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August 20, 2008 Meeting
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 20th  6:30pm at the:

Microsoft NE Sales Office
201 Jones Rd.
6th Floor, MPR-A
Waltham, MA.
As always, a few of us meet up before the main meeting at the Uno's on Bear Hill Road for food and talk. You can join us there if you'd like. We usually get there around 4:00pm
  
Have you ever wanted to run a personal e-mail server from the comfort of your home? Now you can!
First, Lee Benjamin will explain what is required to run a mail server on your home network.
  • What ports are required?
  • How do I set up DNS records?
  • What is "Dynamic DNS"?
  • What is "Mail Hop"?
Then Pete Stagman will show you how to install and configure DeskNow! Mail and Collaboration Server Lite.
  • fully featured mail server
  • advanced antispam technologies, antivirus integration and content filtering
  • dynamic webmail interface
  • digital email encryption and signing
  • and Much More!
The Lite version is for personal home use and does not include many of the advanced features.

Ventia, the makers of DeskNow!, have kindly given our group a 20% discount on ANY server license, from 5 users to unlimited users! If you wish to purchase the full featured version of DeskNow! Use this coupon code when purchasing  at  www.desknow.com.

HOMETHEATERPC
The coupon will be good until September!
August Meeting Agenda
  • 6:30 - 7:00 Meet & Greet
  • 7:00 - 8:00 Configuring your Home Network to run a mail server - Lee Benjamin, Exchange Guy Consulting
  • 8:00 - 9:00 Installing and Configuring DeskNow! Mail and Collaboration Server - Pete Stagman

 


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New Pictures in the Photo Gallery - Thursday, August 14, 2008

I've posted some new pictures in the photo gallery.

Pictures from a meeting we had at WCVB in Boston and got a tour of their new HD control room and studio!

Some pictures from the MVP summit. I have a LOT more, but unfortunately I can't show them to you.  :-)

Click "Read More" to see the pictures!

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The Connected Home Day Training - Monday, August 04, 2008

The Connected Home Day training is set for Saturday, September 13, 2008!

 A full day of FREE training geared towards novice computer users!

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Login with your LiveID! - Tuesday, August 05, 2008

You can now log in to your nedmug.com account using your LiveID.

When you click the login button, you now have a new option to login using your LiveID, click on the LiveID button and then login. You will be directed to the LiveID screen. Enter your LiveID username and password.

You will now have the option of associating the LiveID with your NEDMUG account or creating a new account.

 

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About NEDMUG 

New focus and name for HTPCUG

You all know that we launched the new website (www.nedmug.com) a few months ago but that for now traffic will be redirected here and we will be using both domains. Mail will be coming from HTPCUG.org until the switchover is complete.

 

With it's new, expanded area of interest, The New England Digital Media Users Group normally meets at the Waltham offices of Microsoft but occasional meetings may take us to new venues.  Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month.
Microsoft Waltham
Click on building for a map to Microsoft Waltham

NEDMUG focuses on all aspects of the exciting and still-emerging world of digital media. 
Television's digital evolution    (Windows Media Center, TiVO, Myth TV, Slingbox, HDTV)
The connected digital home  (Windows Home Server)
Portable media for audio and video   (iPod, Zune, Smartphones, etc)
Video editing systems    (Consumer, ProSumer, Professional and Broadcast)
Digital Photography and computer photo retouching software
Still emerging technologies    (MediaFlo, WiMAX, etc)
Web-based media including streaming and downloading.
To cut to the chase, this user group explores topics that are downright FUN !

 

This group was founded by and is led by Pete Stagman who has been awarded a Microsoft MVP for his work with Windows Media Center.  Pete was the previous Chair of the Boston Area Windows Server User Group with over 2400 members.

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Rick Zach is one of the directors who offers ideas and contacts to take the group in many diverse directions.  Rick is a Microsoft-certified MCSE and has been awarded Microsoft MVP status for the past four-years. In 2000, Rick founded Boston User Groups, Inc. which is a consortium of approximately 50 other user groups in the Boston Area.

Rick Zach


Dan Ouellette has been a director and consistent contributor of both the Boston Area Windows Server User Group and NEDMUG.

Dan Ouellette

 

New focus and name for HTPCUG
by Pete Stagman
You all know that we launched the new website (www.nedmug.com) a few months ago but that for now traffic will be redirected here and we will be using both domains. Mail will be coming from HTPCUG.org until the switchover is complete.

 


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