Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Powerpoint doesn't kill people, people kill people!
One of the popular memes making the rounds is that Powerpoint makes you dumb. Loate as I am to jump to the defense of Microsoft, it does seem to be that it's not their fault that people are lazy. They've developed a bit of software which, when used by people who understand the mechanics of how to make a presentation, what information goes in a presentation and what information you give out as supplementary notes or what not, is pretty good.
One of the popular memes making the rounds is that Powerpoint makes you dumb. Loate as I am to jump to the defense of Microsoft, it does seem to be that it's not their fault that people are lazy. They've developed a bit of software which, when used by people who understand the mechanics of how to make a presentation, what information goes in a presentation and what information you give out as supplementary notes or what not, is pretty good.
