How to maintain your 2002-vintage General Electric Cordless Telephone 21006GE3-A. The GE 21006GE3-A Phone is prone to its 1, 2, and 3 keys not functioning properly as it ages. An oily residue on the backside of the keys is the culprit. Here's how to clean your GE 21006GE3-A Phone...2007.

Knife steel notes. Want to purchase a good pocket knife? The steel used in the blade makes a huge difference in how often you'll have to sharpen it and how happy you'll be with it. Stay away from those 420 and 440 blades, even though they're everywhere. You want 154CM, 440V, ATS-34, CPM154, D-2, VG-10, ZDP-189, or one of the other high performance steels. This guide is compiled from a variety of web sources to get you started steel shopping...2007.

How to repair your 1980s or 1990s vintage Hermann Miller Equa Chair, now that it's giving you that sinking feeling. It's getting harder to obtain older Equa chair parts, so here's how to stop the chair seat from sinking as you sit down... 2006.

What Clothes to Wear, Based on Ambient Temperatures. Predict Your Wardrobe Needs and Dress Comfortably for Any Climate Above 0 Degrees Fahrenheit. (An incomplete, ongoing project for travelers.) 2004.

How to Engine Turn or Jewel or Damascence or Krayl or Swirl or Snail (whatever you want to call this beautiful and addictive process of patterning metal). The repetitive overlapping swirl patterns often found on 1930s instrument panels and the nose cone of the Spirit of Saint Louis are somewhat of a lost art. Here's how to do it on a shoestring budget. 2004.

Photo Repair: How to Service or Repair Your Old Exakta Camera's Zeiss Biotar 58mm f/2 Lens. 2004. Service or Repair an Ansco Rangefinder. 2004.

Computers (Mainly Macintosh in 2004): How to Import your Macintosh Apple Mail Contacts into Earthlink’s Webmail so You Can Use Earthlink’s SpamBlocker on its high Setting. (Since Earthlink is clueless, here's the answer.) 2004. How to Deal with Hidden Catgories on eBay if you own a Macintosh. 2004. How to Fix Sudden Onset Problems with MS Word under Macintosh OS X. 2004.

Spin: How to Spin Your Professor and Make Excuses like an Expert. (For college students, but also recommended reading for politicians and corporate climbers. Accepting examples from profs.) 2003.

History: Fascism vs. Communism vs. Consulting. A professor mangles history while trying to explain fascism, communism, and the consulting business. 2001.

Language: Who vs. Whom. When to Use Which in the Confusing English Language. 1998.

Old Technology: How to tune a CB radio (citizen's band) or an SSB radio (single side band). 1996.