There's a web / cloud package, Prezi, that does very nice presentations, it has some cool features, like letting you create a non-linear presentation that has branches/forks where you can dive into deeper detail or skip on the fly... Its free to use if you don't mind your presentation being 'public', the paid version lets you make private presentations and also includes an offline player http://prezi.com ... -- -john r pierce recycling used bits in santa cruz