random blurb just to give this animal a bit of a jolt.

for you presentation junkies/rats:

 KeyJnote - pretty kickass presentation "launcher" that'll jazz up your presentations with zoom effects, "spotlight" effects and a gaggle of other "eye-candy-effects," that should help you close that deal, wow your boss or just make your eyes pop out -- and leave your karmic aura feel good since it's open source (read: free and unadulterated). Store on a flashdrive, launch using the command line (and tweak the settings using the command line (terminal for mac users)); doesn't get as geeky as this.

Oh and for a couple of useful presentation tips head onto Garr Reynold's site.

If you do a lot of software demos check these out:

Launchy - simple, light and customizable windows program launcher (ala-Quicksilver, but on a Windows machine). Won't have you fidgeting with the Start button and inadvertently exposing your "Hallmark Card Maker" program (or that pron-simulator program you have installed).