Beside the Point

Futrell's City Hall reign comes to a quiet end, while council thinks "affordable" Downtown

"...farewell, council plowed through longstanding development conceptions: A protracted PowerPoint presentation reviewed the still-in-progress Downtown Plan from ROMA Design..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Zero Waste = No New Landfills

"...canvas grocery sack. It requires political courage, not self-congratulating PowerPoint presentations and empty slogans. We can't pretend to care..."

Feb. 16, 2008 Postmarks

Art for Healing

The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center

"...artists' studios, and guiding the committee through Friday afternoon PowerPoint presentations. While she makes no claim to competing with..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...by Max Langert (an Austin Script Works commission). A PowerPoint presentation in seven parts...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Countdown to City Manager Finals

Today's interview time line

"...on speaking terms) tells us, "Candidates will make 20-minute PowerPoint presentation then answer questions." 9am: Michael Brown 9:45am: JeLynne..."

Jan. 9, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Capitol Beat on Books

Texas Book Festival Wrap

"...short pants. Overcoming some technical hiccups, they led a PowerPoint presentation on their book, Our Dumb World: Atlas of..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Time for an Inconvenient Truth

The former vice president brings an inconvenient truth conveniently close to I-35. Maybe he can help with the pollution.

"...that Jody Conradt built, tonight, to give the live powerpoint presentation of his global warming presentation. What's entertaining is..."

Oct. 1, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Northcross: 'It's Not a Done Deal'

Demolition under way at former Northcross Mall site doesn't signify that planned Wal-Mart is foregone conclusion

"...long enough to have a past president?), used a PowerPoint presentation to show that the demolition occurring on the..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Live-Blogging the FY 2008 Budget

Just what the title says!

"...budget is balanced, at the rollback rate, says Futrell. PowerPoint graphics in budget officer Greg Canally's presentation are mildly..."

July 26, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...a consultant to make the rounds with a simple PowerPoint. Not the right approach, nor on the right level...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Beside the Point

The budget circus rolls into town

"...Hall's Night of a Thousand Czars! Thrill! to a PowerPoint presentation so great, it requires not one! – not..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Murder of Fred Hampton

"...like Alk and Gray to Michael Moore screeds and PowerPoint presentations, consider that right-wingers have gone from the Duke..."

June 8, 2007 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Site Unseen

"America Starts Here" shows how the pioneering artistic team of Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler made the overlooked visible

"...want to subject herself to a close cousin of PowerPoint in the museum. There is no time to linger..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Beside the Point

Protecting the Furnishings; and Black's Abacus

"...be beautified by designers Cotera & Reed. Cole's animated PowerPoint included 3-D computer modeling of the architects' plans for..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Liveblogging the Lege Opening

"...beginning to miss the Channel 6 City of Austin PowerPoint slides, dude. Just a bunch of glad-handing and backslapping...."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

On The Road (But Never On the Pill)

"...bloggers over at at Digby's Hullabaloo point to a PowerPoint of the infamous "oxytocin" presentation here. Wow...."

Nov. 20, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

On House-Arrest Soirees and Fabulous Thighs: Martha Speaks!

An underwhelming Martha Stewart was a keynote speaker at the sold-out, fem-lite Texas Conference for Women last Thursday at the Austin Convention Center

"...time, a Man-in-Black gallantly rescued her and got the PowerPoint rolling.)..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Cap Metro board member Brewster McCracken, who used a PowerPoint display to puncture "Seven Myths About Transit-Oriented Development." One..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point: Taxing Effectively

Debate should focus on meeting community needs, not arbitrary numbers

"...city budget arrives in an avalanche of data and PowerPoint presentations, its detritus cluttering up the Chronicle newsroom until..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

WilCo Shooting

What took sheriff's office so long to release info on incident?

"...The press conference was a multimedia production, including a PowerPoint presentation on use of force, two-camera police footage of..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Rather Visits, Weighs in on Local AMD Debate

Iconic TV anchor Dan Rather wades into local debate over Advanced Micro Devices' proposed development plans

"...video montage of Rather's career was followed by a PowerPoint slide show assuring the audience, over and over again,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Conference Confluence

Austin hosts not one, but two national conferences on the arts the same weekend in June

"...But don't think these are all speeches, panels, and PowerPoint presentations; there's art, too. The LMDA crowd is showing..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Prevailing Winds

AISD says it can't afford bond-project benefits, but local workers beg to differ

"...costs (especially steel), and, even judging from Hockenyos' latest PowerPoint, are looking for ways to hedge those expenses against..."

May 6, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

A roundup of issues before the city council last week

"...and residential center. The teams came fully armed with PowerPoint presentations and dazzling visual concepts – although none of..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

High Tech Schools: The Future, or the Latest Fad?

Will new technology funding go to build skills or just buy stuff?

"...stand in front of a group to do a [PowerPoint] presentation. These are 21st-century skills, critical skills students need..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Dialing for Dollar$

Austin radio stations scramble to keep the money flowing in a strange new media world

"...new world of radio sales, full of really nice PowerPoint presentations, complicated packages, and nonstop attempts to raise ad..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

No Art Left Behind

New campaign fights for the arts in Texas schools

"...the message, an Arts Advocacy CD – complete with PowerPoint presentation – provides them with the tools to spread..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Newborn District Takes Its First Steps

Hospital board gets a crash course in the realities of Austin health care

"...Young continued with her PowerPoint presentation and paused when another grim set of numbers..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Summer Reading

Beyond Texas

"...of social experiments, Surowiecki has perfected a certain smooth, PowerPoint-ish, pop-science style, blending anecdote and explanation to make the..."

May 28, 2004 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Naked City

Design standards sought to upgrade Austin's chain-retail sprawl

"...response, McCracken last week led the council through a PowerPoint presentation that cited example after example of how Austin..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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