Posted: Thu 31 January, 2008 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Domestic, Geeky, Getting Organised, Travel |
Today I got an email about the 2008 @Media conference in London at the end of May. Normally, I’d be there like a shot – in fact, I was well on my way to booking a ticket, particularly as it was £355 today (for today only) against the full price of £495. (although until mid-March it’s an ‘early bird’ price of £395 or so)
But there was something nagging me about those dates, 29-30 May. Something… So I checked the calendar. And it turns out it’s lucky I did, because on the 30th we’re going over to Wales before travelling to Ireland the next day.
So it’s good that I didn’t book the place before remembering about the holiday – but it’s still a bummer that I’m going to miss this year’s @Media conference.
Posted: Wed 20 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Geeky, Own Business, Reviews(ish), Thoughts, Web Development, Work-related |
I never did get round to finishing this, did I? Doh!
For the thoughts (such as they are) clicky on the ‘more’ link…
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Posted: Mon 11 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Reviews(ish), Thoughts |
For the Thursday, these are the presentations I saw…
*Clicky* on the ‘more’ link to see what I thought…
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Posted: Mon 11 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Cynicism, Work-related |
Yeah yeah, I know, I haven’t written out my thoughts on the two days of @Media yet.
And I won’t get round to it today either, as I’m currently swamped in the backlog from those two days away from the office.
Still, that’ll all be out of the way by the end of today, so then I can perhaps get on with current stuff instead.
Posted: Sun 10 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Reviews(ish), Thoughts |
So, @Media 2007. Was it any good?
The short answer? Yes, absolutely. Was it worth the (roughly) £700 for it ?(including the price of the conference, hotel for two nights, and train ticket etc.) Again, to me, a resounding yes. Mind you, I just wish that- when you consider the amount of money spent per person– for the conference, the food wasn’t such generic slop, despite being a different supplier to last year. Then again, I said that last year too…
That’s the basic summary – I’ll be writing more over the next couple of days about the presentations I saw, and some thoughts about them. Call me Mr Comprehensive…
Posted: Fri 8 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Travel |
So, that’s @Media done with (for me) for another year, and I’m off back to deepest darkest Norfolk.
More thoughts will follow…
Posted: Fri 8 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Customer Services, Thoughts, Travel, Work-related |
Over the last few weeks, my internet access has been – how shall we say? – “interesting”.
Not only did I end up on dial-up for a week after moving house (along with epic levels of sweary words), but while I’ve been in London the access has been decidedly patchy too.
@Media made the – very smart, in my opinion – decision to not have wifi access in the rooms. It sounds weird to not have internet access at a web conference, but it’s brought about an impressive reduction in the number of people surfing, answering emails, and generally eFuckingAbout while presentations are going on. And that’s a good thing – it’s meant that more attention has been focussed on-stage, and there’s also less distraction in the audience – it’s hard to concentrate on what someone onstage is saying when the person in front/behind/next to you is belting away on a manky clicky keyboard.
But the hotel I’ve been using is supposed to have wi-fi – it’s extra, and supplied by Spectrum Internet. And for the last two days it’s been about as stable as Charles Manson on LSD.
So all told the internet access has been pretty ropy while I’ve been here. No bad thing in some ways, but it does mean I’ve not been able to get a fair amount of web-based work done. Ah well, that’s what weekends are for, apparently.
Posted: Fri 8 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Own Business, Work-related |
So, another day, another bundle of seminar conference thingies…
Today it’s going to be (most probably) :
And then a train-ride home.
With luck, it’s going to be another productive day.
Posted: Thu 7 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Thoughts, Work-related |
Today at @Media has been really good. As with last year, I’ve ended up avoiding the really heavily techie presentations, and instead ended up at the more design-oriented ones, which are the ones that’re currently of far more interest to me. And up ’til lunchtime, I actually didn’t know why.
But I figured it out. The techie stuff I can do with my eyes closed (well, not literally, because it makes for really ropey code) but I’ve always known that the design side is my weak point. So things like @Media give me the chance to get it right, to learn more about the bits I’m weak on.
I’ll never be a designer. But at the same time, the more I can learn about design, layout, and typography, the better my work will be.
Besides, it makes life a lot more interesting.
Posted: Thu 7 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Cynicism, Geeky, Thoughts, Work-related |
Today and tomorrow, I’m going to be at the @Media conference in London. Bizarrely, this means I’ll actually be online less than usual. Why?
There will be no wi-fi during the conference, for various reasons. For those who really can’t live without it, they will find that the entirety of Upper Street, the mile-long road on which the conference venue is located, sits under a free-to-use wi-fi cloud. The interwebs can be accessed on the steps of the venue and in numerous cafes, bars, and restaurants nearby.
(From an @Media email earlier this week)
Most bizarre. Still, it’ll probably make for more people paying attention to the presentations etc., which wasn’t necessarily the case last year.
Posted: Wed 6 June, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Domestic, Getting Organised, Work-related |
I’m away from home for two nights (tonight and tomorrow) before coming home late on Friday. I packed my bag a couple of days ago, but had some last-minute things to add in to it.
And I managed to forget them all. They were all prepared and ready to go in, but just somehow didn’t make it in the end.
So far, I’ve forgotten:
- Power cord for the laptop
- Modem cord for the laptop
- USB Stick that had the work I needed to do on it
The worrying thing is that I’m sure there’s at least one more thing I don’t have. It’s just that I can’t remember what that item is…
Posted: Tue 1 May, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Own Business, Work-related |
In just over a month, the 2007 @Media conference is going to be on.
And, thankfully, I’m going to be there. Happy day.
I haven’t yet worked out the timescales for going, and how it’ll all work out, and/or whether I stay in London overnight. That’s stuff for the next few days, I guess.
Whatever the decisions on that score, well, I’m still going to be at @Media. And that’s the important thing.
Posted: Thu 18 January, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: @Media2007, Geeky, Getting Organised |
I had an email when I got home last night from Vivabit saying that the registration for @Media 2007 is now open.
I went last year, and it was well worth it. However, I doubt that my current workplace would stump up for it, even the £400 plus VAT for an “Early Bird” ticket. So I’ve paid for it myself. I might get it back at some point, I suppose.
But regardless, it’ll be worth going to. So I’m not worried either way, I’m just happy I’ve got my ticket…