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conference hasn’t even started, but they are prepared this time.  sitting in the keynote area and wireless points are all over the keynote area.  i’m sure connectivity is important to ensure consistent blogging, etc. — this is something teched/pdc should take note of.

i’ve already seen the team from Squeet.com and hope to hear some cool things from them this week.  i’m also sitting behind lynda.com right now (which is a company that one of my friends helped build)

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what’s in the bag?

  • no bag.
  • Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition — not an eval
  • IE7 Beta 2 Preview (build 53–something…i didn’t pay too close attention, but know it is a later build than the previous released build)
  • Vista February CTP with activation key
  • IIS7 Training docs
  • “and other stuff” — i don’t have a DVD on my tablet, so can’t verify the “other stuff” label on all the DVDs.
  • MIX06 Sandbox — a personal sandbox space to try some of the new technologies out, with SFTP access
  • sampler of Christian’s Atlas O’reilly book — note: i purchased this, it is pretty good overview to get on top of the client model

stay tuned for updates…

tomorrow: billg and tim o’reilly, followed by dean (IE7)

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i got the mail today and read this letter:

[snip] On behalf of US Airways, please accept [our] sincere apology for the invonvenience you encountered .. with the delay of Flight 74. ... We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this unexpected situation.  Please accept the enclosed transportation voucher as a token of our apology and an invitation for you to travel with us again.

now THAT is customer service.  this was in response to my recent trip where the plane was struck by lightening, leaving the next outgoing flight delayed with no options for about 7 hours.

what is important to note here is that i did nothing to initiate this.  i didn't even complain at the time of the incident, nor did i call or write to US Airways..the proactively responded with this.  that is awesome.  they know a satisfied customer is worthless and are going the extra mile to build loyalty on their customer base.  this definitely won me over.

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TOPLINE: Code Camp comes to the desert May 6 at University of Advancing Technology (Phoenix, AZ)!  Register now: http://www.desertcodecamp.com Please forward to your developer customer contacts.

 

What is a Code Camp?  In short, it is a free developer conference.  Who is welcome? Anyone!!!!!

 

To get a better understanding, here’s the Code Camp Manifesto:

By and For the Developer Community

Code Camps are about the developer community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.

Always Free

Code Camps are always free for attendees.

Community Developed Material

The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction. If you have content you don't want to share or provide to attendees then the Code Camp is not the place for you.

No Fluff only Code

Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.

Community Ownership

The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.

Never occur during work hours

We need to understand that many times people can't leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.

 

The community leaders in the desert have worked together to arrange this venue for our software developer communities.  It’s not a “one-technology” event.  There will be sessions on Java, Flash, open source, Microsoft, database, and all other technologies.  Nothing is off limits.

 

Call to Action

Register now at http://www.desertcodecamp.com

Suggest Sessions at http://www.desertcodecamp.com

SPREAD THE WORD about it to any and all communities, colleagues, etc.

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someone may have one the $12K bounty

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