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[Day Permalink] Friday, November 14, 2003

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Mom Finds Out About Blog: 'In a turn of events the 30-year-old characterized as "horrifying," Kevin Widmar announced Tuesday that his mother Lillian has discovered his weblog. [...] Upon receipt of the e-mail, Widmar mentally raced through the contents of his blog. He immediately thought of several dozen posts in which he mentioned drinking, drug use, casual sex, and other behavior likely to alarm his mother.'


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PowerPoint of No Return: "Bill Jensen boldly proclaims that PowerPoint is "among mankind's worst inventions, ever" and the "largest single source of useless crap within companies." To balance his virulence, Bill goes on to offer several tips and tactics that -- if you must use PowerPoint -- will help you create a presentation worth sharing.
  • Turn the one point you want people to know into a question.
  • Never "present." Always provoke conversations.
  • Create a one-page summary.
Personally, I've never used PowerPoint. Not once. But it turns out that Abraham Lincoln did." [via Jeremy Zawodny's blog]