How To
How to Avoid Alcohol While at College
So your friends are going to party on a Friday night? What do you do when they want to have a good time by drinking but it's not for you? While some college students don't mind an occasional drink to celebrate or unwind socially, some others prefer to ab...
How to Make a Suspenseful Scene
Having trouble turning your movie from a home-made blooper into a real suspenseful thriller? A good, suspenseful scene is one of the hardest acts to pull off in film, because there is almost nothing suspenseful about the actual set-up and shooting. Unlike...
How to Get Sober with a 12 Step Program
Alcohol, narcotics, and other addictions can be very tough to break. Such a monumental and brave task is often more easily handled when you have a clear path to follow and people to support you. Joining a twelve step program to get sober is a successful w...
How to Catch a Bat in Your House
It can be annoying or even scary when a bat finds its way into your house, and it's tough to get rid of when it's panicked and flying around. No matter how scared you are, staying calm and focusing on catching the bat, not hurting it, is the best way to g...
How to Review an Album
Reviewing an album can be a creative, interesting, and meaningful task. To be successful, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with musical terms, research the artist, and listen to the album multiple times. If you stay polite and back up your opinions wit...
How to Chug Water Safely: Tips and Tricks
If you’re looking for a silly way to drink more water, you may have considered chugging. Chugging’s a fun party trick, and everyone could all use a little extra water in their day-to-day, but remember not to go overboard. Chugging too much water can be da...
How to Treat a Stingray Sting
Stingrays are a flat-bodied cartilaginous fish with one or more barbed stingers located midway on the tail. They normally live in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters, making it possible for them to come in contact with humans.[1] X Research...
How to Solve a Sudoku
You want to try sudoku, but you don't know where to begin. Sudoku looks hard because it involves numbers, but in reality, it's not math-based. Even if you think you're bad at math, you can still do well at sudoku. In fact, the numbers could be replaced wi...
How to Celebrate Halloween as a Teenager
Once you are a teenager, Halloween might seem like a holiday for little children. But even if you feel too old to go trick-or-treating, there are still plenty of ways to have fun on Halloween. In fact, Halloween gets even more fun when you get older.
Yodeling for Beginners: Teach Yourself to Yodel
A rousing yodel that echoes through the hills and halls might just be the showstopper you need for your musical arsenal. Good news—with a little technique advice and some good warmups, it’s totally possible to learn a show-stopping yodel without ever taki...
How to Save Time in the Morning
According to a recent survey, the average American spends approximately five hours a week getting ready for work.[1] X Research source stop-obsessing-women-spend-2-weeks-year-their-appearance-today-2D12104866 Since the Center for Disease Control h...
How to Write and Pitch an Idea for a TV Show
Competition is stiff in the television industry, even more if you don't have your name out there already as shows come and go rapidly. Knowing how to write and pitch your original ideas or scripts will give you a huge leg-up, allowing you to get your idea...
How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way
You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight; in fact, you shouldn't. Losing weight the healthy way involves a commitment to your plan and patience. Following guidelines for a healthy approach to weight loss is also key in maintaining your weight once...
How to Do a Boneless on a Skateboard
A boneless is a street trick where you grab the middle of the board with your hand, plant one foot on the ground to pop the board up, and then land back on the ground with both feet on the board. To do a boneless, you've got to get some momentum going and...
How to Be a Better Stage Actor
Stage acting is a unique art that takes effort to master. Apart from taking classes, there are plenty of ways to hone your craft on your own. Start by memorizing lines, so you can concentrate on mechanics and character development. Practice enunciating an...
How to Install PHP 5 for IIS 6
Step by step guide on how to install IIS6 and PHP5 on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003