What happened to the MVP summit entries?

OK OK so perhaps I appear to have mislead you about my summit blogs. Firstly, I had MAJOR Internet connection problems whilst in Singapore - I think mostly because the conference venue and hotel were full of us MVP geeks hammering the Internet connection. I ended up deciding to just unplug myself for a few days and take in the event itself rather than try to stay hooked into the rest of the world at the same time.

So - sorry. The other reasons I found it hard to update things here are the days were rather full on so by the time I got back to my hotel room I was rather stuffed, plus most of what was covered in the conference is protected by NDA so I can't talk about it.

Still, one thing I can relay is how great it was to be able to spend time with other MVPs, and learn they are also real people. Some of them (Steve Hudson) can drink more than their fair share and still stay excited about their favourite product (Word), or Graham (a Kiwi) became rather “huggy” after a few drinks. Not that it was all drinking mind you - that was just the final night (Wednesday) which was at a brewery.

Sean O'Driscol  gave a great presentation on the first morning and even referred to us SBS-MVPs as "viral" - probably because of the way we're manage to be just about everywhere. I wonder if he realises how right he really is ;)

We had a fantastic and very scary presentation about rootkits - what they are, what they're not, a demonstration and advice on how to avoid getting them in the first place. This was probably the best presentation I saw and by far had the most impact on me. I've continued to keep in touch with the presenter (Mike) and we're working on getting him out to Australia from Seattle sometime to present to those with a false sense of security.

All in all the summit was great and well worth my time, and money, to attend. The flight home was rough - overnight and I didn't sleep at all. But I survived and am back at work - didn't even get sick, which a number of other attendees from Australia did suffer from.

So - if you attended please feel free to post your comments here (taking into account the Microsoft imposed NDA) and I look forward to the next MVP get together in Redmond, Seattle in late September.

Over and out

PS. I did keep using the VoIP phone to call home and it worked a treat - definitely will stay in my travel pack for further use.