Category Archives: Presentations

It’s not Macs vs. PCs. It’s people vs. powerpoints

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

A meeting of an academic board. Ten people. Eight Macs. One PC. The PC is projecting PowerPoint bullet lists about academic excellence, technological innovation, and social transformation. The presenter reads to the audience what is displayed on the screen, line … Continue reading →

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OmniOutliner

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

OmniOutliner is one of my favorite and most frequently used Mac apps. It is indispensable for preparing writing outlines, lectures, talks and project plans. There is plenty of other outlining software (often combined with mind-mapping), but none matches OmniOutliner in … Continue reading →

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Should PowerPoint be banned?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Aleh Cherp

My favorite podcaster Lucy Kellaway went into an open attack on PowerPoint (for those who wonder, Power Point is Windows presentation software also used by Mac users who have not discovered Apple Keynote). Not only did Lucy join the Anti-Power Point Party … Continue reading →

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