How To
How to Set Up the Fitbit Tracker
Before you can start using your new Fitbit tracker, you'll need to connect it to a compatible smartphone, tablet, or computer. Start by installing the Fitbit app on your device, and then connect it to your Fitbit using Bluetooth. Learn how to install and...
How to Identify Manic Behavior
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that is characterized by highs and lows. These cycling peaks and valleys can significantly disrupt a person’s life and ability to function. While extreme highs, called manic episodes, can be easy to spot, milde...
How to Avoid Alimony in Instances of Abandonment
In most states, there's no "at-fault" requirement to receive an alimony, or spousal support, award. Rather, whether one spouse gets payments from the other depends on a number of factors, including who makes the most money and whether one spouse was depen...
The Best Acrylic Nail Shapes for Any Nail Type
You can file acrylic nails into some interesting shapes, such as square, squoval, almond-shaped, or even the pointy, claw-like stiletto shape. Before you start shaping, it is important to get the nail to your desired length and thickness. Then, you can fi...
How to Use Marco Polo
Marco Polo is a push-to-talk app that recreates the experience of using a walkie-talkie to communicate with people you know. This walkie talkie, though, has video capabilities. Try sending quick videos, or "Polos," as a way to locate a friend that you're...
How to Explain Your Chronic Pain to Others
Chronic pain can impact all areas of your life, especially your relationships. You may find yourself in a situation where you have to explain your chronic pain to someone who doesn't quite understand what you are going through. You can explain your chroni...
How to Lower Blood Pressure with Herbs
Despite inconclusive evidence, it might be possible to manage high blood pressure naturally using herbs and herbal supplements. From ginseng to goji root bark, a number of herbs purportedly lower blood pressure. However, you should ask your doctor or phar...
How to Treat Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis is one of the more common medical conditions that occur in children. Juvenile arthritis causes pain to the joints, along with swelling and tightness. Some children with juvenile arthritis also have symptoms in other parts of their body,...
How to Solve Matrix Equations
In linear algebra, matrix equations are very similar to normal algebraic equations, in that we manipulate the equation using operations to isolate our variable. However, the properties of matrices restrict a few of these operations, so we have to ensure t...
How to Help Your Autistic Teen Cope with Wisdom Teeth Removal
Helping your child through wisdom teeth removal can be a difficult and stressful task. It's hard for a parent to see a child in pain. It can be especially hard with an autistic child, who may feel more scared, struggle to communicate their feelings, and/o...
How to Become a Fan of the Scrabble TV Game Show
If you love Scrabble, you might already be familiar with the TV game show based on the board game. Whether it was the ever-witted Chuck Woolery hosting, the Speedword or Scrabble Sprint, or the use of digital visualizations, this show is something most f...
How to Install iPhone Apps on an iPad
If you've ever have had an iPhone app that doesn't have an iPad app and now need full functionality of the iPhone app, all while operating on your iPad, do not despair. There is certainly a way to reclaim the app on your iPad too.
How to Use a Deburring Tool
Deburring tools are incredibly useful for rounding out rough edges on almost anything. You can use a deburring tool to even out the edges of a PVC pipe or to get rid of rough spots on the edge of a piece of wood. Using a deburring tool is pretty easy, but...
How to Tie a Tie on Someone Else
Even the most elegant tie wearer had someone to help out the first time. Learn a knot or two, and you can help your son prepare for his first job interview, save your friend from the "snake pit" style, or simply bolster your image. If you're tying your o...
How to Tell the Difference Between Eczema and Psoriasis
Eczema and psoriasis are conditions that affect the skin. They both produce red areas or bumps on the skin, so they can be difficult to tell apart. Eczema starts earlier in life and usually causes more itching, while psoriasis develops later and is charac...
How to File an ADA Claim for Web Site Accessibility Issues
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that places of public accommodation be accessible to people with disabilities. Although there is a lot of controversy on this issue, a website might qualify as a “place of public accommodation.” According...