Day 3 got off to the usual start. Breakfast was so so. Dry potatoes and bland eggs, but honestly, I don’t know that anyone can cook a really delicious meal for 11,000 people at a time. It keeps the engine running, so that’s all that really matters. Flessner keynote was OK. Samantha Bee was back …
I’ve used the I Drive trolley service in Orlando a couple times now here at TechEd, and I’m not impressed. The trolleys on the green line are supposed to run every 30 minutes. Instead I waited over 45 minutes, only to have the driver insist that she had been there more recently than that. Well, …
TechEd Day 2 (they count Sunday as Day 1) was a pretty good start to the week although there have been a few issues. Ballmer’s keynote ran over by quite a bit, causing some people to miss the beginning of their sessions or had sessions cut short. They only have one entrance to the room …
At previous events, free shuttle transportation was offered to the airport on the final day of the conference. This year, airport shuttles are only available from noon to 4:30. Plus now you have to pay. Now it will cost $15 to use the shuttle service to the airport. Mears is providing the shuttles, and you …
Swag bonus today at check-in. While checking in, the guy at the front desk disappears and comes back with a black box marked IT Hero. I opened the box as soon as I arrived in my room to discover the following swag: ThinkGeek t-shirt “No I won’t fix your computer.” Unfortunately it is a L, …