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August 2005 - Posts

First Day of TechEd with the Channel 9 guy

The Channel 9 guy that went with me to Amsterdam has been continuing his adventures. He has not gone missing as he did in Amsterdam,but I've seen him eye the casino in the hotel near the convention centre. He sat with me for moral support as I set up Read More
posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:55 PM by admin | 3 Comments

Thanks to Pete Coupland, we now have more TechEd ANZ photos

Smuggling a load of 9 Guys overseas for the podcasting talk in Australia   Regional Director and podcasting whiz Chris Auld speeds away at TechEd NZ   Channel 9 Guy adventures in NZ Top of the SkyTower with the Channel 9 Guy Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:21 PM by admin | 1 Comments

Vegemite Demo

My photos will end up being added later or in one big photo post, but this morning I received a "Vegemite Demo" from native Australian Tony Goodhew ("toast spread, axle grease and dingo repellant:" he observes). I noticed the breakfast setup of jam Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:58 PM by admin | 1 Comments

Blogging in the Land Down Under

 I'd like to preface all this by the fact I've been up since 4 a.m. and though I have showered numerous times have not actually napped. My hair may be coiffed but the brain inside is a tangled mess. Nevertheless I feel honor bound to report that Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 AM by admin | 5 Comments

Blogging session done, on to Australia

Well they say stuff gets easier with practices and I guess my blog talks are getting that way. I brought off the blog talk perfectly on time, gave 15 min for questions, got 5, got to talk to a couple of charming folks after and give them GDN t-shirts. Read More
posted Monday, August 29, 2005 2:53 AM by admin | 4 Comments

TechEd NZ begins, world topsy turvy

So just to get this out of the way - yes, the New Zealand All-Blacks won over South Africa this weekend and you'd think it was the Red Sox beating the Yankees. (apparently it was - who am I to argue with 800-lb rugby bruisers :) )  I was conked out Read More
posted Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:47 PM by admin | 0 Comments

The curse of TechEd continues, also known as, where's Betsy's ID again?

  Setting up for Student Day   Back of the student line filing into Student Day NZ Paul Lo at the beginning of Student Day, with all screens going So the bad news was - yet ANOTHER TechEd I have mislaid my credit cards/identification. Read More
posted Friday, August 26, 2005 7:14 AM by admin | 3 Comments

And the students are piling in...

Student Day has begun! I thought, before the outcome of my own speech clouds everything in euphoric sparkles or deep angst (can you tell I overdramatize my public speaking neuroses?) I would get in some of the details of lovely Auckland and the Student Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:21 PM by admin | 2 Comments

In Auckland, having traveled forward in time

So for me right now it's 9:40 am though in redmond its 2:40 pm. For me it is Aug 25 - for them it is Aug 24th. In A Sumburned Country Bill Bryson talks charmingly about how there is no diet in the world that can make you lose your impact on the world Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:38 PM by admin | 6 Comments

Just a bit of useless timewasting

Thanks to Kent Sharkey for pointing this out... Blog Depression  - do you or someone you know need help? http://thenonist.com/index.php/weblog/a_nonist_public_service_pamphlet/ And this I am sad to say is a fictitious-yet-funny item for developers. Read More
posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:28 PM by admin | 1 Comments