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How to Master Lead Guitar Basics
Mastering the lead guitar is an art that, like anything else, takes time and practice. There are an almost infinite number of lead styles, tricks, scales, and techniques, but the following methods are meant to kick-start your lead playing in almost any ge...
How to Skin a Dead Animal
Skinning a hunted animal is not easy or hard, but it is a necessary step in getting good quality meat from a wild creature. These instructions offer a basic guideline on how to begin the process as soon as the animal is dead.
How to Tell the Difference Between Subtle, Subtly and Subtlety
Although the spellings are similar, the meanings of the three words have subtle differences. It will be easier to remember which word to use if you memorize some example sentences, or if you compare them to other words spelling in similar ways.
How To Properly Hold and Use Wooden Chopsticks
Chopsticks are an incredibly versatile eating utensil, though it usually takes a bit of practice to learn how to use and maneuver them properly. Wooden chopsticks are an especially great choice for beginners since they usually allow you to get a better gr...
How to Improve Your Tone on the Flute
Are you flummoxed with your flute tone? Is it too bright or airy for your taste? Never fear: there are some simple, straightforward things you can do to help improve your tone. You'll need to address the quality of your form and your practice sessions, an...
How to Wax Your Face
Unwanted hair on your face can be annoying and frustrating. You may have hair on your upper lip, your eyebrows, or your jawline that you’d like to remove. Rather than risk shaving your facial hair or shelling out money at a salon, do facial waxing at home...
How to Use a Wood Lathe
Wood lathes can be used to create functional furniture components, beautiful decorative wood projects such as candlesticks and bowls, or even toys such as tops and yo yos. These machines range in size from hobby models that fit on a work bench to large i...
How to Recognize Epstein‐Barr Symptoms
The Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, is a very common virus. It can cause infectious mononucleosis (“mono”), especially in young adults and adolescents; however, not everyone gets mono, and some people have no symptoms at all, making the virus tough to spot.[1...
How to Create a Jabber Account
Jabber (XMPP) is an Open Source IM Protocol similar to Whatsapp, Telegram, or Facebook Messenger. This wikiHow teaches you how to register a Jabber account.
Have Fun Alone on Saturday Night: 40 Activities
Saturday nights are great times to relax and unwind after a long week of school or work. But if you live alone, have no weekend plans, or are single as a pringle, hanging solo on a Saturday night can get boring. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be that way! Ha...
How to Repair Eyeglasses
Breaking your eyeglasses can be frustrating, and you might not always be able to replace them right away. Whether you scratched the lense, lost a screw, or broke the bridge, you can repair your eyeglasses yourself to hold you over until you are able to ge...
How to Make Pictures With Keyboard Symbols
This wikiHow teaches you how to create basic images using your computer's keyboard and a text editor such as Notepad. Keyboard art is a great way to create simple art which can be copied and pasted into comment boxes, messages, and so on. If you're intere...
How to Bring Up Your Grade Near the End of the Semester
If you're nearing the end of the semester and your grade isn't where you'd like it to be, don't panic! You still have some time to improve your grade before the term ends. Focus your energy on getting the best possible grades on your final exams and proje...
How to Act and Stay Healthy After Sex
You and your partner may know how to have fun in the moment, but it might not be so easy to know how to act in the post-coital afterglow. Things often feel right in the moment, but once it’s time to wind down, the anxieties can get going. The time after s...
How to Attract Your Older Brother's Friends
Have you ever unexpectedly encountered your brother's friends? Have you ever caught one of them staring at you? Maybe one of them smiles at you and flashes a grin, getting you all excited? Maybe you have been out with your brother and his friends tag alon...
How to Grow Redwoods from Seed
You can easily grow two of the three species of redwood indoors from seed almost anywhere, at any time of the year as long as you have the proper materials, for around seventy dollars. It's a cool, relatively unknown way to work out your green thumb.