5 Unique Ways Create A Presentation Without Installing Any Software

presentation-introThese days, there are many uses for a presentation slideshow other than giving an actual presentation. You can use a presentation as a sales tool, upload them to a social site or even embed them onto a page on your own site.

However, to create a presentation, you need some sort of software. Or do you?
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Zoho Reports: Get Business Class Reports On A Freelance Budget

zoho-reports-logoEveryone in business is looking to cut costs whenever is possible. Many new businesses may not have the initial funds to get everything they want when they first start out. Accounting and other reporting software isn’t usually top of the list of things to pay for. Zoho Reports helps you save money and still have a super professional report to share.

Like a lot of cloud applications, this service is free with limited features. The thing is, all the features and limitations present with the free version, it shouldn’t affect many freelancers or small business owners. Read on to take a look to see what Zoho Repots is going to do for you.
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How to Sync Your MS Office Documents to Online Office Apps (Google Docs, Zoho, Office Live)

weboffice-mainOne of the advantages of using a Web based office suite is that it allows you to share the document with your friends/colleagues and get them to collaborate on the document. On the other hand, using Microsoft Office on your computer allows you to make use of the rich formatting/editing tool to improve your productivity. Wouldn’t it be great if you can get the best of both worlds, by editing your documents in Microsoft Office, and upload/publish/sync the edited version back to the web based office apps? In this article, we will see how this can be done with three popular online office suite – Google Docs, Zoho and Office Live.
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Using Zoho Web Service as an Alternative to Open Office in Ubuntu

zoho-webservices-mainWhen it comes to alternative to Microsoft Office, most people will think of Open Office. But if you are just doing simple word processing or spreadsheet calculation, Open Office can also be an overkill, especially if you are using a netbook. Personally, I have a netbook running Ubuntu Lucid with Open Office pre-installed. Whenever I wanted to edit a word document, Open Office will take a long time to load. Several times, it even brings the whole system to a standstill.

Google Docs could become a good alternative since it is web based and does not require any installation at all. The problems: you have to login everytime and you can’t set it as the default word processing application.

The solution? Zoho Webservice.
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Connect To Multiple IM Services With Zoho Chat

zoho-chatFor those who are already an user of the popular desktop IM app – Trillian, or Web based app – Meebo, ebuddy, Zoho recently introduced a chat service with the potential to become a serious competitor to these IM services.  Zoho chat comes with plenty of unique and useful feature. Like Meebo, it acts as an online hub where you can connect to multiple IMs in one session. In addition, the interface is well designed with beautiful background and neatly arranged chat elements. Features such as embedding instant chat on website or blog are also useful for anyone loooking to provide instant help desk support.

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How To Manage Multiple Email Accounts With Zoho Mail

mail-forwarding_logoWith Email service providers growing at a rapid pace, it is very common for anyone to have several email accounts. While it is easy to start an account, managing all the  accounts can become a chaotic task and at worst, it can take hell a lot of time and effort.

The question is: Is there any application that allows you to manage multiple email accounts? In desktop, Zimbra answers this question. For Web-based application that is independent of any application or platform. Zoho mail seems to be a great choice.

In this tutorial, I would like to demonstrate how you can manage multiple email accounts (in this case, Gmail, Yahoo and Live) with Zoho mail.

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