What was the buzz about MacTech Conference 2011? See for yourself.

Attendee Tweets

I didn’t expect to be interested in every IT session at @mactechconf, but I was wrong. Going to be a busy/interesting couple of days. – 29-Oct-11 18:12 | @patgmac

My twitter feed is full of “going to airport” messages – I guess I’ll see everyone in LA! #MacTechConf – 01-Nov-11 12:58 | @justinesgar

We have always been happy to be a media sponsor of @mactechconf but now that I’ve attended I’m *proud* we’re media sponsors. Awesome event. – 03-Nov-11 18:30 | @DaveHamilton

Hello #MacTechConf! If your actual conference is half as good as the Bar Track for last night then it’s gonna be a blast!! – 02-Nov-11 14:06 | @verso

Had an awesome 3D-360 time @mactech conference meeting others and learning lots! – 07-Nov-11 08:31 | @tcaldana

Met some great people and saw some cool stuff at #MacTechConf 2011, thanks again to the MacTech crew. Looking forward to 2012! – 05-Nov-11 18:39 | @digicatsystems

What I learned at @mactech conference: I need to stop being so shy/hesitant to meet folks. I missed out on meeting some cool folks. – 07-Nov-11 | @seankaiser

Thanks @MacTech for the best Conference of 2011. Most fun I’ve had with a bunch of middle-aged nerds without risking… 6465706f72746174696f6e – 07-Nov-11 | @jimrispin

@MacTech Conference 2011: dev & IT. Guy Kawasaki on Steve Jobs. Andy Ihnatko on The Press. Daniel Jalkut on Sandboxing. Best conference! – 07-Nov-11 | @ChuckSoper

The conference is awesome #mactechconf – 03-Nov-11 22:53 | @Carbamide

@mactechconf great conference – 03-Nov-11 22:53 | @digidol

I love the #mactechconf! – 03-Nov-11 22:53 | @jbrdshw

Just met @Ihnatko at #mactechconf – now for @GuyKawasaki’s keynote. Breakfast chattings: VPN’s, iCal, & the T-shirt code. – 02-Nov-11 16:53 | @richmerritt

#mactechconf attendees are pitching @GuyKawasaki a 13″ MacBook Air. Truly a great audience! – 02-Nov-11 17:30 | @thespider

@marczak nice running into you at lunch. Great conference so far! #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 20:29 | @dokihara

Dev track now getting low down and geeky with @hyperjeff at #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 22:02 | @macdevnet

MTC is off 2 a good start. gr8 sessions today. awesome to meet & chat w/ new peeps. outstanding job by the staff on the event. #MacTechConf – 03-Nov-11 04:44 | @markyap501

RT @mboylan: Profile Manager is buggy. Good news is, I saw the Apple directory services engineer taking notes during that last presentation. #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 22:16 | @hansen_m

This guy rocks. #mactechconf – 03-Nov-11 22:04 | @mboylan

I gotta say, @LarryJordanFCP is giving an awesome presentation. #mactechconf – 03-Nov-11 22:05 | @tomfanderson

Domo arigato, @rojoroboto. #mactechconf – 03-Nov-11 22:22 | @pmbuko

Great presentation on Mcollective by @glarizza . puppet awesomeness . #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 00:08 | @rojoroboto

Andy @Ihnatko laying down some mad science about talking to “the press”: http://t.co/y2fkqqx9 #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 00:43 | @danielpunkass

great speakers at @mactechconf but my face is stretched out due to “over-tech glaze”, a medical condition. So back off. http://t.co/znTBnO0G – 04-Nov-11 01:02 | @themacdweeb

@cedge318 gives some crystal ball insight into our future in Apple IT #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 01:12 | @rojoroboto

Roll down the window, put down the top, Crank up the Beach Boys, baby, don’t let the music stop… #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 00:56 | @ctdawe

Seems @Ihnatko is really into camera apps. Great entertaining talk at #mactechconf with lots of good advice. – 04-Nov-11 01:12 | @flo_muc

And suddenly I feel like I’ve been in the wrong room all this time. #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 01:26 | @jimrispin

Only at @mactechconf: Bowling with a senior engineering manager for Mac OS X technologies from Apple. Also @Ihnatko! – 04-Nov-11 03:36 | @mboylan

Blink 182 karaoke at #mactechconf. I approve of this. #fb – 04-Nov-11 05:11 | @rsaeks

Currently up a #mactechconf karaoke at Jillian’s: @verso and @danielpunkass. Nice work. – 04-Nov-11 06:42 | @seankaiser

Super fun times tonight with @macdevnet @joeworkman @badeen and @neror. Thanks for the good whisky talks guys! #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 07:03 | @Skroob

Another great night at #mactechconf! See everyone in a few hours! #fb – 04-Nov-11 10:38 | @rsaeks

Last day of a great #mactechconf . (@ MacTech Conference w/ 4 others) http://t.co/OAPKVXvV – 04-Nov-11 16:17 | @ahancock

Common theme this morning at #MacTechConf: We all stayed up WAY too late last night. – 04-Nov-11 16:24 | @mboylan

PSA: My #mactechconf slides stand on the shoulders of giants, i.e. see @mbombich’s notes on netboot at http://t.co/sEsPG6qh for details. – 04-Nov-11 17:54 | @oliof

# @mactechconf kudos for standing up and transitioning this into a learning and very informative experience. – 04-Nov-11 19:18 | @H1king33k

Goodbye #mactechconf. It was a blast. – 04-Nov-11 20:08 | @rkneufeld

#mactechconf is over! Had an awesome time. Hope to be back next year. – 04-Nov-11 20:34 | @patgmac

It was good meeting everyone @patgmac @chilcote @pmbuko @gregneagle @hammen and others #mactechconf – 04-Nov-11 20:45 | @natewalck

An end to a great #mactechconf. How about having the Lion Server Administration MacTech In Depth in Detroit?? – 04-Nov-11 20:50 | @ProfUrbaczewski

Had a great post- #mactechconf lunch with @glarizza and @oliof. Am now full of Brazilian BBQ. – 04-Nov-11 21:53 | @pmbuko

woohoo! I got my first Apple Cert! #MacTechConf – 04-Nov-11 22:16 | @nworbdet

Home. Thanks for an awesome time #mactechconf! – 05-Nov-11 14:40 | @thespider

Finally in the cab home. Thanks again to @mactechconf it was an awesome conference! – 05-Nov-11 15:41 | @haraldmonihart

@mactechconf Can you publish a list of the songs played today? Would like to purchase the “MacTech Soundtrack” if you will. – 02-Nov-11 20:42 | @mboylan

If you try to rake a shell you will break your rake @MacTechConf – 03-Nov-11 21:45 | @justinesgar

Just want to send a shoutout to @marczak for a great job on @mactechconf. Congrats on a great conference! #mactechconf – 05-Nov-11 16:37 | @rsaeks

I had a good lunch and conversation with @DaveHamilton during the random table assignment day at #mactechconf. – 05-Nov-11 17:32 | @jaharmi

That was tremendous fun. Such great people. Honored to be a speaker. See you all next year! #mactechconf – 05-Nov-11 19:35 | @cocoadog

A great #MacTechConf ! Lots of new friends, many a fine session, inspiration for new projects. – 05-Nov-11 21:07 | @hyperjeff

Man. @mactechconf always makes me feel SO full. Never ever hungry at this conference. – 03-Nov-11 04:02 | @mboylan

Great first day at #mactechconf capped off with the Universal Studio Lot tour. Another day of sessions tomorrow. – 03-Nov-11 05:08 | @tomfanderson

@rtrouton Great preso! Thanks for all the hard work that went into it. Kudos. #mactechconf – 03-Nov-11 17:28 | @stephanpeterson

Yes, @reese305 just said that Microsoft is giving you 25 GB of free storage space with a Live.com ID. Microsoft ROCKS!#MacTechConf – 03-Nov-11 17:59 | @SpokaneMac

Wish we had our colleagues @marcthielemann and @spotmac with us here at #mactechconf . Some more @macdevops power. – 03-Nov-11 18:27 | @kenshoberlin

@LarryJordanFCP awesome presentation! I’m a Media/IT guy trying to bridge both worlds #MacTechConf – 03-Nov-11 22:21 | @markyap501

Close of the #mactechconf, thanks for the fun. – 04-Nov-11 20:01 | @jbrdshw

I had a great time at @mactechconf.. Hope to see everyone again next year! #Mactech – 05-Nov-11 02:36 | @reese305

Heading home from the conference for the last time this year. Thanks all at @mactechconf for a great event. – 05-Nov-11 06:18 | @boredzo

@lastonestanding I sure was, and it was 100% fantastic. The @CrashPlan PROe v3 technology preview was exciting &invigorating. #MacTechConf – 05-Nov-11 06:31 | @SeanInMotion



And those who wish they were there said things like:

Sucks to be missing #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 09:22 | @bmf

Have a great day at #mactechconf everybody — trying not to be overly jealous. – 02-Nov-11 13:52 | @1technodiva

Hope everyone has a good time at @mactechconf this week, bummed I won’t be able to go, but I’ll try again for next year. – 31-Oct-11 17:54 | @bruienne

All this talk about @mactechconf is making me sad that I’m missing it. There is always next year! – 01-Nov-11 00:23 | @golby

I’ll need to avoid Twitter during @mactechconf. My new gig and an outlay of $$ within the first month didn’t line up… #jealousy – 01-Nov-11 02:45 | @davecastelletti

This is probably the only time I’ll ever write this, but I should be in L.A. right now. #mactechconf – 01-Nov-11 22:45 | @kurttappe

It appears there are loads of northwesterners at #mactechconf. Hope @ctdawe gets to meet them and make new NW Mac Pro friends. – 02-Nov-11 15:52 | @1technodiva

Wish I was attending MacTech conference down in LA #mactechconf – 02-Nov-11 17:06 | @zezzledog

#mactechconf envy – 03-Nov-11 22:08 | @rosschris

Bummed that I’m missing #mactechconf this week. – 03-Nov-11 00:07 | @BestMacs

@SeanInMotion Ohhhh were you at #mactechconf? Looking through the tweets, sounds like it was a good conference. – 05-Nov-11 02:20 | @lastonestanding