* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass discusses tools for publishing slides, video and links * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses blocking troublesome traffic from Second Life
* Software tools for publishing slides, video and links
By Steve Blass
Q: I need to put a Web presentation together that combines a slide presentation with a video of the presenter, and some additional Web links for publishing on our Web server. What software tools can help me put this together?
A: Web presentations combining slide presentations and video are easy to build in a Windows environment using the Microsoft Producer add-in for PowerPoint.
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* Blocking troublesome traffic from Second Life
By Ron Nutter
Q: My company wants to explore some opportunities in Second Life. A preliminary study of network traffic indicates that there may be incoming UDP packets that are not associated with a prior outgoing request. Can you provide guidance on how to set up an enterprise NAT’d firewall to support employee access to Second Life?
A: When I hear things like this, I get concerned about the possible traffic coming in that isn’t in response to a response to prior outgoing traffic. Depending on your firewall and the additional expandability or the ability to add features, you may be able to pursue one or more of the options I will mention:
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