New Application, New Idea, New Process ... PotF

PotF ... Presentation on the Fly ... literally ... I have been super busy in the last few weeks so sorry for not posting, but here is something that I used that may be very helpful to those who might need this ... I have been preparing for a presentation today and did not have everything I needed till I was about to catch my plane a day ago ... I am writing this from 50 km south of Beijing from my hotel in Lang Fang getting ready for a meeting in a couple hours .. what I was presented with was having to create a very technical and intricate presentation to a group where many did not speak english ... I find in this sort of thing, the more visual the presentation the better and the fewer words the better (actually that goes for any presentation .....) When I got on the plane from Honolulu yesterday I started sketching out my ideas on my notebook and then arrived at what I was going to do and started working ... well enter the new application by Microsoft Research ... Inkseine (like insane ..) it is dynamite ... go to the link to explore as it is really a must have if you work on a tablet (only inking ...)


Here are two shots from my presentation ... a little crude, bad handwriting, but I think you get the picture ... it really works ... I am ready for a meeting with all my data linked on a personal brain for the meeting so I can go to any full doc ... the presentation I printed to a pdf and will use that instead of a powerpoint .... for those of you with NICE Handwriting (easy to find better than my efforts ..) a very good presentation could be assembled and it would stand out ... great stuff .. I will use this again .... took me a total of probably 8 hours of total work to get it done, but very critical meeting ... that is really fast in developing this and it allows you total control and speed ... try it ....

Update on an old favorite ....

It has been a long while since Microsoft has updated Foldershare ... so it was with great excitement and anticipation that I read this this morning on jkOnTheRun ...

"One of the most useful tools for owners of multiple mobile devices is the free Windows Live FolderShare. A good thing gets better today since FolderShare gets an update that promises:

• A new website designed to makes managing your FolderShare libraries and computers even easier.
• A new FolderShare with a better setup, a better system tray menu, and better performance on Windows Vista.
• Improvements on the backend to keep FolderShare running more smoothly and reliably.

FolderShare is great way to keep files and folders in sync between computers... even a Mac and PC. Yup, you can download FolderShare for either OS right here and start keeping files in sync today. I keep most of my data in the cloud, but once my Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium arrives, I'll be testing out some file synching between it and my MacBook Pro."

I have since downloaded and installed on my desktop and tablet and am a happy camper ... the tablet is running Vista Ultimate and the desktop is an XP Pro machine, so the new Foldershare promises to play better with Vista ... seems to be up and running without skipping a beat, so all you syncers out there ... go over to the new Foldershare and try it ...

Great Old Tool ...

I always read newsletters from my favorite apps and today I got the SnagIt newsletter and it reminded me of a really handy link between snagit and my favorite mapping application, mindmanager when you combine the power and speed of snag it and a simple export to a mind map, you have a magical tool for adding visual impact to a map ...

How does it work?

1. Perform a screen capture with SnagIt.
2. Output to MindManager. You can then insert SnagIt captures into your maps as new main, selected, or floating topics, as well as subtopics, notes, and callouts.

You need to have both apps and you need to download the output addin , once done, it is as instructed ... see the screen capture of a map using snag it outputs ... slick ...

Fostering Innovation ...

One of the problems of collaboration and by extension innovation has been barriers between people, groups and thoughts put up by language, geographical location, time zones and budgets ... from the very inception of the cloud (internet) the promise of escalating the process of innovation by enabling groups has always been there ...

I am thinking out loud and have put up in the Assn of Virtual Worlds Group a group to discuss and nurture this idea. The group has just recently been started but is creating a quickly growing community of like minded individuals who have the power to add life to this initiative. If this idea at all interests you, I suggest you visit the site, poke around and join our group discussion.

The future is now, and I believe this will become the facilitator to accelerate getting innovative ideas into the light of day to help all of us ....