The keynote this morning was something else!  I've never seen Bill Gates up close before (though 30 rows back isn't that close either!), and watching him talk was pretty exciting.  He had so much to say about Vista (formerly Longhorn), and given my interest in future technologies, I couldn't get enough. Later today I'll pick up my "goodies" bag which will contain a never release build than the Beta 1 build. I already have B1 installed, but I'm always glad to update. The search features are much needed, and the general UI eye-candy is a nice catchup with OS x too. I'll definitely update the blog with more details when that's done.  Mr. Gates was much more dynamic than Jim Allchin, though neither would be in high demand for their speaking skills alone. Don Box probably stole the show if anyone did. He's a very energetic speaker.  All the better for being an architect! 

The best few minutes of the show, however, was Bill Gates with Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite)!  Bill possibly wasn't trained in acting, but the segment was hilarious nonetheless.  The humor was probably most funny to those who have seen the movie. Probably not that funny objectively. I hope that the video is released at some point, though there might be rights issues.

The day has been great so far. I've put faces to many MS names I've worked with over the past two years.  I'll update again as I have time, I'd like to mention some of the more memorable sessions (like the Vista search one I'm in now!