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How to Make a Safe Environment for Your Pet Bird
A pet bird can be a wonderful companion for years, but new bird owners should be aware that caring for a bird takes much more than simply providing a cage and birdseed. Birds are much more delicate creatures than cats or dogs, so even a seemingly trivial...
How to Create an Animation in Animate: From Getting Started to Publishing Your Animation
Adobe Animate (formerly Adobe Flash Professional) has long been the standard for creating animations for the web, television, video games, and other interactive applications. Many famous cartoons; including Blue's Clues, My Little Pony, and Metalocalypse...
How to Use Windows XP
Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows XP, which means that if you're using it you'll need to be a little more cautious than normal. Any exploits in XP discovered by hackers will no longer be patched, so connecting to the internet is much more dangerous...
How to Publish Your Music
Once you've recorded your music, you're probably eager to gain listeners. Publishing your music is a great way to increase exposure for your music while securing its rights. Make a list of top music publishers for your genre and submit your demo with a br...
How to Find a Missing Pet
Losing a beloved animal can be heartbreaking. However, it's important that you don't give up hope. Many missing pets are found safe and reunited with their families. What you do in the first 24 hours is imperative if you want to find your loved one. While...
How to Ride a Turkish Dolmus
The Turkish dolmuş (pronounced DOL-moosh) is a minibus that serves the coastal area of Turkey. It doesn't operate like public buses in Western countries, so here's how to ride it.
How to Prevent a Potential Rape
Rapists are predators--period. By following these steps, you can try to make your world a little safer from those predators. You will get the information and skills you need to protect yourself psychologically and physically. Remember, although being awar...
How to Train Puppies
Puppies need to be trained how to do many things in order to be good dogs. It is up to you to teach your puppy how to play nice, go potty in a designated place in the yard, and walk beside you on a leash. It may take several months of focused attention to...
How to Troll for Crappie
Trolling for crappie is one of the very best and easiest ways to catch these tasty fish all year long. A few simple steps can be easily modified for any lake where crappie live.
How to Become a Vegan
Most omnivores think becoming a vegan is impossible and can't even begin to imagine how they might be able to survive, let alone enjoy life without typical flavors they have been used to. They're just not being creative enough! With a positive attitude, a...
How to Celebrate Pi Day
Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, or simply the circumference divided by the diameter. It is also one of the most revered mathematical constants in the known world.[1] X Research source...
How to Care for Green Anole Lizards
A delightful small lizard, the green anole (Anolis carolinensis) makes a popular choice for a reptile pet. They're the kind of pet that will entertain you with their busy antics during the day and their beautiful color is lovely to behold. Although caring...
How to Make New Friends from Around the World
As our world becomes more connected, forming friendships with people from all across the globe has never been easier. Thanks to the internet and nifty apps, as well as study abroad programs and cultural clubs, there are so many ways to connect with people...
How to Choose a Gift for Your Friends
Giving gifts is a great way to show your friends that you care, but sometimes it can be difficult to find the perfect present. Luckily, with some pointers and intuition, you’ll be able to pick out the perfect gift for even the most difficult of people.
How to Clarify Butter
Clarified butter is melted butter with the solids and water removed. It is a delicious, simple ingredient that is often used in sauces and as a condiment for lobster and other seafood treats. Best of all, making it only takes a few minutes! See Step 1 bel...
How to Factor Second Degree Polynomials (Quadratic Equations)
A polynomial contains a variable (x) raised to a power, known as a degree,[1] X Research source and several terms and/or constants. To factor a polynomial means to break the expression down into smaller expressions that are multiplied togeth...