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Powerpoint sucks - what to use instead?
JavaJones:
Well, yes that's true, except for the exceptions posted in this thread (showing that some people are still trying to innovate), and of course the existence of OpenOffice, SoftmakerOffice, etc. that all feature presentation components (that admittedly are direct clones of Powerpoint, for the most part).
I have a habit of being optimistic when considering the potential market for a product idea of mine, but having seen the dedicated software that is used in the technical documentation industry, I can't help but think there is room for a more flexible, centrally administratable tool than Powerpoint. In fact, wait a minute, aren't Google and Zoho basically already doing this? Hmm...
- Oshyan
40hz:
Well...the only real way to find out is to write it.
And I share your optimistic mind set.
I have no patience with cynics.
From The Gospel According to Mung:
We can't afford to be cynical. There's too much at stake! :)
JavaJones:
Unfortunately I'm not a coder. :( But I hope I'll be able to find someone to work with on it at some point.
- Oshyan
tsaint:
I'll have another go - have a look at http://philburns.com/quickshow.html to see if it's relevant to the discussion.
Carol Haynes:
?? I looked at the 4 examples listed on the QuickShow website - am I mssing something?
I can't really see what it does apart from produce pretty ugly web pages (the 4th example didn't seem to work at all)
It also looks old and not updated often - the latest supported version of Windows listed is XP, only supports 32-bit and was released in 2004.
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