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How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way
You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight; in fact, you shouldn't. Losing weight the healthy way involves a commitment to your plan and patience. Following guidelines for a healthy approach to weight loss is also key in maintaining your weight once...
How to Turn On a Device With a Universal Remote
While remote controls make life a lot easier, nobody wants a pile of them taking up space on the coffee table. That’s where the universal remote control comes in handy. This tool is meant to take the place of your many remote controls, limiting entertainm...
How to Treat Tropical Fish with White Spot Disease (Ich)
White spot disease, also known as Ich, is a parasite that most tropical fish enthusiasts will, at one time or another, have to deal with. White spot disease is responsible for more fish deaths than any other disease. This disease is mostly found in aquari...
How to Become a Farmer Without Experience
"Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable." - Wendell Berry. So...
How to Read a Doctor's Prescription
When you get a new prescription from your doctor, you may not be able to decipher what is written on it. Many people blame this on the fact that physicians are notorious for poor handwriting. In most cases, however, you wouldn't be able to read it anyway...
How to Fake a Fever
You forgot to study for today's exam or prepare for that big presentation, and now you need to fake a fever to get out of it (and fast). Don't worry—it's possible to quickly give yourself a fake fever, and we'll walk you through exactly how to do it. Keep...
How to Ride the New York City Subway
Visiting New York for the first time is an interesting experience. New Yorkers are like no one else. As polite as they are, they often do not make eye contact, they rush to their destination, and rarely talk to strangers. While visiting New York City for...
Writing a Haiku: Ideas, Format, and Process
If you like the idea of making a profound impact in just a few words, haiku might be the perfect poetry form for you. A haiku (俳句 pronounced similar to "high-koo") is a short, 17-syllable poem broken into 3 lines, meant to be read in a single breath. Th...
How to Clean out a Sump Pit
Sump pits can become nasty and gooey. If you have never cleaned a sump pit, you do not know what you have been missing. Cleaning your sump pit is the activity for which you have always longed. The process is actually pretty simple. You’ll just need to rem...
How to Talk to Someone with an Intellectual Disability
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are different in some ways, and you may be unsure how to navigate these differences if you're not used to them. You may experience some barriers to communicating well with them. Here is how to speak...
How to Be Funny Without Telling Jokes
You don't have to know how to tell jokes to crack people up. You can make people laugh simply by finding the funny side in day-to-day life. Spend some time searching for the right material, find a way to use humor naturally, and immerse yourself in humor.
How to Play the Oboe
The oboe is a woodwind instrument that sounds beautiful when played as part of an orchestra, or even on its own as a solo. While it's similar to a clarinet, an oboe uses a double reed as opposed to a clarinet's single reed. The double reed requires very s...
How to Hit the Lower Notes on a Flute
On a flute, the lower notes can be harder to play than the higher ones. It just depends on what kind of flute player you are. You could have more trouble playing higher notes than lower notes. Here are some suggestions for making low range notes sound goo...
How to Copy Computer Games from CD to Your Hard Drive
This wikiHow teaches you how to create a digital copy of a game disc on your hard drive. That way you no longer have to insert a physical disc to play. This copy (also called a disc image) can be “mounted” in Windows 8 and 10 without the need of a third-p...
How to Make Dried Fruit
Dried fruit is a good source of nutrients and is filled with vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in natural sugar. You can dry a wide variety of fruits, including grapes (sultanas, currants and raisins), apples (sliced), apricots, pears, peaches, figs,...
How to Smell Nice
If you tend to sweat a lot or notice that you have a strong body odor, it might be time to switch up your hygiene routine. Staying fresh all day every day can be a challenge, but with a few simple tips, you can keep your odor under control. Here are 9 tr...