TechDays 2010 Session Fun and Games

My desktop setup. A robot, a PC doing desktop sharing, another PC running a video call and a final Micro Framework device running a web server. And it all worked. Eventually.

Thanks to everyone in the audience, and Luis for setting everything up. I wasn’t in Lisbon, but thanks to cunning camera work and a nice fast network I got as close as I could. I could even see the audience on my screen (which probably freaked a few people out at the start).

We had the audience hitting web sites that caused my programs back in Hull to hit breakpoints (which must be the largest debugging session ever). And then I let the everyone out there send commands to Oscar the robot who, right on cue, tried to jump off the desk.

The audience were fantastic. As usual from Portugal. Thanks for taking the event in such good sprit folks.

To try and make everyone feel at home, and add some “TechDays 2010 Portugal” flavour I did up the office wall behind my chair…

Luis during the, slightly fraught, setup.

Some of the audience at the start of the talk.

Thanks folks. That was the best conference I’ve never been to….

I mentioned in the talk that I’m going to assemble some resources for Windows Phone and .NET Micro framework. I am, but I’ll put them up tomorrow. Off to bed now….

Comments

[Duncan]

I am so glad i didn't knock on your door today! Interupting a live webcast woukdnt have gone down too well I dont think.

[antao]

The sessions and, of course, the chocolates where really great Rob. Thanks.

[Jorge Loureiro]

Thanhs Rob for the most great conference.

[Natanael Godinho]

By far the best conference of techdays 2010 tanks Rob great work.

[Bruno Moscão]

Great session Rob!

I'm a huge fan of your talks and I was a bit disappointed when I learned that you'd give a remote talk.

But I soon realized that you can give a great talk anyway! :) Awesome!

BTW, thanks for the KitKats! :) :)