Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 14:39:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Steven Allen Subject: Boston Windows User Group October and November Events Wednesday, October 11, 2000 --------------------------- Working with Digital Media ========================== 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Microsoft's John Stroiney shows us the recently-released Windows Millenium Edition (Me) and other recent MSFT releases.. Featured Products o Windows Me o Picture It! Publishing Platinum o Pocket PC Microsoft's new consumer OS, Windows Me, provides the Best in Digital Media with new features such as: o Windows Image Acquisition - making it easy to acquire pictures from a scanner or digital camera and perform simple operations such as previewing, rotating, and printing. o Windows Media Player 7 - offering a single, powerful, easy-to-use place where users can find, organize, and play digital media. o Windows Movie Maker - providing users with tools to digitally edit, save, and share home videos. Location: Microsoft's Multipurpose Room 1, 6th floor, 230 Third Ave, Waltham, MA, which has Parking and has Wheelchair access. Directions: Take Route 95/128 to Exit 27A. Go south on Third Ave passing between the northbound 95/128 and the Westin Hotel. Reaching Third Ave requires a U-turn to the right from the northbound 95/128 exit or a "cross the overpass and turn right" from the southbound 95/128 exit. From Third Ave, turn left onto Fourth Ave immediately after the Westin. Go to end, turn right and follow signs for Prospect Place. Bear right at the fork and follow signs to Visitor Parking. Lobby is on second floor. Also see map on http://www.bwug.org/events. NOTICE ====== There will NOT be a regular BWUG meeting on the fourth Monday in October. Saturday, November 4, 2000 -------------------------- Microsoft eXtreme #7 Satellite Broadcast ======================================== 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. A free, live broadcast to 30 movie theatres across the United States. Locally The Copley New England, 225 Clarendon St, Boston. Aimed at computer enthusiasts who love being the first to know what's new in software, to whom others come for computing advice, who use their home computers for work and play. o Encarta® Reference Suite 2001. o Encarta Language Learning products. o Game Voice. See the revolutionary, new game headset and control pad that brings the power of voice to your games. o The new MSN®. New Internet software from Microsoft that makes it easier to get more from the Web. o Windows® Millennium Edition. Come and see a follow-up demo of the next operating system for your home PC. o Pocket PC. See some new features of the Pocket PC in a follow-up demo for this pocket dynamo. Reservations are required: http://www.microsoft.com/extreme or 800-575-1243, Event Code 32934 for Boston ****** Next BWUG Meeting ****** Monday, November 27, 7:00 p.m. ============================== "AMD Overview, History, Processor Technology and Roadmap" by Steve Saver, AMD Field Sales Engineer o Overview of AMD o Processor Technologies and Trends o Processor Families: K6, Duron, Athlon, Thunderbird Please notify us, http://www.bwug.org/join or by email, when your email address changes.