WWDC, Business Cards, the Apt Hunt
So I’ve arrived in San Francisco and am getting ready for WWDC. Headed over to Moscone West tomorrow morning to register for the conference and grab the latest Leopard beta. Leopard? Did he say Leopard? Oh yeah, you know you’re jealous. 
I’ve already met other conference attendees although I’ve only been here a day. I ran into a certain Ben at the airport after he got off the same flight as me, and I’ve run into a few at the hostel where I’m staying. A couple even know who I am thanks to Journler. Along those lines I’m really hoping to make connections this year so will definitely be proactive about meeting and talking with other developers.
With that goal in mind I set about designing business cards before I left. I’ve never had business cards before, but I figured it might be an important part of establishing lasting relationships with individuals who are otherwise strangers. Designing the cards was actually a bit of fun. I’m not at all experienced in the world of desktop publishing, so I had to fool around a while to get the resolution, fonts and graphics to all match up. Can you imagine getting excited about business cards? It was the case. And shoot, they didn’t turn out all that bad:
Props to Mike Rohde for the icon design. It’s the same one featured as Journler’s application icon.
In the meantime it’s all about the apartment hunting, although I have to say I’m disappointed with the results so far. I’ve sent out some two dozen emails in response to Craig’s List postings but I’ve received only three replies. Are my messages going straight into the Junk Mail boxes? In any case, here’s my latest posting: Chill Indie Mac Developer Looking for Room in Shared Apt/House