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How to Put Snow Tires on Your Car
When the snow is falling down on you in about November, it's maybe the time for you to put snow tires on your car if you don’t want to have an accident. However, have you ever changed tires? Do you know how to put snow tires on your car? (If you are here,...
How to Build a Retaining Wall
Building a retaining wall will help reduce erosion, improve water drainage, and create usable garden space. It's a great home-improvement project that can be completed in a weekend whether you're a novice or an old hand. The following is a guide that will...
How to Make a Balance Sheet for Accounting
Along with the income statement and the statement of cash flows, the balance sheet is one of the main financial statements of a business.[1] X Research source It shows a company's assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.[2] X Expert Sour...
How to Spend a Boring Day
Maybe it is raining or snowing. Maybe there are plenty of things to do inside and outside, but they all seem like they have been, well, done. Boredom happens to all of us. Sometimes we should embrace it. Other times we should see it as an opportunity to h...
How to Get Charcoal Instead of Coal in Minecraft
At the start of your Minecraft game, you might not be able to mine coal. After just a bit of mining, things start getting dark, and you can no longer mine. Luckily, charcoal is an alternative to coal that can be easily obtained.
How to Kiss a Boy Passionately
Kissing is an art, and with every form of art, it'll take time to develop. Luckily engaging in a passionate kiss is easier than learning the violin! You might feel nervous or uneasy if it's your first kiss, but try to relax and enjoy yourself. Be sure not...
How to Paint a Popcorn Ceiling
Painting the ceiling is an inexpensive way to brighten up a room. If you have popcorn ceiling, though, the texture may make you think twice about painting. However, if you prepare in the right way and know the proper techniques for painting a textured cei...
How to Organize Your House
Tackling your clutter is a big task, but it's not impossible. Start with clear expectations and goals so you can move through each room in your home and reorganize it. Part of organizing involves getting rid of things you don't need or want anymore, so gi...
How to Swim Laps
Swimming is an aerobic activity that works almost every muscle in the body and provides cardiovascular exercise. Learning to swim laps can help improve body strength and endurance. It is an activity that nearly every age group and level of ability can par...
How to Stake a Plant
Sometimes plants can withstand the elements on their own, while others may need help standing up and thriving. Plants may move too much in the wind or are too heavy to stay off the ground. The main purpose for staking plants is to provide support for the...
How to Start a Food Bank
A food bank is an organization that takes nonperishable food donations and distributes them to agencies or individuals in need of food. In the United States alone, over 49 million people lack access to sufficient nutritious food.[1] X Research source...
How to Do the Beyoncé Single Ladies Dance
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé was a hit in 2008 and continues to be one of her most popular songs. Beyoncé's dance moves in the music video can be complex at times, but we'll show you how to move your body just like she does, from masterin...
How to Talk to Children
At times, talking to kids can feel like learning a foreign language. Unfortunately, there’s no handy phrasebook or translation app that can make you sound friendly, encouraging, and firm all at the same time. Don’t worry. We’ve put together plenty of conv...
How to Perform Magic: 8 Tricks for Beginners
Many magicians devote their entire lives to mastering the art of illusion, but you don't have to go to such great lengths to impress your friends and family. With the right know-how and a little practice, you can easily learn to perform a number of jaw-dr...
How to Set JAVA_HOME for JDK & JRE: A Step-by-Step Guide
Are you seeing Java errors like "JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly?" or "JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory?" If you've recently installed the Java Development Kit (JDK) or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), you'll need to set your JAVA_HOME varia...
How to Compress Video
This wikiHow teaches you how to lower a video file's size without sacrificing too much quality. Compression is necessary if you want to share your videos on the Internet because it reduces the amount of data that is needed to stream or send the video to t...