Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:20:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Steven Allen Subject: Boston Windows User Group August 27 Meeting Monday, August 27, 2001 --------------------- ScanSoft Products, especially PaperPort Deluxe ============================================== Boston Windows User Group ------------------------- 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Speaker at 8:00 p.m. --------------------- ScanSoft is an evolution of Xerox Imaging Systems, Visioneer, Caere and other previously independent players, and specializes in digital imaging software. Their line includes OmniPage, Pagis, TextBridge, PaperPort and Kai's PhotoFactory. Sebastian Gard, Product Manager for Paper Management, gives us an overview of their product line, history and future strategy. Sebastian also provides an in-depth demo of their PaperPort Deluxe S/W (which includes a TextBridge OCR and photo editing) with two new scanners - showing faster and easier conversion of paper to digital form. (www.scansoft.com) 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. ***************************************************************** **** Meet us for Dutch Treat Dinner at Bertucci's at 5:30. **** **** We expect the speaker to join us. **** **** The restaurant is in the small strip mall diagonally **** **** across the 95/128 intersection with Winter St **** **** from the meeting location. Use exit 27B. **** **** From northbound exit take a right at the traffic **** **** light, then bear right to cross 95/128. **** **** Blend with southbound exit traffic, go past **** **** Bertucci's and take a right into the mall. **** ***************************************************************** Pat Ryan is our Ride Coordinator. You can earn double raffle tickets by bringing a person in need of a ride or may obtain a ride if you need one. ****** Next BWUG Meeting ****** Monday, September 24, 2001 -------------------------- Product Reviews and Updates by BWUG Members =========================================== We are filling in an unexpected opening with presentations by BWUG members. Al Sherman is going to update us on the DiskJockey, a file manager utility first shown to us in '98 by its developer, Tony Peirera. Al has been beta-testing new versions since then. We have time for another presentation - do you have something you would like to show us? Monday, October 22, 2001 ------------------------ PrimeFilm 1800 Scanners ======================= PIE, know for their ScanAce units, now has a small, low-cost, USB-connected film scanner. Using 35mm slides or film strips, we get first-generation digital images with 1800 dpi hardware resolu- tion. Steve Allen tests, reports and demos. (www.scanace.com) BWUG members can buy units ~15% off street prices, which are $200 for the basic unit or $300 with more versatile bundled software. Monday, November 26, 2001 ------------------------- Windows XP ========== Microsoft's Steve Carbone shows us the latest Windows, release date 10/25/01. This includes Home and Professional variants. The first (as long expected) uses the Win NT/2K code base to replace the Win 9x/ME series. The second upgrades Win 2K Pro. ***** Please notify us, www.bwug.org/join or by email, when your email address changes.