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Comment on 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do In A PowerPoint by Caleb

Caleb — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:30:45 +0000

To me, WordArt is absolutely horrendous. I simply can’t stand it!
I have to take a computer applications class at school, and we always have to use WordArt! It’s horrible!
But if everyone did what this post said, we’d have a little bit better world, wouldn’t we?

Comment on 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do In A PowerPoint by Take the Time to Design (Please) » 16.3 (Brandon Wang)

Take the Time to Design (Please) » 16.3 (Brandon Wang) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:40 +0000

[...] bad design all the time? It’s one thing to see WordArt in a fellow classmate’s PowerPoint (I spoke out on that), but to see this on a major [...]

Comment on 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do In A PowerPoint by Brad

Brad — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:57:49 +0000

You are right, and it is true when Office 2007 was released it gave the design community quite a fright because the users could now create decent-looking graphics.

However, it is only a matter of time before all web-2.0 graphics start getting old again, and soon people will get annoyed at the flashy and annoying reflections and gloss. It was the same thing years ago with drop shadows.

Comment on The Basics of PHP by btiend

btiend — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:54:32 +0000

This is a great starter tutorial for people who want to learn php, and if I did not know php basics already, I would probably use it. Good job!

Comment on 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do In A PowerPoint by Trevor Huxham

Trevor Huxham — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:43:53 +0000

These are some great tips—especially the one concerning not cramming text into the PPT, but merely using it as a guideline/skeleton for your actual presentation.

However, I must point out that WordArt has been drastically improved in Microsoft Office 2007. The limited set of WordArt styles that dates back to Office 97 (or 95?) is totally absent, having been superseded by new Web 2.0 era-suitable designs.

Comment on Windows 7 Prices Are Set, Finds Me Crying by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:54:34 +0000

well, it’s Microsoft. Being the only OS able to run games and such, they feel that they can charge pretty much whatever they want. but to be honest, your aunt just missed their pre order sale T_T

Comment on Google Updates Design, Adds Padding by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:53 +0000

Changes are BAD! I sent out message to Google, because I’m very angry on padding. Now it’s very UNCOMFORTABLE to use it! Google must to add option either to use bigger padding or to not! Google dissapointed me again…

Comment on 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do In A PowerPoint by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:04:06 +0000

amazing, you know PHP and everything, but when it comes to turning off smilies, you’re useless…

anyways, very good points, although i would like to add an extra fact:NEVER resize a picture when se use powerpoint. if you need a bigger picture, google it or you a different one. there’s not much that’s more distracting then a blob of giant pixels on the side of the screen.

Comment on Review: Dell Refurbished Adapter by Foo Bar

Foo Bar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:52:53 +0000

My last 4 laptops have all been Dell… and every single one has had problems with the power system. I’ve had to replace 4-5 AC adapters that failed with the dreaded “run slower and won’t charge”, and I’ve had to replace 2 motherboards where the power circuit on board failed.
I read in a blog by a former Dell employee that Dell has an official policy that tech support people must NOT acknowledge any problem that is not in the official database, even when every single person in the call center has heard about it dozens of times. In fact actually trying to HELP a customer with an unacknowledged problem gets them fired. So don’t blame the rep for acting stupid, chances are he knows all about your problem but just can’t afford to lose his job.
Soo… I’m done with Dell. I won’t buy a Dell again. But are there any other brands that can be trusted?

Comment on Common Myths and Misunderstandings about Pandora Internet Radio by Christian Walters

Christian Walters — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:16:19 +0000

I read this post and I was still wanting to know why it won’t let me skip songs when i havn’t even entered the station.