10,000 Page Challenge

Slowhand

Bokeh wrote: »

If you read a book twice, is that supposed to count for twice the pages?

I'm going to go with no.

blargoe

Even though I didn't join the challenge at first I should go back and count mine, I'm sure I'm on pace.

NetAdmin2436

I haven't counted, but I would guess I'm a little behind. I'm probably averaging 15-20 pages a day right now. Now that my basement is just about finished I should have more time to the second half of 2009.

Plantwiz

Angie1313 wrote: »

is it too late to join in?

Never too late!



Just get caught up

And to the guy asking about re-reading....I'd say 'no' Doesn't count in my opinion (for whatever that is worth). Not my contest, but I'd say 'no'. The point, I believe, is to get people reading new material and learning as they go.


And I like the '39 page during the week'....it makes it sound like other fun reading and stuff can be done on the weekends

It usually is not that tough to read....main thing is to do it!

skrpune

I am woefully behind schedule if I'm going to meet the 10K challenge, but I'm still willing to kick it into gear & try to at least get close!

vCole

I haven't even started this yet, maybe I should today.

Slowhand

Slowhand wrote: »

10,000 pages, huh? Well, I've got a few New Year's resolutions to upkeep, so I think I'll toss my hat into the ring on this one. Let's see here. . .

• Sybex 70-293 book - 888 pages
• MS Press 70-298 book - 700 pages
• MS Press 70-294 book - 1360 pages
• MS Press 70-620 book - 848 pages
• Windows PowerShell in Action - 576 pages
• Mastering Exchange 2007 - 816 pages
• MS Press 70-649 book - 1104 pages
• Sybex 70-647 book - 456 pages
• Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) - 936 pages
• Routing TCP/IP, Volume II - 976 pages
• Troubleshooting IP Routing Protocols - 912 pages
• Understanding IPv6 2nd Edition - 544 pages
• Fedora Linux Toolbox - 307 pages

Total: 10,423 pages






This, of course, doesn't include extracurricular-reading and other reading in preparation of going back to school full-time in 2010, as well as some 'for fun' reading:

• Classics of Philosophy - 1296 pages
• Precalculus mathematics in a nutshell (review to prepare for calculus classes) - 119 pages
• Watchmen - 416 pages
• My Life (Bill Clinton) - 1024 pages
• Never Have Your Dog Stuffed - 272 pages
• The Fountainhead - 752 pages

Total: 3879 pages

Well, with a grand total of 14,302 pages to read, not including the books I'll be assigned in the couple of classes I'm taking, whitepapers, etc, it's going to be a very busy year for page-turning. Of course, there'll be plenty of hands-on work, (both in production and lab environments,) as well as both CBT Nuggets and TestOut training, so I've got my hands full. Who's bringing the coffee?

Seeing as how I've just been tasked with setting up a new Cisco 2811 router, running the k9 software and doing some SSL VPN, I've got a couple of things to add to the list:

• Cisco Router Firewall Security - 912 pages
• SSL Remote Access VPNs - 384 pages
• Network Warrior - 598 pages (Like I needed an excuse to read it.)
• CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide - 672 pages (Don't judge me! )

dynamik

I might drop down to 5k IT pages this year. Because of my marriage falling apart, I'm going to hit my Japanese studies hard and try to make a move out there next year. The JLPT1, which is essentially the level of daily interactions, requires 900+ hours of study. I could go for a CCIE or two, but what fun would that be? Oh well, I'll need something else to work on in a few years anyway...

Japanese Language Proficiency Test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Slowhand

Let's see, I've made a little bit of progress since I posted last.

• SSL Remote Access VPNs - 384 pages (Finished it.)
• Network Warrior - 598 pages (Finished it.)
• CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide - 672 pages (Finished it.)

Total: 1,654 pages

Add that to my running total: 1,654 + 3,700 = 5,354 pages as of 5/19/2009.

How's everyone else doing on page-count and books read for the year?

dynamik

Honestly, I've stopped keeping track. I've legitimately read about 2500 pages on Exchange, sped through a similar amount for Server 2008, and have probably another 3-4k in other things. I have a feeling I'm going to blow that out of the water. I think that's been a good push for the first half of the year. After I knock out my last EA exam, I think I'm just going to take it easy and maybe review with some resource kit books. I'm not killing myself doing this through another summer (that wouldn't be fair to the ladies ).

djhss68

Slowhand wrote: »

Let's see, I've made a little bit of progress since I posted last.

• SSL Remote Access VPNs - 384 pages (Finished it.)
• Network Warrior - 598 pages (Finished it.)
• CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide - 672 pages (Finished it.)

Total: 1,654 pages

Add that to my running total: 1,654 + 3,700 = 5,354 pages as of 5/19/2009.

How's everyone else doing on page-count and books read for the year?

Network Warrior has been sitting on my bookshelf for several months now. How was it?

Slowhand

djhss68 wrote: »

Network Warrior has been sitting on my bookshelf for several months now. How was it?

It's excellent. What I've found myself doing is going back to it for a quick reference when I need to set something up that I haven't touched in a while or get a second opinion on a topic I come across in my CCNP studies. It's definitely not for the faint of heart(hub), you need to have some experience under your belt to really get something out of it. My favorite section has to be the chapter on setting up a PIX firewall, as well as the sections on QoS which are very straightforward.

Slowhand

dynamik wrote: »

Honestly, I've stopped keeping track. I've legitimately read about 2500 pages on Exchange, sped through a similar amount for Server 2008, and have probably another 3-4k in other things. I have a feeling I'm going to blow that out of the water. I think that's been a good push for the first half of the year. After I knock out my last EA exam, I think I'm just going to take it easy and maybe review with some resource kit books. I'm not killing myself doing this through another summer (that wouldn't be fair to the ladies ).

I hear you, spending a summer working yourself to death isn't my idea of a good time, either. I'm going to be doing "only" cert-studying and work over the summer, having just come off doing school on top of that, it's going to feel like a vacation.

Plantwiz

Only a few weeks left in 2009....so....


WHO made the 10K page challenge?

veritas_libertas

Plantwiz wrote: »

Only a few weeks left in 2009....so....


WHO made the 10K page challenge?

Any chance this might start again in 2010? I am definitely in if so... Oh, and lets make it a sticky

Plantwiz

I'd love to see this done again in 2010!

It's a fantastic goal and even if someone gets 5K pages read, that's a good deal more then a lot of people read. Knowledge is ... good

So how'd you do, V? or do you have a lot of reading to catch up on in the next 5.5 weeks?

veritas_libertas

Plantwiz wrote: »

I'd love to see this done again in 2010!

It's a fantastic goal and even if someone gets 5K pages read, that's a good deal more then a lot of people read. Knowledge is ... good

So how'd you do, V? or do you have a lot of reading to catch up on in the next 5.5 weeks?

I had never seen this thread until today. I will have to take a look at some of the books I have read and see for sure.

[Update] I just looked at all the textbooks (from my college classes) and certification books I have read so far this year. By 2010 I will probably have read over 5,000 pages. Thinking back its frustrating though, I wonder how much of it I am actually going to remember?

Bl8ckr0uter

I would be interested in doing this.

Plantwiz

knwminus wrote: »

I would be interested in doing this.

Good.

Start....NOW


(27.5 pages a day or 39 pages M-F...so you can have a life on the weekend)

apena7

veritas_libertas wrote: »

By 2010 I will probably have read over 5,000 pages. Thinking back its frustrating though, I wonder how much of it I am actually going to remember?

Well, on average we remember about 10% of what we read -- so 500 pages? Knowing myself, those 500 pages would probably be the table of contents from every book,

Bl8ckr0uter

Plantwiz wrote: »

Good.

Start....NOW


(27.5 pages a day or 39 pages M-F...so you can have a life on the weekend)

What about 39 pages 7 days a week. Does that give me bonus points?

Pash

Plantwiz wrote: »

Good.

Start....NOW


(27.5 pages a day or 39 pages M-F...so you can have a life on the weekend)

So if I read 39 pages a day Monday to Friday I am not a complete sado?

This is great news!

dynamik

I stopped keeping detailed notes about this awhile ago, but if anyone cares, I think I hit it around August. I did about 2000 pages of Exchange in April alone; I'll probably end up around 15k for the year. I think I'll keep 2010 at 10k as well though. Everything I'm reading now is getting more advanced, so I'm slowing down a bit...

veritas_libertas

dynamik wrote: »

I stopped keeping detailed notes about this awhile ago, but if anyone cares, I think I hit it around August. I did about 2000 pages of Exchange in April alone; I'll probably end up around 15k for the year. I think I'll keep 2010 at 10k as well though. Everything I'm reading now is getting more advanced, so I'm slowing down a bit...

Lets see now:

Over 10,000 pages in one year and reaching 10,000 posts this year. Either you don't have a life or you really enjoy technology

dynamik

Why do you make it sound like those are mutually exclusive?

veritas_libertas

dynamik wrote: »

Why do you make it sound like those are mutually exclusive?

Umm, somehow I just don't know what to say to that.

KGhaleon

I think I might just take up the 2010 challenge since I shyed away from this one. I've got a period of free time to myself each day, so I'll do it. >=)

Obdurate

I am up for it starting in 2010.

A sticky would be nice by the by.

Regards,

~Obdurate~

Bokeh

I'll get back in on this one. Lost track after 2500 pages this year.

120nm4n

I need something that will motivate me to read more, so I'm in.