| The internet is a
dandy place for HOW TO guides. Guides that tell you how to make or repair
things have been published in books and magazines forever, and they are a
staple of weekday television programming. But the internet is probably a
better medium for these guides. "How to" books are limited by the high
cost of printing color and photographs. Auto repair books are
notorious for having one or no photos of complex operations. "How-to" television shows are great for
fostering ideas, but difficult to actually work from. Just copying the
ingredients in a recipe from a television show is a challenge.
Below are the HOW TO guides I've written
for Cockeyed.com. I've tried to include an absurdly high number of
reference photos. I hope you enjoy them!
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Remove Shoes from Telephone Lines.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How Not to Build a Patio Cover.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Remove Slats From Blinds.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Remove a Toilet Ring.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Fix a Fence.
50 Good and Bad Fence Ideas | How Fences Fail
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Fix a Gate.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Keep your Video Card cool.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Fix a Hole in the Wall.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Paint a Room.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Make a Silicone Mold Out of cheap silicone Caulk.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to have a Halloween Costume Contest.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Siphon Gas out of your Tank or Drain Water out of a Fishtank.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Unlock the Bathroom Door.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Repair the Lens Mechanism of a Canon Powershot SD750.
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Easy, Illustrated Instructions on How to Reset a Circuit Breaker.
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Using the Hell out of your Digital Camera.
10 camera tips not really related to photography.
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85 Ways to Decorate your House with Christmas Lights.
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Really easy, almost over-illustrated instructions on how to paper mache.
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What is the Learning Curve?.
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Really easy, almost over-illustrated instructions on how to change a flat tire.
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Really easy, almost over-illustrated instructions on how to make coffee.
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How to change your brake pads.
Brake Pad Warnings and comments |
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Excellent Hiding Places |
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Reader-suggested hiding places |
How to Replace the Pull Cord on your
Lawnmower or Leaf Blower Engine |
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How to Cut and Paste |
Eye Protection |
How to make fire with two sticks |
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A lot of the other "Incredible Stuff I
made" stories are written a lot like a HOW TO guide too, not that you
would ever want to build a pack of matchstick cats, but you might learn
something from reading it. |
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 Refilling an Ink Cartridge is a science
club episode, but it has some good tips.
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How to erase someone out of your photo.
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How
to Fight a Speeding Ticket in court |
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