Hello from Monte Carlo

I'm at Dell's annual product showcase event for journalists and analysts, which this year is being held at the Meriden Hotel in Monte Carlo. There are people here from all over the EMEA region, which stretches from Finland to Israel and South Africa, including some old friends and/or contributors such as Karlin Lillington from the Irish Times, Rupert Goodwins from ZDnet, Tim Danton from PC Pro and Online freelance Ken Young. Although we've seen a few things, we've all signed NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) so we're not allowed to talk about them yet. However, if we get any time off, I could always write about the pool....