Early Monday morning, Sidney and I awoke with only a few hours of sleep from coding late into the night. We had to be reminded what was happening in this confused state- “today is Macworld!” We quickly got dressed, packed our bags and headed out the door.

We knew that we weren’t coming back that night- Tuesday morning was the keynote and we had every intention to be first on line. Once we got to Moscone West, we were met with a different line wrapping up and around both 4th street and Howard. We quickly found our place and began to wait- which was quick and relatively painless.

Once inside and with registration finally sorted out, Sidney and I split up- he went outside and started the line, while I went to my AppleScript workshop (PJ). I would leave every hour or two to go and check up on him, to let him take a break (and return his electronics that were charging).

Up until about 6 o’clock, with my workshop long over, I stayed inside and charged all our gadgets one last time. By about 6:30, I was getting kicked out so I left and began to wait with Sidney (and the slowly growing group).

Look out for Part II later today, I have to catch up on some sleep now!

After a very intensive week, with memories fresh, is time to reflect upon Macworld. This was my first Macworld, I actually won a Super Pass through the Mac Observer! The entire Macworld experience was amazing! It was the first time I was surrounded with people who are as obsessed with Apple as me not to mention, meet all the developers whose products I use everyday.

When we arrived to Moscone West Monday morning, we were met with a large, yet orginized line wrapping around the Moscone Center- very unlike other lines we’ve seen in New York City. The line was quick and painless and once inside I printed my badge from Axiotron, which is another story within itself.

Once inside and registered, we split up- Sidney went to start the keynote line, and I went to my AppleScript workshop. Durring my lunch break, I visited Sidney and let him use the facilites and eat food. You can read more about our line experiences here.

The workshop was interesting, and I also got a chance to peek around to the other workshops as well. After Monday, however, I didn’t get much time to go to my workshops and conferences because between waiting on line for the Keynote, the Keynote itself, and the show floor, there was no time to spare!

Now with some free time, I can sit and reflect upon the past week- so expect a number of articles about the many events. You should also start seeing all the interviews we conducted, coming up over the next week as well.

Joining the “Boom” Macworld video, “Expo”, is the recap of the actual Macworld Expo. It comes from hours of footage obtained while on the show floor over the past week. This will be the last recap type video from Macworld, we are working on uploading all of the interviews with exhibitors shortly. Again, apologies for the lack of High Quality, our Hotels internet connection doesn’t allow for fast uploads.

Last week, Apple posted the latest installment of the Get a Mac series, about Time Machine. We have later learned that it coincides with the release of Time Capsule. It has now been published to The Daily iLife podcast, which you can subscribe to in iTunes or watch here.

In the typical introduction of Mac and PC, instead of there being one Mac, there is a line of 10. PC is shocked, so the various Macs explain that it is simply “Time Machine,” a feature in Leopard which makes regular backups of the hard drive. PC is forced to admit that such a feature is “pretty awesome,” followed by thanks from the various Macs.

Finally we’ve sorted through (a few of) the tapes and tapes of video from our trip to San Francisco (including Macworld) and have put together a cool video recapping our time so far. It’s not done — look for a more polished release soon and many other videos to boot.

We slept in late after being up for 48 hours (and being first in line). Twenty-something hours of sleep, to be exact! But, we are again alive and awake — ready to continue coverage from the show floor. We should start uploading videos and pictures later this afternoon with text updates fairly constant, throughout the day. Currently I am uploading photos from yesterday on Flickr — so after the jump, check out the slideshow!
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We’ve just finished our 22-hour stint on the keynote line, and I’m joining you live from… Moscone South. No opportunities presented themselves for me to be admitted, so I was forced to part ways with Matt as he entered the building just minutes ago. I’ll be here throughout the keynote, monitoring and maintaining the liveblog. If anything at all’s awry, drop me an email at [email protected] or a message on GTalk (SidneySM).

Unfortunately, our growing line for the Stevenote has been split up. IDG has decided to split the line this year between Platinum and Super Pass owners and “general users”. The Platinum and Super Pass holders line up down 4th Street, where last years line was while the “general users” line up down Howard Street. This should prove interesting. Pictures are coming soon, I promise!

Guess what? Sidney and I are first in line for the Keynote. We have been in line since approximately 10 AM. We were recently joined by a third person, who is unsure if he will stay the entirety of the night (depending on if we can get power). We were just talking with Justine from iJustine.tv and a few other people amazed that we were lining up almost 24 hours in advance. We are going to be doing a live show for theDigitallifestyle.tv from the line at 9PM EST (6PM PST). We are working on video and some more pictures, so watch for them coming your way.

It is January 14th, and I am in inside Moscone West. Sindey is currently outside waiting for the keynote, first in line and I will shortly join him after my conference. Keep checking the AJAX app for the latest. Photos after the jump.
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