Reed G. Porter at myITforum.com : MMS2010

MMS2010 MyITForum Party: Vendor Introductions

rporter — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:32:23 GMT

Rod Trent introduces the sponsors who help make MyITForum.com possible and pay for the MyITForum.com’s exclusive “Buttons Only” party. In the first video, Rod introduces Viewfinity, Matrix42, Secure Vantage Technologies (SVT), and Microsoft.

In the second video Garth Jones and Ed Aldrich present Rod and Ron Crumbaker with a plaque commemorating 10 years of MyITForum.com. Next Ron calls out the booth babes and myself. Lastly, Ed talks about 1E and their long history supporting MyITForum.com

They had the stage lights off during these videos, but I was able to brighten them a bit. Enjoy!

MyOTRadio #MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 7: Day 1 Means Registration Renewed Friendships and the Quest for a MyITForum Party Button

rporter — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:15:42 GMT

On Monday, April 19, 2010 Microsoft Management Summit 2010 at the Sands Expo In Las Vegas, NV officially begins! With the beginning of the conference people are connecting with friends both old and new, jockeying for position in a variety of lines, and begging each vendor for inclusion at their party. It’s a whirlwind day; the first of many and if you’re looking for Wally, he’s probably in the Labs area.

This opening day I held the Social Networking for Codgers breakfast at Harrahs Flavors Buffet. There were six of us for breakfast and I decided I would need to hold a more in-depth training for technical people to really do this topic justice. High profile people from all walks need to be able to connect and have conversations with their constituents via tools like Facebook and Twitter. Look for a webinar on this very topic by me in the near future.

Next we went over for registration. Here is where you get your badge and backpack full of goodies. I was able to bypass the rather long line and go right to vendor registration. On the way out I took the first video of the line and followed by the unboxing of the swag bag. Be sure to comment below if you see yourself in either video!

From there, I connected with a few friends and made some plans. Then we went to one of the Freshman Orientation sessions and met up with some new friends from the Kansas City area. Hopefully, we can get the Kansas City Area Systems Management Users Group going again. Look for a meeting in June at the earliest.

The opening day Vendor Expo is essentially a party with brochures and swag. What’s really cool about the #MMS2010 opening party is the mad dash to get a MyITForum party button. Much like Charlie’s Golden Ticket, the MyITForum party button gets you into the party.

The second video chronicles a couple of guys waiting over 2 hours to be first in line for their button, many of the folks receiving their buttons, a celebrity ex-hockey player, and a couple prizes won.

What it does not show is the mad rush itself. I had the camera on pause and missed the entire thing. The camera and my video taping experience were barely two weeks old at the time. (Which explains why so many attendees appear to be missing their heads!)

If you want to see the mad rush, you’ll just have to join us for MMS 2011 at Mandalay Bay. Until then imagine, if you will, you are standing in a dry river bed somewhere out west. You’re expectant, but not too worried when you hear a voice in the sky intone, “The 2001 Microsoft Management Summit Expo is now open.” This is followed by a rumbling in the distance growing quickly louder. You look toward the sound and you see a herd of desert creatures bounding toward you as they attempt to escape a flood of amber liquid rushing after them. You are thinking you should move, but you look around and do not see any reachable safe havens. Just as you think it is about time to let your bowels go and give up the ghost, the charging herd stops as quick as it started. Then the wave of amber liquid engulfs you and you admonish folks to try to keep their beer in the cup rather than all over everybody else.

Think I am exaggerating? Test me, sign up for #MMS2011. I hope I see you there! Come back tomorrow for more from last week’s summit.

MyOTRadio #MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 6: 10 is for 10 great years MyITForum and MMS

rporter — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:52:31 GMT

I hope Las Vegas is ready for us! My sixth special podcast leading up to Microsoft Management Summit 2010 April 19-23 in Las Vegas. I do a couple walking around LV shots, I real dark picture of the SCCMExpert party in Zefferinos, and display the contents of my Laptop Bag. The Rod Trent BFF badges are finally revealed!

Below the video are a couple badge prototypes as well.

MyOTRadio #MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 5: 0 is for Nobody does System Management Better!

rporter — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:33:29 GMT

My fifth special podcast leading up to Microsoft Management Summit 2010 April 19-23 in Las Vegas is my first pack cast!.

Don’t over pack and don’t forget anything is the never-ending travelers’ dilemma. Join me as I fail at both Be sure to stay until the end as I give you an extra-special present!

Do not forget to sign up for my Social Media for Codgers Tweetup and stay tuned for the next special: How to pack your laptop bag!

MyOTRadio MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 4: 2 is You can’t Get Too Much Info!

rporter — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:23:00 GMT

MyOTRadio Live this week was a bust. But I made you a special!

My fourth special podcast leading up to Microsoft Management Summit 2010 April 19-23 in Las Vegas is another drivecast. I am driving west out of Jefferson City, MO through California, MO on April 16, 2010.

I talk about how much we are going to miss many of System Center’s Rock Stars due to the eruption of the volcano that cannot be spelled spewing ashes into the atmosphere and making it unsafe to fly manmade craft out of or into Western Europe. We miss you guys, I do hope you can get together and see some of the event.

This also means there may be some extra room for last minute fill-ins if you still want to come. It also means there are some parties with some room for substitutions, so get your best game face on and be sure to watch The Replacements as a refresher.

I also list out some more trick and tips for getting the most out of MMS2010 and announce my Social Media for Codgers Tweetup. I realize it says codgers and suggests you be a Social Media Noob to benefit, but all are welcome! Come meet some of the other folks.

That's right, I’m posting from DIA waiting for flight 777 to Las Vegas. That’s how I roll.

MyOTRadio #MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 3: S is for System Center

rporter — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:41:49 GMT

A quick hit podcast from April 15, 2010 spotlighting some of the pre-MMS activities on Sunday along with a teaser about the extra interactivity available to attendees this year.

MMS2010: Social Networking for Codgers

rporter — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:58:00 GMT

What: MMS 2010Tweetup

Where: Flavors the Buffet, Harrahs Las Vegas

When: 7am 4/19/2010

Who: All welcome, but please RSVP so i can make reservations.

Why: I need to eat!

Cost: $16

(Further details below)

Are you new to this whole Internet thingy?
Don’t know a Twitter from fritter?
Quit doing Hashtags 20 years ago?
Did the last thing ‘social’ you got result a trip to the medic and a painful penicillin shot?
Still think a Facebook is probably what we used to call a Yearbook?
Wondering how it is that the President of the USA is younger than you?
In Las Vegas for MMS2010?
Up at 6 am 4/19/2010 and just figured out there is no free breakfast?

If so, you are in luck! Meet me at the Flavors Buffet for one of Las Vegas' better Breakfast Buffets Monday April 19th @ 7am and I’ll answer your questions about Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Linked-in, blogs, and that Internet thingy. If you have any.

All ages welcome and please RSVP via comment here, Twitter @reedracer, email Reedracer [at] gmail.com, telephone (707) 7 3 3-3 4 7 6, telegraph. Sorry no smoke signal RSVP’s will be accepted for this event.

Breakfast runs $16 but I will be looking into senior discounts and coupons.

MyOTRadio MMS2010 MyOTSpecial 2: M is for Mingle

rporter — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:26:38 GMT

Here is the second of 7 MyOTSpecials leading up to the 2010 Microsoft Management Summit April 19-23 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. I’m a little winded as I walk up the hill towards the Missouri State Capital Building. I talked about the possibility of grabbing our swarm badge on Foursquare.com and other relevant news about #MMS2010

There are a ton of incredibly cool things in store for us out in the atomic city, so be prepared to be blown away! Hopefully only figuratively blown away as those nukes ain't too fun.

Forgot to mention it on the podcast, but the 2nd ‘M’ is for Mingle. Get out there and meet people, make friends, renew old friendships, and connect companies!

MyOTRadio MMS2010 Special 1: M is for Microsoft

rporter — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:41:36 GMT

With just 7 days to go until Microsoft Management Summit 2010 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV I decided to do a MyOTRadio special podcast each day. This first one was recorded Monday, April, 12, 2010. Today is brought to you by the letter ‘M’ which stands for Microsoft. Microsoft makes System Center which has kept me and my family fed since the 1990’s.

In this drivecast I discuss ways to maximize your time on the first day of MMS2010, why I am not yet won over by Hyundai cars, my transmission, and the System Center Influencer program. Just click play on the embedded video below.

Everyone is getting excited about the upcoming conference, and it promises to be extra special this year with it being sold out, v.next information disseminated, and the expo hall sold out too!

The Podcast went 15 minutes or so and I had to split it in twain to fit YouTube.com’s 10 minute maximum. Part I

And here is part II.

With that, I’ll see you tomorrow…..

MyOTRadio Episode 8 Do not be late!

rporter — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:01:00 GMT

Episode 8 of MyOTRadio goes live tonight at 6pm CST over on my channel on Ustream.tv

Hopefully it will be an enjoyable multimedia extravaganza! Even if it isn’t, I plan to ‘go on with the show; and ‘fight the good fight’ and ‘fight to the finish.’ If I am lucky, Mr. Rod Trent of MyITForum.com will stop by and tell us all about Viewfinity, MyITForum, and the #MMS2010 party he is hosting. Don’t worry, I’ll ask him the tough questions of him so you don’t have to! I’ll get to the bottom of this no newsletter controversy and find out why I have not seen him at the same parties as Rachel Maddow.

So for tonight:

Intro song
Unveiling of the new logo
Weekly Golden Breadstick Award Winner (I should probably make a blog badge for former winners to proudly display)
Pleas:

The Las Vegas Reedracer Twitter discount
$500 for Airfare and room
Other ongoing sponsors

Challenge
MyOTRadio Live
Parties

Brian Leary’s Mom, Betty needs prayers as she is having open heart surgery today.
Question of the Week
Goodnight Forest Moon
Outro Song.

Plus more inanities by yours truly. Please stop by and set a spell.

Live Broadcast and Replays can be foung at this address: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/myotradio

Not sure about Itunes, yet.

Number 5 is Alive

rporter — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:08:00 GMT

Episode Number Five is Alive - 3/4/2010 at 6:00 CST (UTC-06:00)

Opening/closing music 'Afterburner' by Carl Edlund Anderson of Bogota, Columbia

Topics:

Microwaves
Missouri State Capital Building Rotunda
Popular Science Archives
Golden Breadstick Award
MMS Challenge update #MMS2010
Pleas for airfare and lodging at Microsoft Management Summit
My broken Xbox
Knitting Bible Study, @KnitnBibleStudy on Twitter
Question of the Week: ???
Plus the usual drivel about nerd TV, weather, sports, tech, etc.

Super thanks to Rod Trent and the rest of the fine folks at MyITForum for sponsoring this show and my #MMS2010 conference pass!

Click here to listen on Blog Talk Radio ~ Live at the time above or anytime after.

You can also subscribe via RSS or iTunes. *** Note: You can call to listen in or talk on the show. I don't start taking calls on-air until 15 minutes past.***

Episode 4 Sc-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-re!

rporter — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:44:00 GMT

*** Note: You can call to listen in or talk on the show. I won't start taking calls on-air until 15 minutes past.*** Episode 4; you know the score - 2/25/2010 at 6:00 CST (UTC-06:00)

Opening/closing music 'I Do as I Please' by Sparkplug

Topics:

Opinions about this week's Olympic hockey, skating, curling
Golden Breadstick Award MMS Challenge update #MMS2010
Microsoft Management Summit pleas for airfare and lodging.
Question of the Week: Where have you lived?
Plus the usual drivel about nerd TV, weather, sports, tech, etc.

Super thanks to Rod Trent and the rest of the fine folks at MyITForum for sponsoring this show and my #MMS2010 conference pass! Listen with the widget on this page or click here to listen on Blog Talk Radio You can also subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Episode 3 and it's Still Free

rporter — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:00 GMT

Tick tock, it’s almost time Originally uploaded by Aaron-H

Remember: The show starts at 6pm CST this week and that will become the regular time. So here we are at Episode 3! Last week was actually Episode 2, but after so many shows the numbers start to run together. I'll be back on Skype for this show and able to take calls. Topics this week:

I can has a Sponsor for MMS! Thanks Rod Trent and MyITForum, Inc, what a wonderful surprise.
Still need someone to step up and help me get there or secure a place to sleep while I am in Las Vegas.
My long lost daughter found me on Facebook.
An 18-year journey nears the end.
Weekend retreat was a blast.
MMS Challenge
Question of the Week - Send me your questions to answer on the show.

Plus the usual drivel about TV, Weather, Sports, Technology, and this week's Golden Breadstick award.

Listen Live at 6pm CST

MyOTRadio is a GO

rporter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT

At 5pm February 4th I will broadcast the first epidose of MyOTRadio (My Off-Topic Radio). I'll be rambling about the first Golden Breadstick Award, Fitness Podcasts, Microsoft Management Summit (have an extra ticket? Call or email me), and various other topics sure to amuse you into a deep sleep.