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Jewish World Review
Here's how
By
Randy A. Salas
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |
(MCT) What do you do when you want to learn how to do something? One way is to ask someone to show you. A new website makes that easier to do by compiling online instructional videos, but there are other how-to sites whose users share their knowledge and experience in cool, helpful and unusual lessons.www.sutree.comThe newly launched SuTree, still in beta testing, says it is founded on this basic principle: "It is usually easier to learn something by watching a lesson than by reading texts." See for yourself if that's true. The members of SuTree's community add links to free how-to videos they find on the Web or upload their own. Users then judge the quality of the video lesson, which can be viewed by rating, most viewed and more a setup similar to YouTube. There are more than 5,300 video lessons indexed so far in 22 categories, from "arts & crafts" to "wheels."Cool: How to make a webcam for your bird feeder to monitor activity remotely (www.startribune.com/a2787).Helpful: How caulking can make house-painting jobs look more professional (www.startribune.com/a2788).Unusual: How to balance a cane on your chin (www.startribune.com/a2789).www.ehow.comThe thriving eHow community has been around much longer, since 1999, claiming more than 6 million visitors a month. Although its approach is more traditional, its 35,000 user-generated and -rated articles are presented in a slick, easy-to-digest format that makes learning a snap.Cool: How to build a time machine (www.startribune.com/a2790). You'll need a Yugo.Helpful: How to write your wedding vows (www.startribune.com/a2791).Unusual: How not to look as if you're still living in the '80s (www.startribune.com/a2792).www.instructables.comPhotos and graphics are the driving force behind the ultra-hip Instructables site, created by Squid Labs. The images anchor each step of the nearly 4,300 user-uploaded lessons, which tend to be more adventurous and quirkier than other how-to sites. Other users jump right in with off-the-wall comments about the project or additional tips, making the site a fun read even if you're not looking to make something.Cool: How to make odd-shaped cakes using an industrial laser cutter (www.startribune.com/a2793).Helpful: How to fix rust spots on your car (www.startribune.com/a2794).Unusual: How to breathe fire (www.startribune.com/a2796). Just watch to see how it's done don't try it.www.wikihow.comWikiHow works like traditional collaborative online writing projects, the most famous being Wikipedia: Anyone can create a page on any topic; other users can then modify the lesson for clarity. The nearly 19,500 articles are practically all text, and, like many wikis, some of the entries seem rather aimless without a moderator.Cool: How to French kiss the site's most-viewed entry (www.startribune.com/a2797).Helpful: How to fix a dead pixel on an LCD display (www.startribune.com/a2798).Unusual: How to calculate pi by throwing frozen hot dogs, which is actually based on a proven mathematical concept (www.startribune.com/a2799
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