabuhay!
Congrats, Lowell – r u coming for global mvp summit happening next month end in bellevue, washington ?
Congrats…..:)
OK, first I thought you were a male, then I saw a picture of Asian Angel, so I thought, OK, female. Finally I got it figured out. Thanks so much for your website. It is really essential for people who were not born geeky. And especially for 64 yo grandmothers. You’ve saved my life many times!!
Congrats how to geek
Congratulations. Well deserved I might say.
In the short time that I have been a member of this site, I can honestly say that this is one of the best and most knowledgeable, educational PC site I have seen on the internet.
Thank you for all your hard work.
I am not surprised at all Geek, I have always thought you were the best, you are my favourite geek, although all the team are brilliant. Many congratulations and here’s to many more awards, you desrve them.
xx