New Addition to the Apple.com Science Site: Productivity Lab
The Apple Science marketing group has just added a new feature to the science section of the Apple.com website. It's called the Productivity Lab and it's designed to give people a head start on using Apple software and technology in their research and work. The site currently offers five tutorials focusing on information presentation using the iWork and iLife suite of programs, as well as third party applications like the screen capture program Snapz Pro X.
The video tutorials range from 2 to 7 min and give a good overview of using the programs in a scientific setting. In particular if you know of recent switchers to Mac OS X, these tutorials may be helpful in getting them assimilated into the Apple collective.
According to my sources deep inside the halls of Apple the Productivity Lab will be regularly updated with new content each quarter. And of course if there are ideas for new content or tutorials you'd like to see let us know and we'll pass the information along.
Comments
Keynote Research Poster Presentation
They spend a lot of time in the Keynote Research Poster talking about making a 3-D chart to make your poster more exciting. Most data presentation people I know would puke at the idea of using a 3-D chart as it often results in a perspective that is difficult to interpret and allow the data to speak for itself. This suggestion makes Apple seem out of touch with how the scientific community.
Error Bars
I agree. And the lack of the ability to add error bars prevents us from ever using the charting function in Keynote or Numbers. I've written Apple about this several times and am disappointed with each update (it's the first thing I check). Maybe a write-in campaign from members of this community will prod them along?