Sep 24 2008
Microsoft Event In San Francisco
There is a Microsoft event in San Francisco for developers and IT pros, on October 6th. Every year I receive several of these invitations to attend, but I never do because they are in places like L.A, Las Vegas, New York. Luckily, with me recently having moved up to San Francisco, my ability to attend has greatly increased. I did not go to the conference in Berkley, mostly because I really have no idea how to get to Berkley. A Microsoft Event, is a place where developers and programmers gather to exchange ideas, to keep up with the latest tech, and to network for future projects. In my early years in high school I really wanted to be a video game designer. So I learned up and got Microsoft’s Visual Studio program (I have the 2005 version, so as you can see I am a little outdated). Within a few weeks I got an email from MS themselves, asking me to skin a few models and map a few commands. Thus my “career” at Microsoft began. I did random jobs and got free software out of it. At the time it seemed like a good trade, 30mins of work in exchange for a few hundred dollars of software. But alas it was not meant to be, in my senior year I decided I wanted to be a film maker instead of a game maker (still get to tell a story, but it’s less interactive). I missed going to an event in San Jose (a city 10 minutes from where I live), and missed out on a free 360 Elite (&%*$&##^&#&#&#&$%#^%#^%#%^$#!!!!). So now I am going (Free stuff is involved!), I don’t think I’ll blog from the conference. Mainly because my PC is at home and I would be on a Mac surrounded by people who love PCs. I think it wouldn’t end very well…..
