basketweaving for the mind : hpmini

Get a Backstage Pass

nhodge — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:44:39 GMT

As TechEd 2009 approaches, there are many people scurrying around behind the scenes ensuring the Windows 7/Mini-notebooks experience succeeds.

Andrew Dugdell is tracking the process from the outside; and Jorke has a new blog with indepth details from the inside.

I am merely the systems engineer now. Watching and carefully (lightly) directing all the smart engineers to do their thing.

Bookmark/RSS follow these sites and see what it takes to make 2,300 HPs sing in unison.

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

Big Things in Mini Packages

nhodge — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:04:53 GMT

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Mini Packages

Yes!, paid delegates to Australia's TechEd 2009 are each receiving Microsoft Windows 7 on a HP 2140 Mini notebook (aka: netbook). Pop over to the TechEd 2009 web site to register to see all the terms and conditions etc.

Mini-note Relevant Speeds and Feeds:

Screen: 10.1”
HD: 160Gb
Memory: 2Gb
Wireless: 802.11 a/b/g
Processor: Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270

Delegates will be able to take their HP Mini back to work to show off Windows 7, or just loan the device for the duration of TechEd. Of those returned, Microsoft will be donating these these loan to charity.

Imagine each and every delegate with a mini-note roving around TechEd doing everything online; Messenger, Office Communicator, Twitter’n, downloading presentations … the list is endless.

Also imagine the IT skills provided to those less fortunate than ourselves.

Big Things: A Call-out to the TechEd Community:

What would you like to see running across these 2000+ devices?

A mass Azure stress test web application?
A magical Powershell configuration script?
A WPF-based network game?
A new Windows 7 based WinForms/Win32 Twitter client that doesn’t suck?

Ideas are endless … we’d love to get you, the community, involved in creating interesting scenarios.

Let the big ideas flow!