We had 2 great meetings in September and October. The contact management meeting in September turned into a beam-fest, with groups of 2-3 sharing trial version of all the different contact managers, and each person defending and explaining their own favorite. It was great!
October was great, too, in that we had 3-4 new (or long-ago revisitors) folks, each with a new device or two. Things started off quietly enough, with everyone ordering their dinner and chatting about the news of the day. After a half-hour or so (during which most folks munched down sandwiches), things got really serious and out came WiFi laptops, keyboards, and GPS units. Besides a T|3 and a few T|2's, there were several new phones, many BlueTooth-equipped. We did a count at one point and found that there were more than 3 gadgets per person!
I think November will probably be similar. I don't really have a planned program, unless anyone has something new they'd like to show. I'm sure there will be some more new devices, and I've talked with 2-3 new folks that may or may not happen by. One of the guys at work got a Treo 300, and, although that's well over a year old, I must say it's a killer little Palm. Sprint has a $10/month all-you-can-eat data plan, and he's getting more than his money's worth. He has a class on Monday and Wed. for the next 4-5 weeks and can't make it to our meeting, but I think he'll get back eventually and we'll do a comparison of WiFi v. Sprint internet. Should be fun.
See you at Bear Rock!
