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 Microsoft
is scheduled to offer its new operating system by the end of
the month. Most DACS members and computer users have heard about
XP, and may be wondering what’s in it for them. The November
meeting is the time to see for yourself and ask all those pertinent
questions as DACS, always at the forefront of technology, is
inviting Microsoft
to present XP.
The general meeting will be held
on November 6th and John Stroiney, Microsoft’s representative,
will demonstrate and explain Windows XP to members and visitors. The meeting
will take place at Danbury Hospital Auditorium starting at 7
p.m. with the Microsoft presentation at 8 p.m.
Making Connections
Help others without having to leave
the comfort of your home With "remote assistance,"
users needing help can invite a friend or support professional
to connect to their computer over the Internet to fix a problem
or answer a question. If your friends need help with their computers,
you can do it from your own machine.
Digital Photos
Record life’s memories by easily
acquiring, organizing, and sharing digital photos. Windows XP
will help you get digital images from a scanner, web page or
digital camera and then keep them organized the way you want
them. Once you have them, with just a few clicks, you can print
the images on your color printer, send them to a photo finisher
to create prints or automatically optimize them to email to friends.
 Music
You’ll see the new Windows
Media Player, the all-in-one place for the discovery, download,
storage, and playback of the highest quality digital music. Windows
Media Player allows you to create custom play lists based on
artists, titles or genres. You can easily burn CDs or move songs
to your portable music device. With the WMA file format, you
get CD-quality sound at half the file size of an .MP3 file.
Video
Windows XP’s Movie Maker feature
makes everyone a director. It gives you everything you need to
create, share, and enjoy videos on your computer. You’ll
be quickly able to edit your home movies or digital video footage.
Windows Media Player also does a great job playing DVD videos.
Entertainment
With dramatic enhancements to the
audio and video performance, your games have never sounded and
looked this good. Hear it and see it for yourself.
 Communication
With the new Windows Messenger,
you can communicate with your friends and family. With a microphone
and camera, you can easily add voice and video to make this a
great way to stay in touch with loved ones.
Connected Home
Easily connect and share the computers
and devices in your home. If you’ve got more than one computer
in your house, the home networking wizard will make it much easier
for you to connect them to each other and share printers and
other devices.
Take advantage of the November DACS
meeting to satisfy your curiosity about Microsoft’s latest
operating system. Bring a friend with you, as general
meetings are always free and open to the public. They take
place on the 1st Tuesday of the month at Danbury
Hospital Auditorium. For additional information about DACS,
the general meeting or the SIG
meetings, please check www.dacs.org, or call the resource
center at 203-748-4330.
Coming in December: John Patrick, IBM VP of Internet Technology.
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