July 27, 2005
there are a couple of things i plan to do differently next time…
for one thing, our attendees’ interests didn’t quite align with the technologies we chose as well as i would have liked. that is definitely something i’ll work on for the next one.
most of that will be done in our pre-qualification stage while building the initial list.
obviously, we’ll make the personal calls before mailing the cards next time, with one of our presenters on the line for each call.
the attendance numbers we analyzed prove that one beyond a shadow of a doubt.
and finally…we’ll schedule the fall event a little earlier in the year.
of course…if i could make one suggestion to ms…i’d recommend they retrofit the trucks a bit.
mitchel, our technical specialist, mentioned that instead of having a couch on the right side, newer trucks have a second row of equipment, with its own large flat panel display.
that kind of arrangement would be much better suited to the kind of general event we put on.
the couch…even tho it is insanely comfortable… tends to disconnect folks from what you are presenting in a couple of ways. first, because it really is very comfortable…so much so that it’s tempting to doze off, especially after lunch. second, sitting in the couch moves folks so far back from the display they’re facing…they really can’t see what’s on the screen very well.
a second bank of equipment would allow 2 presenters to show more than one thing at a time effectively…something that almost can’t be done right now.
also, that second row of equipment would keep people on their feet, and moving through the truck at a fairly decent pace. that would be better for higher-volume events, like trade-shows, for sure. and with a second plasma display on the opposing wall, there’d be no need for the overhead projector, which only served to cause goofy display anomalies at our event anyway.
just some ideas…in case any blue badges still visit the funcave nowadays…
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July 25, 2005
that i’m not weeping big buckets of tears for this guy.
wondering if the “cleaner” in question needs some more work.
got a certain someone in michigan he might want to meet.
oh yeah, and another in fort lauderdale.
in all seriousness, if you are fed up with spam, support the efforts of groups like cauce, who don’t, of course, advocate violence to achieve their ends.
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July 24, 2005
no, i’m not talking about the seminal album from morris day’s ’80s gig.
i’m talking about the recent move in washington to change the current dst schedule.
not that dst’s any kind of uniform system anyway. take indiana, where dst gets treated kinda like art…open to lots of local interpretation.
gotta hand it to those wild and crazy hoosiers for taking something that’s already a pita…and making it even worse!
i’m just saying…strap in.
if this change gets voted into law for this year, there won’t be a whole lot of time (no pun intended) to get any necessary fixes/updates in place before systems “fall back” on the wrong date.
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July 22, 2005
totally missed that scotty died this week.
wow…no idea that he lost a finger in wwii.
now i’ll have to set the replay to record classic trek episodes and see if i can spot it.
and while we’re on the subject of wwii, if you have never seen band of brothers…
- stop whatever you are doing right now.
- go rent it.
- watch it tonight.
- i don’t care what else you have planned.
- watch it now.
if you aren’t moved by band of brothers, then you were grown in a secret government lab in the middle of the nevada desert…and i don’t want to know ya.
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July 22, 2005
woohoo, but i lurv me some new equipment!
brand-shpankin new hp mce box, which looks smokin’ on the 30″ syntax olevia lcd tv/monitor downstairs.
plus mountains of rebates (all the paperwork sucks, but tough to ignore $310 back) and a giftcard for 10% of purchase receipt.
so, i’d right now like to perform my ode to tech bargain hunting:
hot deals! (sung to the tune of wild thing)
hot deals!
crunchtastic guitar riff
you help me buy things!
crunchamungous guitar riff
you make everything…cheaper!
supercalifragicrunchious guitar riff
hot deals!
dramatic tempo break
hot deals, i…think i’m bankrupt.
this purchase also makes my homestead’s ceo happy, since her dying unit gets replaced with my current dell.
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