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How to Create a Simple Checkbook Register With Microsoft Excel
It's convenient to record your checking account activity with an electronic check register you create using Microsoft Excel. You can customize your check register to categorize expenses so you can keep track of where your money goes, and create a formula...
How to Make a Trading Card Game
It’s tough to beat the intense rush that comes with an awesome card game, especially if you play it with friends. The only way you could really make it better is if you actually made the game yourself with all of the best things you love about trading car...
How to Develop the 'Sherlock Holmes' Intuition
Legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes captures generation after generation with his ability to unravel even the most complex mysteries. While Sherlock uses facts and logic to solve his cases, the key to his sleuthing abilities is his power of intuition. Like S...
How to Determine the Age of Your Cat
It can be tough to tell how old a cat is unless you were there when it was born. Luckily, you can make an educated guess by examining their physical characteristics, including their teeth, eyes, and coat. Just keep in mind that the best way to determine y...
How to Write Useful Notations in a Book
Anytime you are reading through a difficult book, it becomes necessary to make some notes. In fact, any time you truly want to study or learn from a text, making annotations directly in your book can be an excellent learning tool. You can return to these...
How to Improve your Wi-Fi Reception: Complete Guide
This wikiHow guide shows you how to improve signal strength and minimize interference on your home wireless network. Your ability to maintain a consistent connection to Wi-Fi depends on many factors, including the physical location of your wireless access...
How to Make Wood Flexible
If you only need to bend wood for a one-time project, laminating the wood is the least labor-intensive option. Steaming the wood to make it flexible gives you stronger curves, but the process requires a fair amount of set up. Finally, kerfing is a quick a...
How to Organize Your Desktop
An electronic desktop on your computer is just like a physical one; if you don't keep it organized, it can get quite cluttered. Here are a few steps to keep your desktop in top form.
How to Tell a Guy You Know He's Lying to You
Did you discover that your man is deceiving you? Whether or not you want to salvage the relationship, you will need to address the lie. Here are some ways to do it right. After all, the truth might sometimes be painful, but being lied to can be much, much...
How to Stretch a Piercing
Any piercing can be stretched to a larger size. How fast you can stretch depends on the body part, and your skin's elasticity. Jewelry sizes are measured in gauges, millimeters, and eventually inches. Gauges go down by even numbers; the higher the numb...
How to Choose a Henna Powder
Not all henna powders are created equal. Henna is a plant product, and thus degrades over time. Choosing a good powder is essential for a good henna design.
How to Help Around the House
Your parents do a lot of work around the house to keep things clean, and to try and provide for you. If you want to pay them back, at least a little, make the effort to help out with chores around the house. Help your parents out by keeping rooms around t...
How to Master the Etch a Sketch
The Etch-A-Sketch is widely known as a children's toy, but did you know that it could be used for much more? Etch-A-Sketch is becoming increasingly popular as an art form. With just time and practice, you could draw almost anything on an Etch-a-Sketch.
How to Save a Printable List of Your Songs in Windows Media Player
If you ever want to print off a list of the songs you have in Windows Media Player, you can do so by dragging your library's contents into a playlist and then opening the playlist in Notepad. You can then translate the document into plaintext--a much more...
How to Write a Suspenseful Opening
A lot of writers have a hard time starting out a suspenseful tale, usually because they are uncertain of how to make it tense enough or descriptive enough. Others may have difficulty moving the story along after that suspenseful first line. Learning how t...
How to Dye Hair
Dyeing your own hair can give you a brand-new look without having to make an expensive trip to the salon. It may seem intimidating at first, but dyeing hair is simple once you know what to do. This article is partially based on an interview with April Fe...