Bounce – A fun and easy way to share ideas on a webpage The best free presentation software and other alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint More has been written about the art of the presentation than could ever be covered here, but one thing that usually accompanies your co-workers’ demos are PowerPoint slides. PowerPoint wasn’t always a Microsoft product — it was originally called Presenter and created for Macs. The name was changed for legal reasons in 1987, the same year Microsoft bought the company behind it and created its Graphics Business Unit. SEE ALSO: Illegal downloaders to receive email warnings, as Pirate Bay traffic doubles Microsoft’s version came out with Windows 3.0 in 1990, and the business world has never been the same. Still, many have a love-hate relationship with PowerPoint, in part because some believe presentation slides are a crutch for bad public speakers. Sadly, meetings with presentations (and the need for accompanying slides) remain a reality. Wonder why your favourite presentation tool or site may be missing? So, dive right on into the presentation creators and players which follow.
Top 10 social media dashboard tools Hootsuite: Among the best of breed. How to manage the torrent of social media conversations — and increase your productivity! By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff One of the things we often hear from nonprofits and social enterprises is: How do I manage the torrent of social media conversations coming at me? The answer used to be: Painstakingly and one conversation at a time. But a new crop of social media tools aims to tamp down the social media gusher by letting you update, monitor, manage and maintain several communication outlets at once. When selecting a dashboard for personal or professional use, you should consider such items as cost, analytics and which social networks they support, among other things. Here are 10 of our favorite social media dashboard tools: Threadsy: Unify your email, social networks 1Threadsy is an intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard that allows organizations to connect through multiple email accounts as well as Facebook and Twitter. 2Haven’t heard of Myweboo?
Useful Resources, Tools and Services for Web Designers - Smashing Magazine Markup V.O.W N°48 // The 3.2 Million Ink Dots Portrait photo © Miguel Endara V.O.W N°48 (Video Of the Week, 5 - 11 December 2011) The making of ''Hero'', is a drawing commemorating Miguel Endara's father in a picture. The drawing is composed entirely out of 3.200.000 ink dots. The time, effort, commitment to the piece shows the importance of the father in the artist's life and the numeration of each dots shows the energy invested in the piece. By using Stippling or pointillism technique, it gives the piece a rich texture and great granulation. Music by Bonobo - Noctuary Created and Produced by Miguel Endara sources: Miguel Endara
Navigating Change: Applications for Managing Social Media Social media thrives on real-time interactions and current content making management of multiple social media outlets a real challenge. Luckily, the digital world has a variety of applications to handle all of your social media streams in a unified way. Here is a look at some of the tools you might want to explore: - AtomKeep focuses on keeping your social media profiles synced. Rather than updating your profile information in every single social media outlet, AtomKeep does it for you making it simple to implement an address change, include a new service, add a website, etc. - Hootsuite is a social media aggregator which allows you to create a social media dashboard to look at a variety of media all at once. - TweetDeck is a personal real-time browser that connects you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Google Buzz and more. - Hellotxt is an aggregator designed to be used via web or mobile--so it is especially sleek and easy to use.
Khan Academy From kindergarten to calculus, Khan Academy is here to help. Sharpen your skills with over 100,000 interactive exercises. Over 100,000 interactive exercises. You may have heard about our videos, but did you know that Khan Academy has fun interactive math exercises that cover skills ranging from counting to calculus, grade by grade? Created and peer-reviewed by a team of math educators, our exercises include full coverage of US Common Core and beyond, ranging from early math through calculus. Review student progress in real time. You will be empowered with instant, in-depth feedback and reports so you’ll know exactly where each student and your class as a whole stand at any time throughout the year. Stay up to date with your child’s progress. You’ll get quick email updates so you can see your children’s progress as they learn, both when they’ve mastered new skills and when they might be struggling.
Project Naptha Homem usa criatividade para transformar garrafas PET em fios ultrarresistentes No Brasil, 6 em cada 10 garrafas PET são recicladas, índice que nos coloca à frente de países europeus e até mesmo dos Estados Unidos. Mesmo assim, 40% delas ainda vão parar nos lixões, comprometendo o meio ambiente e a qualidade de vida. Para aumentar a reutilização e reciclagem desse tipo de material, a criatividade é uma forte aliada. Basta ver como este russo criou uma forma de transformar as garrafas PET em um fio ultrarresistente. Utilizando um pedaço de metal, ele desenvolveu uma espécie de ralador de garrafa, que transforma o plástico em fios que vão de 1 mm a 1 cm de largura. Com um pouco de paciência e habilidade, você pode construir em casa o mecanismo que transforma PETs em fios. Parte 1 Parte 2