The Tech Ed 2006 attendee bag is more streamlined and compact than the 2006 bag, which I like. Unfortunately, carrying a laptop and the accompanying gadgets and cables makes it a tight fit.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
My only real complaint about the Tech Ed 2005 bag is that shortly after receiving ht bag, both clasps that hold the laptop flap closed broke.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
The Tech Ed 2005 bag is much thicker than the Tech Ed 2006 bag.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
The clasps on the Tech Ed 2006 bag are much more sturdy than those on the 2005 bag.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
A pile of software betas, magazines, and marketing material.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
The contents of the Tech Ed 2006 bag spread out on my hotel bed.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
Visual Studio 2005 Professional 90-Day Trial Edition
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
I‘m glad to have an install DVD for Windows Server Loghorn Beta 2, but the software was released last month. Not a great conference get.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
I‘m not sure what‘s on these DVDs. I‘ll have to find out before deciding to cart them home or not.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
This marketing Cd from AMD contains 5 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Partner Case Studies and 4 white papers. Hoorah!
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
Again, I‘m glad to have the install DVD for Windows Vista, but this is nothing new.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
Does anyone ever read the magazines they put in conference bags? I never do. This year our bags contained copies of TechNet Magazine, SQL Server Magazine, and MSDN Magasine.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
what attendee bag would be complete without a guide book.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
A handy scratch pad to take notes during the Breakout Sessions and play tic-tac-toe when the speakers are particullarly dull
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
It seems that every vendor wants to give you a chance to win something so you‘ll stop by their expo booth. Perhaps if they had a really great product that you were interested in, you would stop by on your own.
Submitted by Bill Detwiler
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
