>>>FINALLY!
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>>>The confirmation email for the HEROES Event arrived last night! It is the customary one with the BARCODE on it to get you in.
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>>>So, I printed it out and am gearing up for the event next week (April 8th in Charlotte)!
>>>
>>>See ya there!
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>>Just testing.... disregard.
>
>How was the event?

I thought I had sent up a review this morning, but noticed it was not there.... strange...

Well, here I go again!

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First - Food - I went to the Afternoon Track - Developers - and got the lunch snacks...
They had grab bags with muffins, granola bars, fruit, candy AND fruit drinks, colas, water and coffee.

Not bad. I noticed lots of people dumped the fruit and candy on the table ... soooooooooooo.... my bag got so heavy, it broke the handles... I had to double-bag it! Heheheheh

Second - The speakers were ok. The sound system could have been louder. But boy-oh-boy doesn't anyone test anything before they SHOW-IT-OFF in front of an audience? It was just like being back in 95 when they showed Windows 95. Lots of Ohhhs and Ahhhs.... then BOOM. Blue-Screen-Of-Death... except now it is the Translucent-White-Screen-Of-Death. I cracked up in the back many times.
Many were marveling at LINQ. I turned around and said "FoxPro has had that stuff in it for years alreay", and winked at them. Their jaws dropped. Then they said, "What is FoxPro???".
The lectures were good, but stock up on lots of cola to get through them.

Third - The goodies - Upon exiting and pushing my way to the front and killing a few die-hard DOTNETTERS, I received my goodies.
Fully functional - unrestricted versions of (I haven't checked this, but I think they are the Standard Versions)
1) Windows 2008 Server
2) Windows 2008 MS-SQL
3) Windows 2008 Visual Studio
4) Windows Ultimate Vista
and lots of other Time-Trial Software to try out. (I will get the info on this tonight and update the info on the goodies.

Sooooooo.... goodies, lots of fun, good lectures, decent food, and did I say LOTS OF PRIZES to sign up for???? Hope I win something.... if not... tis ok.... getting all these goodies is a PRIZE unto itself.

Tommy