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How to Protect a Convertible
As a convertible owner, you relish the time spent driving with the top down. You may even brave the road on those cooler days, or live in a climate that has hard winters that may eventually put wear on your convertible top. Whether it's hot or cold outsid...
How to Become a Diabetes Educator
A diabetes educator specializes in treating and educating diabetic patients at clinics or hospitals. You can become a diabetes educator by getting hands-on experience as a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other medical professional. Formalize your ability...
How to Calculate Annual Percentage Rate
If you have credit cards or bank loans for your home, you pay interest (or a finance charge) on that money at a specific percentage over the course of the year. This is called APR, or annual percentage rate.[1] X Research source Calculating...
How to Charge Any Fitbit: Charging Guide & Troubleshooting
Confused about charging your Fitbit fitness tracker? Even though the steps to charge a Fitbit are different for each model, charging a Fitbit is always easy—just make sure you're using the correct charger, as most Fitbit adapters are not interchangeable....
How to Trace a Photograph
Artists of all ages and skill levels can reproduce photographs by tracing them. Artists trace for a variety of reasons: to practice drawing techniques, save time, or to create a work of art out of a photograph that inspires them. There are a couple of sim...
How to Take Body Measurements
There are a variety of reasons why you may want to take your body measurements. You could be making, tailoring, or purchasing clothes, or you may be trying to gauge weight loss. Different purposes will require different measurements but all are easy to ta...
How to Give a Great College Graduation Gift
Graduation season is an exciting time, not just for graduates, but also for their family and friends who helped them get to this moment. There are a number of gifts that let the graduate know that you are proud of their accomplishments and that you suppor...
How to Tell if a Person Is Republican or Democrat
Knowing someone's party affiliation is a good start to understanding their political views. As a general rule, Republicans tend to be economically and socially conservative, while Democrats tend to be liberal. However, don't assume you know what a person...
How to Test Spark Plug Wires
A spark plug wire is a basic but critical engine component. It carries the high voltage (30k to 50k volts) produced by the ignition coil to the spark plug. When exposed to heat and vibration, the carbon in the wire may loosen and reduce the conduction of...
How to Sharpen Pinking Shears
With their sharp interlocking teeth, it can be difficult to know the proper way to sharpen your old pinking shears to keep them in good working order. If you have access to the right equipment, it's a quick process of sharpening the flat side of the blade...
How to Add a Stopwatch to PowerPoint
Many PowerPoint users like to set their presentations to run in a slideshow while discussing the content and leading the conversation. However, some presentations may call for several slides to flip past without any verbal commentary. To add a stopwatch e...
How to Go to School
Going to school is a necessary part of growing up. To keep school and stress-free as possible, you can learn to prepare for any level of school, get through your day with as little hassle as possible, and try to have some fun along the way.
How to Calculate Bond Accrued Interest
Accrued interest on a bond refers to the interest that has been earned but not yet paid since the most recent interest payment. At the end of this accrual period (typically six months or a year) bonds generally pay interest. These are known as "coupon" pa...
How to Account for Customer Deposits
Sometimes a business needs to make a deposit of cash up front when placing a business-to-business order. This may be for an unusual one-time purchase such as for a large piece of machinery, or the business may not have the credit required with its supplie...
How to Clean a Leather Purse
Cleaning a leather purse isn't as hard as it may seem. Basic cleaning methods are easy, can be done at home, and can prevent challenging stains. Read the following tips to learn how to give a leather purse a basic cleaning.
How to Fix Your Life
Once you have the insight that your life needs to be fixed, there are certain practical steps you can take to help you do so. Your thoughts, behaviors and emotions are all interlinked and affect, create and feed one another.[1] X Research source...