How To Find Out How

Newcastle Herald

Thursday November 6, 2008

Stephanie Bradley WEB TURF

EVERYONE is a DIY expert these days, and there are online gurus on anything from chakra-healing to how to be a tailor.

To find out information there is a large number of websites that have videos, pictures and explanations on almost every topic.

Of course the usual initial stop is wikipedia.org, the first love of online information seekers, and it does have more than 7 million articles in more than 200 languages, and is still growing.

But if you are wanting to know the nuts and bolts of a topic, howstuffworks.com, could help. It is particularly good for, well, how things work, such as cars, electronics, communication, and the Google filing system.

Other websites, like ehow.com, offer the same sort of information but it is always a good idea to read the comments or voices of dissent below an article. Some articles are too simple, or poorly written.

Video-based information websites include videojug.com, viddler.com, and of course the instructional sections of youtube.com.

If you're looking to learn something more explosive, try makezine.com for directions on how to make an electronic drum kit, or a trebuchet, or just make a T-shirt screen print of a photo of you for your nanna for Christmas.

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