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Macworld Coverage — Mine and Others’

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Just posted my first (and probably only) Macworld column at the Houston Chronicle. Click here to read it. 

Also, my buddy Chuck Joiner over at MacVoices posted a large gallery of pictures from the show. Click here to view them. And another buddy (Guy Kawasaki) posted his own photo gallery from the show. Click here to view it.

Kudos to both Chuck and Guy for the quality of their pictures. Who knew they were both so formidable with a camera?

Finally, the Mac Observer has dozens of stories and photos from Macworld; to see them all click here.

Back from Macworld; Had a Great Time!

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Well, first off, sorry for no blog entries last week but I was on the run every day from dawn to darkness at Macworld Expo. Now that I’m back home I guarantee that I’ll blog more often.  

Let me start by saying I had the best time I’ve had in a long time at Macworld this year. Things went smoothly everywhere. The lines were reasonable for registration and the keynote; cabs weren’t that hard to find; my hotel (the Warwick) wasn’t bad; and the show was crowded, but not overcrowded.

Over the next week or two I’ll try to cover all the best stuff from my week in San Francisco, starting now with pictures I took on the show floor.

This first one is kind of a rare peek at the show floor the day before the show opened. I happened to have an exhibitor badge and was able to prowl the floor Monday (the show began on Tuesday). Here’s what it looks like before the carpet is laid: 

Next, here’s a picture I took in an aisle of the North hall (the smaller of the two exhibit halls) one morning. As you can see, the place was pretty much packed:

Moving right along, here are a couple of pictures of the Apple booth:

And, last but not least, what trade show would be complete without a Back to the Future DeLorean? This one was in the TechRestore booth way in the back of the South hall:

That’s all for now but if you want to look at a LOT more pictures, visit the Mac Observer and look for the numerous photo galleries from Macworld Expo. In upcoming blog posts I’ll tell you about some cool products I saw at the show as well as the best party of the week (Cirque Du Mac 6, of course).

Come See Me at Macworld Expo!

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

If you’re going to be at Macworld Expo in San Francisco this week, I’d love for you to come and visit me. Here are some of the places you’ll find me:

Tuesday: 

2:45 PM Microsoft Word For Dummies presentation @ Microsoft Booth (#1112)

Wednesday:

1:00 PM User Group Lounge

2:45 PM Microsoft Word For Dummies presentation @ Microsoft Booth (#1112)

8:00 PM Cirque Du Mac Party (playing guitar with the Macworld All-Star Band)

Thursday:

11:00 AM Q & A and Cool Tools Demo @ Wiley Booth (#637)

1:45 PM Microsoft Word For Dummies presentation @ Microsoft Booth (#1112)

Friday: 

1:45 PM Microsoft Word For Dummies presentation @ Microsoft Booth (#1112)

BONUS: If you find me on Tuesday or Wednesday and say “I’m a Mind of Dr. Mac Blog reader,” I’ll give you a pair of tickets* to self-proclaimed greatest party on Earth: Cirque du Mac, brought to you by the nice folks at BackBeat Media/MacObserver/iPodObserver. 

*while supplies last.