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This wikiHow teaches you how to make Facebook require your approval before adding posts you’re tagged in to your Timeline.

Sometimes called honeycomb shades, cellular shades are a window covering that blocks light while providing better insulation. Cellular shades are characterized by a gap or “cell” of air between the front and back of the shade. Remove dust from your shades...

If you have bipolar disorder, the loss of someone or something important to you can throw you out of your routine and make you more vulnerable to mood swings, especially depression. To stay healthy and safe, it’s important to keep managing your mental hea...

Ivory piano keys have a natural white luster to them and can be found on high end pianos. Over time, ivory piano keys can get dirty or turn yellow with use. To remove fingerprints, marks, and dirt, use a damp cloth and mild soap. If there is yellowing on...

Brass can be cleaned with vinegar if it gets dirty, smudged, or stained. Lacquered and unlacquered, however, do require different cleaning methods. Unlacquered brass should generally be soaked in vinegar, while lacquered brass can be spot cleaned with a r...

While common thought would lead you to believe that the inside of your washing machine is clean, this may not be the case. Failing to clean your machine can lead to bad odors, germs, grime, and mold. Luckily, there are all-natural methods of cleaning your...

If you want to sell your copper wire at a scrap yard or are preparing copper wire for soldering, you may want to clean it. While there are commercial cleaners that exist on the market, there are also a variety of ways you can clean copper with commonly fo...

White shoes can be difficult to keep clean, especially if you're regularly going outside. White leather shoes are even harder to clean because chemicals like ammonia can cause unwanted discoloration and you can't put them in the washing machine. Luckily,...

Cuticle oil is a great way to keep your nails looking clean and healthy. Start by applying the oil to each nail on one of your hands. You can drop it on, brush it on, or roll it on, depending on the type of applicator you have. Then take a minute to massa...

This wikiHow teaches you how to decline or accept an incoming phone call on your iPhone.

A dichotomous key is a way of identifying specimens based on contrasting statements, usually about physical characteristics.[1] X Research source By drawing a series of contrasts, you are able to narrow down the specimen until you can correc...

Thick hair may be considered a blessing, but sometimes it’s just too much. If you’d like your hair to be thinner (or at least appear that way), there are a few options for you. By making some changes to your beauty regimen, trying out a thinning hairstyle...

While you might be cleaning your toilet bowl regularly, many people forget about the tank during their cleaning routine. While the water that enters the tank is usually clean and bacteria-free, the metal internal parts can rust and if your bathroom is hum...

A regular heptagon (also called septagon) is a polygon with seven equal sides and seven equal angles. Accurately constructing polygons is an important part of geometry, and for regular heptagons there are multiple ways to draw one. Here is the easiest met...

Sharp pruning shears make life easier than a pair of dull, rusty shears. You can easily sharpen your pruning shears at home with a medium or coarse diamond hand file. After you clean the shears and remove rust with a piece of steel wool, use the file to s...

Deciding where to eat with friends can be challenging. To narrow down the choices, you should first determine what types of dietary, time, and budget restrictions members of the group might have. After you have eliminated restaurants that won’t work for c...