How To
How to Tame a Hamster
Hamsters are very cute and make such great pets. But sometimes they take a little while to warm up to their owners. If you want to tame your pet hamster, you’ll need to spend some time introducing yourself to it slowly and letting it become accustomed to...
How to Subtract Binary Numbers
Subtracting binary numbers is a bit different than subtracting decimal numbers, but by following the steps below, it can be just as easy or even easier.
How to Clean Your Silver Jewelry
Silver is a versatile metal with a soft luster that makes for beautiful jewelry. Unfortunately, silver is also pretty fragile compared to many more commonly-used metals, and it can quickly develop tarnish, stains, or scratches. It can also be a bit intimi...
How to Get Rid of a Speech Disorder
Many people feel insecure about their speech impediments, whether they're dealing with a lisp or an inability to articulate words. Although it may not seem like it—particularly if you have been dealing with this problem for years—you may be able to get ri...
How to Win Civilization Revolution
Civilization Revolution is a fun, competitive strategy game where you control a civilization in the attempts to make it match one of the four victory conditions. This guide will walk you through the steps of winning the game.
The Ultimate Guide to Spin the Bottle
Is there any party game more symbolic of young teen romance than spin the bottle? In the classic form of this game, players spin a bottle (or a similar object) to determine who they'll have to kiss. However, there are lots of different versions of this ga...
How to Write a Scary Story
Do you like nightmarish tales that give you goosebumps? Do you get freaked out by stories of suspense? Scary stories, like any story, will follow a basic format that includes developing the premise, setting and characters. But scary stories also rely on...
How to Guess a Password
Are you trying to guess someone's password but don't know where to start? If you want to get into a phone, email, or other app or website without the password, there are a few easy tricks you can try to guess the right password. While hackers use advanced...
How to Build a Rotating Canned Food Shelf
Storing canned food in your kitchen cabinets is an inefficient use of space and you will often find old cans in the back. This easy-to-build shelf system will solve the problem by rotating the cans. The cost is a small fraction of the price of retail cann...
How to Make a Crossover Cable from One Standard Ethernet Cable
If you need a Crossover Cable, and have a few extra standard Ethernet Cables around your place, you do not need to go out and buy a separate cable. With a few minutes work, you can splice your own crossover cable without the need of the tools that other...
How to Get Eyeliner out of a Carpet
When you’re speeding to get your makeup done, grasping your eyeliner in one hand and your mascara in the other, it’s pretty easy to let something slip. When your eyeliner hits the carpet, whether it’s a pencil, a gel, a powder, or whatever, it can leave a...
How to Put Someone in the Recovery Position
The recovery position is used for people who are unconscious but breathing. The recovery position is different for infants. After you do basic first aid, and if you're sure that the person does not have a spinal or neck injury, put someone in the recovery...
How to Print Posters
Posters are a great way for businesses, bands, and fundraisers to advertise their brand. As an inexpensive marketing tool, posters can be an easy way to generate buzz about your organization. Understanding how to create and print a poster yourself will sa...
How to Encourage Multiple Cats to Get Along with Each Other
Do you have cats that don’t seem to like each other or fight every time they are in the same room together? Cats a territorial and solitary creatures by nature, and may not take kindly to a new cat in their living space. But with a few adjustments to your...
Wooden Handgun, Click-Clack, or Rifle Plans: Craft Toy Weapons from Wood
Kids love to play cops and robbers, but toy guns can be costly, and the less-expensive choices don't usually hold up very well with rough and tumble kids. Instead of hitting the toy store, why not create a one-of-a-kind toy for your beloved child out of w...
How to Understand LGBT+ Terminology
Millions of people around the world are members of the LGBT+ community. As with any group, they have their own language and terms they use to define themselves and others, which can be a little tough to keep up with. If you’d like to be an ally or you’re...