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How to Stay Friends with Non‐Parents After Having Kids
Even the closest group of friends can find it hard to stay connected after they start families and take on whole new sets of responsibilities. If your friends don’t have kids of their own, staying in touch can be particularly tricky, but it’s not impossi...
How to Choose a Blue Gemstone
If you’re on the hunt for a beautiful blue gemstone to add to your collection, there is certainly no shortage of options. From the well-known sapphire to the relatively newer tanzanite, from soft aquamarine to the brighter topaz, there is a blue gemstone...
How to Turn on Frequently Visited Sites on an iPhone
This wikiHow teaches you how to make websites you visit often appear under Safari's search bar while typing.
How to Handle Education Level Differences in Your Relationship
Differences in educational backgrounds shouldn’t stop you from being with the person you love, but they can create some unique challenges. Many couples make dating and even marriage with different educational backgrounds work. Address challenges and conce...
How to Care for a Dying Parent
Dealing with the death of a parent is a difficult situation. While dealing with your own grief, you have to figure out the best way to help take care of them. There are many ways you can help care for your dying parent even if you are not the primary care...
How to Diagnose Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is a disorder of the digestive tract. A healthy adult pancreas produces roughly 1.5 liters (51 fluid ounces) of enzyme-rich fluids daily. These fluids help your digestive tract break down proteins, fats, and starches. Whe...
How to Add Nailhead Trim to Upholstery
Nailhead trim is a kind of decorative border formed by nails pounded into a piece of furniture. This can be done with individual nails or a pre-made nail-border that is fastened to a surface at intervals. This simple technique can boost the classiness of...
How to Choose a Unique Wedding Cake Topper
A wedding cake is oftentimes more of an artistic centerpiece than a dessert. Because of this, finding the topper that’s just right for you and your fiancé might be a challenge, especially when you want it to be unique. You can select a topper that shows y...
How to Fix Black Desktop Icons in Windows 7
In Windows 7, some desktop icons turn black after a normal shutdown. If you're faced with the black icons problem, there are some steps you can take to fix.
How to View the Character Count for Texts on an iPhone
This wikiHow teaches you how to display the number of characters you've typed in a text message and the maximum character limit when you're writing an SMS without using your iPhone's iMessage service.
How to Add a LinkedIn Account to a Mac
This wikiHow teaches you how to use LinkedIn directly from your desktop on your Mac running OS X Mavericks or later, allowing you to receive notifications, access connections, view shared links, and share updates.
How to Choose Cold Weather Fitness Clothing
It is always important to protect yourself against the cold, even when you’re exercising. During cold weather, make sure that you are wearing the right layers made out of material that both wicks away moisture and insulates your body. You should also choo...
How to Keep Others from Posting Your Child's Photos Online
Are people posting photos of your child to Instagram, Facebook, or other social media platforms? While it should be common courtesy to seek a parent’s permission before posting someone's child, not everyone asks before sharing. By limiting the images you...
How to Stop iPhone Maps from Automatically Pausing Audio During Prompts
Don't you wish your iPhone's Maps app wouldn't pause your podcast or audiobook to give you directions? If you'd rather the Maps app just lower the volume a bit instead of completely pausing the app, you can make a quick change in your settings. This wikiH...
How to Mind Your Mental Health when Traveling
Traveling can be exciting, energizing, relaxing, and even lucrative. It can also be stressful and, in some cases, lead to mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse. You may find yourself having to cope with a new setting, unfami...
How to Help an Autistic Child Cope with Having to Get Surgery
A child's surgery can be scary for both parents and children, and in the case of autistic children, this can be amplified even more so. New and unfamiliar routines and information can be overwhelming, and you might be fretting about the what-ifs. Your chi...