Blogging will probably be light next week. Steve and I are both headed to MAAWG SF. Steve will be presenting training on Monday and at one of the later sessions, too. I managed to get out of having to work this conference, so no presenting for me.
We’re both looking forward to seeing everyone. Drop by and say hi.
OK, so I’m not at MAAWG any longer and I can’t blog about what happens there even if I was. However, there is an article at PC World about the conference.
I’ve been going to MAAWG conferences for many years now. Not every one, being a small company means that I can’t just take off for a week, particularly overseas where phones don’t work (something solved by an iPhone 3G). But I’ve been to quite a few of them.
I have to say the last few conferences have really impressed me. The quality of discussions and the training sessions have been full of useful information. Even for someone who has been around as long as I have, there is always something new to learn. I strongly encourage people who want to stop abuse in the messaging sphere to consider joining. Everyone is hurt by messaging abuse: end-users, senders and receivers. We all have a role to play in stopping abuse, and MAAWG is one way to learn about what you can do.
On a more personal note it was great to meet new folks and to see familiar faces. And a big thanks to all of you who took the time to tell me you liked this blog. Thank you for reading!
EDIT: Another press article about the conference.
Ever have that day? That day full of delivery problems, ISP problems, headaches and turmoil? That week where you want to just forget email ever existed? Ever have that day extend for a week?
So have we all. In honor of that kind of day, we introduce the “No email ’till Monday”.
Fill a shaker with ice. Then add:
6 fl ounces light rum
4 fl ounces pineapple juice
2 fl ounces cointreau
heavy dash blood orange bitters.
Shake. Pour into 2 cocktail glasses and garnish with a pineapple slice.
Serves 2 (or one if it’s been a really *really* bad week)
We have made this with both light rum and pineapple flavored rum. The pineapple lends a sweeter taste to the drink, but there is a nice burnt sugar edge to the drink with the straight light rum.
I’m headed out on Monday to Amsterdam for a family wedding and MAAWG so blogging will be light for the next 2 weeks. I have some posts stacked up and the people I meet and talk with at MAAWG always trigger new thoughts about email, delivery and spam so do check back while I’m gone.
Those of you who are going to be at MAAWG be sure to stop by my session on Wednesday afternoon and add your perspective to the discussion.
One of the nice bits of SF MAAWG is that I don’t actually have to get on a plane in order to get to the conference. Still there seems to be a very long list of “things to do” before heading up to the city.
If you’re going to be there, stop by and say Hi