I had hoped to post more while we were out at the show but I have a couple lame excuses as to why I didn't.
First off my laptop battery. I carry a Thinkpad X60 Tablet computer and while it is very cool and light those things make for short battery life. Additionally I leave it plugged in and connected to a desktop monitor and keyboard so that kills any chance that the battery is going to get conditioned correctly.
Secondly - Wi-Fi in the North 40 - Was down most of the times when I would try to get on-line. Typically that would be in the evening after the show and socializing werre over, or early in the monring before going into the show. It appeared that someone was shutting down a piece of equipment every night around 8PM. and turning it on around 9AM when they got into work.
Third - My Blackberry - I got a new 8830 from Verizon after my old one started getting spotty. The replacement unit has a bad USB port which prevents you from charging it or tethering the unit to the computer for broadband access. I got the replacement on the fourth of July holiday and knew it was defective from Jump street. I didnt want to waste my weekend hagning out in Verizon so I just dealt with it using my desktop cradle to charge the unit. Seeing I've been working out of the office the tethering option hadnt been a priority althought I did glom Judy's for my morning sys admin duties at my day job.
Aside from that we were having a blast in good weather and it was good not to be thinking about technology any more than I had to.
Excuses are like AHoles. Everyone's got them and they all stink!
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