A night of techie fun with our fellow bloggers at the Microsoft Bloggers Night that was held at 6750 in Makati. I learned so many things that night about Microsoft, Bing, Photosynth, Office 2010, Bing Maps, Mesh and more. Me and Lace arrived there at around 8pm and we got late and everyone finished their dinner and the talk or seminar already started. I got there in time for presenting the Bing Maps, JayveeF and a guy from Microsoft discuss to us the power and use of these Bing Maps with 3D and photosynth features.
Check out more below for my story and updates
more photos here in my flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/popazrael/sets/72157624008902804/
Bing Maps
We know that Bing is a search engine and today it already evolves and added new tools, and we are all familiar with the Google Maps and I didn't know that Microsoft already created their own version of maps, but I like the version they created as they integrate it with 3D visuals and it interacts with other users and can share photos for reference of landmarks and places with in the map. I'm also impressed on the use of Photosynth photos, a photo stitch of various photos in different angles and you can explore and see the landmarks in 360 degrees. In order to view the 3D features, is that you need to install a small software that will run in sync with Bing Maps.
visit http://www.bing.com/maps/
Photosynth
I think this will be my new hobby if ever I am not busy, a new community online and also a resource of 360 degrees or half degrees visuals of landscape, landmark, places and buildings via photos taken by different users. The Photosynth will serve as your tool and creator in stitching those photos into one 3D style visuals, I surf around the site and saw that some users created their own Photosynth, just like the top view from Shangri La Hotel, Manila Hotel and even in Manila Zoo.
visit http://photosynth.net
Mesh
I missed the talk about the features of Mesh, but after I searched it online and read it's features in its website, I understand that this is a nice online tool if want to share, access and connect to your other computer or pc remotely. With a small program to install and run, you can now access and even open programs to other computers, just make sure that they run Mesh and internet is required to operate the sync program.
visit http://www.mesh.com
Office 2010
The main highlight of the bloggers night is to introduce the new features and upgrades of Office 2010. I got crazy and wow myself after finding it out that Office 2010 can:
1. MS Word can now publish blog post
2. Free clip arts online
3. Powerpoint is now much powerful with lots of effects and clip arts
4. you can now create and publish videos using Powerpoint
5. OneNote, a new addition to Office 2010, its like your own personalized post it and notepad
6. They also have MS Office 2010 web apps.
you can now download the beta version of Office 2010, and the trial demo is good til October 2010. visit http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
The whole bloggers night is all about the introduction of these new updates to us, and I'm happy to discover it and also learned the trial version is now open for download. They will also have the community launch of Office 2010 Tayo club on May 12, 2010 at the same venue and same time.
I enjoyed the bloggers night with our friends and people from Microsoft hosted a contest for us and a challenge to try and use the Powerpoint 2010 and come up with a creative presentation using clip arts and the new features of Powerpoint 2010. I joined the team of Jonel, Abet, Cher, Fjordz, Ian, Bob, and Arvin and did some clipart slideshows and introduce to them about Microsoft.
here ya go! Team Bright Ideas, pinoy henyo style
Shen's team
Lace, Ryan and the super popular Rain Contreras
JayveeF intro
Team Jonel
