2008 Woodie Awards
On [tech]
By: Jason Yang
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: TimeOut
So presentation day has come, and your group is depending on you to remember to bring that PowerPoint presentation via USB drive. The only problem is, you left the drive at home! I don't know about you, but this has happened to me multiple times. Thankfully, there is a solution.
Instead of hoping for the best and depending on USB drives, you can now put your PowerPoint presentations online, or even create it online via the easy-to-use Online editor at http://www.280slides.com.
The free service serves as a drop-off point, allowing users to upload their Microsoft PowerPoint files to the server. It also serves as a presenter. This is great because it allows you to upload it online and not worry about it until you need to give the presentation. Heck, it even gives you the option to use either Office 2003 or Office 2007 formats.
The presentation tools have a very Microsoft feel to it. Its basic layout is similar to Microsoft's PowerPoint software, though with a modern edge. 280slides offers a lot of flexibility including the option to download your PowerPoint in a variety of formats including Adobe Acrobat and Open Office formats.
There are some drawbacks to the online editor, however. There is only a small selection of backgrounds, that might not always be appropriate, and slide transitions seem to be out of the question. The system is still in beta, so these problems and others may be fixed by the final release, but for the time being, it promises a lot for Web technologies in the near future.
Instead of hoping for the best and depending on USB drives, you can now put your PowerPoint presentations online, or even create it online via the easy-to-use Online editor at http://www.280slides.com.
The free service serves as a drop-off point, allowing users to upload their Microsoft PowerPoint files to the server. It also serves as a presenter. This is great because it allows you to upload it online and not worry about it until you need to give the presentation. Heck, it even gives you the option to use either Office 2003 or Office 2007 formats.
The presentation tools have a very Microsoft feel to it. Its basic layout is similar to Microsoft's PowerPoint software, though with a modern edge. 280slides offers a lot of flexibility including the option to download your PowerPoint in a variety of formats including Adobe Acrobat and Open Office formats.
There are some drawbacks to the online editor, however. There is only a small selection of backgrounds, that might not always be appropriate, and slide transitions seem to be out of the question. The system is still in beta, so these problems and others may be fixed by the final release, but for the time being, it promises a lot for Web technologies in the near future.
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