Of Note
A little iPhone update: Keynote for iPhone??
Keynote, for those of you who are not yet Apple converts, is the Mac equivalent of PowerPoint. Though I haven't had a lot of experience with it, I'm told that it is smoother and more graphically powerful than PowerPoint, though it certainly shares that famed PPT drawback: it can be deadly dull in the hands of the wrong presenter!
A quick aside: when preparing a PPT, the words and graphics should enhance your presentation, not be there to be read word for word by the presenter. If you do this, don't be surprised to see your audience nod off! End of aside.
Now Keynote is available for the iPhone. What's so great about that? In one word: portability. You can create your Keynote presentation literally on your iPhone, or simply add one via iTunes. With a solid library of themes and animated effects, you can prepare a sales presentation en route to your client's office (just make sure someone else is driving!), and with an appropriate connection, display it full screen, while reading from your (visible only to you) notes on your iPhone. You can also print your presentation for a leave-behind (though you will need a fairly recent printer equipped with WiFi reception). And you can email your presentation if you choose.
Competitors among iPhone apps are Documents to Go and QuickOffice, but some reviewer's money is on Keynote. I will be trying this out in the near future, and I'll let you know what I think! ($9.99)
Keynote, for those of you who are not yet Apple converts, is the Mac equivalent of PowerPoint. Though I haven't had a lot of experience with it, I'm told that it is smoother and more graphically powerful than PowerPoint, though it certainly shares that famed PPT drawback: it can be deadly dull in the hands of the wrong presenter!
A quick aside: when preparing a PPT, the words and graphics should enhance your presentation, not be there to be read word for word by the presenter. If you do this, don't be surprised to see your audience nod off! End of aside.
Now Keynote is available for the iPhone. What's so great about that? In one word: portability. You can create your Keynote presentation literally on your iPhone, or simply add one via iTunes. With a solid library of themes and animated effects, you can prepare a sales presentation en route to your client's office (just make sure someone else is driving!), and with an appropriate connection, display it full screen, while reading from your (visible only to you) notes on your iPhone. You can also print your presentation for a leave-behind (though you will need a fairly recent printer equipped with WiFi reception). And you can email your presentation if you choose.
Competitors among iPhone apps are Documents to Go and QuickOffice, but some reviewer's money is on Keynote. I will be trying this out in the near future, and I'll let you know what I think! ($9.99)
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