Re: Powerpoint alternatives?

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 16/08/2006, at 3:55 PM, David Noel wrote:

-- I am working on some talks for presentation. Are there currently  
any real alternatives to Powerpoint for this? Is there anything to  
watch out for with different versions of Powerpoint? Any hints  
appreciated.


David Noel / 2006 Aug 16



It's been mentioned so many times in this thread I'm surprised you  
missed it. It's Keynote, of course. It's part of Apple's productivity  
package called iWork, which also contains their Word Processor/DTP  
program, Pages. Retail price $119, and well worth it if you wand a  
"real" alternative to Powerpoint. Of course, it won't work in  
Windows, so you need a Mac to run it.


Other (not-so-real) alternatives:

Apopleworks (Pressntation mode)
Preview Slideshow
Adobe Acrobat Reader
GraphicConverter
NeoOffice

and a bunch more I can't think of off the top of my head...


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Re: Photoshop

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 16/08/2006, at 3:32 PM, Edward Wong wrote:


Hi ,
  Does any one know any good website that teach photoshop basic.
I am interested in learning how to extract an image from a photo and
putting it into another photo. Any help in this matter is highly
appricieated.Thank You

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In addition to the suggestions already made, I can also highly  
recommend the Photoshop TV Video Podcast. You can subscribe to it  
from iTunes, or by visitng . Every  
edition contains useful techniques demonstrated onscreen by Photoshop  
masters. It's made to be entertaining as well as informative, so  
you'll have work around the presentation style, but it's still a  
valuable resource.


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Missing images

[Peter Hinchliffe]

Can anyone else see the images on this page?



I've tried it in Safari and Firefox, but I don't have the time to  
exhaustively test it now. Perhaps there's a browser out there that  
will actually load this page properly...


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Re: Missing images

[Daniel Kerr]

On 17/8/06 8:52 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Can anyone else see the images on this page?
> 
> 
> 
> I've tried it in Safari and Firefox, but I don't have the time to
> exhaustively test it now. Perhaps there's a browser out there that
> will actually load this page properly...
> 
> --
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913
> 


Sorry Peter, all the images loaded fine here in Safari.

Kind Regards
Daniel
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Re: Missing images

[Bill Cole]

On 17/08/2006, at 8:52 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:


Can anyone else see the images on this page?



I've tried it in Safari and Firefox, but I don't have the time to  
exhaustively test it now. Perhaps there's a browser out there that  
will actually load this page properly...




Hi Peter, just checked it on mine, works just fine,  on G5, Safari  
2.0.3, 10.4.7, 1.8 ghz, 768 ram,  sorry haven't a clue about your  
problem

Bill

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Re: Missing images

[Robert Howells]

On 17 Aug 2006, at 8:52 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:


Can anyone else see the images on this page?






YES !

OSX 10.3.9  Firefox 1 5 0 6

Bob

Fwd: Missing images

[Jon Davison]

Yep, can view all of them no problem. iBook OSX 10.4.7, Firefox  
1.5.0.3, also Safari 2.0.4

Cheers
Jon

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Date: 17 August 2006 9:54:14 AM
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Subject: Re: Missing images


On 17 Aug 2006, at 8:52 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:


Can anyone else see the images on this page?






YES !

OSX 10.3.9  Firefox 1 5 0 6

Bob


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Translators

[Dick Anderson]

I have one of the first iMacs, OS 8.6, I think about 2000 and am thinking of
upgrading to a new one.
The only serious problem I've had until recently has been getting Microsoft
e-mail attachments which I can't open in Appleworks. Using Maclink plus
sometimes works but never very well.
Presumably, if I get  Microsoft Office for Mac that will be OK, but not if I
only get iWorks.
Alsp with a new Mac OSX, will documents etc I've created on my old iMac with
Appleworks and transferred to the new one automatically open when I use the
office for Works, or will I still be stuck with a translater?

Thanks,

Dick Anderson

R A Anderson,
65 Dalkeith Rd.,
Nedlands,
Western Australia, 6009
(08) 9386 4405

Re: Missing images

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Got them on Mozilla.  Are you doing a subtle browser survey?
Merv

At 8:52 AM +0800 17/8/06, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

Can anyone else see the images on this page?



I've tried it in Safari and Firefox, but I don't have the time to 
exhaustively test it now. Perhaps there's a browser out there that 
will actually load this page properly...


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Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913

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Re: Translators

[Susan Hastings]

Hi, there shouldn't be a problem opening Word documents from any  
source in Pages, Apple's present word processing programme, but you  
would find it much easier to have Office 2004, which is the most  
recent Microsoft version for the Mac, in terms of opening all sorts  
of office documents.


There is no 'works' equivalent for Macs now, its the full version, or  
stick with Apples ' iWork' package, which has two applications, Pages  
and Keynote (presentation software). The iWork package is much  
cheaper than buying Office, of course.


You won't need a separate translation programme in either case.

I'm not sure what will happen to your Appleworks documents -  
hopefully someone else on the list can help. It might be a good idea  
to translate them using Maclink plus to Office documents before  
trying to use them on your new machine. Sounds like it might be an  
idea to hang on to your old Mac until you are sure that everything  
works on the new one.


cheers, susan.
On 17/08/2006, at 11:25 AM, Dick Anderson wrote:

I have one of the first iMacs, OS 8.6, I think about 2000 and am  
thinking of

upgrading to a new one.
The only serious problem I've had until recently has been getting  
Microsoft
e-mail attachments which I can't open in Appleworks. Using Maclink  
plus

sometimes works but never very well.
Presumably, if I get  Microsoft Office for Mac that will be OK, but  
not if I

only get iWorks.
Alsp with a new Mac OSX, will documents etc I've created on my old  
iMac with
Appleworks and transferred to the new one automatically open when I  
use the

office for Works, or will I still be stuck with a translater?

Thanks,

Dick Anderson

R A Anderson,
65 Dalkeith Rd.,
Nedlands,
Western Australia, 6009
(08) 9386 4405





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Re: Powerpoint alternatives?

[Reg Whitely]

Don't forget that Keynote will export to a Powerpoint format.
Reg

On 17 Aug 2006, at 8:07am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



It's been mentioned so many times in this thread I'm surprised you  
missed it. It's Keynote, of course. It's part of Apple's  
productivity package called iWork, which also contains their Word  
Processor/DTP program, Pages. Retail price $119, and well worth it  
if you wand a "real" alternative to Powerpoint. Of course, it won't  
work in Windows, so you need a Mac to run it.

Re: Powerpoint alternatives?

[samantha whitely]

how do you do this? We can't work it out. It keeps saying Powerpoint  
does not recognise the format or something like that.


Sam


On 17/08/2006, at 5:37 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Don't forget that Keynote will export to a Powerpoint format.
Reg

On 17 Aug 2006, at 8:07am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



It's been mentioned so many times in this thread I'm surprised you  
missed it. It's Keynote, of course. It's part of Apple's  
productivity package called iWork, which also contains their Word  
Processor/DTP program, Pages. Retail price $119, and well worth it  
if you wand a "real" alternative to Powerpoint. Of course, it  
won't work in Windows, so you need a Mac to run it.


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Re: Missing images

[Rosie Cable]

Hi Peter

Works alright here - OSX 10.3.9  with Safari 1.3.2 (v312.5)

Rosie :-)

On 17/08/2006, at 8:52 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:


Can anyone else see the images on this page?



I've tried it in Safari and Firefox, but I don't have the time to 
exhaustively test it now. Perhaps there's a browser out there that 
will actually load this page properly...


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Powerbook 17" 1.33GHz running 10.4.7 refuses to wake

[Brett Carboni]

Hi all,

when I arrive at Tsunami often my Powerbook just shows a black screen  
and won't wake up or do anything.


Eventually I have to do a hard reset (control-option-on button) to  
restart it.


This can't be good for it. Any suggestions?

Yes, Matt, I should have let you look at it when you were in and I  
told you about it, but people come to us hopefully to escape work :-)  
Of course I usually can'r stop talking about Macs but it could be  
worse (you could be a Windows person berating a Mac).


T.I.A.

Brett Carboni
Tsunami
"Come to escape work"

Re: Powerbook 17" 1.33GHz running 10.4.7 refuses to wake

[Daniel Kerr]

On 17/8/06 10:01 PM, "Brett Carboni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> when I arrive at Tsunami often my Powerbook just shows a black screen
> and won't wake up or do anything.
> 
> Eventually I have to do a hard reset (control-option-on button) to
> restart it.
> 
> This can't be good for it. Any suggestions?
> 
> Yes, Matt, I should have let you look at it when you were in and I
> told you about it, but people come to us hopefully to escape work :-)
> Of course I usually can'r stop talking about Macs but it could be
> worse (you could be a Windows person berating a Mac).
> 
> T.I.A.
> 
> Brett Carboni
> Tsunami
> "Come to escape work"
> 


Hi Brett

Did you run the 10.4.7 update from Software update, or did you download the
full Combo Update (about 160MB).

I ask, as I had a clients machine do something similar, and it was
downlaoded via Software update.

I reinstalled the full 10.4.7 Combo Update over the top, repaired the
permissions and it all appeared to be fine.

So that might be worth a go to start with. Unless it's something a bit
deeper, which sometimes can be seen from Console report that can show what
it's crashing on.

Hope that helps to start with.

Kind regards
Daniel
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Re: Powerpoint alternatives?

[Nicholas Pyers]

On 16/08/2006, at 5:55 PM, David Noel wrote:
-- I am working on some talks for presentation. Are there currently  
any real alternatives to Powerpoint for this? Is there anything to  
watch out for with different versions of Powerpoint? Any hints  
appreciated.


Apple's own Keynote... part of iWork
It is what Steve Job uses to give his keynotes ;)

I use it myself for all the presentations I give to MUGs here in  
Victoria.


http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/... many of them have PDF  
versions of the slides I use... sure you lose some of the effects,  
but you get an idea.


In particular checkout http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/ 
20050305-iwork05/
It covers Keynote 2... and we are now up to Keynote 3... but it gives  
you an idea of what Keynote can do for you... the sample file for  
Keynote used just about every new feature of Keynote 2... just to  
show them off.


I used PowerPoint for years... now I wouldn't touch it... Keynote is  
a far better product... from ease of use to style... and it just  
keeps on improving



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