Practical advice on how and what to do for adults and children

Last modified

7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

2025-10-04 22:10

If you want to capture a funny chat conversation, show someone an error message on your computer, share instructions on how to complete a task, or even contribute to a wikiHow, screenshots are the ideal solution. With screenshots, you can show others what appears on your computer screen.

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Twitter, including how to create an account and upload tweets. Step Part 1 of 7: Creating a Twitter Account Step 1. Open Twitter Visit https://www.twitter.com/ through your computer's web browser.

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Windows icon file using Microsoft Paint and Paint 3D in Windows 10. However, there are some limitations you'll find with the regular version of Microsoft Paint when creating icons. Therefore, you can use Paint 3D to create more complex icons if necessary.

3 Ways to Study for Tests

3 Ways to Study for Tests

2025-06-01 06:06

It's called a test/exam that thrives like weeds, right? You take one exam and there's another exam waiting around the corner. It's time to show those exams who's in charge: you're sure to get a lot of "A" and "B" marks soon.

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

2025-06-01 06:06

You may want to make the most of your teenage years. Living seriously in this time can help develop good habits for adulthood. There are several ways to improve life as a teenager. Set goals and desires, pursue success academically and in other areas, cultivate a sense of self-worth and image, and make sure you develop positive relationships.

Popular for the month

How to Prepare a Freshwater Aquarium (with Pictures)

How to Prepare a Freshwater Aquarium (with Pictures)

Having a freshwater aquarium is a great way to create a natural atmosphere in your home. Setting up a new aquarium is easier than you might think when you first see it. The range of tools and accessories on display on a pet store shelf looks intimidating, but all you really need is the basics to get started.

How to Treat White Spot Disease (Ich) in Tropical Fish

How to Treat White Spot Disease (Ich) in Tropical Fish

White spot disease, also known as Ich, is a parasite that tropical fish enthusiasts have to deal with, sooner or later. White spot disease is the highest cause of fish mortality compared to other diseases. The disease usually occurs in aquarium fish that are in too much contact with other fish, as well as stress caused by fish living in the aquarium, not the wild.

How to Feed a Betta: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Feed a Betta: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Betta fish are great animals to keep in a home or office aquarium because they are easy to care for, more active than most ornamental fish species, and beautiful. Bettas are carnivores and should be fed a meat-based diet and should not be fed the dry, vegetable-based pellets that most tropical fish provide.

How to Treat Fin Rot Disease: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Treat Fin Rot Disease: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

Fin rot is a common symptom of bacterial disease that can attack a variety of fish, from betta fish to ornamental goldfish. This disease is often caused by dirty aquarium conditions, poor quality of care, or exposure to other fish with infectious diseases.

How to Spawn Molly Fish (with Pictures)

How to Spawn Molly Fish (with Pictures)

Molly fish (Poecilia sphenops) is a type of fish that reproduces by giving birth (not laying eggs). This fish is also suitable to be kept in an aquarium or tank. Molly fish are also quite easy to mate. Each time she gives birth, the female molly fish can give birth to more than a hundred fish.

3 Ways to Make Your Own Aquarium Filter

3 Ways to Make Your Own Aquarium Filter

Filters can be quite expensive. Sometimes it can be difficult to find the right type of filter, especially if you have a large tank, or fish that are vulnerable (eg betta fish). Therefore, many aquarium enthusiasts choose to make their own filters.

How to Treat Pineapple Scales Disease on Goldfish: 15 Steps

How to Treat Pineapple Scales Disease on Goldfish: 15 Steps

Pineapple scales disease (dropsy) occurs when the fish's kidneys do not function properly, resulting in fluid retention which makes the stomach swell. In the later stages of the disease, goldfish scales will bulge out. When you see these symptoms in a sick goldfish, the chances of survival are slim.

7 Ways to Find Out How Many Fish You Can Keep in an Aquarium

7 Ways to Find Out How Many Fish You Can Keep in an Aquarium

As with many other things in life, the key to managing a fish tank is balance. Too many inhabitants in the aquarium will affect the health and happiness of the fish. Luckily, you can actually find out how many fish you can fit in your tank easily.

3 Ways to Keep Aquarium Water Clean

3 Ways to Keep Aquarium Water Clean

An aquarium can be said to be healthy if the water in it is clear. Fish need clean and healthy water to survive. Uneaten food, fish waste, and plant debris can raise the pH level of the tank water making it unsafe for fish. There are several ways to keep your aquarium water clean Step Method 1 of 3:

3 Ways to Lower Ammonia Levels in a Fish Aquarium

3 Ways to Lower Ammonia Levels in a Fish Aquarium

Ammonia is a chemical compound that can enter your aquarium. Ammonia can enter the aquarium through water from outside or decay from fish or other natural materials in the tank. Ammonia can be very harmful to fish. Therefore, it is important to keep the ammonia level as close to zero as possible.

How to Save a Dying Gold Fish (with Pictures)

How to Save a Dying Gold Fish (with Pictures)

If you have gold fish and enjoy keeping them, it's really sad when they show signs of dying. Goldfish can die for many reasons, from illness to depression. However, by taking the first steps, you may be able to save a dying goldfish and even keep it for 10-20 years.

How to Feed a Goldfish: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Feed a Goldfish: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

Goldfish must be fed properly in order to live a healthy and happy life. Overfeeding, or incorrect feeding and preparation are common mistakes that goldfish owners often make when feeding their fish. Understanding goldfish eating habits and knowing the right types of food will help you to feed your goldfish properly.

3 Ways to Feed Broom Fish‐Broom

3 Ways to Feed Broom Fish‐Broom

Broomfish are pets that can keep your aquarium free of moss. The broom fish is a type of catfish that usually lives in aquariums. These fish are moss eaters, but the moss in the aquarium will not fill them up. You have to give the fish moss wafer brooms.

How to Open a Door with a Knife: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Open a Door with a Knife: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

There may come a time when you are locked out of the house or a room in the house, and can't find the key. Luckily, you can pry open a regular door with a knife, even with a regular butter knife. There are several ways to do this. However, be sure not to use this method to enter someone else's house or room without permission.

How to Unlock a Door: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Unlock a Door: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Whether you're looking to open a mysterious cupboard or just being unlucky, like being locked in the bathroom, the door lock technique will come in handy for you. This is your escape route. Don't panic and keep reading this article. Step Method 1 of 2:

How to Remove the Door Handle: 5 Steps

How to Remove the Door Handle: 5 Steps

When doing basic home repairs, we are often faced with jobs that look easy but can be very confusing. Replacing the doorknob is one of them! If you have trouble changing the doorknob, don't worry! The wikiHow site will help you. Just start with Step 1 below.

How to Open a Door with a Credit Card: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Open a Door with a Credit Card: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

If you're locked out of your house again, you can try using a credit card to open the door. Please note that this technique only works on doors with a simple knob lock using a spring latch or an angled latch. To open the door, wiggle the card in the gap between the door and the frame.

How to Pass a Drug Test in Short Notice: 14 Steps

How to Pass a Drug Test in Short Notice: 14 Steps

If you need to pass a drug test on short notice, the first thing you should know is that testing technology is so advanced that the classic ways to trick it, for example by sprinkling salt in a urine sample or using fake urine, are very easy to detect.

How to Clean Marijuana from the Body: 12 Steps

How to Clean Marijuana from the Body: 12 Steps

If you're about to take a drug test as a condition of your acceptance of a job or you know that the company you work for regularly conducts sudden drug tests, you may want to cleanse your body so that you're ready for the test. Of course, the only way to keep your system clear of marijuana is to not smoke or use marijuana at all in the first place.

3 Ways to Overcome Gambling Addiction

3 Ways to Overcome Gambling Addiction

Pathological gambling in a person includes the inability to control his gambling addiction resulting in psychological, financial, professional, and legal problems. Gambling can activate the brain's reward system, like any other addiction, which makes it very difficult for an addict to quit.