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How to Use the New York Times Crossword App
This wikiHow teaches you how to get started with the official New York Times Crossword app on your phone or tablet. The app offers digital access to the same puzzles you'll find in the newspaper, including a full archive of all published puzzles dating ba...
How to Fake Being Sick at Work
If you need a day off of work, pretending to be sick can be an easy way to relax at home. When you want to pretend like you have an illness, start by faking symptoms a few days before you want to take off. As you get closer to your fake sick day, act more...
How to Dye Silk
Silk is a luxurious natural fabric that looks especially beautiful in different colors. If you’d like to try dyeing silk at home, mix the dye color of your choice into a large container of water and allow your material to soak. You can even use natural dy...
How to Drive Fast
If you’re interested in driving racecars or building your own souped-up car, you’re probably interested in knowing how to drive fast. Even if you’re driving a generic non-racing car, you may be tempted from time to time to drive fast along a deserted stre...
How to Wash a Sherpa Jacket
Sherpa is a heavyweight fabric designed to look like shearling or wool, though it is made from a synthetic material. If you have a jacket made of sherpa, it is easy to maintain with regular laundering and proper washing and drying techniques. You can use...
How to Take Down a Roller Blind
If you’re ready to redecorate, you might need to remove existing blinds. How you remove them depends on whether they’re standard or cassette roller blinds. Standard roller blinds show the fabric rolled up at the top while cassette roller blinds have a hea...
How to Prevent Sebaceous Cysts
Sebaceous cysts are small (1-2 mm), soft, skin-colored to pale yellow bumps that arise on the skin when pores or hair follicles get clogged. These blockages prevent sebum (skin oil) from escaping. They are most common on the face (usually the forehead), n...
How to Open a Seat Belt Buckle Cover
Seat belts are one of the most important safety features of a vehicle. However, sometimes obstructions inside the seat belt buckle can prevent the device from operating as intended. You might even need to remove one of the seats to make it easier to acces...
The Best Ways to Stimulate the Parasympathetic Nervous System
Dealing with stress is a normal part of life, but too much stress and anxiety can be harmful. When you feel really stressed, your body naturally releases hormones that trigger your fight, flight, or freeze response. Once the threat is over, your parasympa...
How to Get a Motorcycle License in Ohio
Riding a motorcycle and feeling the breeze through your hair is one of life’s many perks. If you live in Ohio, you’ll have to get a motorcycle license in order to ride your two or three wheeled scooter in the state. The steps to get there might seem overw...
How to Prune a Poinsettia
The distinctive red and green foliage of poinsettias can be seen all over during the Christmas holiday season, but these beautiful plants are often forgotten for the rest of the year. If you have a poinsettia that you want to keep healthy when the holiday...
How to Identify Agate
Agate, a variety of chalcedony, is a popular gemstone due to the characteristic bands that form inside of the stone and come in many colors, from deep reds and soft pinks to brilliant greens, deep blues, and everything in between.[1] X Expert Source...
How to Sync iPhone and iPad Calendars
You can set up your iPhone or iPad to sync with Outlook or Google Calendar, but this wikiHow will show you how to sync your iPhone and iPad calendars over iCloud. If you sync those calendars, any events you add to your calendar on your iPad will appear on...
How to Sell Antique Furniture
You’ve finally decided to let go of some of great-great-grandmother’s furniture that’s been collecting dust in your attic for years. But where do you start? Selling antique furniture can be a little tougher than selling smaller antiques, due to its size a...
How to Use Nuface
If you have a NuFACE device, you’re likely hoping to see a reduction in wrinkles, creases, and other facial imperfections, but you might not be sure where to start. Luckily, these hand-held devices are easy to use. The NuFACE Trinity and NuFACE Mini work...
How to Treat Epididymitis
Epididymitis is the inflammation of the tube at the back of your testicles, causing them to become swollen and irritated. This condition can be quite painful, but it’s generally easy to treat with a course of antibiotics. See a doctor for a diagnosis and...