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Monday, December 31, 2007 posted by Geetesh 10:35 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted Graffiti Updated with Extras Ppted's Graffiti collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


posted by Geetesh 10:22 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted Elections Updated with Extras Ppted's Elections collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


Saturday, December 29, 2007 posted by Geetesh 1:16 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Pecha Kucha Designers worldwide are resurrecting the slideshow and trying to elevate it to a form of poetry in a new movement called Pecha Kucha, an open-mic night for creative types to show off their projects. And the business world is starting to pay attention. Born in Japan, Pecha Kucha has two simple rules. First, a slideshow must consist of 20 slides that last 20 seconds each, for a total presentation time of six minutes and 40 seconds. No more, no less. Read more on the Gazette site... Categories: delivery, powerpoint Labels: delivery, powerpoint 0 comments Links to this post


Friday, December 28, 2007 posted by Geetesh 1:50 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted Local Politics Updated with Extras Ppted's Local Politics collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


Thursday, December 27, 2007 posted by Geetesh 10:11 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted De Stijl Updated with Extras Ppted's De Stijl collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


Wednesday, December 26, 2007 posted by Geetesh 9:58 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted Leonardo Da Vinci 01 Updated with Extras Ppted's Leonardo Da Vinci 01 collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


Tuesday, December 18, 2007 posted by Geetesh 8:24 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Jupitertunes: Conversation with Mike Bielenberg Mike Bielenberg (pictured to the right) is general manager/musician for Jupitertunes, a division of Jupitermedia Corp. He is the original founder of www.BBM.net, an online music library created for Flash, PowerPoint and web professionals. He is based in Atlanta. Geetesh: Tell us more about RoyaltyFreeMusic and its music collection. Mike: With over 8,000 instrumental songs and 10,000 sound effects, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com is currently the world's largest online collection of what is called "buyout music" or "stock music". "Royalty free" means you only pay once and can use it again and again in commercial projects. Although our subscriptions are a great bargain, anyone and everyone can listen to the tracks in our library, use a credit card or PayPal to buy a single track and download it in either WAV or MP3 format. Our friendly staff is available by day to help people with their purchases and choose music for them. Geetesh: In your opinion, what genre of music works best in PowerPoint presentations? Mike: You can never go wrong with an upbeat classical piece or an ambient electronica track. So few PowerPoint users actually employ music I think you're already ahead of the game by having music at all (as long as it's legal!) But really, it's not about genres. That's too limiting. It's more about tempo and emotions. Many online music libraries now let you search for music based on both tempo and/or emotion. I think that's much more liberating than limiting yourself to just classical or techno. If I'm watching a PowerPoint presentation, I'm there to learn something. That's a very state of mind for me than passively watching television. So, for PowerPoint, the music really has a different job to do. It has to: Prepare minds for learning and Tell those people how to feel about the subject matter. Satisfying #1 usually means picking something with a fairly brisk tempo. Satisfying #2 completely depends on your subject matter, but I find it's usually something positive and inspiring. I think one of our best CDs for this requirements is Background Music for the Digital Age (#SCUND07) Categories: interviews, sounds, powerpoint Labels: interviews, powerpoint, sounds 0 comments Links to this post


Tuesday, December 11, 2007 posted by Geetesh 11:03 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Ppted Leonardo Da Vinci 02 Updated with Extras Ppted's Leonardo Da Vinci 02 collection has been updated with extras! Take a look here to see... Not only do you get five great template designs, you also get the actual backgrounds so that you can use the same designs elsewhere. In this collection, you also get wide screen templates and backgrounds, and ten transparent PNGs you can use in your presentations -- at no extra cost. Templates Transparent PNGs None of the templates at Ppted.com are free -- these are all designer templates. I just wanted to say that because lots of readers write in to say that their Indezine passwords don't let them download all the Ppted templates for free! Categories: powerpoint, templates Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


Monday, December 10, 2007 posted by Geetesh 1:58 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Sho-Q: Conversation with Henk de Groot Henk de Groot (pictured to the left) has been very involved in display and presentation technology. In the last 17 years, he has held various management positions at Tektronix in Europe and the USA; he led the European operation of InFocus projectors right from its startup for 9 years. He is owner of Intelligent Lectern Systems BV and Sho-Q BV where he developed a new presentations systems solutions that creates a product category and new levels of productivity in presenting and teaching. Geetesh: Tell us more about your role and Sho-Q. Henk: As CEO of Sho-Q I am very involved is all aspects of the company which fundamentally falls into 2 separate categories- The development of the products and working with end users on making sure that the product has the right features and that these features can be developed into current and future versions of the products. It is the most fun I have had in years -- truly making a difference and enhancing the presentation experience. Geetesh: What things does Sho-Q do well. Henk: We are all about enabling the presenter. PowerPoint does a great job at developing presentations. However it does not enable the presenter or presenters to deliver a seamless presentation -- especially in a multi-presentation environment. That is where Sho-Q comes in. The software has a load of features -- on both the organization and the delivery side. Figure 1: Show all Slides Seamless transitions between presenters and presentations, the ability to set up Intermezzo screens so attendees don't have to watch the whole setup process, users' ability to walk up to a presentation device and effortlessly using a USB Flash device run a presentation and when finished walk away with the security of knowing that their presentation is not on the machine they just used are just some of the features. Figure 2: Presenter View Figure 3: Selector Screen View Additionally users can time their presentation, see their notes , navigate their presentation -- all though a very intuitive screen that runs on a touch display. This is the first PowerPoint enabled software application specifically written for touch displays. So we are both a software and hardware company -- we develop a complete line of touch screen enabled lecterns -- again enabling the presenter. That is what we are all about. Categories: add-in, interviews, powerpoint Labels: add-in, interviews, powerpoint 0 comments Links to this post


posted by Geetesh 12:53 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Jigsaw Maker Jigsaws can add a whole new level of interest to a PowerPoint slide, especially if the jigsaw shapes are cleverly placed and animated. However easy it might be to create something like this from scratch in PowerPoint, it cannot be as easy as Jigsaw Maker, the PowerPoint add-in that I am reviewing today. Read the review here... Categories: powerpoint, presentation_samples Labels: powerpoint, presentation_samples 0 comments Links to this post


Friday, December 07, 2007 posted by Geetesh 4:33 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	Brainy Betty's 2007 Christmas Special BrainyBetty is a great resource for PowerPoint templates and tips run by Nan Shastry. The site is offering a special download with tons of Christmas themed goodies including animations, a customizable PowerPoint show greeting card, a Flash animation, postcard printables, PowerPoint backgrounds, themed backgrounds for PowerPoint 2007, a printable vintage holiday clipart sheet with year long holiday art, royalty free Christmas MP3 files and an Advanced PowerPoint Masters course. You can get access to the entire download for just $1.99 -- get this here... Categories: templates, powerpoint Labels: powerpoint, templates 0 comments Links to this post


posted by Geetesh 11:14 AM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	iWork: Microsoft May be Worried iWork, Apple’s productivity suite, has managed to capture 16% of the Mac Office Productivity sales. This really is a fairly big achievement. Microsoft Office is a monster, everyone everywhere uses it and it is the standard for Office Productivity apps. So how have Apple managed to crack Microsoft’s dominance in this market? The MacApper site has more info... Categories: keynote, office_mac, powerpoint Labels: keynote, office_mac, powerpoint 0 comments Links to this post


Thursday, December 06, 2007 posted by Geetesh 2:04 PM Comment and PermaLink Subscribe for Email updates Tell A Friend!	US Elections 2008 Badges in PowerPoint Just uploaded US Elections badges in PNG format -- copy to your other PowerPoint slides as required! Categories: powerpoint, presentation_samples Labels: powerpoint, presentation_samples 0 comments Links to this post