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...uncommon to fear speaking in public. But with Microsoft readying a revamp of its ubiquitous PowerPoint, Apple leaping ahead with its user-friendly Keynote 2, and new gadgets and software making it easier to shine up your speeches, now's the perfect time to conquer stage fright with some cool new tools...
...first time since 2000, Microsoft plans to release in 2006 an overhauled version of the PowerPoint software that, according to the company, is used for an estimated 30 million presentations around the globe every day. The most obvious change is a brand-new interface, with a "ribbon" of common commands replacing the current, confusing menu. The best new feature is a tool that converts information from any slide into a graphic that you can refine with an easy-to-use menu of ready-made options. And the software simplifies some menu choices only experts used to know about, including...
Mark E. Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of facebook.com, dropped in for some on-campus recruiting and announced he would be dropping out of Harvard indefinitely yesterday afternoon. Following in the footsteps of Microsoft tycoon and former Harvard student Bill Gates, Zuckerberg has chosen computers over campus life. “I’m not coming back,” he said. Facebook.com spokesman Chris R. Hughes ’06 left open the possibility that Zuckerberg might return several years down the road. Zuckerberg, formerly of the Class of 2006, will forego a Harvard degree to run facebook.com...
MELINDA: I've enjoyed watching [Bill] at Microsoft. He enjoys it immensely, but I think when we got into the field of giving it away, it's been fun for us to do as a partnership. All the learning that we do, from every trip we go on, every meeting we're in, we're sharing in all of that greatly, so for me, that's deeply rewarding...
...absolute political control enjoyed by Kim. The dilemma is evident during a visit to the Kumsung Educational Institute. Boys recruited from around the country are learning English and computer skills beneath portraits of Kim and his father, state founder Kim Il Sung. In one class, students are studying Microsoft PowerPoint on Taiwanese computers, and 10-year-old Chun In Hyo shyly tells a visitor: "I will be a scientist." Down the hall, an older student poring over a Cambridge English text says he likes football star David Beckham. The students are well-behaved and bright, and their English...