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Home Improvement Reference Center is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files. Additionally, thousands of articles from magazines and reference books provide tips and suggestions to supplement the step-by-step project instructions.
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Auto Repair Reference Center Find auto repair and servicing information for most manufacturers models starting in 1954. Factory drawings and step-by-step photographs. Technical service bulletins and recall notices. Wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing. Specifications, maintenance schedules and Care & Repair Tips with a troubleshooting section. Estimate repair costs before visiting the mechanic. Learn more about how your car works, visit the Auto IQ section for videos and animated demonstrations. Online Tutorial Available


HGTV.com, instructions for thousands of home and garden projects, video tips, an interactive Program Guide and episode finder, Calculators, Message Boards and more. Just click on your favorite topic—Decorating, Remodeling, Gardening, At Home, Crafts—to learn the latest on enhancing your home.

About.com video library.
Watch and learn how to do that next project. Watch as many times as you want. Hundreds of videos available. Most videos are from 2 to 4 minutes, no registration needed. Free. Topics listed: Food & Drink, Health, Home & Garden, Computing & Technology, Parenting, Style, Autos, Electronics & Gadgets, Travel, Business, cities &Towns and Entertainment.

SuTree-free how-to-videos - watch and learn
SuTree is a Web search engine that finds instructional videos for you
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SuTree is a search engine that finds videos from other video services that provide tutorials and instructional content. Subjects from brick cleaning to playing the piano, finding the right mutual fund, and repairing your computer are available . SuTree's videos are all free, and each video is screened and watched by members of the community to ensure that it's actually helpful and instructive. It’s a site that expresses powerful faith in the power of demonstration, of showing and not telling. Or showing and telling. But in every Sutree.com video there’s always lots of showing. Free.


Instructables - is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it. They learn from and collaborate with others. Instructables is the combination of a number of things. First, there are the Instructables themselves. These are step-by-step descriptions of things people want to share. They are educational, inspirational, and often repeatable . People ask questions, give praise, or offer improvements; this sets up a conversation between the project author and the community. The Instructables started at MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.

 

5min - How do I prepare for a job interview? | How do I make Cappuccino? | 5min is a place to find short video solutions for practical questions and a place for people to share their knowledge. The idea behind 5min is very simple: any solution can be visually explained in no more than 5 minutes. A "Life Videopedia" allowing users from all over the globe to contribute their knowledge by sharing visual guides in areas such as arts, business, fashion, sports, health, tech, food, and much more.

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All of the books listed are available in Lycoming County Library System Libraries.

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