This is a pretty amazing use of technology. An IP address (Internet Protocol Address) is unique to every web enabled device. When you log onto the internet you provide some details about yourself, such as the country and region you are in. But this webs… more »

Flash is still a major component of many projects and on a recent presentation that integrated Flash elements I ran into a need to know exactly what version of the Flash Player was installed on each computer. I use this website to instantly tell me e… more »

Last week in a batch of 30+ updates nad security patches, Internet Explorer 9 was officially rolled out as an optional update. I have running IE9 as my default browswer for a week and everything is great. The minimal toolbar and tabs along the top… more »

Following the previous post, this is another confusing issue I am hearing a lot. Here is the scenario: - Super cool new 64-bit operating system computer - Install the latest and greatest MS Office 64-bit - Attempt to install favorite PowerPoint add… more »

This question, or rather confusion, seems to be coming up quite a bit and I thought it would be good to clarify things. 1. Your computer operating system (Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7) can be either 32-bit or 64-bit. To be 64-bit the computer hardwa… more »

ToolsToo is a productivity add-in for PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. It is a collection of incredibly valuable tools used when designing slides. It adds a full tab full of 20+ tools that I first tested on a test computer and quickly installed on my main comp… more »

With Office 2010 now in full release this is one of those great new features that is difficult to explain, but a great asset to the new features of PowerPoint 2010 and several other Office applications. Back in the November Top 15 PPT 2010 features I li… more »

I am a huge fan of the PPTXtreme PowerPoint add-ins. They make much of my development time up to 5X more efficient and in some cases make the impractical, practical. With PPT 2007 a few of the add-ins lost functionality. Namely 'Color Picker' and… more »

The new PPT viewer was released last week and I have spent some time testing presentations with it. First, this is not a light weight, quick download - but a full application at 60MB! It also needs to be truly installed vs. the previous versions that… more »

With PPT 2010 the animation has a new trick. When editing a slide the Animation Pane can be opened in its standard right-side position. But when switching to Slide Sorter view it automatically closes. It is a minor thing, but the animation p… more »