How To
How to Become a Lactation Consultant
The practice of breastfeeding is a natural part of being a mother, but it takes skill and using the proper technique to do it successfully. That's where lactation consultants come in. Lactation consultants are trained to help new mothers prevent and solve...
How to Make Luminaries
Luminaries are anything that you put a candle into to light up the night. Paper bag luminaries are the most popular, but you can make them from all sorts of materials, including clay! If you live in an area where the temperatures fall below freezing, you...
How to Be Friends After a Bad Breakup
When you’ve just gone through a bad breakup, you might feel pretty discouraged about having any kind of future with your ex. But the good news is, friendship is still possible—if you’re both willing to work hard at it. We’ll walk you through a few tips to...
An Expert Guide to Welding Copper
Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity and has a high resistance to corrosion and wear. These traits also mean that you have to take extra precautions and use specific techniques when you're welding it, but luckily, our how-to guide can help!
How to Calculate the Value of a Mobile Home
Probably the easiest way to calculate the re-sale value of a mobile home is to look up its book value. However, if you are selling your mobile home along with land it sits on, then you need to account for the land’s value. Perform some research instead. Y...
How to Use VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation is a program that allows you to run a virtual computer within your physical computer. The virtual computer runs as if it was its own machine. A virtual machine is great for trying out new operating systems such as Linux, visiting websit...
How to Make a Drawstring Backpack
Drawstring backpacks are a great way to carry lightweight items, such as folders, clothing, sneakers, and paperback books. They are great for the beach, concert, or park, and can easily be folded up and tucked into your pocket when no longer needed. Unfor...
How to Write and Load a Script File in AutoCAD
You have huge number of data and you want to draw a profile in MS-EXCEL, but you don't want to enter values of data repeatedly. Instead, write a script file and drag it to AutoCAD 3D working pan to get your job done. Same procedure works for AutoCAD 2D mo...
How to Become a Sportscaster
A sportscaster on television or on the radio is responsible for providing pregame analysis, play-by-play commentary, and post-game analysis of games, as well as interviewing athletes. Sportscasters often travel around the nation to cover a team’s games. I...
How to Hydrate Aging Skin
Aging is a serious and continuous process that is unfortunately affecting us all. Here are some simple but effective steps to take on your way to beautiful, healthy skin even while 'coming of age'.
How to Flash a Phone
If you want to use your old cell phone with a new carrier, you will need to know how to flash a phone. Flashing is also referred to as reprogramming. You can also take your phone to various authorized cell phone dealers to get it flashed for you, but you...
How to Fertilize Fruit Trees
If you are like many homeowners, you may have planted fruit trees in your yard as an attractive and useful way to increase your property's value. Although growing fruit trees may seem like a challenge to some, taking proper care can ensure that each tree...
How to Start a Hedge Fund
Becoming the manager of your own hedge fund will give you the opportunity to invest other people's money for them, which can be profitable for you and your investors. If you're an experienced financial advisor, it may be advantageous for you to step out f...
How to Seal Travertine
Travertine is a porous stone sometimes used in flooring, countertops, walls and back splashes. Sealing travertine won't prevent acidic material such as juice or wine from leaving marks, but it will make other stains and scratches less likely. Polished, gl...
How to Pit Green and Black Olives
There comes a time in every olive lover’s life when you need to pit olives, whether a recipe calls for seedless olives or you accidentally grabbed unpitted ones at the store. Luckily, there are easy ways to pit black and green olives, like smashing them w...
How to Start a Nursing Agency
A nursing agency provides qualified staff for health care institutions or private patients, for example sending nurses to a hospital during an unusually busy time or providing round-the-clock care to chronic patients at home. In some countries, nursing ag...