re: August TechNet events – registration open

Brian Moffitt — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:38:24 GMT

Dallas/Fort Worth? Been a long time since I've seen an in person event in Dallas/Fort Worth beyond the launch events.

re: August TechNet events – registration open

Keith Combs — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:12:08 GMT

Brian,

All I have to say is that I am disappointed in the number of live events being funded this year. On the bright side, we have a lot of good content we're developing for webcast and screencast deliveries.

re: August TechNet events – registration open

Brian Moffitt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:35:44 GMT

Keith,

I love the webcast's and screencasts, but at least at work I can't access them. Our internet connection is heavily filtered/monitored and all forms of web video/audio are blocked. While should be able to get video/audio if it comes directly from microsoft.com (or a microsoft IP), this isn't always the case. Also, I can't access audio/video if it comes from a partner site or 3rd party provider (as some webcasts seem to be). I frequently watch/listen to the webcasts/screencasts at home after work, but especially the webcasts just aren't the same if you can't fully participate.

While I love the idea of the screencasts/webcasts they just do not work in all environments (especially one where content filtering/monitoring are going on), and this is where live events need to fill-in. Also, a live event ensures that to some extent I am un-reachable so I'm allowed to focus on the material (at least where I work if you are sitting at your desk you are assumed to be "available", regardless of whether or not that is the case).

Brian