Twikini Fan

One of the best things to happen at TechEd had absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft. Someone twittered on the first day of the conference that they were trying out a Twitter client for Windows Mobile called Twikini. I had just been complaining about some of the shortcomings in the client I was using at …

TechEd 2009 – Day 4 – Swag Tally

Day 4… Vendors are throwing swag at people left and right. No one wants to drag anything back with them. Unfortunately the list for today should have one more item on it. I was informed that my name was called at a drawing for an Xbox 360. Probably one that required you to be present. …

TechEd 2009 – Day 3 – Swag Tally

Day 3 was mostly about things that bounce or light up. Flash Drive, 1 GB – Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Flashlight – Scriptlogic Frisbee – Diskeeper Happy Fun Ball – Compellent Leather Passport Portfolio – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 book – Red Gate Software Mouse Pad – HP Foam Square …

TechEd 2009 Day 1 Summary

Some quick thoughts about Day 1 at TechEd yesterday. Breakfast Not bad. Pretty typical for convention center food. Keynote Kudos for leaving out the audience participation Lion King performance from last year. Too much time spent on marketing videos. Would prefer to use that time for demos and product announcements. Take back kudos for going …

TechEd 2009 – Day 2 – Swag Tally

Day 2 was pretty quiet as usual. I wasn’t in the Expo area much, and what time I was there was spent in the TLC area talking to Microsoft folks. Baseball Cap – Microsoft Windows Mobile Baseball Cap – Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Baseball Cap – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Chinese Puzzle – …