well, WES 2008 came and now gone.  for my first conference/convention it went very well.  i wish i would have planned a bit more for it but nonetheless i got a ton of good blackberry info and met some very interesting vendors.

the introduction the blackberry bold was probably one of the highlights since i got to get my hands on before it hits the stores and retail sector.  it is a VERY nice blackberry and again shows RIM’s continued vision of its products and meeting the customer needs/desires.  up until the pearl was released; blackberry’s were pretty fugly.  they really did not need to be pretty since they did what they did very well and that was all that mattered initially.

ray kurzweil was very fun to listen to speak and gave me back my optimistic view on technology and humanity.  perhaps technology will the unifying component that can bring the human species together.  2029 seems to be an amazing time era to be in since a ton of breakthrough events should be happening around then.

my BES certification went, well.. yea, i’ll be retaking it lets just say.  however, i half expected that since i have never installed a BES or was even involve in the implementation of the bes servers or got any training. 

and finally, i realized how amazingly convenient and awesome having EVDO Rev A built into my Dell XT Tablet.  i tried to use my Wifi but just got sick of the problems of trying to find a good hotspot or a strong signal whereas my sprint evdo modem got signal everywhere.

this weekend, i will be continuing on in my laptop vs desktop upgrade series.  i think i have finally made a decision and will explain which route i plan to go (lets just say i won’t be committing to either side quite yet).

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• signing off for the day and gonna unwind… cya tomorrow.. #
• fueled and ready for more wes activities, mainly in breakout sessions today. general session at 2pm #
• WES2008 general session starts in less than 30 mins. more live blogging to twitter coming up! #
• @sarahzielie i know!! i can’t believe she heads to alaska today.. hell of a roadie!! #
• @kimberlyreed have a fun and safe roadie to alaska! can’t believe i won’t see ya till aug. i’ll be following your twitts! #
• yes, i am in the front row, hehe. its bright! #
• 10 mins until start, co-ceo of rim will be speaking today and awards will be given #
• bob picciano from ibm also speaking #
• ray kurzweil speaking too, excited to hear him speak! #
• i really want a wall of leds for my room! so sweet looking. should be starting any moment #
• WES 2009 will be May 5 to 7 next year #
• wireless leadership awards video playing #
• jim balsillie handing out awards #
• innovation in public sector - city of new york and telnav #
• innovation in private sector - britisch american tobacco #
• business impact - jp morgan chase and co #
• bob picciano taking the stage. general mgr for ibm #
• speaking on collaboration enabled business optimization #
• the world now produces more transistors than grains of rice #
• opportunities offer challenges, embrace virtual workplace #
• new initiatives increasingly focused on optimization #
• ibms strategy; offer a full eco system of integrated mobile apps that hook to corp dbs and assetts #
• showing ibm apps that leverage the mobile/virtual office #
• ray kurzweil speaking next #
• the web within us: when minds and machines become one #
• progress is exponential #
• health and our body will enter the info tech era #
• genome is the code of humans #
• info tech influences all that we do care about, gave several examples in the bio world #
• solar technology example #
• the future can be predicted, atleats the overall impact of it #
• demoing a device to read pics and text for the blind, very cool #
• takes pic and uses voice feedbacks #
• device also can translate to by sending data to a server that ocrs images and translates #
• has his own 3d conferencing in his house #
• countdown to singularity #
• explaining the shift of paradigms #
• 3d computing is the future and most likely the way computing paradigm may shift #
• will everything become information? #
• end of the show! but what a great speaker and session! that should wrap up my wes twitting. peace #
• nothing like working via citrix in florida by the pool w/a corona in hand.. hehe… (rubbing it in!!) #
• @ahbanks @ShamansTears hehe.. yea.. btw, i am now inside drinking a nice ole budweiser.. wait bud?? no blue moon.. #
• btw, according to our futurist, 2029 is gonna be one hell of a year.. machines will pass the turing test.. #

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• finally in orlando. weather is SO GREAT! steak is sounding good too! #
• getting prepped for WES…. blogging time! @davak good to hear your pal is doing well! #
• @kimberlyreed @sarahzielie chicago was a blast! minus the crappy ass road work.. boo to construction!! #
• testing my twitter in facebook.. #
• last test.. #
• enroute to wes2008. need coffee for sure! #
• so many blackbrry geeks! hehe #
• pretty lights and big lcds. i’m a fan of both. welcome event starts in a few #
• decent 80s hair metal background music, 1 min till star! #
• about 5000 attendees for WES #
• mike lazaridis on stage and welcoming us to the 7th WES #
• about 14 mil subscribers, 28 mil devices sold #
• 8500 RIM employees and all use a blackberry #
• 2day dev cycle of facebook app for blackberry, impressive! #
• introduces the new Blackberry Bold, looks pretty sweet!!! #
• cant wait to get my hands on the bold later today. wonder if there will be more device releases #
• whats next? maintence free blackberries, low cost devices and stability #
• BES updates will help bring whats next. also talking about docstogo editing in OS updates #
• new browser update also coming and now getting rid of pbx office phone with blackberry and backend integrations #
• blackberry is the top selling smartphone in the USA in 2007 #
• mike de la cruz is up now #
• speaking on future of enterprise software and blackberry usuage of such apps on devices #
• prosumer and integrating enterprise apps for them to get away from using pc while on the road. #
• demo of his vision on his Bold! running SAP on his bold #
• sap hooks into companies backend, dynamic rich data on the device end. demo of logging a call in the field with sap and blackberry #
• next speaker, james m kilts #
• spaeking of warren buffets success story in investing #
• ‘find what you like to do best… and find someone to pay you to do it’ a good quote indeed! #
• explains his ‘circle of doom’ cycle #
• integrity, enthuasin, action and understanding are keys to turnaround according to kilts #
• kilts explaining the keys to a turnaround and giving examples of nabisco and gillette #
• more kilt examples #
• recap on the 4 keys; integrity, enthusiasm, action and understanding #
• should be a fun party tonight too! thats all for wes related tweets for now #
• got a little hands on loving with the new Bold and it is pretty nice! looks and feels good and sturdy! #
• so crazy seeing so many people on blackberries #
• wow, i realized how annoying ppl that cant shut up in a presentation is so annoying #
• i need a nap! haha, geek convention is tiring #
• @davak twitter is pretty nice for live blogging, hopefully noy yoo annoying for everyone #
• @katievs hehe, sounds like me and facebook last nite #
• in a nice docstogo for blackberry demo, still no pdf support though #
• holy crazy fires in fl! dang! #

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• getting ready to head out for WES2008! orlando here i come!! #
• at airport, waiting for flight. hope its not delayed! #
• @qmchenry showoff i just surfed the web #

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‘i swear, your my first…’   … computer/geek convention that i’ve attended mind you! :)  well, after a slightly delayed flight, uber long ride from the airport to my hotel, i finally made it to Orlando, FL; the site for WES 2008. 

i hope to be blogging from WES this week from my (who would have thought) blackberry.  so far my early speculations were on the money (but then again, these were the ‘given’ speculations/rumors that we all knew were going to happen), RIM is releasing a new handheld over WES called the Bold.  Supposedly I’ll get me a little hands-on on time hopefully tomorrow in the Solutions area; however i do not believe i will be able to snap any pics or videos in that area though. i will also be tagging these next WES related posts in my WES2008 category to make referencing them a bit easier.

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