howto

A howto (also known as a how-to or how to) is a brief, informational tutorial (often list based, and/or bulletized) designed to help its readers learn how to accomplish a new task or skill. Howtos may also feature useful photos or video.

Howtos provide a simple, organized way for essential information to be shared on a wide variety of topics, including internet video, automotive maintenence, and food preservation as well as tips to improve productivity and organizational skills.

There are some very good blogs on the internet with howtos that include Lifehacker and Make: Blog.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “howto”

• How To Perform Compression-Only CPR

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  Learn how to perform compression-only CPR; it could save someones life.
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• Top 10 SEO Tips for PR – PRSA 2009

  
  Web Works — Authority: 143
  TopRankMarketing.com CEO Lee Odden will present the top ten search engine optimization (SEO) tips for public relations and news content at the 2009 PRSA International conference at the Marriott Hotel & Marina in San Diego on November 9 at 10:15am – Marina Ballroom F.
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• DIY Carpet Light for Awesome Ground Lighting!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 608
  Here’s a great design for carpet lighting using one of those string lights and carpet material. Here’s a rather interesting idea that involves lighting and carpets, a DIY spiral carpet light!  I think there’s many uses to this concept if applied to carpets in real houses.  For example, you can hook it up ...
  7 hours ago

• Golf DIY – How to Make Kid’s Golf Clubs!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 608
  Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of making couple kid’s clubs, all custom-fitted to fit one of my friend’s daughters.  You see, the golfing world still doesn’t make enough different sizes for golfers under 5 years of age.  Meaning the only way to get your kids to play golf early in life is to cut existing ...
  7 hours ago

• How to use Google Talk as a feed reader with real time RSS feed updates

  
  Digitizor — Authority: 138
  Google Talk already has many bots that can help you simplify your work. Well in this article we will tell you about yet another chat bot that simply turns your Google Talk into a Feed Reader with real time RSS feed updates – i.e. the moment a feed is published you will be notified about it via a message from the ...
  8 hours ago

• Birthday Vlog and How To Wear Boyfriend Jeans Part 2

  
  How To Do Just About Everything — Authority: 146
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• Lose that Last 5 Pounds

  
  Nutrition Data-Weight Loss Blog — Authority: 502
  I was speaking to a large group of people this weekend and one thing I heard from a few attendees was that they were “stuck” trying to lose that last 5 pounds. If this sounds like you and you need a little push to get the weight loss started again I have a few suggestions for you: 1. Write down your daily ...
  9 hours ago

• Scala development with Eclipse - Tutorial

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 169
  Explains how to develop Scala with Eclipse. Also demonstrates some Scala language features.
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• Fix for Ubuntu (and other suitable OS) hanging during boot with nVidia GeForce FX 5200 (and other suitable cards)

  
  Sathya Says — Authority: 106
  This is the problem that affected me the most in the history of Linux using so far. Image, for two full years i just dint know the solution to this prob is that easy. Too late of me to find out. any ways, better late than never. So the problem is with FX 5200 Ubuntu liveCD/installation boot will hang mid-way, as to ...
  12 hours ago

• How To Make a Secret Compartment in Your Wall

  
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  Make a hidden compartment in your wall with these easy to follow steps.
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• How To Stop Being Lazy

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  You can stop being lazy by using these tips to motivate yourself to find an interest in life.
  12 hours ago

• How To Play Mother May I

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  Learn how to play Mother May I, the traditional childrens game that boosts listening skills, by following this tutorial.
  12 hours ago

• How To Pick Apples

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  Learn the proper way to pick apples with these tips and youll have a grand old time at the orchard.
  12 hours ago

• How To Get the Most From the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  Learn how to use this amazing new camera with these simple tips.
  12 hours ago

• Extracting email addresses from inbox

  
  Tips for Twits — Authority:
  We had to setup a EDM/newsletter system for a client. He wanted to consolidated his and his staff email addresses. He sent me a few outlook PST files. We imported it into outlook and found that besides the few thousand emails in the contact list, there’s another few thousand more emails in different folders which ...
  13 hours ago

• How to Secure Your Jailbroken iPhone From SSH Hack

  
  The iPhone Blog by Simon — Authority: 129
  By jailbreaking your iPhone, it opens up lots of opportunities to add some amazing features that you’ll never find on a normal iPhone. Just quote a few examples, jailbreaking lets you use Winterboard to change the iPhone theme. Or you can use Twidget to view your tweet on lock screen. And, jailbreaking opens the ...
  13 hours ago

• Temp Fix: Windows 7 64-bit Hangs As Copy Large Number Of Files To USB Drive

  
  Walker News — Authority: 121
  I had terrible experience over the last weekend, totally mad with this new Microsoft baby that formally known as Windows 7. Guess what, I have to cold boot my Core 2 Duo machine many times (more than my fingers can count), until I finally get a TEMPORARILY fix to backup 200GB+ of files from internal hard disk to the ...
  13 hours ago

• How To Be Smart About Saving

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  Be smart about saving with these strategies.
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• How To Cook Pasta Al Dente

  
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  Al dente‚ Italian for "to the tooth" or "bite"‚ makes for perfect pasta you can create with these tips.
  13 hours ago

• Dell Mini 9 Hack – How to Add an Accelerometer!

  
  Laptop Pimp Blog - Laptop Reviews for Laptop Whores — Authority: 438
  Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This cool Dell Mini 9 Hack involves adding an accelerometer to an existing touchscreen so you can move it sideways and let the screen auto rotate.  We think it’s definitely a good hack worth mentioning on Laptop Pimp, ...
  14 hours ago

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