basketweaving for the mind : auteched

Tweets: Netbooks

nhodge — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:22:18 GMT

ntpro: Where was something kick-ass like this for the first 2500 #TechEd US registrations? Screw the party ... http://bit.ly/10iUtu

WindowsITPro: TechED Australia attendees each score HP Netbook: TechEDAustralia attendees will get more than a bag and t-shir.. http://tinyurl.com/n2spkc

nigelwadsworth: @jeffa36 Very tempted to go this year after reading this. 2006 was the last TechEd I went to.

wstan: WTF! This year no TechEd event in Malaysia but Microsoft is giving HP Mini netbook with Windows 7 to each paying TechEd Australia attendee.

BrianFarnhill: Just heard about the netbooks being given out at TechEd this year - man I wish I could go :-(

@freitasm: Microsoft Oz giving HP Mini with Windows 7 to each of 2,300 TechEd attendees. Microsoft NZ giving away seven digital cameras.

orinthomas: TechED.au is giving away a netbook to all paying attendees. I suspect that attendance (especially at my sessions ;-) will be good.

hollingsworth: Nice bit of marketing and community-building there Nick - TechEdfolk get free Netbook http://bit.ly/rEz9w via @NickHodge

ANZTechEDSecure: Holycrap! Free netbook to paying TechED.au attendeeshttp://is.gd/1iCky #auteched

Alegrya: must find some $$ for that TechEd ticket!! RT @NickHodge: And Sekrit Projekt #1 goes public: http://bit.ly/rEz9w

davidfowl: @DamianEdwards Wow I went to the wrong teched

Community Project No. 1

nhodge — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:32:53 GMT

Andrew Dugdell has started a blog following us HP mini-note/netbook guys on our 10 week journey to TechEd 2009.

HP Mini-notebooks/Netbooks at TechEd: The coverage so far

nhodge — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:30:47 GMT

Documenting the initial coverage for posterity. Will update as stuff flows

Long Zheng “got the scoop” on the story:

Microsoft TechEd Australia attendees to receive free HP Mini Notebook with Windows 7

Picked up by the Australian IT news community (in no particular order)

Builderau: Microsoft TechEd Australia attendees to receive free HP Mini Notebook with Windows 7

ZDNet: Tech.Ed attendees get free HP netbook

ITNews:Microsoft gives TechEd delegates Windows 7 netbook

ITWire: Microsoft to give Tech-Ed attendees HP netbook with ethical choice attached

Rolled into the International streams; mainly via Long’s tweet and blog

Hardocp: Attend Microsoft’s TechEd 2009 Australia Get Free Netbook

Intel: Microsoft TechEd 2009 Australia - Free HP Netbook 2140