If you can't tell, I love Web2.0 applications. Some of them are pretty rough, some are really good, but all show incredible potential.
One of the interesting developments in the Web2.0 revolution has been the offering of (usually free) online versions of expensive office applications. Microsoft Word and Excel Spreadsheets have some serious competition with Tools like Writely and Google Docs. Oppsss.... Those are the same thing now.
Anyway, i have always wondered if anyone would create an online version of PowerPoint. And my questions were answered. ZohoShow is one of the first online presentation competitors to enter the market.
So, how does it work? Well, it's still new. I like some of what I see. Create and edit presentations online, anywhere. Upload existing PowerPoint presentations. Collaborate on documents. Present remotely from anywhere in the world to anywhere. Well, probably not in the wilds of the Amazon, but anywhere with Internet connection. Also, you can embed html into the presentations, opening it up to a whole range of stuff that PowerPoint can't do. Nice.
There are some downfalls, as this is an early version. The templates that you love in Microsoft probably aren't there. Backgrounds in general are a problem - it seems like you are only allowed one size (the original size), not a scalable size that resizes based on window size. Also, animations are not available. The upload function is pretty weak on graphic quality preservation. Also, when you are doing a slideshow presentation, it doesn't cover the whole screen (even though I have seen websites that do that). But it's a good start.
Below is the PowerPoint presentation that I presented at the IOL 2006 conference. Just click on it to get the frames to advance (or right click to go back). I uploaded the PowerPoint from my computer, had to fix a few buggy places, and then embedded it here. You can see the background problems below:
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Never mind the background problems - I fixed that. Had to go back in and add the background image over the background itself, and stretch it out over the background - nut now it resizes itself nicely. I like.
Swwwweeeet! I'm forwarding this to my coworkers. Thanks!
Wow! It has a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation *and* planner software. How long before this gets gobbled up by google?
Probably not long before it's GoogleShow. Or Google gets another one like it.
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