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Ask HN: What do you think of http://decks.io?
Hello HN.
I wanted to scratch a specific itch -- how can a speaker/presenter do remote presentation and control his slides, without installing proprietary software?
The result is http://decks.io. It has a very specific purpose to allow someone doing presentations to show and control a set of slides to a wide range of audience. Simply send anyone a URL then start the presentation!
Slides can be uploaded directly or through Dropbox. Controlling the slides can be done through any HTML5-compliant browser, including ones on smartphones and tablets. The slides can even be scribbled on! No additional plugins or software required.
Slides can be viewed from any browser, anywhere without installing any plugins or software either.
Would appreciate feedback and comments on it. It's useful for me, but would it be useful for you?
Here's the link again:
http://decks.io
- Robby2012 14y agowhat about if I don't have internet?
- sausheong 14y agoIt's a cloud based service :)
- Robby2012 14y agoyes, that's my point, what if I don't have internet? imagine I make an incredible presentation and when I'm going to make my pitch I realize the place doesn't have internet or internet is down... so many problem with internet can occur that I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use a cloud based service for this purpose
- SunboX 14y agoweb-cache, offline/persistant storage ... DropBox is "cloud-based" but I can use it without WiFi
- Robby2012 14y agothat's what I'm asking, what happens if I don't have internet? does it work offline or is there any way to make it work?
- sausheong 14y agoI see what you mean. The current service is entirely cloud-based meaning you can't view the slides without an Internet connection. It follows the model for most remote presentation software. I see the benefits of having off-line presentations but that's more in the domain of Slideshare, where you can download the slides and view them offline. However this means the presenter is no longer able to control the presentation any more and this is one of the main reasons for the service.
- thomasd 14y agoHi sausheong. It would be nice if there are more information (e.g. videos) showing how it works. I don't think many people will want to sign up to something they have no idea about just to try.
- sausheong 14y agoThanks for the feedback. It's a good idea and I'm on it.
- SunboX 14y agoWhy not "sign up with existing DropBox account"?