BizzyBee’s BizzyThoughts

A couple of days ago I did an OS X software update. After the reboot, my wireless network (with a D-Link router) was found, but I couldn’t connect any more to the Worldwide Pool Of Wisdom (WWpoW). As I started to search the web (using a Windows XP laptop from my customer - oh irony), I discovered there where a lot of users with the same issues. There’s also an article on this.

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A bit of a misleading title, sorry: I won’t advise YOU on this, I need some advise FROM YOU, the die hards, the old timers, the veterans, the experts, the wizards. This is the very first time I will go to Lotusphere, I’m the virgin, the newbie, the absolute beginner here.

I registered very late, yesterday, and booked my flight and hotel today. I will stay at a Radisson Sas hotel about 1,5 miles from Disney.

Being a new-bee ;-), I ask some help from you. I know, I can dig the web myself, but with so many sheep, eh, info, and so little time, I need a quick start, some guidelines. Some questions:

• What events are not-to-be-missed?
• How to start?
• Are all conferences close to eachother?
• Should I really plan some schedule in advance?
• Who will also attend?
• What non-conference things are also must-sees or must-have-dones overthere?
• Any other belgians out there?
• How do people recognize and find eachother in that chaos?
• Any dangers/warnings? Terrorists Against IBM Association?
• A million questions I forgot to ask.

Oh, and if you recognize me overthere, don’t be shy, just stop me, I’m always ready for a little conversation!

As a freelance developer I’m always looking for new opportunities and new customers, so yesterday I upgraded my curriculum. I had to do an extreme make-over since the previous version was created in a trial version of Adobe Indesign CS3.

This wasn’t a smart move, because I never bought the software :-S. So I had to build it all over from scratch, and this is how it looks like:

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