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I just came across this nifty little tool that can beef up the interactivity in your presentation. I, for sure, won’t go into another one without it.
PowerPoint Twitter Tools allows you to embed twitter messages into your PowerPoint slides. Those messages are posted to your Twitter account  the instant you get to that point in the presentation. Your audience can then immediately retweet them, or redeploy the key points of your presentation to other platforms.
Moreover, it contains gadgets that enable [...]

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Categories: Presentation, Software
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If you haven’t checked it out yet, go take a look at Prezi.
Prezi’s a new presentation tool that gets away from the “slide” model. Instead, Prezi enables you to create a complex graphic and then navigate through the details presentation-style.
Watch this really neat little demo to learn more about Prezi and to see the cool presentation it can render.

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Categories: Software, Videos
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I just found out about this awesome little program on Lifehacker.
CreaWriter is a Windows program designed to increase your productivity and creativity. Its minimalist interface full screen and distraction free, envolves you in a relax and calm atmosphere which stimulate your concentration and creativity in writing.
I’ve been a fan of DarkRoom for a long time, but this one really takes the cake home. Magnificient interface, relaxing ambient sound, and a distraction-free writing environment.
Just what I needed.
Incidentally, if you need to [...]

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Categories: Lifehacking, Software
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This cool little site allows you to create dummy images on your website that you can use to determine sizes.
It’s easy and elegant:
Sometimes you just need a placeholder image right at your finger tips. Just enter the width + x + height at the end of this URL and off you go!
Example: http://dummyimage.com/640×480
That’s all there is to it! Now go try it.

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Categories: Design, Software