Microsoft PowerPoint presentations have become a stable of “The office meeting”. It used to be strictly reserved for more formal meetings, however with its increasing popularity there are really no restrictions on what types of meetings it is used for today. However, while it is a fantastic tool and very versatile, there are situations where it is overkill to use a PowerPoint presentation. It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Sometimes the benefits of creating a PowerPoint presentation just don’t outweigh the costs.

The following are the situations I’m talking about:

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Let’s face it: Not everybody is a hardcore developer. In fact, most of us aren’t. However, this doesn’t mean that we won’t get tasked every once in a while with getting our hands dirty with programming tasks. This can be a frustrating thing to do if you’re not terribly familiar with what’s going on. That’s why websites such as Dream.In.Code are a great help in these kinds of situations.

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