http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/Hanselminutes on 9 - Inside Secret Microsoft Meeting Rooms - What Laptop do Alpha Geeks Use?http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/en-usSun, 26 Jul 2009 00:25:25 GMTSun, 26 Jul 2009 00:25:25 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3608.3122, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<p>The first few were some clunkers.&nbsp; I'd be embarrassed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm surprised there weren't some W700's too.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=480873Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:25:25 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4808730http://channel9.msdn.com/480873/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0The first few were some clunkers.&nbsp; I'd be embarrassed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm surprised there weren't some W700's too.fastboxster0http://channel9.msdn.com/480873/Trackback.aspx<p>Scott, that was a trip to watch, but I must say how surprised I am. I personally don't know how people can live with anything less than a Lenovo W700, quad core, 2 x 320 7200's (though I may have to swap one drive to SSD), and still consider it a development machine. Maybe I'm just the minority, but when I'm used to developing on a beast of a desktop, my laptop needs some serious power to keep me from feeling handicapped.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=479489Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:10:30 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4794890http://channel9.msdn.com/479489/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Scott, that was a trip to watch, but I must say how surprised I am. I personally don't know how people can live with anything less than a Lenovo W700, quad core, 2 x 320 7200's (though I may have to swap one drive to SSD), and still consider it a development machine. Maybe I'm just the minority, but&#8230;bkonowitz0http://channel9.msdn.com/479489/Trackback.aspx<p>That's great! Congratulations on your new machine!</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=479236Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:04:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4792360http://channel9.msdn.com/479236/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0That's great! Congratulations on your new machine!Glucose0http://channel9.msdn.com/479236/Trackback.aspx<p>i even went mad after watching my idols laptops ....... and ran to install win7 Rc 64-Bit, downloaded that, installed it and installed VSTS2010 beta ... installed Sql server 2008 64-bit, and tried to upgrade myself to all 64............... you know i had all things 32 bit before watching this video. So this video changed my style. Well ,,,,,,, the best thing is that i have HP6720s, Core 2 Duo, 3 geg of ram, 120 interanal + 320 external HDD, two displays 15.4 and 22".........&nbsp; I never found the video driver for any of vistax64s on my machines. and Win7 automatically did it. Well Thank you all ppl you showed me new way.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Many Thanks</p> <p>(And scott you replied me, i had been BIG fan of you for several years, and your reply is more than the earth, sea and sun for me.)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=478390Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:45:44 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4783900http://channel9.msdn.com/478390/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0i even went mad after watching my idols laptops ....... and ran to install win7 Rc 64-Bit, downloaded that, installed it and installed VSTS2010 beta ... installed Sql server 2008 64-bit, and tried to upgrade myself to all 64............... you know i had all things 32 bit before watching this video.&#8230;Asif Ashraf0http://channel9.msdn.com/478390/Trackback.aspx<p>I think Haack has an SSD, so his HD is smaller but fast and silent.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=478354Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:34:55 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4783540http://channel9.msdn.com/478354/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I think Haack has an SSD, so his HD is smaller but fast and silent.Glucose0http://channel9.msdn.com/478354/Trackback.aspx<p>I liked em all sitting like thtat. Well the computers they are using are g8 but what haack said about hard drive? (like he liked speed over space?),what hdd was that? his ram was 4 or 2 gb? What brand was he using?</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=478167Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:54:42 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4781670http://channel9.msdn.com/478167/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I liked em all sitting like thtat. Well the computers they are using are g8 but what haack said about hard drive? (like he liked speed over space?),what hdd was that? his ram was 4 or 2 gb? What brand was he using?Asif Ashraf0http://channel9.msdn.com/478167/Trackback.aspx<p>What might be neat is if you could just remote into your desktop -- or some virtualized version of your "desktop" in the cloud -- from a conference room and use a haptic table a la Surface as your input/output device. &nbsp;You could bring keyboards and mice (like one of the gentlemen in this video did) if you prefer physical input devices.</p> <p>This won't happen for years though, at least in your typical conference room. &nbsp;Too costly: haptic devices would first&nbsp;have become commoditized.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477846Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:32:07 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4778460http://channel9.msdn.com/477846/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0What might be neat is if you could just remote into your desktop -- or some virtualized version of your "desktop" in the cloud -- from a conference room and use a haptic table a la Surface as your input/output device. &nbsp;You could bring keyboards and mice (like one of the gentlemen in this video&#8230;Joe Chung0http://channel9.msdn.com/477846/Trackback.aspx<p>If you get the right laptop, they can work well.&nbsp; My laptop is now faster than my work computer (and it's only a year old).</p> <p>Besides, what would you have us do?&nbsp; Take our desktops to a meeting?&nbsp; :P</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477799Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:43:43 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777990http://channel9.msdn.com/477799/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0If you get the right laptop, they can work well.&nbsp; My laptop is now faster than my work computer (and it's only a year old). Besides, what would you have us do?&nbsp; Take our desktops to a meeting?&nbsp; :PErik Porter0http://channel9.msdn.com/477799/Trackback.aspx<p>No.&nbsp; :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477798Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:48 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777980http://channel9.msdn.com/477798/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0No.&nbsp; :)Erik Porter0http://channel9.msdn.com/477798/Trackback.aspx<p>Wow, Mark.&nbsp; You're just making it worse.&nbsp; Throwing hints around just from your presence.&nbsp; :P&nbsp; I don't think anyone will figure it out though.&nbsp; ;)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477797Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:34 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777970http://channel9.msdn.com/477797/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Wow, Mark.&nbsp; You're just making it worse.&nbsp; Throwing hints around just from your presence.&nbsp; :P&nbsp; I don't think anyone will figure it out though.&nbsp; ;)Erik Porter0http://channel9.msdn.com/477797/Trackback.aspx<p>I absolutely hate laptops.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477783Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:39:34 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777830http://channel9.msdn.com/477783/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I absolutely hate laptops.duditz0http://channel9.msdn.com/477783/Trackback.aspx<p>Joe.&nbsp; You forgot to plug mojoPortal.<br /><br />Seriously, funniest vid I've seen in awhile.&nbsp; I felt at home.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477741Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:12:50 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777410http://channel9.msdn.com/477741/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Joe.&nbsp; You forgot to plug mojoPortal.Seriously, funniest vid I've seen in awhile.&nbsp; I felt at home.Aaron King0http://channel9.msdn.com/477741/Trackback.aspx<p>Larry, surely you're in line for a Hardware Refresh?</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477727Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:29:31 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4777270http://channel9.msdn.com/477727/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Larry, surely you're in line for a Hardware Refresh?Glucose0http://channel9.msdn.com/477727/Trackback.aspx<p>I believe Erik's machine is the <a href="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-3955549-3781677.html">8530w</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477692Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:27:15 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4776920http://channel9.msdn.com/477692/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I believe Erik's machine is the 8530w &nbsp; &nbsp;Duncan Mackenzie0http://channel9.msdn.com/477692/Trackback.aspx<p>I use a HP 2710p convertible tablet PC with 4Gb and W7 x64.<br />The small screen isn't ideal for development but in slate mode it's perfect for taking notes in meetings and drawing out diagrams.</p> <p>With the 2nd slim-line battery it'll easily run for 7 hours without having to switch off radio and dim the screen.</p> <p>Shame it doesn't support multi-touch though :&not;[</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477648Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:14 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4776480http://channel9.msdn.com/477648/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I use a HP 2710p convertible tablet PC with 4Gb and W7 x64.The small screen isn't ideal for development but in slate mode it's perfect for taking notes in meetings and drawing out diagrams. With the 2nd slim-line battery it'll easily run for 7 hours without having to switch off radio and dim the&#8230;Dave Compton0http://channel9.msdn.com/477648/Trackback.aspx<p>Was that an iPhone I saw on the desk, and is that a mophie juicepack wrapped around it? :P</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477621Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:21:59 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4776210http://channel9.msdn.com/477621/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Was that an iPhone I saw on the desk, and is that a mophie juicepack wrapped around it? :PChadk0http://channel9.msdn.com/477621/Trackback.aspx<p>Nice to see google chrome installed on one of the laptops :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477595Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:02:06 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4775950http://channel9.msdn.com/477595/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Nice to see google chrome installed on one of the laptops :)nikhilgupta0http://channel9.msdn.com/477595/Trackback.aspx<p>Hey Erik, what's the model number / name of your laptop. I did not find it on hp website.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477586Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:38:50 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4775860http://channel9.msdn.com/477586/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Hey Erik, what's the model number / name of your laptop. I did not find it on hp website.codedj0http://channel9.msdn.com/477586/Trackback.aspx<p>Dude with the 2 week old HP laptop - change your password.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477583Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:23 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4775830http://channel9.msdn.com/477583/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Dude with the 2 week old HP laptop - change your password.Rob0http://channel9.msdn.com/477583/Trackback.aspx<p>MacBook Pro running Visual Studio within Fusion. Simply because it's alive and connected instantly when I open it in the morning, while my other Vista notebook is still in progress bar land.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477515Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:52:51 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4775150http://channel9.msdn.com/477515/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0MacBook Pro running Visual Studio within Fusion. Simply because it's alive and connected instantly when I open it in the morning, while my other Vista notebook is still in progress bar land.ooswald0http://channel9.msdn.com/477515/Trackback.aspx<p>SHHH. You'll wake the neighbors :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477499Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:13:03 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4774990http://channel9.msdn.com/477499/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0SHHH. You'll wake the neighbors :)Mark Brown0http://channel9.msdn.com/477499/Trackback.aspx<p>lol "Windows Awesome Edition"</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477489Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:12:53 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4774890http://channel9.msdn.com/477489/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0lol "Windows Awesome Edition"Scott0http://channel9.msdn.com/477489/Trackback.aspx<p>google a bit.</p> <p>you can find how to unlock the virtualization on vaio</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477485Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:55:28 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4774850http://channel9.msdn.com/477485/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0google a bit. you can find how to unlock the virtualization on vaioLenny760http://channel9.msdn.com/477485/Trackback.aspx<p>What I said at the end was that because my laptop is so silent, "I'm creeping". Folks in L.A. know what I mean. Or anyone who watched the second? season of Weeds.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477472Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:53 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4774720http://channel9.msdn.com/477472/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0What I said at the end was that because my laptop is so silent, "I'm creeping". Folks in L.A. know what I mean. Or anyone who watched the second? season of Weeds.Haacked0http://channel9.msdn.com/477472/Trackback.aspx<p>Glad some one else commentd on this too.</p> <p>Very fun stuff.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=477441Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:20:31 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Glucose/Hanselminutes-on-9-Inside-Secret-Microsoft-Meeting-Rooms-What-Laptop-do-Alpha-Geeks-Use/?CommentID=4774410http://channel9.msdn.com/477441/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Glad some one else commentd on this too. Very fun stuff.Tim Meers0http://channel9.msdn.com/477441/Trackback.aspx