June is just a week away. That’s insane. It’s cliché to say it, but time goes so fast. My son is already four months old, and my daughter is getting hilariouser by the moment. (I know some of you may not consider hilariouser a word, but as I mentioned before, I make up words and add them to my dictionary to get rid of the red squiggles.) So anyway, I went to Tech-Ed a couple weeks ago and it was great. I had a lot of fun, met a lot of people, caught up with a lot o...
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Well, tomorrow begins March 2009. This year is already one-sixth over and it has been a blur. As I get older years seem to go faster, but this one even faster than normal. Maybe it’s the “big project” at work and the “big project”, errr, new baby, at home. The work project ends in about another month. The other one will last a little longer. Whatever it is, the last two months have flown by. Also, I found out a couple days ago that I am going to Tech-Ed this ...
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I got my Tech·Ed DVDs today. It includes seven discs:
4 of presentation slide decks and audio
IT Showcase (lots of case studies, etc.)
SQL Server 2005 Readiness Kit
Microsoft Office System Tips & Tricks Plus
Plus it has the keynotes and all of the manuals for the Hands On Labs.
I've got a lot of learning to do...
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Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted. Even longer if you're one of those that doesn't think my "Congrats to Brian and Belinda" post counts. I was about to say that nothing really interesting has happened since Tech·Ed, but I guess that wouldn't be entirely correct.
As you may know, about halfway through Tech·Ed, I stopped blogging. It wasn't because of lack of desire or things to say. It was more that it was a pain to get online and do it. The wireless connect...
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Tech·Ed is pretty cool. Something unexpected happened tonight at dinner. Gerry and I were at some restaurant at the hotel (we are both staying at the Westgate Lakes Resort).
We walked in and were second in line to put our name on the list. Then a man walked in behind us. He was still wearing his Tech·Ed name badge so we all made a little small talk. Turns out that he was alone, so Gerry invited him to join us. It was about a 10 minute wait for the table so we...
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Wow. So a lot of stuff has happened since last night.
For starters, when I was checking my blogs this morning, I saw that Scott Isaacs from Microsoft (a different Scott Isaacs) has mentioned me in his blog. I'm honored. (I wonder what the odds of him being at Tech·Ed are?) Apparently he does some of the same geeky things that I do: Googling yourself. I would say "MSNing yourself" but it doesn't have the same ring to it. It's funny that, while h...
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Down here at Tech·Ed this year they are having a Women In Technology lunch one day. I think the reason that they are doing this is because they want to celebrate and encourage the number of women in our field. To be honest, there are hardly any in comparison to the number of men -- at least from what I've seen over the last few years.
Well, today I had an epiphany and realized exactly why the numbers are so skewed.
I was sitting in a classroom waiting for a session to start. ...
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Well, day one has come to a close -- at least as far as technical sessions. We started out the day with Steve Ballmer's keynote. I guess it was interesting enough, but it wasn't really what I was expecting. Maybe it's because I've heard a lot of these ideas before (integration, ease of use, mobility, etc.). I was just expecting to hear something new and exciting. I did get a pic of Steve Ballmer from about 2 miles 1000 feet away, though There were also lo...
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I'm in Orlando now, and spent the afternoon at an INETA Summit. Very cool -- I got to meet a number of "famous" people while there, including Chris Pels (President of INETA) and Shaun Walker (of DotNetNuke fame). Very cool.
At the moment, I am standing at a terminal inside the convention center. Gerry and I just checked in to Tech·Ed and are making dinner plans with some other INETA people. So I thought I'd take a minute for a quick post.
BTW, this place ...
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Here is my tentative Tech·Ed schedule. There are several time slots where I have double- or triple-booked myself. Also, I have been told by experienced Tech·Ed attendees to let my schedule be flexible -- make sure I hit the things that are critical to me, but let the other times be rearranged if necessary. I suppose this makes sense, especially because of the Grok Talks. I haven't compared schedules (GT schedules for Tues, Weds, Thurs), but hopefully I'll be able to ...
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