Counting Down - 2012 19/366

19/366 – Counting Down

These are the countdown gadgets on my desktop showing how much time remains until Microsoft TechEd (Orlando), Windows in Higher Education (Redmond), and my upcoming Disney Cruise Line vacation. I like to have something to look forward to, and these countdowns help keep me motivated to keep hanging on.

TechEd 2012 Alumni

TechEd 2012 Blog Bling

Today was a great day for TechEd enthusiasts like myself: TechEd 2012 blog bling is now available! That may not sound all that exciting to most of you, but for those of us who attend TechEd every year, it really is. These badges showcasing the conference logo, location, and dates are another reminder that we’re …

TechEd 2011 – So much for blogging

So I’m here in Atlanta, wrapping up TechEd, and how much activity has there been on this blog? Not much.  As always, blogging takes a back seat to everything else, and Twitter reigns supreme. And that worked out great because I won an Xbox 360 with Kinect for being the most prolific Tweeter at TechEd …

TechEd 2011 Day 1

How appropriate is it that I’m finally finishing this up a week after the fact… I’m sitting in my space at the TechEd Blogger Hub as I write this rundown of Day 1 (aka Monday) at TechEd. Good chance for me to top off my phone battery and try to get caught up. One disclaimer, …

TechEd 2011 – Areas of Interest #msteched

I find it difficult sometimes to narrow the list of sessions I want to attend at TechEd each year. I’m an IT generalist, responsible for a long list of technologies. About the only thing I don’t do is application development. I’m not a developer (aside from hacking together scripts for admin purposes) and never want …