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Sometimes, Always, AppleCare
I’m not typically one for extended warranties. AppleCare is the one exception. I always buy AppleCare. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Deals, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Technology
Tagged apple, AppleCare, iPad
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Why I Judge Books by Their Cover
Book Judgement is someplace where I can review and express my love for the manufacture of books, the binding, typography… Continue reading
Posted in Books, Design, Film, Media, Movies, Personal, Random thoughts, Review, SciFi Fantasy, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged book, book judgement, design, fanboy, geek, media, reviews, Star Wars
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Your Presentation Guild
The Presentation Guild, a not-for-profit organization, has been hard at work getting ready for you. Quietly creating an environment where presentation professionals can enjoy just the right mix of community, training, support and comradery. Someplace we can all hang out at the virtual water cooler, go to classes, listen to experts in our field talk, and definitively set the presentation professional in the public spotlight as an important and well-defined industry position. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Graphics, Organizations, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting
Tagged articles, Comradely, forums, Presentation Guild, Presenting, speakers, training, watercooler, webinars
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Death By PowerPoint? No Such Thing.
This is the first time I’ve used the phrase Death By PowerPoint in a title, and it will be the last. Why? Because the phrase is so fraught with bold stupidity I refuse to endorse it. Death by PowerPoint focuses failure away from the real source of the problem. It actually hides the problem it purports to expose. It’s the ultimate look over there of inept redirection in presentations. Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Business, Design, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting
Tagged advice, calligraphy, death by powerpoint, Keynote, learning, PowerPoint, practice, prezi, skill, tools
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Introducing Neo / Ipsum for PowerPoint
Announcing a new, useful, fun and free utility for PowerPoint: Neo / Ipsum from 2D10 Development.
http://www.roll2d10.com Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Business, Design, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting, Software, Technology
Tagged add-in, business, design, download, free, justin bretschneider, Microsoft, PowerPoint, technology, tips, tools, Tricks, user interface, visual basic, visual basic for applications
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Finally, I’m Sold on Microsoft Office Subscriptions
I’ve been looking forward to writing this article for a couple of weeks now, ever since I got a sneak preview of things to come in the PowerPoint program. It’s not particularly hard for me to keep a secret, but it’s much more fun to share…
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Posted in Business, Design, Graphics, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Random thoughts, Software, Technology
Tagged benefits, confession, features, Microsoft, office, PowerPoint, subscriptions, value
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The Fibonacci Method of Dealing with Difficult Clients
I love a good Fibonacci sequence, especially one with humor. And a friend (thanks, Rob) recently shared a priceless pricelist that did just that. We’ve all dealt with those folks who want to be much more involved in the process than is good for them or you. These are typically the ones who want you… Continue reading
Want to Request a New PowerPoint feature?
Stop yelling at PowerPoint and start yelling directly at the PowerPoint team!
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Posted in Business, Design, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting, Software, Technology
Tagged apple, Microsoft, PowerPoint, progress, software
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Pebble Time Unboxing
I love the unboxing experience, even when it’s simply unzipping a package and unfolding the cover… Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Media, Personal, Technology, Thoughts
Tagged demo, pebble, pebble time, sample, setup, smartwatch, technology, Unboxing, unzipped, user experience, watch
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Design vs. Fashion vs. User
I found myself rereading parts of Richard Saul Wurman’s Information Anxiety this afternoon. Last week at Presentation Summit I gave a talk on the Pecha Kucha format. Pecha Kucha is a form of presentation using exactly 20 slides, with each slide advancing automatically after 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Books, Business, Design, Entertainment, Geeking around, History, Media, Personal, Presentations, Presenting, Random thoughts, Technology, Writing
Tagged bookies, books, design, fashion
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Wireless… Not Really.
Looking at the otherwise seductive Moto 360, I’m struck by the beauty of the watch and the confusion it represents. Its charger is labeled “wireless” which is mismanaged marketing of what is more correctly known as inductive charging. Inductive charging means … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Random thoughts, Technology, Travel
Tagged electronics, inductive charging, progress, technology, watches
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Take the Red Pill…
As well as producing the weekly podcast, I often write for a web site called Fanboy Planet. Fanboy Planet reports on all the silly and serious aspects of being a fan in this modern day. Being involved in fannish media is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Design, Entertainment, Geeking around, Media, Movies, Personal, Random thoughts, Software, Writing
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Book Judgement is on Fire!
Well, it’s at least warming up… Just a quick note that I’m so pleased to welcome Christopher J. Garcia back for his second submission to Book Judgement: A Book That Must Be Called Luscious. It is a love letter to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Design, Entertainment, Personal
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And another new blog… Book Judgement
Have I mentioned Book Judgement? It’s a project I’ve wanted to do for years, but never figured out exactly what it was and how I would do it. Together those are pretty inhibiting factors. Simply put, I love books. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Books, Design, Entertainment, Geeking around, History, Media, Writing
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The Shiny New Blog
Hey! You either followed the breadcrumbs or somehow just got lucky and stumbled into the new blog location. Congratulations either way. I’m really happy you made it here. For years I’ve used the free WordPress-hosted blogging, and I was happy. … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Geeking around, History, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Software, Technology, Uncategorized, Writing
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She’s Giving It Away…
No secret to anyone about my love of this book. So why is it news today? This morning Nancy Duarte announced that “the multimedia version of Resonate is now available on HTML5 and iTunes for FREE! You can read, learn, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Design, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Uncategorized, Writing
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How Screwed-Up is Apple Safari? I Think It Needs Therapy.
Some people think that because I worked for Microsoft for so many years that I’m an Apple hater. Well, that’s not actually true. Fact is, I’ve had a Macintosh on my desks, at work and home, pretty much constantly since … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Media, Organizations, Software, Technology, Thoughts
Tagged apple, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Safari, WWDC
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Calming Down the Grandpa in Office 2013
I got a lot of good feedback on The First Thing to Do to Your New PowerPoint 2013, thanks and wow – happy to help. So OK, here’s the second thing you should do after you install Office 2013. It’s … Continue reading
Love of Books – An Unboxing of “The Fifty Year Sword”
I’m a big fan of books. Not just the stories, but the book construction as well. From bindings, paper choice, typeset, typography, layout, it’s all interesting to me. Mark Z. Danielewski is most famous for House of Leaves, an inventive … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Design, Entertainment, Geeking around, Movies, Personal, Technology, Uncategorized, Writing
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