Roadshow Tools
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
If you’re giving a talk and you aren’t sure if there will be Internet access, powerpoint slides are a popular alternative/backup plan. However, I don’t like powerpoint because I tend to show a lot of websites and the transition from powerpoint to browser is distracting and usually an uncomfortable break in the talk. Screenshots work of course, particularly if there is no Internet, but pictures don’t make nearly as much of an impression as seeing the actual site. There are two alternatives combining the best of both options.
Basically, they use javascript to format webpages to emulate a powerpoint presentation. It takes more work to create them but the end-result is ready to post on a website or carried on a USB drive. Add Portable Firefox and you have a complete presentation environment ready to go.
Tutorials — laura
