TechEd Day 3
Today was pretty eventful – lots of good sessions – lots of friends to meet. I finally had the opportunity to meet Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist for TechSmith, makers of SnagIt and Camtasia. 
We had an excellent Legal Seafood lunch and told some great TechEd and technology stories. I also went to a great session (MSG315 - Microsoft IT: Exchange 2003 Best Practices from MSIT) where the team that maintains Exchange for Microsoft Corp. talked about how they do it all, best practices and the decisions that led to them. These are the best “real world” sessions IMO where you actually see the “rubber meeting the road.”
I also saw some good TLC chalk talks on Exchange 12. I finally bumped in to Kevin Remde as well and was able to catch up with my friend who I haven't seen since last year’s TechEd. I then moved on to the Birds of a Feather sessions. I enjoyed again moderating “ISA Server 2004 Tips and Tricks.” This year they were structured a bit differently than in the past. From 6:00pm to 6:30pm there was food and drinks in the meal hall with discussions there after. The areas were signified with colored tablecloths and signage representing birds (birds of Massachusetts some guessed) such as the Robin (ISA Server 2004), Mallard, Bluebird, etc. We had a packed section and a lot of great things to discuss like network load balancing, RAS Quarantine, logging performance hits and what to expect in ISA Server 2006. Thanks to everyone who attended for taking the time to participate and share your experiences.
I then got to wrap up the evening with another fine meal at Legal Seafood Long Wharf. Everyone I work with met for dinner. Since it was my birthday I sat back and relaxed with some good wine and good food. It was quite the sight when someone with the party across from us got his four pound lobster brought to the table. I had to do a DoubleTake to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me!