I carry a Leatherman Squirt S4 on my keychain and use it every day. Even gave them out as groomsman gifts (personalized). They come in several colors.
There's a similar Leatherman that is about the same size but you have to open them to get to... [
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What's your most favorite kitchen /cooking item?
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Advice for first trip to India?
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What's the difference between good buttercream icing and old fashioned birthday cake icing?
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What you probably want to learn is manual exposure, which is the combination of how you set shutter speed, aperture and ISO. It affects everything about the photo.
The book Understanding Exposure is very helpful, and available everywhere. Even... [
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Intro to Indian chaat and snacks?
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Mac OSX: Where has my hard drive space gone?
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It's really your piano. If Mom wants you to have the money, I think it's OK to accept it. If you're not comfortable with that, perhaps agree to accept it and invest all or part of it in a mutual fund (this is a great time to buy).
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You could print up a scavenger hunt list of questions, and let people work on filling their page all night. Then whomever has the most filled at the end of the night wins a prize.
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I think Apple's Garageband would be a great starting point for someone that age. It would allow him to keep the focus on playing real instruments and layering them to make songs of his own.... [
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I've never tried this, but it looks like a pretty brilliant solution for someone who makes a lot of pies or cakes.
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Sure - scan it in, save it as a PDF, and open it using Foxit reader. Foxit is a program similar to Adobe reader, but it allows you to type on the pdf and then save or print it out.... [
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This doesn't exactly answer your question, but I've learned to be a much more critical judge of photos by following this flickr group for a while. People vote to save or delete each photo. People are brutally honest and extremely critical. I... [
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