The Papershow package consists of a dongle (like a USB stick), pen and pad. Papershow saves all work on the 256MB USB, so you can borrow someone’s computer and not worry about leaving any files behind. Once done, the software is ready to go to work as a white board or a presentation. If you don’t have a  Tablet PC to write directly on your slides during a BBP presentation, you can always use a whiteboard as a companion to your screen.  But if you want even more flexibility to write from other places in the room, or to let your audience write on the screen, try

The Anoto software loads a 10-page blank copyboard to use as a whiteboard and adds a new menu in PowerPoint as the next image shows. Installing the software doesn’t go as smoothly as it could, especially if the computer doesn’t already have Bluetooth. But do take care if you remove the dongle from the USB port as it’s easy to lose. If you don’t have a Tablet PC, it can be tough to make full use of BBP to sketch your slides or write directly on your screen during a presentation. If that’s the case, you may want to try Anoto penPresenter

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It's my 4-port retractable USB hub , and let me tell you how it came into my life. In February, I scoped out a venue the day before a speaking engagement and discovered that their computer only had two USB ports, while I needed three. Furthermore, the software I was testing out (see my post on Papershow ) came with a fat USB key that wouldn't fit next to another flash drive. I mentioned this briefly in another post, but I thought I would give more time to a recently discovered lifesaving tool that I now realize I can't live without. On my way home, I stopped at

And this is a problem when someone hands you a USB drive and says " My presentation is on this. " Just one of those software items needed to be ready for everything. - We live in a cross platform work environment with Windows computers and Mac computers. But they do not necessarily work together 100%.

Flip cameras are lightweight, self-charging, and simple to use--all the software you need to edit, email or post to the web is contained in the camera, and playback on your laptop is made simple by the built-in USB connection. Calling someone a "practiced speaker" is a compliment that recognizes the work involved in becoming a smooth, eloquent presenter, interviewee or speaker. But even speakers who invest in training need to spend time practicing on their own .

Pundits all around have been quick to criticize the OS release, citing reasons for their criticism such as “it’s not really 64-bit,” “I don’t see anything different (features),” “some software is breaking,” and as Leo Laporte recently said in last week’s TWiT and MacBreak Weekly podcasts, “it feels like just a service pack,” and “was it worth it for all that broke?”  The software looks for COM ports.  I’m going to take a break from writing about slide design and slideware for a moment to tackle another subject:  Snow Leopard.