How to Meet the Parents
Are you meeting your boyfriend or girlfriend's parents for the first time? Some parents are friendly, welcoming people who will try to make a good impression on you. But other parents won't make it that easy. And while you don't want to feel like you have to be someone entirely different around such parents, it doesn't hurt to be selective about how you present yourself the first time you meet them.

How to Prepare for an Earthquake
An earthquake is a very dangerous natural disaster, particularly in the Pacific Rim region. In fact, scientists now believe that the highly populated Southern Californian area is long overdue for a massive earthquake along the San Andreas fault.[1] After an earthquake, your home could be a mess and you might be left without a water supply and energy. There are several things you can do to prepare for an earthquake before it happens, to minimize the damage and potential for injury in and around your home.

How to Spice Up a Plain Waffle
Plain waffles might do it for a while but there will always be a time when spicing up your waffle makes it more than just breakfast – it becomes a feast for brunch. This article provides you with some delicious suggestions for spicing up your plain waffle.

30+ Things You Can Do with Duct Tape
Duct tape. Ubiquitous. Handy. Probably in your house right now. Apart from using it for sticking things together, there are so many things you can use it for that it would be a shame not to put it to greater use. Here are just some of the many ways you can make the most of duct tape.

Today's "Be Late for Something" Day. How to Pull Off Being Late to a Meeting
With an average of seventeen million meetings a day in America alone, there will always be some held up by the latecomer. When you're late to a meeting, it's better to rise to the occasion with grace rather than sinking into the floor, and provided you're not an habitual late-nik, a courteous and considerate approach to being late in a meeting can smooth your way in and have you quickly reinstated in everyone's good books. In this article, you'll learn how to deal appropriately with being late to a meeting.

How to Set a Passcode on the iPad
Setting a passcode on your iPad is key to protecting your personal information, as anything from email accounts to contact addresses can be accessed without one. This article will show you how to set a password on your iPad.

September is National Mushroom Month, but you can enjoy them year round. How to Preserve Fresh Mushrooms
Fresh mushrooms purchased from a store or harvested from the wild can be used many months later if stored correctly. There are many different kinds of mushrooms and many different ways to preserve them, so perfecting the method will require some trial and error, but the basic methods outlined here should work for the more common types of mushrooms available from fruit and vegetable suppliers.

How to Shorten Google Maps URLs
Due to the many parameters involved in compiling a Google map, URLs for Google Maps tend to be very long; too long in fact to add to a tweet on Twitter, or to insert anywhere that space is an issue. This article explains how to fix this easily, using an easily enabled Google Maps Labs feature known as "short URLs".

6 Tips for Playing Hard to Get
Although it might seem silly for someone to pretend that they're a little less into you than they really are, this type of restraint is one of the ways by which some people gauge the extent of each other's interest when dating. In addition, if you don't play hard to get, you might come off as needy, calculating, or worst of all, desperate. Then again, if you play too hard to get, you'll seem standoffish and cold, even a snob. Follow these steps to find a good balance when playing hard to get, and remember, dating is not an exact science; it's more of a game, with lots of guesswork, self-confidence, and risk-taking involved.

How to use Gmail's new "Priority Inbox" which sorts mail for you
Priority Inbox is a new feature in Gmail that finds the messages of importance and sorts them for you, to prevent email overload. It does this by basing the importance on the emails you read and reply to. Here is how to start using it in your Gmail account.

Apple just launched their Facebook competitor called Ping. Here's how you can try it
Ping is a music social network that was introduced with release of iTunes 10 on September 1, 2010. As with Twitter, you can follow others and be followed, keep tabs on your favorite artists, and post comments and suggestions for others to read - and even post pictures and videos. Here's how to use it.

Today is National Lazy Mom's Day. 11 Ways to Stop Overparenting and Be a "Slacker Mom"
Perfectionism and parenting can be a recipe for exhaustion and a life filled with stress. Being a "slacker mom" is not a negative; it's a way of thinking smart and of being clued into what really matters over what can wait till another day. Slacker mom was a term coined by Muffi Mead-Ferro,[1] and it's also known as being a Beta mom, or slow parenting.[2][3] Slacker moms are moms who reject any over-parenting models that involve children being sent to every possible after-school improvement option, with mom staying up till dawn baking homemade cookies before rushing off to work or starting the day's tasks. If you're ready to be a slacker mom, then it's no more sitting for hours on end in traffic and in your car at the soccer practice field; and it's no more helicopter parenting where overbearing goodwill takes away your child's self-sufficiency and capacity to learn by trial and error. Take the over-the-top expectations out of being a mom, and start really enjoying your slow parenting experience.

Going away to school? Here's how to stock up your college pantry
College (or university) is a time in your life when you are learning many things. Outside your academic studies, college may be when you learn to live on your own, to keep up your own home, and so on. A big part of that is learning to cook for yourself, and it is easiest to cook regularly if you keep some ingredients on hand. That's where your pantry comes in.

8 Ways to Tell if a UFO Sighting Video is Fake
A search for "UFO" on YouTube brings over 500,000 returns.[1] And, after you've managed to sort through that lot to find your favorite, if you're worried that it's too good to be true, your suspicions may be well founded. Not only do you need to believe in the possibility of UFOs (or, at least, be open-minded enough), but you also have to trust the person filming it (possibly more far-fetched in the age of video tricks). Here are some methods to assist you in spotting a potentially fake UFO video on YouTube, or any other video site.

It's Delete-a-Friend week, but is that too harsh? How to Unfriend a Friend on Facebook Without Actually Unfriending Them
Are you tired of that Facebook friend who annoys you with their posts and app updates? Or do you and a friend just not have much to talk about anymore, but your Facebook connection keeps the friendship from dissolving into oblivion, like it would in real life? If deleting that person from your friends list is too cyber-confrontational for you, here's how to enjoy the benefits of unfriending them without actually unfriending them.

How to Play a Tennis Tiebreaker
Invented by Van Alen in 1965, and introduced to the US Open in 1970, the tie-breaker has helped to reduce what had sometimes resulted in monumental and lengthy tennis game struggles between top players that could take days to finish.[1] A tennis tie-breaker is an intense, and often used, game in a set. It is used when the players are tied at 6-6 in a set, to determine the winner of the set. Whether you're learning to play tennis, or you're a spectator, it is important to understand the rules behind this exciting part of the game.

11 Ways to Deal with an Annoying Manager
I know this one department that kept losing talented people, one after another. It was no mystery really. The manager was a complete jerk. ~ A.A.[1] Sometimes newly appointed managers come into a company, hospital, or other organization thinking that they are the chosen ones. Then, there are managers who have been annoying for as long as you can remember. Annoying managers tend to throw their authority around the workplace recklessly. Consumed by power, they lose sight of reality, turning the lives of co workers into a living hell. If you allow or accommodate this type of influence in the workplace, your life at work will become miserable, sooner or later. Here are some suggested ways to overcome the overwhelming effect of having overly ambitious and annoying managers in your work life.

How to Teach Juggling
A wise juggler once said that nobody ever teaches someone how to juggle; they simply show someone how to teach themselves. The role of the teacher then is more to encourage than to instruct. Still, by breaking things down into the simplest process, you can set someone up for success. The method will change based on who you are teaching (young or old, athletic or otherwise) and how many people you are teaching (one on one, a small group or a whole class), but the basics will stay the same.

Want your jeans to hug your curves? How to Make Jeans Tighter
What do Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, and Madonna have in common? They have all worn their jeans tight at one time or another! Making your jeans tighter might be for reasons of fashion, personal preference, because the pair you just purchased doesn't sit or fit right and you'd like to make them look and feel better, or you've lost weight. Over time, some jeans can also lose their original tightness, so you might like to try one of the methods following to giving them a bit of a "leg-lift".

How to Watch the US Open via Live Streaming
The US Open Grand Slam Tennis tournament can be watched via live video streaming on the comfort of your home via the internet, bringing live coverage for each match during the tournament. In this article, you'll get a brief overview on using live streaming and locating a site to watch the tournament.