Like a lot of other people I know this year I am not attending TechEd. Blame it on the economy or whatever you like, I am a little disappointed that I can’t be there to experience the sessions and networking.

So what are all of us who can’t be there in person supposed to do? Well there are several things we can do

1. Review the daily news from TechEd at your favorite technology news site. There are several magazines devoted to following Microsoft along with bloggers and others. One of my favorite blog sites for TechEd is the aptly named www.techedbloggers.com that redirects you back to the blogs on the TechEd online site.
2. View the videos of sessions at www.msteched.com. You can even watch the keynotes live.
3. Follow your favorite tech rock stars on twitter, facebook, or whatever social media they use.
4. Tell yourself that you are in a great position to ask to go to PDC this year.

OK, the last item may not happen but the others are ways that we can all be involved with TechEd and learn from the great information that is presented there.