Ted Cloak has put together a PowerPoint presentation in which he introduces PCT to anthropologists and others in the context of culture acquisition (or maybe it's the other way around). You can play it with the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (2003), which is free and may already be on your computer.
This is a manificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble about, but all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly ingenious way suitable for introducing anyone to PCT.
Until April 25th, you can find it on my hosted page at (click on the link)
You will see a small window with the filename "PCT and Culture 1.0 Beta.zip". Click on the green down-arrow next to the file name to start the download. Unzip into a folder of its own -- there are lots of files. Ted reports he downloaded it and ran it successfully from the zip file.
My budget on Mediamax allows 10 GB of downloads per month for the fee I pay. That's about 300 downloads of Ted's presentation. So please make copies for friends on CDs or memory sticks instead of just giving them the links, where you can.
Ted Cloak has put together a PowerPoint presentation in which he introduces PCT to anthropologists and others in the context of culture acquisition (or maybe it’s the other way around). You can play it with the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (2003), which is free and may already be on your computer.
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is PowerPoint Viewer different than PowerPoint?
Best
Rick
···
This is a manificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble about, but all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly ingenious way suitable for introducing anyone to PCT.
Until April 25th, you can find it on my hosted page at (click on the link)
You will see a small window with the filename “PCT and Culture 1.0 Beta.zip”. Click on the green down-arrow next to the file name to start the download. Unzip into a folder of its own – there are lots of files. Ted reports he downloaded it and ran it successfully from the zip file.
My budget on Mediamax allows 10 GB of downloads per month for the fee I pay. That’s about 300 downloads of Ted’s presentation. So please make copies for friends on CDs or memory sticks instead of just giving them the links, where you can.
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is PowerPoint Viewer different than PowerPoint?
There is a ReadMe.txt file, shown below.
There are also three .mpg files with grainy video.
And a Word file with a script.
I do not have PowerPoint 2003, so I am out of luck.
Best, Dag
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Directions for using PCT and Culture release 1.0 Beta
Regrettably, this presentation will not work properly unless you have Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later installed on your computer. Some of the slides are too complex even for the Microsoft PowerPoint viewer.
After extracting the zip file to a convenient folder, start the presentation by double-clicking on the .pps file. The slide show will automatically start.
To stop the show at any time, simply right-click anywhere on the screen or press . You will get a number of choices, including Pause or End the show and a picklist of slide numbers to switch to. The slide numbers are matched to the narrative in BestBetScript.doc.
To make a shortcut to start the show, right-click on the .pps file name in the folder and click on Create Shortcut. You can then cut and paste or drag the shortcut to your desktop.
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is PowerPoint Viewer different than PowerPoint?
There is a ReadMe.txt file, shown below.
There are also three .mpg files with grainy video.
And a Word file with a script.
I do not have PowerPoint 2003, so I am out of luck.
Best, Dag
···
================================================
Directions for using PCT and Culture release 1.0 Beta
Regrettably, this presentation will not work properly unless you have Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later installed on your computer. Some of the slides are too complex even for the Microsoft PowerPoint viewer.
After extracting the zip file to a convenient folder, start the presentation by double-clicking on the .pps file. The slide show will automatically start.
To stop the show at any time, simply right-click anywhere on the screen or press <Esc>. You will get a number of choices, including Pause or End the show and a picklist of slide numbers to switch to. The slide numbers are matched to the narrative in BestBetScript.doc.
To make a shortcut to start the show, right-click on the .pps file name in the folder and click on Create Shortcut. You can then cut and paste or drag the shortcut to your desktop.
What file
did you try to run, Rick? If you have PowerPoint installed, and double-click
on the file
PCT and
Culture 1.0 Beta.pps
the slide
show starts right up. The same thing happens with Power Point Viewer, although
the timing gets a little off on some of the most complex slides.
HTH
Ted
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From: Control Systems Group Network (CSGnet)
[mailto:CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU] On Behalf
Of Richard Marken Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
10:07 PM To: CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU Subject: Re: PCT and Culture (Ted Cloak presentation)
[From Rick Marken
(2008.04.23.2110)]
Bill Powers
(2008.04.23.2025 MDT)–
Ted Cloak has put together a
PowerPoint presentation in which he introduces PCT to anthropologists and
others in the context of culture acquisition (or maybe it’s the other way
around). You can play it with the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (2003), which is free
and may already be on your computer.
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is PowerPoint
Viewer different than PowerPoint?
Best
Rick
This is a manificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble about, but
all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly ingenious way suitable for
introducing anyone to PCT.
Until April 25th, you can find it on my hosted page at (click on the link)
You will see a small window with the filename “PCT and Culture 1.0
Beta.zip”. Click on the green down-arrow next to the file name to start
the download. Unzip into a folder of its own – there are lots of files. Ted
reports he downloaded it and ran it successfully from the zip file.
My budget on Mediamax allows 10 GB of downloads per month for the fee I pay.
That’s about 300 downloads of Ted’s presentation. So please make copies for
friends on CDs or memory sticks instead of just giving them the links, where
you can.
Go ahead and try the PowerPoint Viewer, Dag, it's a free download and Bill
says it works well enough. I guess I was just being picky.
HTH
Ted
···
-----Original Message-----
From: Control Systems Group Network (CSGnet)
[mailto:CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU] On Behalf Of Dag Forssell
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:37 PM
To: CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU
Subject: Re: PCT and Culture (Ted Cloak presentation)
[From Dag Forssell (2008.04.23.2240)]
[Rick Marken (2008.04.23.2110)]
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is
PowerPoint Viewer different than PowerPoint?
There is a ReadMe.txt file, shown below.
There are also three .mpg files with grainy video.
And a Word file with a script.
I do not have PowerPoint 2003, so I am out of luck.
Best, Dag
Directions for using PCT and Culture release 1.0 Beta
Regrettably, this presentation will not work properly unless you have
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later installed on your computer. Some
of the slides are too complex even for the Microsoft PowerPoint viewer.
After extracting the zip file to a convenient folder, start the
presentation by double-clicking on the .pps file. The slide show will
automatically start.
To stop the show at any time, simply right-click anywhere on the
screen or press <Esc>. You will get a number of choices, including
Pause or End the show and a picklist of slide numbers to switch
to. The slide numbers are matched to the narrative in BestBetScript.doc.
To make a shortcut to start the show, right-click on the .pps file
name in the folder and click on Create Shortcut. You can then cut
and paste or drag the shortcut to your desktop.
I downloaded and viewed the presentation. Fascinating! Like you, I could
quibble with a point or two (especially the "INFERRING of reference
standards") but, also like you, I think it is a remarkable piece of work.
My wife tells me I am turning a vivid shade of green.
Regards,
Fred Nickols
nickols@att.net
···
[From Bill Powers (2008.04.23.2025 MDT)]
Ted Cloak has put together a PowerPoint presentation in which he
introduces PCT to anthropologists and others in the context of
culture acquisition (or maybe it's the other way around). You can
play it with the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (2003), which is free
and may already be on your computer.
This is a manificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble
about, but all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly
ingenious way suitable for introducing anyone to PCT.
Until April 25th, you can find it on my hosted page at (click on the link)
www.mediamax.com/powersbill
and when that stops working,
www.thelinkup.com/powersbill
(Mediamax is changing its name).
You will see a small window with the filename "PCT and Culture 1.0
Beta.zip". Click on the green down-arrow next to the file name to
start the download. Unzip into a folder of its own -- there are lots
of files. Ted reports he downloaded it and ran it successfully from
the zip file.
My budget on Mediamax allows 10 GB of downloads per month for the fee
I pay. That's about 300 downloads of Ted's presentation. So please
make copies for friends on CDs or memory sticks instead of just
giving them the links, where you can.
I do not have PowerPoint 2003, so I am out of luck.
Best, Dag
Hi Guys,
For those of you who aren't aware, there is a very nice, free, open-source
productivity suite called OpenOffice that as far as I know is compatible
with all versions of Microsoft Office documents, including powerpoints. The
"PowerPoint" equivalent in OpenOffice, I think, is called "Impress." The
nice thing about this software, other than it being free is that you can
save the files in the OpenOffice format or in several other productivity
suite formats, including Office formats, like .doc and .ppt. The bad thing
if there is one is that it's a pretty hefty size piece of software.
What file
did you try to run, Rick? If you have PowerPoint installed, and double-click
on the file
PCT and
Culture 1.0 Beta.pps
the slide
show starts right up.
Not for me. When I open that file with PowerPoint I’m asked for a password. ANy other suggestions?
Best
Rick
···
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Ted Cloak tcloak@unm.edu wrote:
The same thing happens with Power Point Viewer, although
the timing gets a little off on some of the most complex slides.
HTH
Ted
From: Control Systems Group Network (CSGnet)
[mailto:CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU] On Behalf
Of Richard Marken Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
10:07 PM To: CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU Subject: Re: PCT and Culture (Ted Cloak presentation)
[From Rick Marken
(2008.04.23.2110)]
Bill Powers
(2008.04.23.2025 MDT)–
Ted Cloak has put together a
PowerPoint presentation in which he introduces PCT to anthropologists and
others in the context of culture acquisition (or maybe it’s the other way
around). You can play it with the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (2003), which is free
and may already be on your computer.
I tried to run it with PowerPoint but it asks for a password. Is PowerPoint
Viewer different than PowerPoint?
Best
Rick
This is a manificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble about, but
all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly ingenious way suitable for
introducing anyone to PCT.
Until April 25th, you can find it on my hosted page at (click on the link)
You will see a small window with the filename “PCT and Culture 1.0
Beta.zip”. Click on the green down-arrow next to the file name to start
the download. Unzip into a folder of its own – there are lots of files. Ted
reports he downloaded it and ran it successfully from the zip file.
My budget on Mediamax allows 10 GB of downloads per month for the fee I pay.
That’s about 300 downloads of Ted’s presentation. So please make copies for
friends on CDs or memory sticks instead of just giving them the links, where
you can.
Sorry guys, despite my "admiration" for OpenOffice, it doesn't appear to be
compatible with "password-encrypted microsoft powerpoint presentations."
Ted, can you put the non-password-protected version on your MediaMax (soon to be thelinkup) hosted page so people with OpenOffice (including me) can read it? Post the link to CSGnet....
Ted is getting rave reviews, even from people who, like me, can find things to argue with (nothing fatal).
For others, follow Dag's advice and get Powerpoint Viewer (it's free).
Best,
Bill P.
···
Looks like Viewer is still the best option for those who don't have Office20
or higher.
Best,
Keith
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Ted Cloak has put together a PowerPoint presentation in which he
introduces PCT to anthropologists and others in the context of
culture acquisition...
This is a magnificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble
about, but all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly
ingenious way suitable for introducing anyone to PCT.
I have only watched part one so far but I completely concur with this
assessment. I tend to be a little (well, actually a lot) more star
struck than Bill so I am all atwitter about the fact that Ted worked
with Dawkins. I am a big fan of Dawkins for the same reason that I am
a fan of Pinker; I don't always agree with what they say but I love
how they say it. And they are both _very_ bright. If we could get
Dawkins interested in PCT I think that would definitely get people's
attention.
Anyway, the presentation is really great. I would like to show part 1
to my class next week (I'm currently teaching a Freshman Seminar on
"Personal Control" and this presentation is better than any lecture I
could give;-), if that's OK with you, Ted.
Of course you may use it, Rick. I put "copyright" on it only to make sure
nobody else does.
Very best, and thanks for the boost.
Ted
···
-----Original Message-----
From: Control Systems Group Network (CSGnet)
[mailto:CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Marken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:16 AM
To: CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU
Subject: Re: PCT and Culture (Ted Cloak presentation)
[From Rick Marken (2008.04.24.1020)]
Bill Powers (2008.04.23.2025 MDT)--
Ted Cloak has put together a PowerPoint presentation in which he
introduces PCT to anthropologists and others in the context of
culture acquisition...
This is a magnificent piece of work. There are points I could quibble
about, but all the basic ideas are there, presented in a truly
ingenious way suitable for introducing anyone to PCT.
I have only watched part one so far but I completely concur with this
assessment. I tend to be a little (well, actually a lot) more star
struck than Bill so I am all atwitter about the fact that Ted worked
with Dawkins. I am a big fan of Dawkins for the same reason that I am
a fan of Pinker; I don't always agree with what they say but I love
how they say it. And they are both _very_ bright. If we could get
Dawkins interested in PCT I think that would definitely get people's
attention.
Anyway, the presentation is really great. I would like to show part 1
to my class next week (I'm currently teaching a Freshman Seminar on
"Personal Control" and this presentation is better than any lecture I
could give;-), if that's OK with you, Ted.
