Compiling
I sometimes use Latex. I would like to use it more often, but I guess I belong to the Wysiwyg generation. In fact I use it so rarely that I even forget how to compile a document. The following is therefore just a reminder for myself; the filename is doc.tex:
latex doc
bibtex doc
latex doc
latex doc
dvips -Ppdf doc.dvi
tex4ht doc.tex
mk4ht oolatex doc.tex
This creates a PDF file and an OpenOffice file out of the Latex file.
Beamer
I have even been using Latex a couple of times to make presentations. One easy way is beamer. Here is one example of my presentations made with beamer: Introduction into lymphatic research.