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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

By Bill Detwiler June 12, 2006, 10:36 PM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 and Tech Ed 2005 Attendee bags

Tech Ed 2006 and Tech Ed 2005 Attendee bags

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.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Broken Clasp on my Tech Ed 2005 bag

Broken Clasp on my Tech Ed 2005 bag

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.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2005 Bag

Tech Ed 2005 Bag

The Tech Ed 2005 bag is much thicker than the Tech Ed 2006 bag.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag

I think I‘m going to like the new bag.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag Clasps

Tech Ed 2006 Bag Clasps

The clasps on the Tech Ed 2006 bag are much more sturdy than those on the 2005 bag.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag

The new bag is much thinner than the 2005 bag.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag contents

Tech Ed 2006 Bag contents

A pile of software betas, magazines, and marketing material.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Bag contents spread out

Tech Ed 2006 Bag contents spread out

The contents of the Tech Ed 2006 bag spread out on my hotel bed.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Visual Studio 2005 Professional 90-Day Trial Edition

Visual Studio 2005 Professional 90-Day Trial Edition

Visual Studio 2005 Professional 90-Day Trial Edition

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Windows Server Longhorn Beta 2

Windows Server Longhorn Beta 2

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.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Sysinternals marketing DVD and Microsoft Windows 64-Bit Resource DVD

Sysinternals marketing DVD and Microsoft Windows 64-Bit Resource DVD

I‘m not sure what‘s on these DVDs. I‘ll have to find out before deciding to cart them home or not.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

More marketing material

More marketing material

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

AMD CD

AMD CD

This marketing Cd from AMD contains 5 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Partner Case Studies and 4 white papers. Hoorah!

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Windows Vista 32-Bit

Windows Vista 32-Bit

Again, I‘m glad to have the install DVD for Windows Vista, but this is nothing new.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Magazines

Magazines

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.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Tech Ed 2006 Expo Guide Book

Tech Ed 2006 Expo Guide Book

what attendee bag would be complete without a guide book.

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Tech Ed 2006: Goodie Bag

Scratch pad

Scratch pad

A handy scratch pad to take notes during the Breakout Sessions and play tic-tac-toe when the speakers are particullarly dull

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More marketing material

More marketing material

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.

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