I leave for the MySQL User Conference this Saturday. In the
meantime, I’m working on final preparation. This involves things
like tweaking my slides, configuring my laptop, packing, getting
a haircut, and all the little things you need to do before
attending a conference for a week.
Tweaking my Slides - Going over my slides, doing test deliveries
to check time and content. Once I have them how I want them I
push them online so attendees can follow along. Tweaking happens
even this late into things because I can be a bit of a
perfectionist with the slides (most slides even have a good
number of notes).
Configuring my Laptop - Because I work from the desktop when at
home, I take some time to make sure the laptop has all updates
and a good defrag before I head out. I also ensure that my slides
are on the laptop and that its desktop is clean so attendees
don’t see too much clutter. Since the laptop serves as my wife’s
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