Mon 25 Jan 2010
3 how-to sites to help you learn everything you ever wanted to know
Posted by Mysti under How-to articles
How-to websites are a great way to solve problems and learn new skills because they offer easy step by step instructions. However, not all how-to sites are created equal so to save you some time here are 3 sites which I have found particularly useful.
- Howcast – If you are a person who would much rather watch an instructional video than read instructions then Howcast is the site for you. Howcast’s how-to videos are high quality and cover a wide range topics (they have over 100,000 videos on the site). Videos on this site are kept short and to the point, but are always entertaining as well as educational. Here’s and example Howcast video ‘How to do better Google searches‘. To visit the Howcast homepage click here.
- WikiHow – Wikihow is a collaborative how-to site with a lot of great information. Each article has steps, tips, warnings, and sources and citations. Because it is collaborative, if users disagree or have something to add they can discuss it and make changes. To visit the WikiHow site click here.
- Instructables – Instructables is a different kind of how-to site. At the Instructables site you can learn how to do things you never thought of doing. Guides can range from unusual, to whimsical, to just plain bizarre. One of the guides I enjoyed reading was about how to make a hidden door bookshelf. Part of what makes instructables great is the fact that readers can leave comments which means they can ask the author questions or make suggestions for others. To visit Instructables click here.