At the conference, :52 to keynote, record attendance

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Jun 11, 20071 min

“It’s a record attendance this year. Make sure you get to your sessions early; there are no overflow rooms.”

This counsel from the lady at the registration counter is a no-brainer. It’s certainly a record turnout for Press attendees It’s the first time I’ve seen people sitting on the floor outside the entrance to the keynote hall an hour before the doors open. You’d almost think that Jobs is expected to say something of substance that hasn’t already been announced. I had some visions about that last night that will manifest as detailed Flash Analysis if they prove out.

The keynote hall is historically a Wi-Fi dead zone, so I have my BlackBerry 8800 rigged as an EDGE modem. IF this connection holds out, and IF the “Battery health: Poor” notoriously high quality battery on my eval MacBook Pro turns out to be inaccurately diagnosed (not bloody likely), then maybe I won’t have to rely on my thumbs this year.

For now, it’s all about waiting.