Anywhere Computing with Laptops: Making Mobile Easier

Powerful Presentations on the Go

For most business users of mobile computers, the ability to create and share presentations is of the utmost importance. This is because often the whole reason for undertaking business travel is to make a presentation—for example, in order to sell a product or service or to explain a business process or technology.

Generally, PowerPoint is the software of choice for creating these presentations, also called slide shows, or decks.

As I mentioned earlier, you might already have PowerPoint as part of the Microsoft Office Professional Edition. If not, you can buy a copy of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 for a list price of $229. (Yes, because this single program costs about as much as the Microsoft Office Small Business ...