A couple of weeks back, I had the chance to head out to Aspen for a few days for Fortune Brainstorm 2012 (#FortuneTech). And what an honor it was. Not only did I speak on the “Defending the Device” panel, but I also had a chance to meet with a number of thought leaders across the tech ecosystem. Out of those many sessions and conversations I had in Aspen, I put pen to paper and put down some of my ‘Ah Ha!’ moments of this year’s event – bringing together some of the world’s brightest minds in technology (and otherwise), you’re bound to come out with at least a few of them. 1. Getting the Brush Off By now, this is old news – reading AllThingsD over the weekend, she’s already making big changes – but while we were at Brainstorm, the news of Marissa Mayer being appointed as CEO.