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On Tuesday I opened for Synergy '09 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. This video is from the day before during the walk-through and sound checks, etc. At one point you'll hear someone shout my name and the camera shuts off -- that was the Citrix President and CEO Mark Templeton who gave me a big hug. Mark is the coolest high-tech CEO I have ever met (I first met him in Santa Clara two months ago; very cool guy). I'm very bullish on Citrix; they really have an amazing community and are pioneers of sorts. Citrix is the kind of company that would be fantastic to work for.
 
Here is the link to the actual keynote on Tuesday AM: http://snipurl.com/hjmas
 
Immediately after the keynote I went backstage to a waiting stretch limo (hey, it's Vegas - not sure there is another kind) and I was at the airport in 15 min and started a 20-hour journey home that included a limo, 3 airplanes, and a bus back to Osaka. Vegas was great, but it's even greater to be home in Japan. I really appreciated the way the Citrix people treated me. They are very, very professional and super intelligent but also fun and down to earth; really good people.
 
Also a big thank you to John and Bruce and all the kick-butt multimedia crew on site (and the Duarte staff who were very helpful as always).