In keeping with my philosophy of transparency regarding external influences on this blog, I will keep this page updated with recent sources of income, favors, and gear.
Advertising
This blog costs a bit to run now that I’m well past 100,000 pageviews per month. Therefore, I’ve implemented a few features to help pay the bills:
- Amazon Associates links for items sold by Amazon
- VigLink associates links for other things
- Google AdSense ads
- Direct advertisement clients:
- SNIA (former)
- SolarWinds
Gear for Review
Vendors often contact me to review their gear on my web site. Although I’m flattered by this, I cannot possibly spend time examining and posting reviews of everything I get. I also often write about interesting gear based on my own purchases, only to have manufacturers contact me later offering additional equipment.
I have recently received the following gear free of charge:
- ioSafe SoloPro
- Cradlepoint MBR1200, power adapter, antenna kit, and PHS300 case and battery
- Seagate GoFlex 1 TB drive, Pro 500 GB drive, cables
- Iomega ix4-200d
- Iomega USB 3 SSD
- CalDigit USB 3 PCI Express Card
- MeteGeek Wi-Spy
I’ve paid for pretty much everything else I write about.
In summary: Send me your equipment if you want, but I won’t guarantee to write about it. And I’ll write about other stuff (and pay for it out of pocket) if I want.
Foskett Services Clients
My consulting company, Foskett Services, does business with many organizations, some of which may be covered on this blog. Recent notable clients include the following:
- Nasuni
- DCIG
- UBM TechWeb
- TechTarget
- DeepStorage Labs (working with Symantec)
Gestalt IT Supporters
Gestalt IT receives sponsorship from many companies for events like Tech Field Day. Although these sponsorships do not pass money directly to my pocket, I thought they should be disclosed here.