Showing posts with label How Stuff Works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How Stuff Works. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

How Stuff Works?

Hi All, 

A very interesting, useful, practical - and somewhat fun - website is 'How Stuff Works?'.

Basically its a site that explains to readers 'how stuff works'.  Hence the name of the site.

There are categories on the site.  For example, there are sections on Health, Science, Home/Garden,
Auto, Tech, Culture, Money, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Adventure, Animals and more!

Ultimately the site yields an article that lets the reader learn how 'stuff' works.  For example, I drilled down to an article titled 'Are married couples genetically similar?'  The article is about 2 pages long and includes details about the topic.  Related content is available to link to from the bottom of the page. 

How Stuff Works? also has videos and podcasts

Readers can subscribe to the How Stuff Works? newsletter by entering their email address at the bottom of the page. Readers will get the latest How Stuff Works? podcasts, tours, latest news and more from the site. 

Enjoy learning How Stuff Works?!!!

Regards,
Stu

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Voting, Elections and the Electoral College

Hi All,

Well, today is the day...its time to vote...

Where do I vote you ask?  Click here to find out where you vote. 

To find out the answers to other voting questions click here.

What the heck is the electoral college?  Click here (How Stuff Works), here (Huffington Post), and here (Washington Post) to find out more about the electoral college and how it affects the vote!

How do you find out who wins the election?  Click here (Politico), here (Wall Street Journal) or here  (CNN) to get real-time information on election 2016.

Regards,
Stu

Monday, June 30, 2014

How Stuff Works?

Hi All,

How do things work? I'm talking about things like 'Are Married People Happier Than Singles?', or 'What are The 10 Worst Foods to Eat?', or 'How Does Your Computer Know How Much Ink is Left in Your Cartridge?', or  'Why Can't We Remember Being Babies?'

Well, for all of the above listed questions, readers can click on the link to answer that particular question.

One really, really excellent feature of HowStuffWorks.com is the search box at the top right corner of the screen. Users can type in a phrase or search term and results will appear after you click on the magnifying glass (aka the 'enter' button).  Great stuff because links appear at the bottom of the page.  One possible negative to the site - there are Google Ads after each search. This can be disconcerting, but the actual HowStuffWorks? results appear right after the advertisements.

And with that nugget out of the way, searching for the exact result or answer that you need is a snap!

Readers can click on this link from 'HowStuffWorks.com' to find a plethora (a lot! - not a google however) of answers to a huge variety of questions.  Topics range from Adventure, Animals, Auto, Culture, Entertainment, Health, Home & Garden, Lifestyle, Money, Science, Technology and more.

In addition, HowStuffWorks has links to Video, Shows and Quizzes - click on links just listed for more information on those topics.

My favorite link is the Technology link.  Currently there is an article titled, '10 Internet of Things Nightmares', and 'Could You Put a Camera in a Contact Lens?'  But wait, there is more!

Other categories in the Electronics section of How Stuff Works? include: Family Tech, Everyday Tech, Gadgets, Cameras and Photography, Future Tech, How-to-Tech and Tech Myths...

Whew!  That was a mouthful!

Enjoy the site, find an answer - and get on with your life!  Kind of helpful, useful and easy to use!
Regards,
Stu