The setup here at MIX10 isn't really optimized for attendees with laptops requiring power, there are 100 people in the room, and approximately 12 utility outlets. I chose to move my chair to the wall, where my power cord would reach. And as Jon Galloway said, "I was hoping that people would be sitting with laptops and typing along". That won't be happening for a three and a half hour long workshop, obviously.

I don't really feel that Jon had prepared his session very well, I get that it's hard to set a target audience level, when you know nothing about your audience, but, you could assume that when you're doing a workshop, you shouldn't use a Visual Studio version (2010), that isn't released yet, and provide samples for attendees that won't run on the currently released version, 2008. That's not cool at all.

Most attendees started out with their laptops in their laps, (since there were no tables, just chairs), but after about 40 minutes, most of them had put them down.

I might seem very negative, but I think the workshop content was very interesting, however, not very well delivered. I might be wrong here, but all of the attendees have actually paid an extra $295 for the workshops, and in my book, that sets a requirement of quality for workshop content.

You can watch the Workshop over at Channel 9.

I fully agree, and I believe this is the key component to the creative process, be it design, development, writing or whatever you may partake in. Having the courage to throw away, redo, or in other ways alter your work or parts of it, is a crucial ability if you want to be successful.

All-in-all, having participated in this workshop, I feel that I have been given a new set of communicational tools, that enable me to convey my thoughts to a designer, in a way that the designer hopefully can understand.

However, it should also be said, that I really think the workshop should be named "Design Fundamentals for Professionals That Need Structure and Arguments For Why They Do What They Do in The Creative Process". There are way too many people in the industry that just do things, and have no rationale as to why they do them. This workshop is for you. And anyone wanting to work with you.

You can watch the workshop at Channel 9.

1. Chicago O'Hare airport, is HUGE, and an incredibly boring airport.

2. At McCarran International in Las Vegas, the slot machines start at the gate.

3. Las Vegas is INSANE!

Today is workshop day, and I'm attending two workshops.

Right now I'm sitting in the first one, "Design Fundamentals for Developers". Let's see what it'll bring.

However, the one I'm really looking forward too is the "ASP.NET MVC Bootcamp" this afternoon.

1. It's in Vegas!
2. It's in Vegas, and it's four days of really interesting workshops and sessions.
3. It's in Vegas, and it's a great opportunity to network.
4. It's in Vegas, and it's tax deductible.
5. It's in Vegas, and I've never been.
6. It's in Vegas, and we're staying at The Mandalay Bay.
7. It's in Vegas, and I'm sure we're gonna meet very interesting people.
8. It's in Vegas, and I hear it's a lot warmer there than here.
9. It's in Vegas, and there's really no need for any other reasons.
10. It's in Vegas, and just to make sure you got it, IT'S IN VEGAS BABY!

You should come too.