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Who uses, recommends or left Keynote, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
15 people
I use it for presentations, graphic tasks and animations. I love this piece of software.
His /uses page, covering hardware, recording gear and the Mac software he relies on.
2024-03-31·stefanjudis.com ↗
Apple's Keynote is the best for presentations, and nothing beats Skitch for quickly sharing screenshots, photos and sarcasm.
Her Uses This interview, listing a deliberately practical, durable kit.
2012-03-26·usesthis.com ↗
I use Keynote for lectures and presentations. It's one of the best pieces of software Apple makes.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: an essay-length account of his research and writing toolchain.
2010-10-17·usesthis.com ↗
For presentations, I love, absolutely love, Keynote. In my opinion, if you want to see the pinnacle of Apple application design, spend some time in Keynote.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering his "coffee shop rig" and "home rig".
2010-07-09·usesthis.com ↗
I also use Pages, of course, and nothing is better for An Event Apart presentations than Keynote.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
Let's start off with the winners: Keynote is simply better than PowerPoint. Once you start using Keynote you won't want to go back.
Hogan's “Recommended Mac Software” page on his own site, a list of the utilities and applications he uses and advises photographers to use. The page shows no publication date; the date used is the server's Last-Modified header (2026-08-30).
I often give talks that have a lot of GIFs and videos, so Keynote's been useful.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given while she was an artist in residence at Facebook.
2017-02-14·usesthis.com ↗
I enjoy using Keynote for making presentations because it allows me to focus on the content and still the presentation comes out looking good.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he worked on Ruby at Red Hat.
2016-01-28·usesthis.com ↗
I switched from PowerPoint to Keynote about eight years ago because I liked the greater control I had over transitions.
His Uses This interview, on the digital setup he draws comics with.
2014-08-12·usesthis.com ↗
It is worth investing the time to master Keynote animations and transitions, so that style and substance in your talks reinforce one another.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: a setup built to make the right things easy and the wrong things hard.
2012-01-06·usesthis.com ↗
I present from Keynote and loathe Beamer.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
Keynote for slides. Pages for letters.
His written "Uses This" interview, listing his machines, cameras and music gear.
2013-03-28·usesthis.com ↗
Keynote and Keynotopia. Some Photoshop, some Illustrator, some CSSEdit, Espresso.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
I do a lot of writing in Google Docs, my presentations in Keynote, and my blog post authoring in Textmate.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
Keynote is better than Powerpoint, and you can control it nicely with an iPhone, but both Keynote and Powerpoint are too basic for my needs
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
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