Some photos from day 1 of TechEd:

There are some beanbag places like this - just sit down and wi-fi your way home. Very nice.

 

There are a few dozen PCs like this: Pick up the phone, press a "New Call" button in Outlook and you've got a long distance free call anywhere. VOIP rocks.

 

This is the speaker briefing. You'll notice Jackie Goldstein on the bottom right.

 

Brian Noyes getting ready for his talks. Great guy.

 

This is one of the things present at the exhibitor lounge. That car is currently booting..

 

Lots of wireless stations around. LOTS.

 

 

 

I just had to put this in.  Flicker greeted me in Arabic. that's *almost* Hebrew but at least there was an effort...