Milt Reynolds: Thinking Out Loud

Windows Live Office Web Applications Tutorial Microsoft provides a free (for personal use only) suite of online applications that are easy to use and accessible on any computer online. This tutorial will help you get started using the PowerPoint application. Step 1: Obtain Windows Live ID Visit this site to register for a free username and password for your Windows Live account: http://home.live.com The registration screen will require basic information: Step 2: Sign in After you confirm your email address, your account will be activated. Re-visit the home page and sign in with your Windows Live ID: http://home.live.com Windows Live will open with a screen showing several links available to you. Step 3: Open Office In the upper left-hand corner, hover your cursor over "Windows Life". Select " All services in the drop-down menu. Windows Live provides you access to dozens of free services . For now, select "Office" .

Pencil Holder This Instructable will describe how to create a roll-up pencil-holder made of fabric. I wanted to go to the park and sketch wildflowers. Simple desire, easy goal. It was a nice day, my day off work. I like wildflowers. First, however, I needed a way to carry my set of colored artist pencils. I wanted it portable and simple , something like one of those roll-up tool kits, with a pocket for each wrench. I wanted a roll-up pencil kit, with a pocket for each pencil. Here's what I did. Step 1: Cut fabric I cut a piece of fabric, 10-1/2 inches wide, by 41 inches long . I tried to be accurate, using a rotary cutter and cutting mat, with a 36-inch straightedge. Step 2: Hem all edges I folded each edge twice, 1/4-inch for each fold. After each fold I pressed it flat with a hot iron. This type of hem completely encloses the raveled edge of the fabric. After pressing the hems flat, I used a sewing machine to straight-stitch down the len

Bikin' It 5 miles! On a bicycle! Now, before you discount that out of hand as measley and mediocre (as many of you certainly could do with deserved impugnity), please consider extenutating circumstances. 1. I Don't Like to Exercise. Many of you speak of the "rush" of exercise, the "glow" of health and vigor, "getting past the wall" and other terms of which I cannot fathom. Right now I'm feeling bushed, hot, sweaty and thirsty. Those words all imply loss and pain, am I not right? My body is crying out for retribution in the form of water, rest and my recliner, right? So, despite the potential for injury and distress to my body, I completed a five-mile bicycle ride today. 2. It was Five, Full Miles. I have a digital speedometer, odometer and distance meter. It was five miles, uphill most of both ways, against the wind most of both ways. 3. The Sun was Shining. Potential for heat exhaustion and eye injury was massive, or at le