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How to Wipe a Mac Clean
This wikiHow teaches you how to delete all the data, files, applications, and settings on your Mac computer.
How to Care for a Goldfish Plant
The goldfish plant, or Columnea gloriosa, is a trailing plant with attractive, dark green leaves and red flowers that resemble leaping fish. These pretty plants are native to the rainforests and tropical regions of the Americas. They make excellent housep...
How to Send Christmas Cards
The tradition of sending Christmas cards started in the early 1800s and is stronger than ever today.[1] X Research source They are a great way of giving a little cheer to far-away relatives, as receiving a Christmas card instantly puts peopl...
How to Act After the First Date
Dating can be awkward, especially after the first date. Determining how to act means determining how you feel. Think about whether you want to go out again and, from there, communicate this to the other person. While interactions can sometimes be uncomfor...
How to Repair Vinyl Flooring
Sometimes your vinyl flooring can suffer from small cuts or cracks due to normal wear and tear and can even peel up at the corners if the adhesive becomes dry. If your flooring has suffered from water damage, your flooring may bubble up in various differe...
How to Remove Cooking Oil, Grease, and Butter Stains from Clothes
Grease and vegetable, olive, avocado, coconut, and other kinds of cooking oils can leave dark stains in your clothing. Once you throw your garment in the dryer, the oil can set into the fibers, making it more difficult to get out. Luckily, all you need to...
How to Dress an Apple Shape Body
If you have an apple-shaped body, then your body is "top heavy," meaning you have a wide torso, broad shoulders, and a full bust, waist, and upper back. Apple-shaped bodied women also tend to have thinner arms, legs, and hips, and tend to gain weight at t...
How to Be a Hero in Real Life
You do not have to wear a cape or be a crime fighter to be a hero. The key to being a real-life hero is having the attitude of one: humility, assertiveness, and kindness are all key traits to live by. Being a hero in real life also involves taking action,...
How to Win on Lottery Tickets
Buying lottery tickets is easy, but since state-run lotteries in the USA typically pay out only half of their revenue to the winners, there's a house edge of about 50 percent. To boost your odds of winning on lottery tickets when choosing scratch-offs, tr...
How to Help Pass the Time While You Wait for Your Anti Depressant to Kick In
When you are diagnosed with depression, your physician will conduct a physical examination of you and get some basic lab work (to rule out other medical causes for depression). She may prescribe an anti-depressant. However, these medications usually take...
How to Identify Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants play key ecosystem roles, particularly by aiding in the decomposition of decaying trees. They also can infiltrate homes and other buildings, nesting in moist, rotting wood and causing significant structural damage. Being able to properly id...
How to Overcome Poverty
Poverty is about a lack of money, but also about a lack of hope. People living in poverty often feel powerless to change their situation. They can feel isolated from their community. If you want to overcome poverty, you need a combination of financial pla...
Recognizing a Deathcap Mushroom: 13 Characteristics to Look For
The death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) is one of the deadliest mushrooms in the world. Because of the serious threat it poses, it ‘s important for fungal foragers to know how to identify a death cap, especially since many people mistake it for the ed...
How to Recognize Aspergers in a Toddler
According to the DSM 5, Asperger's is no longer an official diagnosis although the term is still convenient to use; its symptoms instead fall under the lower-support side of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).[1] X Research source It can be dif...
How to Remove Facial Hair: Home & Professional Options
Facial hair can be an attractive feature on anybody, but if you’re longing for a smoother upper lip, there are many options available to you. The method that suits you best depends on your specific body—many different people struggle with unwanted facial...
How to Find Property Owners
Whether you need to find the owners of a dilapidated piece of property that needs cleaning up, or want to make an offer on your dream property that isn't yet for sale, locating the names of a property owner can be as easy as knocking on a door or as time-...