eMyTextBooks:How-tos bookshelf - eMyTextBooks

eMyTextBooks:How-tos bookshelf

This bookshelf contains books which intend to instuct on how to do something, such as frame a picture or write an essay.

Building, construction, craftwork, and repair

These how-tos provide instruction on the creation, modification, or repair of physical objects.

Carpentry and woodworking

• Carpentry (Apr 8, 2005)
• Frame a picture (July 16, 2005)
• Frame a picture (second book)

Computers and electronics

• Assemble a desktop PC (Sep 6, 2005)
• Build a wireless computer network in your home
• Build a WiFi antenna (Jun 10, 2005) (July 7, 2005)
• Build a projector (Jun 23, 2005)
• Build a MythTV (Jun 10, 2005)
• Modify a disposable camera (Jun 30, 2005)
• How to build a community Wireless Network (Sep 28, 2005)
• How to Crack Windows XP Passwords (Oct 30, 2005)

Consumables

• Make biodiesel (Sep 14, 2005)
• Make soap (Sep 5, 2005)

Maintenance and repair

• Repair an automobile (Jan 23, 2005)
• Repair a bicycle (Nov 6, 2005)
• Maintaining a Marinette aluminum boat (July 26, 2005)

Metalworking

• Make armor (Jan 23, 2005)
• Make a sword (Jun 15, 2005)
• Blacksmith (Mar 17, 2005)

Other projects

• Make an island (July 22, 2005)
• Build a pykrete bong (July 16, 2005)
• School science projects (Apr 20, 2005)
• An Introduction to Airsmithing (Mar 30, 2005)

Learn a skill

These how-tos provide instruction on how to perform a particular task or activity.

Animals and pets

• Choose and care for a pet (Dec 14, 2004)
• Breed Siamese fighting fish (Apr 21, 2005)
• Care for a cockatoo
• Raise chickens (July 2, 2005)

Athletics

• Swing a baseball bat

Automotive

• Read spark plugs for racing (August 1, 2005)

Business

• Conduct a job search
• Prepare for an employment interview (August 1, 2005)
• Manage money (October 4, 2005)
• Run a newspaper (August 5, 2005)

Communication

• Low-Power FM Community Radio (Mar 13, 2005)

Community projects

• Set up a community recycling program

Emergencies

• Rescue victims in a collapsed building (Jul 7, 2005)
• Learn first aid (August 1, 2005)

Fishing

• Catch a pickerel

Food and drink

• Can foods (Jun 28, 2005)
• Eat sushi (Jun 28, 2005)

Languages

• Learn a language (Nov 15, 2004)
• Build a Wikibook on teaching any language (Aug 17, 2005)

Media production

• Make a movie (Feb 07, 2005)

Musical instruments and performance

• Play the Irish pennywhistle (May 7, 2005)
• Play the violin (Jul 16, 2004)
• Sing (July 22, 2005)
• Synthesize instruments using PADsynth algorithm (Oct 26, 2005)

Research

• Find a book (Jan 31, 2005)

Software and computers

• Guide for Using Malayalam in Computer (Oct 12, 2005)
• Future-proof electronic information (Apr 22, 2005)
• Render a SolidWorks Model in Maya (Aug 10, 2005)

Writing

• Write an essay (Jan 23, 2005)
• Write a research paper on History (Sep 8, 2005)
• Keep a journal (Aug 1, 2005)
• Write a letter (Apr 20, 2005)
• Write fiction
• Write a novel (Aug 1, 2005)
• Write a résumé (Jun 24, 2005)

Other how-tos

• Declare Peace
• Cause havoc
• Interpret a dream
• Solve a Rubik's Cube (Jul 7, 2005)
• Beat a speeding ticket
• Pass a course (Sep 17, 2005)
• List of dances has a list on how-to guides for certain dance moves.
• Surviving as a Fugitive How to live as fugitive without getting caught.
• How to make a million- Ideas for making millions

Domestic Hints

These how-tos provide tips and suggestions to save energy, money, time, and other resources.

Energy Conservation

• How to reduce home energy costs (Sep 12, 2005)
• How to reduce transportation fuel costs (Sep 12, 2005)

External how-to sites

• Wikisolutions (May 8, 2005)
• http://www.eHow.com has a wide variety of how-to information. You can learn everything from how to throw a curveball (http://www.ehow.com/how_1831_throw-curveball.html) to how to tie a tie (http://www.ehow.com/how_2970_tie-tie.html) to how to buy a condominium (http://www.ehow.com/how_111174_buy-condominium.html)
• For more about how to do something see the Know-How_Wiki (http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~paquetse/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?Know-How_Wiki) (down, jan. 2005, will come back)
• For more about how to perform a specific task in linux, see Linux HOWTOs (LDP) (http://www.tldp.org/)
• For more about how to perform a specific task in Pick-style, see MultiValue HOWTOs (http://www.pickwiki.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl)
• http://www.soyouwanna.com/
• Learnthat.com (http://www.learnthat.com) offers a great deal of tutorials and free courses.
• Howtoons (http://www.howtoons.net) How-to comics, MIT style.
• Free humanized how-tos at myprimers.com (http://www.myprimers.com/)
• How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/) shows you how things work. It has a large database of articles. (in English)
• http://www.allexperts.com Great site where experts on hundreds of subjects will Personally e-mail you with an answer.