As a convention organizer and the one in charge of speakers of an event that is pretty large with more than 350 speakers, it was enlightening to find out how many people are Mac vs. PC.  What I mean by that is the computer of choice for the speakers more in line with the corporate world and Microsoft’s PC community, or are they cutting edge and more of a Mac community. This was the question that came across my mind recently when asking how the audio visual vendors would be helping our speakers ready for the presentation of their sessions.

What is BYOD you might ask?  I am planning on making up some t-shirts for sale to organizers that have this problem.  It is the little wire that goes from a Mac to a PC version of a slide projector or the projector that allows presenters to you their power points.  It is called a "dongle".  I could make a fortune selling these at large events that have both PC presenters, but especially Mac presenters.  Most if not all audio/visual projectors have a hook up for a PC but not for a Mac. 

I myself do a lot of presenting and I make sure that I prepare for all facets.  I put my presentation on a thumb drive, I put it on my desktop, and I also make sure I have brought my own dongle.  I make sure my presentation works both in a PPT and in Keynote, which is the slide show of those that use a Mac.  Are you a mac or a PC?  Did you bring your own dongle?

Tags: Mac vs. PC, technology, Trade Shows, Conventions, Speakers, Audio/Visuals