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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• in Technology
  So, You Got A New Windows Computer?
  A quick and dirty guide to get your new Windows PC ready to roll.
  by oldgoat1957 / on Dec 27, 2011

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  Lifehacker — Authority: 802
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• How to Create Animated GIFs And 3-D Effects

  
  SciTechie — Authority: 116
  Black and white time is over. However, Pictures from that time always turns memories on. They are all almost historic assets for the owners. We can better use such historic stereographs by creating a 3-D effect. The New York Public Library has a collection of 40,000 historic stereographs but less beneficial. To ...
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• The SingSong Sourcing Experience

  
  ERE.net — Authority: 547
  I had that singsong experience again yesterday while (phone) sourcing. What’s the singsong experience? It’s when a Gatekeeper starts offering information, in a continuous pattern, to your request. Don’t misunderstand — I had spent several hours sourcing into a particular entertainment company with very ...
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  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 146
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• The Pros and Cons of Lambda

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 146
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• 9 Proven link-bait ideas to boost back-links and traffic to your website

  
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• SeekABrew

  
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  For your reference and bookmarkage. This 50-state interactive map will help the craft beer drinker find out what beers are available by state and the distributor for that beer in that state, or all distibutors for all beers in that state. Invaluable.   SeekABrew U.S. distribution map.
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• How to Manage and Categorize Shortcuts Using Quick Pop Menu

  
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• Writing Your First Android App - Body Mass Index Calculator

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 146
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• Download Fan Fiction ebooks With Calibre Via A Simple Plugin

  
  Help Desk Geek - Help Desk Tips For IT Pros — Authority: 110
  In case you’re interested, there are currently more than half a million Harry Potter Fan Fiction stories available on fanfiction.net.  What is fan fiction?  Simply put, it’s when someone sits down to write a story using characters someone else has created.  There are fan fiction stories available for Twilight, ...
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• 1st on Google – My Journey

  
  Blue Capra Design — Authority: 103
  Would you like to be ranked 1st on Google?   I would.  Not necessarily with my business or personal blog, but when someone searched my name, Alan Reeves , I want to be ranked 1st, maybe not on all the search engines, but at least at Google.  Narcissistic, maybe, but from a business and marketing standpoint, who ...
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• Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

  
  ERE.net — Authority: 547
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• A Recruiter Competency Model for Passive Candidates

  
  ERE.net — Authority: 547
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• Craft Room Update and $100 Lowes Giveaway

  
  Southern Hospitality — Authority: 94
  Pin it January is an excellent time to be thinking about organization and it happens every year after Christmas.  We all start thinking of ways to declutter and get everything in the house in tip-top shape. You saw the pretty stencil yesterday and today, I’m going to show you the mostly finished room. The wall ...
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• CSS3 Image Hover Effects

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 146
  How to create different image hover effects using only CSS3.
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• How To Search Twitter For Hashtags Using Hootsuite

  
  SchneiderB ...discussing social media, technology, and branding for independent schools. — Authority: 102
  During this screencast I will show you how to search Twitter for hashtags using  Hootsuite .   Sign-Up for FREE Hootsuite Account Blog post at edSocialMedia:  Twitter Hashtags For Independent Schools Let me know if you have any questions by posting them in the comments section below.
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• Guest Post: My Favorite Finds (Hall Closet Organization)

  
  Lisa's Craft Blog — Authority: 465
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• Howto add SQUID Proxy Server with MIKROTIK [Short Reference Guide]

  
  Bolozer — Authority: 133
  To add SQUID Proxy Caching Server support in Mikrotik , Assuming the following Scenario. DSL MODEM IP = 192.168.1.1 MIKROTIK LAN IP = 10.0.0.1 SQUID LAN IP = 192.168.2.1 I assume that you already have working Mikrotik in place, and Already configured SQUID Server ready, (You can search guides about ...
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• How To: Live In Your Whip

  
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  With perks like first chairs, free rent, and the ability to chase storms—who needs a home?
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• Mw3 Glitches How to get inside any truck! (Survival Mode on Outpost)

  
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