[sac-board] Re: Need a format for "show and tell"

>Hello all,
>
>This is a very good problem to have, but it is something that has needed
>to be addressed for some time.
>Last nite's meeting was fraught with troubles, which by themselves are
>not what I'm addressing, but rather,
>given the large amount lately of  "show and tell" means that it's
>probably time that we issue some guidelines regarding these
>presentations.
>
>I'd like to hear from everyone regarding ideas for this.
>
>My goal here is to set some hard limits so that we can ensure that show
>and tell will continue to be as successful and as entertaining as it has
>been.
>
>Thad

First, I appreciate the help last night.

Second, I suggest some information, possibly on the SAC web site, for 
those wishing to use a digital projector for a presentation. There 
are many ways to setup a presentation and as demonstrated last night, 
some are certainly better than others.

What I would like to know is will the projector work with Mac 
laptops? My PowerBook has a monitor plug similar to the Dell laptop 
so I assume it should.  What is the best way to provide images for 
display. I had assumed .jpeg and .gif formats, but as seen last 
night, they in themselves can cause problems. Perhaps developing a 
PowerPoint program with the images imbedded would work better. But 
what should people do who do not have Power Point?

What I would like to see are suggestions to provide an efficient 
presentation. This should reduce the hassle and time required 
fumbling around as I did.

Thanks.

Jeff
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