How To
How to Prevent a Kitchen Fire
Cooking fires are the chief cause of home fires and injuries. Take precautions before and while you cook, such as cleaning your stovetop regularly, watching cooking food carefully, and moving any flammable objects away from the heat, to keep your home saf...
How to Make Appointments
Making and keeping appointments is a part of almost everyone’s life. If you get organized ahead of time, you can set appointments for yourself quickly and easily. You’ll also be able to eliminate the possibility of scheduling conflicts and efficiently man...
How to Reduce Your Energy Consumption
Whether you’re looking to save money or simply decrease your carbon footprint, reducing your energy consumption is actually quite simple. With a few small adjustments, you can be a positive influence on the environment and help to reduce the amount of ene...
How to Get a Boy to Like You (Teens)
When you have a crush on a boy, it can be hard to think about anything else. Maybe you're picturing his eyes, his smile, or his style instead of doing your math homework, for instance. You might even find yourself spending a lot of time planning how to ge...
How to Cascade Routers
A good way to expand your wired or wireless network is to cascade routers. A router cascade means that 2 or more routers are connected to each other through an Ethernet cable. There are 2 ways to cascade routers: connect an Ethernet port on the second rou...
How to Make Iron Oxide
Iron is a crucial metal in our world. It fuels the steel industries and allows blood to carry oxygen to our cells. It comes as no surprise that iron-containing compounds are of great interest. One such group of these compounds, called iron oxides, is form...
How to Evict a Commercial Tenant in California
Under California law, landlords have the right to evict commercial tenants who fail to make rent payments or otherwise breach the lease agreement. Commercial tenants do not enjoy the same legal protections as residential tenants but due to the value of th...
How to Replace a Recessed Bulb (Without Removing the Fixture!)
If you’re scratching your head trying to figure out how to get a dead bulb out of a recessed fixture, you aren’t alone. Do you have to remove the collar surrounding the fixture? What if the bulb is broken? Luckily, we’ve got the answers you need! Even if...
How to Acquire a DD214
A DD214 is known as a Report of Separation from Military Service and provides information such as dates of service, type of discharge, awards, GI Bill benefits, and any disciplinary actions. Upon discharge, all service members in all branches of military...
How to Draw a Tiger
What's a big cat with stripes that doesn't meow? It's certainly not Garfield! Here's a quick tutorial on how to draw a tiger!
An Easy-to-Follow Guide to Draw a Key
Keys open everything from doors to treasure chests, and being able to draw one can come in handy. Follow the steps below to learn how!
How to Measure Mass
What's the difference between mass and weight?[1] X Research source Weight is the effect that gravity has on an object. Mass is the amount of matter in an object irrespective of the effect that gravity has on it. If you were to move a flagpo...
How to Propagate Lucky Bamboo
Lucky bamboo is a popular houseplant that people love to give as a housewarming gift. Despite the name, lucky bamboo isn't really bamboo, and is instead a species of Dracaena. The easiest and fastest way to propagate new plants is by taking a cutting from...
How to Become a Contortionist
Contortionists are skilled at stretching their bodies into different shapes, with good balance skill. Mostly due to spinal flexibility and strength. You may think you need to be born flexible or double-jointed to become a contortionist, but in fact, with...
How to Accept and Approve Payments on PayPal
PayPal is an e-commerce company that handles private and commercial money transfers online. With PayPal, users can pay for goods and services or simply send money to anyone with an email account. Started in 2000, PayPal is available in over 150 markets an...
How to Write a Legal Brief
A brief is a written argument that a lawyer (or party to a case) submits to a court to persuade that court to rule in favor of his client’s position. A brief must identify the legal issues, present the facts and request that a court follow a particular c...