2010 promises to be an interesting and perhaps pivotal year for Macworld Conference & Expo and Your Mac Life is planning on bringing you all the sights and sounds from San Francisco in February 2010.
First order of business before any of us even get there however is where to stay. For years our home away from home has been the Pickwick Hotel and it has served us well. But we wanted to change things up a bit so for Macworld 2010, YML has managed to get what we think, is a great rate at an *a…
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Added by Shawn King on October 21, 2009 at 3:14pm —
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Lesa and I got into town on Thursday evening and we've already had 3 meetings, she's given a seminar, I had lunch with an Apple employee and have been to the Moscone to take pictures.....And it's only Friday!
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Added by Shawn King on January 11, 2008 at 10:42pm —
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As if you need any other incentive to attend a party, we just heard from
Official YML Chocolatier (Yes, we have one. Doesn't everyone?).
Mackenzie's Chocolates is providing truffles for the
YML Party - Champagne, Black Raspberry, Cappuccino, Creme de Cocoa and a selection of English Toffees...
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Added by Shawn King on January 9, 2008 at 7:08pm —
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Back in the mists of time, in the days "BJ" (Before Jobs), Macworld Expo was *full* of parties. You couldn't swing a dead cat on the show floor without hitting a party invite.
Parties on the show floor, parties in hotel rooms, private parties, invite only parties, come one, come all parties...The two biggest events on the Expo social calendar were always the Apple (Invite Only) Party (with big name bands, free booze and food) and the Mac the Knife Party (you folks new to the Mac platf…
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Added by Shawn King on January 8, 2008 at 5:53pm —
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Thanks to everyone who responded, here is another batch of Tips to help you get the most out of your Macworld Expo trip!
From
Frank over @ TUAW:
"Many booths have giveaway drawings, and you have to fill out a short form to enter -- usually with just your name, address and phone number. To save time, bring a sheet of labels with that info on it AS WELL AS yo…
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Added by Shawn King on January 4, 2008 at 10:40am —
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Macworld Expo is the biggest event in the Mac Universe each year. And each year, we veterans try to teach the new showgoers what to do and not to do during the week.
If you are bringing your computer to Expo,
BACK IT UP! The Computer Gods are a fickle lot and they could choose to pick that week to have your HD crash. :(
Getting to the
Moscone Center is farily easy - One of the YML'ers posted…
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Added by Shawn King on January 3, 2008 at 9:27pm —
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Paul Kent of IDG and Sheridan Jones of the MacBU announced the featured band for the
Tuesday night MacBlast...
Wait for it....
Wait...
Are you ready?
"Are you men?" Yes...
DEVO!…
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Added by Shawn King on December 20, 2007 at 1:04am —
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Looking for a way to waste some time or entertain the kids? Have them
"Make their Own Snowflake!" Continue
Added by Shawn King on December 18, 2007 at 9:14pm —
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Paul Kent, IDG World Expo's Vice President in charge of Macworld Expo and "the man responsible for your personal happiness" in San Francisco the week of January 14th, 2008, will be on Your Mac Life to talk about the cool new stuff happening at Macworld Expo.
Make sure you listen…
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Added by Shawn King on December 13, 2007 at 12:23pm —
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Rock Norris, "Yet Another Clever Canadian", has put in what must have been *hours* of hard work, hand-coding ALL of the Macworld Conference Expo programs, AND all of their descriptions into subscribable iCal calendars. Each "track" and "session" is broken out into its own group.
He also added every listed exhibitor to the To-Do list of the Exhibitor Hall calendar!
Rock has also included Browser links to the Calendars in case you are not an iCal user.
Rock - Your…
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Added by Shawn King on December 9, 2007 at 2:10pm —
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The World's Greatest Coordinator, Sly has us booked into
the Pickwick Hotel, just 2 blocks from the Moscone Center!
Sly was kind enough to even get us a suite at the Pickwick. It's a "boutique hotel" which to me, always means "small" but
my wife…
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Added by Shawn King on December 8, 2007 at 2:25pm —
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Surfing around the Expo web site, I came across this little "hidden" gem:
Join M.A.C. Today!
As a conference alumnus of Macworld Conference & Expo you are invited to join M.A.C!
As a M.A.C. member you will be able to enjoy Exclusive Benefits to help enhance your Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 experience and attend the exclusive Alumni Welcome Reception Monday, January 14th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM!
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Added by Shawn King on December 7, 2007 at 2:30pm —
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Everyone seems to enjoy this year's Platinum Pass winning video so
here is last year's winner, submitted by the very clever
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Added by Shawn King on December 7, 2007 at 12:44pm —
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One of our listeners,
TJ Ferreira, posted this *excellent* note on the
Your Mac Life web site. Thanks TJ!
What to expect..... Let me see....
excitement
heart palpitations
anticipation driving you mad
confusion
delirium
glazed eyes
foot pains
heart burn
sleeplessness
h…
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Added by Shawn King on December 7, 2007 at 12:13pm —
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SmileOnMyMac.com wants to give away Party tickets to 2 lucky listeners!
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Added by Shawn King on December 6, 2007 at 3:31pm —
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Leo LaPorte just confirmed for the Your Mac Life Expo Wrap Up Session!
So we'll have Leo, Jason Snell of Macworld magazine and Adam Engst of TidBITS.com. it's the *very* last session of Macworld Expo and it's gonna *rock*. :)
We've even gotten permission to broadcast the Wrap Up Session to the IntraWeb so for those of you who can't make it to San Francisco (you poor SOB's!), you'll be…
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Added by Shawn King on December 6, 2007 at 3:21pm —
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Congratulations to Neil Pomerleau of Auburn, ME for his video submission, "Why I Wanna go to Macworld Expo!" and to Laura Coleman of Augusta, GA for her picture "Top 10 Reasons My Mom needs a Super Pass".
Macworld Expo Conference Pass Winners! Continue
Added by Shawn King on December 5, 2007 at 11:49pm —
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for extracurricular Expo Activities....all Expo and no play makes Jack a real drag....
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Added by Shawn King on December 5, 2007 at 4:19pm —
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Hotel reservations made, flights booked, Winery Tour planned....hmmm...what am I forgetting to do...?
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Added by Shawn King on December 5, 2007 at 2:44pm —
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