Gottfried Szing wrote:
Kevin Waterson wrote:
OVER-RELIANCE ON POWERPOINT LEADS TO SIMPLISTIC THINKING
NASA's Columbia Accident Investigation Board has fingered the agency's over-reliance on Microsoft PowerPoint presentations as one of the elements leading to last February's shuttle disaster. The Board's
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i am new on the list an maybe this is the wrong place to defend MS; but in this case the word "powerpoint" should replaced with "tool for creating presentations". IMHO is not the tool the problem, it is a problem that everyone want to behave like a manager and create presentations. because presentations are a "sign for superior knowledge" and "management".
just my 2euro-cents, gottfried
I'm inclined to agree with you on that point. Whether it's PowerPoint or OO Impress, the same problems are common on both. The main problem seems to be between keyboard and chair. :P
I've seen some very good use of digital slide presentations but mostly it's just a wank; "Hey look at this - every time I reveal a new element on every slide you get to hear 'whoosh'!" *ugh*.
Matt Palmer: You ever attended one of Ping Yu's lectures?? Talk about death by PowerPoint!!
Now remember all: KISS
--James
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