hanielsaidthis

No question Keynote is better. Although, Keynote does require a better understanding of the fundamentals of graphic design than Powerpoint. Also, Powerpoint menus work better on laptop size monitors. My biggest gripe is the font menu, which always seem to get in the way... why couldn't they have integrated into the inspector?

But as much as I like the program, it isn't viable in a Windows based corporate environment. Usually Powerpoint decks get written collaboratively, so the compatability features are nice in Keynote, but not particualrly useful when you've got a deck passing through many hands as you near deadline. I should mention that I work in corporate strategy, where we produce tons of Powerpoint... at least I can use a Mac :-)

It's a great powerpoint! Powerpoint is optimized for Windows. However Keynote is made by Apple and its only for mac, and its really fast to open and run on Intel Core Duo machines. This is such a great program, that I like to use, even though I never present my presentations in front of people. Great Charts, Great Slide designs, great transitions and build effects. A MUST! Keynote: +10 Powerpoint: -10.

Admin, or someone please tag this with iwork; otherwise it's a beautiful app.

When I used PowerPoint, putting presentations together for classes was a dreaded chore - now with Keynote, it's, well, kinda fun... :/

Please, the correct tag would have to be “iwork” instead of “iworks"… sorry by the annoyances…

This has stopped working for me on both my Macs since iTunes 7. It downloads an FLV file to my desktop, but the app just keeps spinning away saying "downloading" and never does the conversion to iTunes. I have a G4 powerbook and a G5 iMac both with 10.4.7

PodTube is not free anymore. Now you have to pay 5 dollars to use it. (You may confirm this in the developer's website.)
And you may not even try the new version. You are allowed to download it only AFTER you have paid.
Here's a free alternative:
Use Safari. Wait until the movie is fully loaded. Then open the Activity window. Look for the biggest file there (usualy with a few megabytes) and double-click it. The Downloads window will appear and you will see the FLV file being downloaded.
Then, use iSquint to convert it to MPEG-4/H.264.
It's easy and... completely free!
And you can dowload from YouTube, Dailymotion and other websites.
With some Firefox extensions it is also possible to download the FLV files.

Version 2.1 has just been released.
And now we are allowed to try before buying...