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I learned a lot of new things, and all in all it was worth it to be here. I have to say that the added value was less than last year. Last year was my first tech-ed, and I had not yet heard about WxF, LINQ or any of the new stuff in C#3.0. So basically...
Yesterday evening the C++ guys (and lady) got together for an informal dinner. We met in the Hilton lounge and then took a heavily graffiti’d metro into the city center. The place we went to was Cal Pinxo. It was a very good restaurant, and the only slight...
Yesterday evening I went to the local shopping mall to buy a present for my daughters. I had promised it, and I have to make sure that I am not going to be ‘bad daddy’ for leaving them alone for a week J I have to admit that the conference is starting...
My night has been less than ideal. The hotel maintenance crew did some work on the airco system in the hallway yesterday, and they did not adjust the flow valves correctly. So every time the aico kicked in, there was the awful sound of refrigerant cavitation...
I just found out that the session booklet only contains 2 pages for taking memos of 5 sessions. It is beyong me how they could have thought this would suffice. In the next break I will have a look around in the exposition hall to see if I can get a notepad...
Today I have mixed feelings about being here, because it is my oldest daughter’s first day at school. I wanted to bring her to school together with my wife, but unfortunately that was not to be. I spoke with her on the telephone this morning, and she...
I just arrived at the CCIB and was able to register in less than 5 minutes. The travel itself was un-eventful. I got picked up by a cab at home, checked in, idled around at the airport for some time and had the most boring flight ever. This is good. I...
I have to admit a slept rather well last night. Train traffic greatly diminished after 22:00. The windows had double glazing as well, helping to reduce the noise. What really insured my night’s rest however were the earplugs. Advice to newbie business...
Before going to the conference center ICC in Gent, I checked in to the hotel where I’ll be staying tonight. It is located in a quite street with little traffic. I sure hope that I can sleep tonight because on arrival I discovered that there is a railroad...
Tech-ed developers 2006 has come and gone. Traveling back home was uneventful, despite the fact that Barcelona airport has to be the most disorganized and chaotic airport I’ve ever seen. At least I was at the correct airport. On my way to the entrance...
Today is the last day of tech-ed. Hopefully I’ll arrive in Brussels somewhere around 23:00. I really start to miss my wife and daughter, so I am glad I’ll see them again tonight. Yesterday evening was an uneventful evening in my hotel room...
Yesterday evening my Tech-ed issued tram card decided to die on me. I hadn’t noticed, but as luck would have it, a bunch of auditors entered the tram, accompanied by some tough looking stewards with handcuffs and batons. My card proved to be invalid...
So yesterday I went out with Ayman Shoukry (VC product manager), Steve Texeira (VC Product Group manager), Marcus Heege (VC MVP), Siddhartha Rao (VC MVP) and an Architect from MS whose name I forgot. I’ll update when I’ve had a chance to ask...
After a healthy breakfast (Bacon and coffee) I was off to the convention centre. The weather is nice. Wireless access is a bit slow, but I suspect that this has something to do with hundreds of users sharing a 11 Mbs network. Keynote It’s a keynote...
The airport It seems that today, there is a new set of regulations regarding the transport of liquids and gels in hand luggage. After being asked whether I had possibly nasal spray, shaving cream or beverages on me for the 5 th time I was allowed to check...