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How to React When Your Girlfriend Tells You She's Pregnant
If your girlfriend tells you she's pregnant, it can be quite a shock. Whether or not you expected the news, you can feel stressed, confused, happy, or all of these at once. You can cope with the news by letting your girlfriend express herself, and then s...
How to Research the History of Your House
If you own an older home, you've probably at some point wondered who slept in your bedroom long before you, when your plumbing was last updated, or why that ghost keeps hiding your car keys. Researching the history of your house is not only an exciting tr...
How to Identify Leaking Pads on Your Woodwind Instrument
Over time, saxophone, clarinet, and flute pads may begin to leak air, causing some notes to become difficult to play. This is usually due to moisture from your breath deteriorating the pad material, so it doesn't sit properly against the tone hole. If the...
How to Test Network and Internet Latency (Lag) in Microsoft Windows
There is almost nothing more frustrating than waiting on your browser to refresh or a page to load while you are on the internet. This delay is referred to as latency, which is a measure of the time it takes a packet of data to travel from the source (web...
How to Stay Up Late
There are always going to be times in your life where you need to stay up really late. Whether you are going to an all night party, trying to finish a project before the next day, or invested in a long night of traveling, it can be hard to stay awake lo...
How to Reduce Chronic Pain
If you have chronic pain, there are a variety of ways you can minimize it. In most cases, those with chronic pain should get specialized medical care in order to manage their pain. However, there are also ways to reduce chronic pain with common household...
How to Help an Autistic Family Member
Living with an autistic family member can be a unique experience. This article will try to help you better understand the family member and their needs.
How to Make Basic Taper Candles
This is an easy method for producing simple taper candles. It isn't a hard process but it is time-consuming, so make sure to have some free time. The style of taper that you produce is up to you. Shorter taper candles have a more rustic feel, while longer...
How to Perform a Séance
A séance allows you to contact the spirit world to ask questions or seek guidance. For best results, you’ll need a group of spiritual believers who are open to contacting a spirit. Set up your séance in a quiet room, then sit with your participants in a c...
The Best Way to Clean Your Knives
Knives of all types need to be regularly cleaned to keep them sharp, rust-free, and free of bacteria. They require special handling and care, depending on the type of knife and their various uses.
How to Be Wild at Heart
A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages. Tennessee Williams The last thing "being wild" means is seeking drug-thrills or being promiscuous. Wild does not mean hanging out in a bar, getting drunk, and wrecking your new car in a cow pasture. Wild...
How to Cope with Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania (TRIK-a-TILL-o-may-nee-ah) is an irresistible urge to pull out hair from the scalp, eyebrows or other areas of one's body. Hair pulling from the scalp often leaves patchy bald spots, which people with trichotillomania may go to great leng...
How to Clean and Maintain a Clarinet
In order to get the most out of your clarinet, developing a proper maintenance and cleaning regimen is very important. By regularly disassembling your clarinet and cleaning each piece with swabs, oil, and a little water, your instrument will last much lon...
How to Carve a Chicken
Carving a roast chicken may be a daunting task, but very worth the effort. Don't get scared away from having a delicious meal because you don't know how to carve a chicken--that's what wikiHow is here for. Follow these simple guidelines and you'll be carv...
How to Edit ID3 Tags
If you collect MP3s from disparate sources, your ID3 tags are probably in shambles. Ideally, an ID3 tag includes information about the MP3: song, artist, album, year, genre, and track list tags are all ID3 tags that you use frequently. The problem with do...
How to Deal With an Itch That Occurs Throughout the Night
Also known as pruritus, itching can be caused by numerous skin conditions (such as allergies, insect bites, eczema, and poison oak rash). If left untreated, nightly itching can be a cause of a sleepless night but besides interrupting your sleep, prolonged...