MacWorld Expo
San Francisco Moscone Center
16 January 2008

My $25 pass only let me onto the Expo floor, and I get exhausted after just a couple of hours going booth to booth. I was mostly impressed with the huge number of attendees and exhibitors. I had not been to MacWorld for a few years, and it has really grown!

Apple was showing their new notebook computer, called "MacBook Air." This is of great interest to me, since Foothill will be buying me a new notebook in 6 months or so. I want one of these computers ASAP!
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/guidedtour/index.html?size=small
Apple's new OS also comes with backup software that works automatically. It is called "Time Machine" and I don't know much about it yet.

Intuit has an engineering facility in Mountain View, so I asked them about job opportunities for Foothill graduates there. They said they always need quality assurance engineers, JavaScript and Flash programmers.

Best Buy had a booth mostly to advertise their Geek Squad service. I asked them what requirements for the job, and they said "A+ certification." They also said the applicants had to be good with people, since that was what they see as their competitive advantage. Apparently, Best Buy partners with some colleges to place their graduates, so that is something that Foothill may want to get involved in.
http://www.geeksquad.com/agents/detail.aspx?id=537

I have been trying to setup a wireless music system in my house, and was bummed to find out that it only works when playing through itunes. I found an outfit that makes software that allows you to stream anything from the browser through a wireless network, and it only costs $25. This means I can listen to past shows from "Fresh Air", an NPR radio program available over the internet, in my kitchen!
www.rogueamoeba.com