Bradley on Global Morning News
Global July 31
Summer is often about fixing things around the apartment, house, or cottage.
Here are some great sites to help you learn how to do just about anything.
http://www.wikihow.com/Cool-Yourself-Without-Air-Conditioning
You can participate and actually edit the Wiki entries
“One tried and true method is to wet your wrists and other pulse points with cold water, and then keep those spots cool by holding an ice cube wrapped in a face cloth against them. The relief is immediate, and this method will cool down the entire body—by as much as three degrees Fahrenheit—for upwards of an hour.”
http://answers.yahoo.com/ – lots of great information
You can read articles at places like http://www.howtodothings.com/
Find out :
* how to treat a mosquito bite
* how to block your cell phone number
* how to sew on a button
http://www.about.com/
http://www.ihowd.com/
are also good places for how-to articles
Or, if you learn better through videos – there are lots of choices.
- videos that will show you how to do almost anything in 5 minutes or less
* learn to restring a guitar
* make your own mosquito repellant
* money management tips
There are categories on the left hand side for everything from Arts, Business and Fashion to Sports and Video Games
You can even upload your own videos – what are you an expert at?
http://www.howcast.com/ – more obscure/cheekie how-tos – like how to use twitter, dating tips, there’s even a contest where you can win $ for sending in your own videos.
lifehacker.com is for the tech geeks in your life – here you’ll find all sorts of amazing information about the latest and greatest gadget hacks
howstuffworks.com – is a great resource for adults and kids alike.
For Home Improvement – check out
http://www.doityourself.com/
http://www.hometime.com/home.html
And don’t forget the most popular video site – Youtube – just type in your subject of choice
E.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQIoPyfQzM – how to solve a rubik’s cube
You can even get parenting tips – like to how to get your kids to love reading at http://www.tipz.com/
There’s even how-to for your blackberry http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/blackberry101/
