How To
How to Change a Ceiling Fan's Direction
Depending on the time of year, you'll want to change the direction of your ceiling fan so that it blows cool air around the room on a hot day, or distributes warm air on a cool day. With the simple flip of a switch or tug of a chain, you can start saving...
How to Clean a Thermos
Thermoses have become handy for everyday use. However, keeping your Thermos from absorbing the flavor of the soy latte you had the day before takes more than a quick wash. Luckily, it’s easy to clean your favorite Thermos with a bit of baking soda and hyd...
How to Decorate a Table for a Wedding
Once you have picked your wedding theme and color scheme, the next step is to bring it to life. One of the best ways to do this is to focus on your table arrangements and centerpieces. Tables play a large role in dictating the wedding atmosphere, as they...
How to Decorate Wine Glasses
Prettier glasses? "Wine" not? Whether your wine glasses are stemless or stemmed, there are easy and inexpensive ways to decorate them at home. Embrace your inner artist by painting or drawing pretty patterns. If you want something more subtle, try etching...
How to Cut Circles in Wood
There are a wide variety of reasons you may need to cut a circle in wood. Perhaps you need to run a pipe through a piece of plywood or you need a circle of wood to make a piece of art you are envisioning. Whatever the reason, your circle can probably be c...
How to Buy Robux: 3 Easy Ways
Do you want to buy special abilities or upgrade your avatar in Roblox? You'll need some Robux! While you can generally play Roblox for free, you can use Robux to make in-game purchases, play pay-to-play games, or purchase clothing and accessories for your...
How to Store Gasoline
There are many reasons to keep gasoline around the home or workplace, from powering generators to running your lawncare equipment or even filling up your car’s gas tank in a pinch. In order to keep your gasoline safe and fresh, it’s important to store it...
5 Simple Ways to Clean a Phone Speaker
Over time, your smartphone speakers collect lint, dust, and all kinds of dirt that you probably don't see. When you leave them uncleaned for long enough, you'll start to hear your sound getting muffled. This can also happen if you accidentally get water i...
How to Find Inactive Apps on an Android
If you aren’t actively using an app, your Android system will put it into standby mode. This will restrict the app from running in the background or taking any actions behind the scenes. When you open the app again, it will be removed from standby mode....
How to Cite Letters
Particularly when writing a research paper or report in history or the social sciences, you may want to use a letter someone wrote as a reference. Generally, a letter you received will be cited differently than a letter by a famous or historically signifi...
How to Properly Cite an Email in MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles
When writing a research paper or report, you may want to interview an expert on the topic or ask questions using email. If you use information from that email in your text, you'll have to cite the email so your readers know your source. The specific forma...
How to Become a Concept Artist
Concept artists are artists who create illustrations of ideas, whether it’s of characters, scenes, or machinery, for a project. They can work in a variety of fields, from animation to video games to advertisement.[1] X Research source If you...
How to Motivate Someone to Study
It’s hard enough getting motivated to study for yourself, let alone helping a friend or colleague to. Helping them to gain confidence through positive feedback and reinforcement, while maintaining their motivation, can encourage anybody to hit the books.
How to Grow Hemp
Hemp is a hardy plant used for textiles, paper, animal feed, and much more. While hemp is typically grown for industrial purposes, it’s also a plant you grow on your own. After planting the seeds in the spring and caring for them through summer, you can h...
How to Get Rid of Bleach Stains
Bleach can easily stain fabric, upholstery, and even carpet if you are not careful. Unfortunately, it is a common household product that is hard to avoid using. Once the bleach strips the color on something, you might feel that the colorless stain is perm...
How to Deal with Bullying Neighbours
You love everything about where you live… except the people next door. From the nosy to the noisy, nasty neighbors are a nightmare to deal with, and can make you feel unsafe or unwelcome in your own home. If relocating is out of the question, try to resol...