WinSIG

Conversion from Dish and DSL to Cable
Kevin Lynn

Kevin Lynn will discuss his conversion from Direct TV and ATT DSL to ComCast last month. He saw his DSL download speed increase from 512kbps to 36Mbps, and his channel lineup increase to 700 offerings.

You can check your download speed with the Sonic.net test.

Cloud Media and the Connected User
Kevin Lynn

By 2015, projections show that there will be more than 90 million U.S. broadband households. Kevin Lynn and Don Heinsen attended the 15th annual Connections: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, hosted by Parks Associates, from June 28 - 30 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara Convention Center. This year's focus was on Cloud Media and the Connected Consumer. (You can view the full conference agenda here) The conference attracted hundreds, with a focus on middle-ware service providers showing innovative consumer technology solutions. This event highlighted consumer and industry research from Parks Associates, showcased key players and new technologies, and delivered insight and recommendations for new business models and opportunities in digital media/content, mobile applications and services, connected consumer electronics, broadband and value-added services, and home systems.  Keynote presentations were made by Verizon Telecom, Motorola Mobility, AT& T Mobility, and Starz. Kevin will discuss highlights of the conference at the WinSIG meeting.

Combined BIYSIG and WinSIG Event
Fred Townsend

NOTE: This tour has been rescheduled for week of July 18th

As of May 6th, Intel informed us that they have closed their Tech Museum for renovations. SVCS has been invited to join the reopening celebrations expected to be the week of July 18th. 

Fred has sent messages to all those who signed up for the tour. He will send a new notice sometime around July 13th confirming the new date and time for the event.

We have had a lot of interest in this tour and space may be limited. There is a possibility that we may schedule a second group. For those who have not yet signed up, if you are interested in joining this tour, please RSVP with your name and email address to inteltour@svcs.net.

The regular Monday night meetings of the Build It Yourself and Windows Software SIGs for May are CANCELLED! 

Microsoft TechNet
Kevin Lynn

A TechNet Subscription is the ultimate resource for IT professionals and enthusiasts. With a TechNet Subscription, you can evaluate over 70 full-version Microsoft software titles like Windows 7 without time or feature limits. See a list of the software available. The regular TechNet annual subscription (new: $199; renewal: $149) incudes most MS commercial software including Beta and RC releases. The TechNet Plus subscription (new: $349; renewal: $249) includes Enterprise and Dynamics software and also includes Professional Support incidents, a technical information library, and many other resources for evaluating, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft software.