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Several readers favorites PowerPoint alternatives to break out of the PP doldrums. Kaitlin writes:
If you were reading down the comments thread and not quite sure if you wanted to check out Prezi, Dan’s passion for the presentation tool might push you over:
On the hardware side of things, Mike is definitely a guy who has seen the horrors of the presentation wars and lived to talk about it:
Finally, if you’re looking for a presentation medium where you have total control over the content and format of the slides, you may want to take not of TheFu’s comment:
I’m always working on a new presentation. Gave up powerpoint years ago. Too limiting.
When building a presentation deck, I need a few more things: * Presentation tool called “S5″ – It is an html standards-based tool. 100% F/LOSS. * A custom perl script to convert textile markup into HTML slides. * Any editor, vi is preferred.
Why S5? I was tired of having to create 2 presentations – one for the meeting and one to post in a webhost later. PDF is wasteful compared to HTML. S5 supports slide decks, 1-page sheets, hidden information, and appendices with links. Javascript is not required to display the information, just for the slideshow. CSS handles styles and fonts nicely.
I love textile. It is the right mix of function and ease of use.
You can read more about S5 here. If you’re in the market for a cheap no-name clicker pen, you can pick one up for $12 here–we’ve been using this cheapie model for some time and have definitely gotten our twelve bucks worth.
For more tips and tricks, check out the full comment thread here.
