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How to Choose a Christmas Tree Skirt
Christmas tree skirts do more than just dress up your tree. Tree skirts hide unsightly tree stands and catch loose needles, too. However, there are many different skirt sizes and styles. After you select the right size for your tree skirt, you'll be able...
How to Knit a Lap Blanket
Making a lap blanket is a great project whether you are a novice knitter or an advanced knitter. Lap blankets take time and patience to make, but even someone who is new to knitting can make one. There are lots of ways to customize a lap blanket as well....
How to Eat Icelandic Yogurt
Icelandic yogurt, also called skyr (pronounced skeer), is a thick, cultured dairy product similar in consistency to Greek yogurt. It is described as creamy, tangy, and fruit flavored versions can be very sweet. Skyr is naturally high in protein, minerals,...
How to Avoid Regaining Weight After Significant Weight Loss
Once you've achieved your weight loss goals, it can be easy to let go and slip back into your old habits. When this happens, you may end up regaining the weight you've lost – in fact, this happens to nearly two-thirds of all dieters. However, it is possib...
How to Turn Off Reminder Notifications on an iPhone
This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent the Reminders app from causing your phone to ring, vibrate, or send you push notifications.
How to Quickly Clean Your House for Unexpected Guests
Having visitors over to your house can be pleasure, although many people enjoy keeping their house clean and tidy for when guests show up. If you receive short notice that guests are coming by, you may need to make your house presentable by cleaning it in...
How to Deep Fry Bacon
Most of the time when bacon is prepared, it is microwaved, baked, or fried in a skillet. But did you know you can also deep fry bacon? Unlike other cooking methods that can leave bacon unevenly cooked, deep frying ensures that every nook and cranny is hea...
How to Practice Proper Bowling Etiquette
Proper bowling etiquette is important for many reasons. First off, it helps make the game a more enjoyable experience for everyone involved, whether you are just having fun with friends or on a league. Second, it helps keep everyone and everything safe. R...
How to Make a Mac Click Silently with Silent Clicking
Silent clicking disables the artificial clicking sound on your MacBook's trackpad. If you're tired of the simulated clicking sound, you can easily disable it in your trackpad settings. This will ensure your clicks will be silent, though you'll still feel...
How to Clean Clothes in a Portable Washing Machine
A portable washing machine can be a big convenience. You don't have to worry about machines filling up at laundromats or your apartment's laundry room, and it's cheaper and smaller than a full-sized machine. Using a portable washer is fairly simple. You u...
How to Set a Keyboard Shortcut to Open Mac Apps
This wikiHow teaches you how to set a keyboard shortcut to open apps on your Mac. To do this, you'll need to use the Automator app, which is already on your Mac.
How to Change Application Permissions on a Mac
This wikiHow will show you how to change what different apps can access on a Mac.
How to Avoid Risky Supplement Mixes
Mixing supplements with the wrong medications can result in unforeseen — and unfortunate — consequences. Before taking any supplement, talk to your doctor. Your doctor will be able to determine if you should or shouldn't take a given supplement based on...
8 Steps to Set a Keyboard Shortcut to Open Spotlight
To quickly open the Spotlight search app on your Mac, all you have to do is press Command + Spacebar on your keyboard. However, if you have that key combination assigned to some other command, you can create a new shortcut for Spotlight. In this article...
How to Run Command Prompt Commands from a Windows Shortcut
To create a Windows shortcut that runs a command at the command prompt, right-click the desktop → select “Shortcut” → Enter the command (prefaced by “|%comspec% /k” → Click “Next” → Enter a name for the shortcut → click “Finish”.
How to Download Free Apps on Android
This wikiHow teaches you how to find and download free apps for Android. There are many free apps available for Android, including many free games. You can download free Android apps from the Google Play Store, which comes pre-installed on all Android pho...