How To
How to Run Windows On a Mac
Not sure how to run Windows on your Mac? Here you will find helpful tips to efficiently run Windows on Mac OS X 10.5 or later. There are two basic ways to run Windows on a Mac computer: using software called Bootcamp or software called Parallels. Parallel...
How to Address a Business Envelope Effectively
If you want your mail to get to the recipient promptly and accurately, you can do a lot to help at your end of creating the mail. A properly addressed envelope makes everyone's life easy and helps ensure that the item reaches the person it should reach, i...
How to Help Poor Children to Have a Better Future
Millions of children around the world lack access to basic necessities, such as food, clean water, sanitation, medicine, shelter, education, books, fun, family, laughter, love - but there is hope. You can help poor children have a better future in a numbe...
How to Create a Demotivational Poster at Despair.Com
Whether you are sending up a well-known motivational speaker, spoofing a government campaign, or just want to let off some steam, create your own demotivational posters at despair.com. Utilizes comedic devices for funny yet provocative ideas. Get (un) ins...
How to Create a Slideshow
A slideshow is a series of images, sometimes featuring text, that is meant to be projected onto a flat surface for group viewing. The most common type of slideshow today is the computer slideshow, a common component in lectures and speeches. Read the step...
How to Break off an Engagement
If you're engaged but you're having doubts about going through with the wedding, you might feel like you are trapped. Dealing with the realization that you don't want to marry your partner can be difficult, and breaking the news to your partner can be eve...
How to Get Over Being Used
Getting used is never a good feeling, whether it was by a friend, a family member, or a partner. Someone can use you by taking advantage of your kindness, your status, or even your money. To repair your emotions, allow yourself time to feel hurt, surround...
How to Make a Bed Canopy
A bed canopy is an excellent addition to any bed, adding romance and a sort of grand quality. This can be done for children's beds or even adult beds. Below you'll find three easy methods which you can complete in less than a day with little to no help. J...
How to Introduce Yourself Before Giving a Seminar
Giving a seminar is an exciting opportunity to share your professional or academic knowledge. No matter who your audience is, begin your presentation with a personal introduction to give the attendees some context about why you’re there. We know how much...
How to Ask for Your Job Back
Losing a job you enjoyed can be severely depressing. It can be difficult to find the same job in your area. Even if you do, you may find the atmosphere just isn't the same. When you lose a job, you lose friends too. Did you walk away from that good job in...
How to Save up for Your First Home when You Don't Earn Much
Saving up for a first home is almost always costly, especially when you don't make a lot of money. While homeownership may seem daunting, there are many resources available to people with low to moderate incomes that can reduce the costs and risks associa...
How to Get Out of the Dog House
Sometimes you mess up pretty badly with your spouse or your significant other. While it may not end a relationship, you can be “sent to the dog house,” or resentfully ignored, by the person you wronged. You may even be told to sleep on the couch or spend...
How to Format a Memory Card with a Nikon D700
Formatting your memory cards for your Nikon D700 DSLR camera is an inevitable and important procedure which can save your shots from corrupting or getting errors. Here's how to format your memory card using a Nikon D700.
How to File Metal
Metal files are relatively inexpensive and effective tools for reshaping and smoothing metal and hard plastics, offering the potential for high precision and many years of trouble-free use. Be sure to select the right kind of file for the job, and keep it...
How to Sharpen Your Pencil at School Without a Sharpener
Imagine: You're in the middle of a test and your pencil breaks or is too dull to make clear marks, but your teacher gave clear instructions that no one is to get up from their desk. Or perhaps you are outside sketching for art class and your pencil—your o...