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How to Treat Trigger Finger
Each finger's motion is controlled by the tendon(s) attached to it. Each finger tendon passes through a small "sheath" before it connects to muscles in the forearm. If the tendon becomes inflamed, a nodule can form, making it difficult for the tendon to p...
How to Preserve Pinecones
It's hard to top the rustic charm of crafts made with pinecones. But you don't need to head to the craft store to get your supplies -- fallen pinecones are often available in your yard, local park, or other wooded areas. Unfortunately, pinecones that you...
How to Build a Lamp
Store-bought lamps are a quick, easy way to add light to a room, but they can also be a bit boring because they’re made to appeal to lots of different people. Instead, try building your own one-of-a-kind lamp using a meaningful object as the base.
How to Make a Duct Tape Wallet
If you have a taste for the unconventional, enjoy do-it-yourself (DIY), or simply love arts and crafts, whip out that roll of duct tape and turn it into something useful. You can use plain gray duct tape or mix it up with fun colors and patterns! Create t...
How to Hold a Snake
If you want to build a strong relationship with your pet snake, you may be interested in how to safely hold it. However, young snakes are not used to being held and need to be accustomed to the experience. To acclimate pet snakes to your presence, it is i...
How to Fix a Stuck Pixel on an LCD Monitor
This wikiHow teaches you how to fix a pixel that won't change color on your LCD monitor. Stuck pixels are usually a color other than black or white, and can often be fixed in a couple of different ways. If your pixel is dead instead of stuck, it cannot be...
How to Use IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an internet protocol that lets you communicate with people with text in real-time. While IRC has been declining in popularity in favor of other chat systems like Discord and Telegram, it is still widely used amongst tech enthu...
How to Apply Eyeshadow
Getting the perfect eyeshadow look isn't always easy, but you don't have to be a beauty guru to achieve the look you're going for. With the right tools and a little practice, you'll be on your way to perfecting your eyeshadow routine.
How to Shave or Trim Your Armpit Hair
Removing underarm hair can help reduce body odor and is a cultural norm in many places. Some athletes, such as swimmers, remove body hair to improve performance. Shaving is one of the most efficient and low-cost ways to remove underarm hair. The most comm...
How to Use MS DOS
Have you ever wondered what computers were like in the old days? Do you have an old computer that runs on MS-DOS? Perhaps you are having trouble using the Windows Command Prompt? MS-DOS was a command-based operating system from Microsoft prior to Windows....
How to Shape Your Eyebrows Without Plucking
If plucking your eyebrows isn't something you like to do or aren't good at, there are several other ways you can easily get a better shaped brow. The shape of the eyebrows has a major effect on your overall facial appearance, so you should never neglect y...
How to Tune a Guitar to Drop D
Drop D tuning is when you tune the top string, or the 6th string of your guitar, to a D instead of an E while keeping the rest of the guitar in standard tuning. Drop D is used in heavy metal, hardcore, and even blues music. Before you tune your guitar to...
How to Load Adobe PDF Files Faster
Opening PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat on slow computers takes a long time because of the number of plug-ins that Acrobat loads during start-up. Many of the plug-ins, such as the Multimedia plug-in, are rarely used and can be disabled to reduce the Acr...
How to Quit Caffeine
Caffeine can help us feel more awake and alert, but too much for too long can be bad for our health. Quitting caffeine to reset your body and move away from the highs and lows of caffeine can be difficult, but most people feel the benefits of a caffeine-f...
How to Generate More Money in Network Marketing
Network marketing, also known as multi-level marketing, is a method of selling products directly to customers within a tiered structure of sales associates. Network marketing depends on the ability of its employees to sell products and recruit new employe...
How to Ask a Friend to Return an Item They Borrowed
When you lend a friend an item, sometimes you never get it back. The item is forgotten or just kept as a gift. Many people feel awkward asking a friend to return something they borrowed because it’s often confrontational, and could damage the friendship....