Alain, I've just given a seminar and I was considering giving it in Powerpoint, but in the end I gave it using HTML. If you know some basic HTML it is a great way to give a talk. You can link to various web sites throughout your talk, without having to open up a separate programme. All Operating systems support browsers, so your talk can be given with any computer. My talk was directed at community groups interested in developing web sites. You can view my "slides" at www.draiochtweb.com/comhairle Andrew Montague www.draiochtweb.com On Thursday, December 20, 2001, at 09:00 , Bartydeux wrote:
Le Jeudi 20 Décembre 2001 19:26, vous avez écrit :
On Wednesday 19 December 2001 20:05, Curtis wrote:
Port it and they will come.
I think there is too much obsession with porting MS apps. Let's show the world we don't need MS by developing high-quality open-source native Linux apps. This is already happening, of course. I barely use Windows/MS any more. That trend will only grow stronger as more and more developers and users join the swelling tide.
Personaly I am not a great specialist in computer science. Just an end-user but I am using Linux about at 100% (99.8% because Canoscan 650U does not like Linux, shame to Canon. As soon as a competitor makes a portable scanner Linux-friendly I throw my Canoscan in the trash-can. I do genealogical work and I need a light and carryable scanner).
I did many thinks though with Linux: Mysql/Perl/Tk, Postfix mail servor working but still at test-stage, I am trying now Cyrus-Imap but still have problems, sound capture with ecasound or gramofile and I would like to do video capture => divx compression but failed to install VCR but I don't despair, etc
At the end of january I'll do a seminar about Linux where I work. It won't be easy because I am the only one who knows some little thing on the matter and I'll face a front of Windows or Apple users (already facing them). I hesitate how I'll present it (excuse my bad english). Powerpoint is not available yet on Linux. I just have my two laptops (one PC and one iBook both with SuSE 7.x). Is there something equivalent to Powerpoint?
Does anybody has suggestions and url's with interesting matters to show in a seminar?
Thanks -- Alain Barthélemy
bartydeux@gminformatique.com http://bartydeux.gminformatique.com