NWOACM

November 1, 2006, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Room 206, BGSU, Bowling Green Ohio

This is your chance to see behind-the-scenes Microsoft experts deliver useful technology insights and see sneak peeks of new products including Windows Vista, XNA Game Studio Express and more.

No fees, no registration, no hassles.

Each session is approximately 50 minutes in length.

* Part 1 - Microsoft Windows Vista and Office System 2007 3:30-4:20 pm We will demonstrate the new Windows Aero including transparency, taskbar preview and flip 3D, Gadgets, Media Player 11.0 features and functionality, Microsoft and MTV's new URGE music site, Searching and Organizing files and documents, Performance and Reliability options, the new system backup tool - CompletePC, Security Center including Defender, IE 7.0 features like tabbing, IE 7.0 Anti-Phishing and demo the new Microsoft Office Word 2007 and discuss the new Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007.

* Part 2 - XNA Game Studio Express
This introductory session provides a look at a set of tools based on Visual C# Express 2005 that allow students and hobbyists to build games that target both Windows and Xbox 360. See a live demonstration of how to get started and build a game from scratch! In this session we will be looking at XNA Game Studio Express: The XNA Framework, the XNA Framework Content Pipeline, and Game Studio Express’s full set of documentation.

Drawing of Prizes – LifeCam, Xbox game, Pocket PC, OneNote, Enter into drawing for a Tablet PC