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It’s 9:30 in the morning and you’ve made it to the third presentation of today’s marketing meeting. The presenter is pretty much reading word for word from a deck of 40 slides, which are mostly densely worded, bulleted items with an occasional chart or graph thrown in. You have no interest in the topic, and to keep from falling asleep during the next 30 minutes, you are taking this opportunity to proofread some documents for a pressing deadline.
Carla Kimball explains more on the Boston Herald site.
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Tagged as: Death by PowerPoint, Opinion
The end of the tech rivalry was foreshadowed by Apple’s announcement that the company would be moving its Macintosh computers to Intel-based systems. That would theoretically mean that someday, Microsoft’s Windows operating system would become available on the Mac. I was among the many people who hoped it would come to pass. But neither Steve Jobs of Apple nor Microsoft’s Bill Gates gave us any hint that their companies would cooperate on such a combination — even though for years they have been in “coopertition” — a combination of cooperation and competition.
David Radin examines the curious connection between Apple and Microsoft on the Post-Gazette site.
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Tagged as: Apple, Mac OS, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Opinion
The PowerPoint and OfficeArt blog at MSDN is now live! It’s got to a great start with Ric Bretschneider’s thoughts and experiences.
Ric Bretschneider is a Program Manager for PowerPoint. Make sure you read and bookmark this page!
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Tagged as: Opinion, PowerPoint, Ric Bretschneider
Just read this fascinating thread on stolen projectors, and it all started with why Hitachi’s orange projector won’t get stolen! But it moved on to more interesting conversations. Ars Technica says The ED-X10 projector, created mainly for use in educational facilities, is one ugly-lookin’ orange beast. Its security system features a transition detector, which tracks if the projector is moved.
Do you get frustrated working with Microsoft’s presentation program, and can’t find the answers anywhere? Then you’ll love this book, Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances, authored by Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Echo Swinford.
You can’t buy this book and expect to learn how to create PowerPoints – this one is to keep on your bookshelf and refer to when you hit a roadblock. And of course, it’s so much fun to read even when you are just creating nice presentations – at least you’ll know exactly what to do when disaster strikes – and you might be even able to do something about it – after all, prevention is better than cure. Yes, this is first aid for PowerPoint – keep it handy!
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