San Jose’d

Since you last heard from us, we went to San Jose for Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. It was a good time. Almost everyone I know professionally was there, making it feel a bit like a high-school reunion. The weather was warm (in contrast to San Francisco), and while I had to get a hotel room for a couple of nights because San Jose is so much farther away from my home than San Francisco is, that meant I spent even more time in town, which meant it was a better event. I hope Apple keeps WWDC in San Jose for years to come.

It really is a strange feeling to wander around several square blocks and constantly hear voices you usually only hear on podcasts, or see faces you’ve come to know from Twitter avatars. And as a writer and podcaster, I’m high profile enough that people recognize me, which is just bananas.…