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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:03
AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Going digital -
projectors
Nan -- driving a car is different than working computer equipment. To
drive, you start the engine, move the gear to drive, hit the accelerate and
go. I don't have to know how to program the car to make it go, know anything
about engines or transmissions to make it go or anything else electrical or
mechanical to make it go.
When it breaks down, I call a mechanic.
jems
I suggest that horticulturists can be
competent computer users - you just need to learn how to do it.
If you think about all of the tasks you do every day, all the equipment you
use (car, oven, computer, rototiller, washing machine, whatever) - you will
remember that you had to learn how to use each one. Some have short
learning curves, others have steep learning curves. Learning how to
use anything requires the desire and the patience to learn.
Computers and PowerPoint type presentations
are no different.
Bottom line is this: in a few short
years, no one will be using slide projectors anymore. They will go the
way of 8 track audio systems. Your only choice will be PowerPoint and
similar programs on a computer with a computer projector.
So, take a deep breath. Find someone
who can to teach you to use the software and the equipment (friend, class,
etc) and start now. You will be ahead of many other people who will
look at you in awe and say "Wow, you really know how to that
thing!"
Carrying around bulky slide trays and slides
that get mixed up or melt will be a distant memory.
Nan
Hello Daryl,
I had an
"interesting" day at a symposium over in IL yesterday. Master Gardeners.
Large group of very enthusiastic gardeners. Second speaker up had a slide
projector. About one third of the way through his presentation a slide
jammed and melted in the slot while everyone was running around trying to
locate something to remove the jammed slide. The staff did locate another
projector and the show did go on after about a 15 minute delay while he
winged it.
The next two presenters had power point and
projectors. Both had technical problems and interrupted the presentations.
In both cases the presenter were not knowledgeable enough about the
programs and equipment to fix the "problems". They were
horticulturalist... not computer geeks.... Staff of the university fooled
around in both cases until the software got things going once more. No one
really and truly knew what the hell they were doing.
I
would not be too quick to jump into the fire from the frying
pan.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,
llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone
6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message ----- From:
"Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
I've spent a frustrating week giving
talks with slides - slides borrowed and
not returned, noisy
projectors provided by the venue, projectors that
autofocus
themselves into a frenzy, rooms too bright for good viewing,
and
other problems. Many of my slides are showing a lot of wear and
tear, too.
I'm ready to give up on slides altogether. It's so
much easier putting
everything into PowerPoint, but as has been
stated, most garden clubs and
other small groups don't have Proximas
handy.
Have any of you done enough research on projectors to know
the pitfalls of
purchasing? Has anyone found a comprehensive guide?
I've read what there is
at www.projectorpeople.com . Is there
another website with more
comprehensive information?
Are there
any brands to avoid? Any configurations that are considered
bare
minimum for showing photos to a general audience of up to 50
people? Most
larger venues in our area have heavy-duty projectors, so
that's not likely
to be a problem.
Thanks for your
input.
Daryl
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