PowerPoint is Evil by Edward Tufte

This Wired Article sums up Tufte’s analysis…

“Slideware may help speakers outline their talks, but convenience for the speaker can be punishing to both content and audience.”

His Cognitive Style of PowerPoint essay costs $7 and is essential reading for anyone who wishes to avoid the mind numbing effects of this invasive tool. An excerpt, PowerPoint Does Rocket Science, is available online. Also visit Ask ET and his weblog.

Update: Visit my Using PowerPoint Effectively resource page.

Intellectual Property on the Net by Esther Dyson

This Wired Magazine article by Esther Dyson blew me away back in 1995…

“The only unfungible, unreplicable value will be people’s presence, time and attention; in order to sell that presence, time and attention outside their own community, creators will have to give away content for free.”

Looking back, her prediction has largely come true!

Here is Jakob Nielsen’s review of her book Release 2.0.

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