How To
How to Wash Thick Hair
Thick hair generally needs a little extra care to keep it in the best condition possible. Whether you have straight, curly, or natural hair, there are some tricks to washing and conditioning it so that it looks its best. Try to enjoy the process and view...
How to Dribble a Basketball
When you see an NBA player juke a defender out with a lightning fast between-the-legs, behind-the-back dribble, you're watching the skill of someone with many years of practice. If you're an absolute beginner at basketball, even a basic dribble can be int...
How to Use Telnet on Mac OS X
Telnet is a useful application that's been around for decades. You can use it to connect to remote servers for various purposes, such as remotely administering a machine through a Telnet server or manually return a result from a Web server.
How to Handle a Bomb Threat over the Telephone
Receiving a bomb threat is a terrifying experience. Fortunately, the vast majority of bomb threats are hoaxes. Nevertheless, you should still take the them seriously, since bomb hoaxes are crimes.[1] X Trustworthy Source Official UK government websi...
How to Get Surfer Hair (for Guys)
Many men's hairstyles come and go, but one that has been timeless is casual and tousled "Surfer Hair". From 70s rock stars like Led Zeppelin to actor Owen Wilson, Surfer Hair has looked good on generations of men. Surfer Hair is the ultimate summer haircu...
How to Clean the Windows Registry by Hand
This wikiHow teaches you how to remove unnecessary entries from your Windows Registry. Keep in mind that the Registry is an extremely sensitive archive that documents every process and setting on your computer, so deleting entries from it can result in an...
How to Ask Open Ended Questions
Asking questions is a basic way to gather information. Like everything else, there is a skill to it. Asking open-ended questions is a friendly way to engage people in a conversation. Knowing the difference between open-ended and close-ended questions will...
How to Plan a Vacation
A vacation is supposed to be a fun and relaxing break from your everyday life. However, a poorly planned vacation can end up being a major headache. Be ready to enjoy your time off by planning your travel, accommodations, and activities ahead of time....
How to Pretend to Be a Girl
There are a variety of reasons why you might want to dress up as a girl. Perhaps you are a man portraying a girl in a play or for a drag show, or maybe you are just playing dress-up at home for fun. If you are questioning your gender identity, then you mi...
How to Get Emergency Drinking Water from a Water Heater
A typical home water heater can provide between 30 and 60 gallons of clean drinking water during a disaster. Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other power outages may prevent you from having many things, but clean drinking water should not be one of th...
How to Write in Cursive
Writing in cursive is a good skill to have if you’d like to handwrite a letter, a journal entry, or an invitation. Start by improving your writing skill by making adjustments. You can then practice lowercase and uppercase letters in cursive, working your...
How to Boil an Egg So That It Peels Easily
Have you ever cooked a tasty egg, only to try and peel it, and end up with chips and craters? If you are making an egg salad, a messed up egg white may not be an issue. If are making deviled eggs, however, a messed up egg white will take away from the ove...
How to Make a Lighter Shoot a Huge Flame
You can modify your lighter to shoot out a big flame instead of its regular tiny flame. Be careful, though, because you can burn yourself. If you’re a kid, only do this with adult supervision. To modify your lighter, take off the lighter’s metal hood and...
How to Get Over a Bad Day
Whether your day was messed up by one terrible incident or a series of minor annoyances, a bad day can leave you feeling sad, anxious, and stressed out. You can start to get yourself back on track after a bad day by taking a little time to deal with your...
How to Become a Professional Boxer
For many people, boxing is a way of life and extreme sacrifices are made in pursuit of becoming a professional fighter. Whether you're already doing this or want to begin to pursue your boxing dreams, there's no better time than now to start taking the st...
How to Do Impressions of People
An impersonation is a replication of someone's speech or body language. While most people try to impersonate someone's voice, a truly great impressions take the whole body. Whether you want to impress your friends or an audience, good impersonations requi...