I’m back home today and it was great to see my wife and kids (Laura, Matt, and Katie) again. Macworld San Francisco was a long, tiring, but energizing show.
In fact, it was probably the most high-level Macworld I’ve ever attended. The feeling among the developers and users that I spoke with is that this is going to be a great year for the Mac platform. I know the analysts are mixed in their feelings. But I don’t understand analysts and I don’t think they understand the Mac.
I’m also worried about my colleague, Brad Gibson. As he, ad/marketing guru Dave Moser, and I headed to the airport Saturday morning, Brad had about 20 bags. Dave and I have decided that Brad has no home, but roams from trade show to trade show, carrying his clothes and PowerBook with him. Guess that, as Brad said, makes him a bagavond.
Anyway, Friday, the last day of MWSF, was a great day. I actually got a decent amount of sleep the night before, the sun was out, and I had a bit of time to just browse the floor of the expo. The day started off with a fine breakfast at the ANZU restaurant in the Nikkon Hotel on Mason Street. I dined and conversed with the guys at Atimi — and I thank them for the food and conversation.
While we’re talking about food, kudos to fellow writer, Happi McQuirk, for convincing me to try sushi and miso soup for lunch at a sushi bar. I’m usually an adventurous eater, but sushi never appealed to me. But surprise! — it was pretty good.
Some final rambling thoughts before I conclude the Reporter’s Notebooks for Macworld San Francisco 2001:
And that’s all for now. Next stop: Macworld Tokyo.