https://dwm.me.uk/tags/rant/ Recent content in Rant on David McBride Hugo en-gb Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:40:15 +0100 https://dwm.me.uk/articles/2026/powerpoint-is-backwards/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:19:59 +0100 https://dwm.me.uk/articles/2026/powerpoint-is-backwards/ <p>The slide-oriented user interface pattern used by PowerPoint® and similar tools incentivises the wrong user behaviour for writing effective presentations.</p> <p>As a consequence, PowerPoint® presentations tend to end up as awful <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35038429">&ldquo;Death by Powerpoint&rdquo;</a> experiences unless users actively work against their tools&rsquo; shortcomings.</p> <p>Instead, presentation software should be much more like blogging.</p>