[Lvlug] Presentation ideas

Linc Fessenden linc@thelinuxlink.net
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:23:52 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Faber Fedor wrote:

> Hey guys, hey Jen!
> 
> I'm putting my slides for PCEXPO (and boy do I have alot to put together
> in the next two weeks). 
> 
> I'm currently working on the "Desktops Tour" slides.  Other than simply
> showing the apps ("This is Gnumeric, this is KOffice,...") does anyone
> know of "Cool things" you can do with the desktops (preferably something
> you can't do with Windows). Not cool apps, but things that are built
> into the desktop.
> 
> For example, if there are any Mac people in the audience, I'm going to
> show them how KDE can emultate the Finder/menu thingy at the top of
> their Mac screens.  Also, I'm going to show them the Windows widget
> stuff in KDE.  But I'm at a loss for much more.
> 
> Any ideas?

Here's one..  Show them the value of multiple desktops.  Show the mac
people you can get a "curtain" on Linux as well.

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-Linc Fessenden

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