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How to Install a Smart Cover on an iPad
The Smart Cover is a good accessory to have with your Apple iPad. It conveniently attaches itself to the tablet using proprietary connection features at the left portion of your tablet. The Smart Cover will protect your device and keep the display clean,...
How to Annotate a Poem
When you’re reading poetry, it’s common to struggle with understanding what the poem means. Fortunately, annotating a poem can help you figure out what the poet is trying to say. Although it sounds complicated, annotating is just a way to take notes when...
How to Safely Take Out a PICC Line
A PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) is a type of catheter, normally inserted in the upper arm. A PICC line is a safe, stable way to deliver intra-venous (IV) medications. It can stay in the body for weeks or months, alleviating the need to sub...
How to Write a Process Essay
A process essay, otherwise known as a how-to essay, tells a reader how to perform a particular task. The best process essays follow a clear step-by-step organization. Start by providing your reader with a time estimate and general summary of the task. The...
How to Check Your Cell Phone's Call and Text Balance
Every cell phone that runs on postpaid, prepaid, or a limited plan has a specific number of airtime balance, or minutes, allotted for its use. Keeping track of your remaining number of minutes will help you avoid going beyond your limit and incurring addi...
How to Solve a 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube
Solving a standard Rubik's Cube (3x3x3) can be a daunting task, but solving a Rubik's Revenge cube (4x4x4) can be even more difficult. This article will show you where to begin with solving them and what to do if you get stuck along the way.
How to Clean and Refill a Fire Extinguisher
Any time you use your fire extinguisher, it will need to be refilled or recharged before you can use it again. Fire extinguishers also need to be recharged occasionally as part of their regular maintenance routine. It’s best to have your extinguisher refi...
How to Add Location to a Facebook Post
Being able to check in with your social media apps is a very popular trend. Sites like Facebook allow you to log in, post a status, and then tag a particular location to show where you are. This is a great way to find friends and to also tell everyone els...
How to Mulch Hydrangeas
A good mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and reduce the need for time-consuming and expensive supplemental irrigation. Mulching also improves the look of the landscape and helps to keep marginally hardy hydrangeas alive throughout cold winters. Th...
How to Bloom Gelatin
Blooming gelatin is something you'll need to know how to do whenever a recipe calls for gelatin. Gelatin comes in either powder or sheet form. Gelatin is a water soluble protein produced from animal collagen and used in food production.
How to Get Rid of Phlegm & Mucus
Mucus is generally a term that has a negative connotation — it’s often unpleasant to look at, and it’s associated with long winters and miserable allergy seasons, sniffling, snuffling and boxes and boxes of tissues. While there are steps you can take to d...
How to Fill Out a Character Sheet for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5
Let’s face it: the game of Dungeons and Dragons has a lot of information that players need to keep track of for their own characters. Regardless of class, there are dozens of numbers, items, and traits that a single character may possess. There's no nee...
How to Format an iPad
Formatting your iPad will erase all your stored data including your applications, pictures, music, etc. Basically, you are restoring your iPad to its factory state. This would be a good idea if you are going to give your iPad away so no one sees your pers...
How to Evolve Happiny
In the Pokémon games, Happiny is the baby form of one of the most well-known Pokémon in the series: Chansey. Making a Happiny evolve into a Chansey is more complex than it is to evolve most other Pokémon — unlike ordinary Pokémon, it won't simply evolve w...
How to Get the Best Ending in Black Ops 2
Black Ops 2 is a first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch. It is the first game in the series to have multiple endings. When trying to get the best ending, there are a lot of actions and objectives you have to complete or perform. On some missions,...
How to Date an Otaku Girl
You might be nervous about approaching an otaku girl with romantic intentions, regardless of whether you're an otaku or non-otaku guy. Dating a girl who falls under this category isn't any more difficult than dating any other girl, though. All you really...