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" ....

HTML/CSS Publisher? HTML/CSS Publisher? I'm a geek. I'm not certifiable, I don't make money at it, I couldn't hack into my mother's Facebook page no matter how many FBI agents were after me. But I am a geek , at least in spirit. I know this because I just finished a week-long project that could have probably been accomplished by a non-geek in about 2.5 hours. Why did it take me so long? Because I didn't use Microsoft Publisher. I didn't use Microsoft Word. I didn't even use OpenOffice. I used HTML and CSS . In hopes that I connect heart-to-heart with other wanna-be geeks , here's my story: Project Goal: Create a 72-page, pocket-sized field book, with formatted pages that include graphics. Easy, right? Fire up any standard word processing or desktop publisher, spend an hour and a half entering content, and perhaps another half hour to format and tweak page sizes and sections, another 30 minutes to print and staple together, and t...