Recent Changes

BBSAdministration . . . January 12, 2009, at 12:08 PM by ro?: wnSKDHGXymcsKtUHokQ

CalculatingTHAC0 . . . January 12, 2009, at 11:53 AM by Bqzrxfnm?: jeARzoNtGggFbQ

GappingThePointsInADistributorUsingAMatchbook . . . January 11, 2009, at 02:46 AM by jzxadxcuu?: bPnrrrKyGdfWSU

CleaningFish . . . January 08, 2009, at 02:09 PM by 30chickens?:

BuildingALogCabinAsYourPrimaryResidence . . . January 08, 2009, at 02:02 PM by 30chickens?:

DriveAManualTransmissionStickShift . . . January 08, 2009, at 01:47 PM by nbvrbgwuaws?: jbmNwCgcytlyJZCv

UsingCorrectionFluid . . . January 08, 2009, at 11:06 AM by Curtis Wyant?:

ConvertingAFordFlatheadFourOrV8EngineToOverheadValves . . . January 08, 2009, at 10:50 AM by Curtis Wyant?:

WritingEmailWhilstOfflineAndGoingOnlineToSend . . . January 07, 2009, at 11:17 AM by bck?: Removed spam

RecentChanges . . . January 07, 2009, at 11:13 AM by bck?:

Anti-warProtesting? . . . November 19, 2008, at 02:39 PM by your dad?:

ConnectingToABBSThroughAnAcousticCouplerAt300Baud . . . November 19, 2008, at 01:11 PM by dojjokgw?: rHAZGYPJnqWcp

PalmOSProgramming? . . . November 19, 2008, at 11:29 AM by sexy mature?: http://haskovodnes.com/zipimport/files/article78.html

CastLeadBullets . . . November 17, 2008, at 12:47 AM by ehjzsq?: lQCQWVtL

ZIPpingArchivesAcrossMultipleFloppyDisks . . . November 14, 2008, at 04:10 AM by uxsvjaxa?: pTrFpCMwqaGKGPYaxI

Zone-systemCalculationForPhotographicExposures . . . November 10, 2008, at 09:05 PM by bjniegowski?: Zone system relates to visualization and manipulation.

RefillingAFountainPen . . . November 09, 2008, at 04:24 PM by aydqfphkvyl?: CyvxQWNxRoxov

UsingABeeperOrPager . . . November 08, 2008, at 02:35 AM by miszbonoy?: QWpENqSdJXNwSbf

BuyARollOfFilm . . . November 06, 2008, at 07:05 PM by Fry-kun?: rebuttal

CuffLinks-YouNeededThemThenToAParty . . . November 06, 2008, at 06:46 AM by Jouni Seppanen?: Revert spam

Skills . . . October 27, 2008, at 10:49 AM by bck?: Re-add penpals

CursiveHandwriting . . . October 21, 2008, at 10:40 AM by M Bridgeman?: Not dead yet

Desk-checkingProgramsBeforeSubmittingToMainframe . . . October 12, 2008, at 02:11 AM by John Woodard?: Rayford Bean

WordPerfect5 . . . September 16, 2008, at 01:19 PM by Norbert:

PayingWithCash . . . September 16, 2008, at 01:11 PM by Norbert:

QBasic . . . September 11, 2008, at 02:06 PM by Me?:

GettingToKnowYourNeighbors . . . August 22, 2008, at 01:04 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingTheAntennaOfAnAM-onlyRadio . . . August 22, 2008, at 01:03 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingATelevisionsColorAndHueAdjustments . . . August 09, 2008, at 06:56 PM by Bob Weiss?:

KnobAndTubeHouseWiring . . . August 09, 2008, at 06:50 PM by Bob Weiss?:

RepairingAn8-trackTapeCartridge . . . July 27, 2008, at 07:00 PM by bck?: Removed Spam

InsertingOneAdditionalLetterIntoTheMiddleOfATypedLineWithATypewriter . . . July 27, 2008, at 06:58 PM by bck?: Removed Spam

UsingAnAddingMachine . . . July 27, 2008, at 06:58 PM by bck?:

TuningACarburetor . . . July 23, 2008, at 08:57 PM by Jorq?:

Halberd-UseInBattle . . . July 15, 2008, at 02:17 PM by Anonymous?:

Shorthand . . . July 01, 2008, at 11:55 PM by LMB?: grammatical

ChangingTracksOnAnEight-trackTape . . . June 27, 2008, at 04:10 PM by bobierto?: comment on reasons for the demise of the eight-track tape

SlowMasturbation . . . June 24, 2008, at 06:12 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

LoadingAReelToReelTapeDrive . . . June 24, 2008, at 06:11 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DevelopingPhotographicFilm . . . June 20, 2008, at 09:55 AM by sjg?:

Reading8TrackPaperTape . . . June 19, 2008, at 01:12 AM by Malcolm Cowen?:

AnalogueRadioListeningAndTuningIn . . . June 18, 2008, at 11:30 PM by MrD?: Analogueisok

BuildingAHeathkit . . . June 18, 2008, at 03:02 AM by M F Winiberg?: Electronic kits for home build

Hand-milkingACow . . . June 16, 2008, at 11:01 PM by thar?:

EggCandler . . . June 14, 2008, at 02:29 PM by stevelinmexicoyahoocom?: if you don't like embryos in your eggs over easy, you need an egg candler

RoutingEmailByHand . . . June 12, 2008, at 05:52 PM by Demerit?:

JCLJob-codeLanguageCodingNeededToSubmitProgramsToMainframe . . . June 11, 2008, at 03:07 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingTheHeadAzimuthOfACommodoresDatassette . . . June 11, 2008, at 03:05 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ChangingVacuumTubes . . . June 11, 2008, at 03:05 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

CP4M . . . June 11, 2008, at 03:03 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

CuttingAGestetnerStencil . . . June 11, 2008, at 03:03 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DialingARotaryPhone . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:28 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

Double-speedTape-to-TapeCopying . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:26 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

GettingOffTheCouchToChangeChannelsOnYourTVSet . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:26 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

InstallingLinuxFromFloppyDisks . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:25 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MakingCrankCalls . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:24 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MakingElectronicTubes . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:21 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

RewindingVCRTapes . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:20 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SavingSoftDrinkBottlesAmpTakingThemToGroceryStoreToGetYourDepositBack . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:20 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

Super8FilmCuttingAndEditing . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:19 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

UsingATrackBallMouse . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:18 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

WordStar . . . June 11, 2008, at 02:15 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

BuildingATreeFort . . . June 03, 2008, at 02:02 PM by cc?:

SearchingOutPornography . . . June 03, 2008, at 01:37 PM by DA?:

ChokingBackTears . . . June 03, 2008, at 01:28 PM by DA?:

Paperweight . . . June 03, 2008, at 11:17 AM by Robert STEVENS?: A relatively heavy object to keep light ones in place

WalkingStickForYourSundayStrollInThePark . . . June 03, 2008, at 07:36 AM by Allen?:

CardingWool . . . May 29, 2008, at 01:02 PM by kraftwerk?:

WindingAWatchOrClock . . . May 29, 2008, at 05:55 AM by Newfweiler?:

Redboxing . . . May 28, 2008, at 06:03 PM by PB?: More research can fill this out better

SearchingIraqForWeaponsOfMassDestruction . . . May 27, 2008, at 01:28 PM by Jim?: My two cents

DoubleSpacingBetweenSentences . . . May 22, 2008, at 03:30 AM by Ally?: spaces

LickingPostageStamps . . . May 18, 2008, at 07:37 PM by Mark Lutton?: Now you peel and stick them; you used to tear and lick them.

AddingWaterToCarBatteries . . . May 18, 2008, at 12:56 AM by Canthusus?: Update skills table. Fix typos.

ShaveWithAStraightRazor . . . May 10, 2008, at 08:49 PM by ciao?:

UnsnappingABraWithoutTheGirlNoticing . . . May 09, 2008, at 07:32 AM by KASEEYY ?:

SkatingOnMetalWheels . . . May 09, 2008, at 06:09 AM by jj john?:

KickStartingAMotorcycle . . . May 06, 2008, at 05:54 PM by BSABill?:

DrivingACar . . . May 05, 2008, at 07:20 AM by mike?:

ExtendingTheAntennaOnTheCellphone . . . May 05, 2008, at 02:40 AM by Kris?:

GappingThePointsInADistributor . . . May 04, 2008, at 05:13 PM by ChevyBob?:

PlayingMarbles . . . May 04, 2008, at 04:07 PM by Frank Ramirez?:

PerformingADiagnosticPeritonealLavageInATraumaPatient . . . May 04, 2008, at 09:15 AM by snipergirl:

BlowingTheDustOutOfANintendoCartridge . . . April 30, 2008, at 08:15 PM by Matt?: Massive cleanup, debate in the talk page please

UntanglingTheCordOfATelephone . . . April 30, 2008, at 09:39 AM by kfarrell?:

Penpals . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:45 AM by Matt?:

MakingIce-CreamWithAHand-crankFreezer . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:18 AM by Matt?:

LivingLifeWithoutCellphones . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:02 AM by Matt?:

PDP-1AssemblyLanguageProgramming . . . April 28, 2008, at 02:13 PM by John Sauter?:

AndItsUseInEnglish . . . April 27, 2008, at 03:46 PM by bvbv?: yes

HandCrankACarToStartIt . . . April 27, 2008, at 10:02 AM by Josepy?: fixed the field, went obsolete etc. and made it viewable on page

UsingAnAbacus . . . April 27, 2008, at 09:58 AM by Josepy?: added field

ReversePolishNotation . . . April 24, 2008, at 03:26 PM by Professor Schultz?:

CommonSense . . . April 24, 2008, at 10:30 AM by Mr Trarawyahoocom?:

HowToLive . . . April 23, 2008, at 01:37 PM by Mr Trarawyahoocom?:

DeliveringMilkToHomes . . . April 22, 2008, at 01:30 PM by Unistat?:

Phrenology . . . April 22, 2008, at 09:59 AM by anonymous?:

MicrosoftOffice . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:23 PM by manimal347?:

AligningTheHeadsOnAFiveAndAQuarterInchFloppyDrive . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:19 PM by manimal347?: I've seen many a misaligned 3.5” that writes disks no other drive can read

UsingANewsreader . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:46 PM by manimal347?:

SettingUpAScreenSaverToAvoidBurnedInImageOnTheCRT . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:42 PM by manimal347?: somebody please explain how only old mono tubes burned in: screensavers were about fashion for most

CompressingAHDDToMakeVitalSpace . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:34 PM by manimal347?:

AdjustingRabbitEarsOnTopOfATV . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:30 PM by manimal347?:

CrankingTheEngineOnAFordModelT . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:18 PM by manimal347?: Model A also had backup crank system in case of electrical failure

DBaseI . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:16 PM by manimal347?:

CleaningHeadOfAVCR . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:12 PM by manimal347?: Deleting until we get proof. The price quoted is about four times a good replacement VCR of '92!

RespoolingAChewed-upVCRTapeOrAudioCassette . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:10 PM by manimal347?:

LoadingFilmIntoA35MmCamera . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:02 PM by manimal347?:

FindingChannelsOnUHF . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:54 PM by manimal347?:

AdjustingTheTrackingOnAVCR . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:40 PM by manimal347?: Autotrack decks are also manually adjustable.

UsingTheEraserRibbonOnATypewriter . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:34 PM by manimal347?: Wang displace Selectric? I think not.

FaxingADocument . . . April 18, 2008, at 09:25 AM by TarrVetus?: Restored lost previous data; combined edits and additional information.

EditingDatesAndTimeSourceCodeForY2K . . . April 17, 2008, at 09:15 PM by Vernon RJ Schmid esqtelusnet?: Added mention of Y10K.

LetterWriting . . . April 17, 2008, at 09:10 PM by Vernon RJ Schmid esqtelusnet?: Corrected “Abilito”; noted templates

PlasteringByHandWithLath . . . April 17, 2008, at 03:56 PM by Mike Harris?:

DoubleDe-clutching . . . April 17, 2008, at 03:25 PM by Mike Harris?: “Crash boxes” used until the early 70's

Netware . . . April 17, 2008, at 07:53 AM by JasonH?: Netware isn't obsoloete yet.

AssemblyProgramming . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:23 PM by csh?:

BatchFileProgramming . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:21 PM by csh?:

BootingOffAFloppyDisk . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:19 PM by csh?:

CheatingAtComputerGamesUsingALoaderOrBinaryPatch . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:18 PM by csh?:

DarkroomPhotographySkills . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:11 PM by csh?:

StartingAFireByDrillingAStickIntoAnotherPieceOfWood . . . April 15, 2008, at 09:34 AM by dasy2k1?: writing the article

MakingAMixedTape . . . April 14, 2008, at 11:14 AM by Chris Ball?:

UsingPunchCards . . . April 12, 2008, at 08:27 PM by Pierre Cloutier?:

CreatingAMimeographMaster . . . April 12, 2008, at 07:12 PM by Dave H?:

ProgrammingInJava . . . April 12, 2008, at 05:08 PM by Daniel C Sobral?:

Handwriting . . . April 12, 2008, at 04:32 PM by Geoffrey?:

TypingAndSendingATelex . . . April 12, 2008, at 03:28 PM by Theresa O'Connor?: Additional information about use of the teletype.

NavigateUsingALORAN . . . April 12, 2008, at 05:25 AM by SM?:

Multics . . . April 11, 2008, at 08:46 AM by Nick Green?:

CreditCardImprinter . . . April 10, 2008, at 01:18 PM by WilliB?:

GeneralConversation . . . April 10, 2008, at 10:57 AM by Matthew Stefanson?:

PeeringThroughAKeyhole . . . April 10, 2008, at 02:26 AM by Ian Watson?:

UnderstandingRomanNumbers . . . April 09, 2008, at 04:31 PM by TeraBlight?: Expanded, added mnemonic

CutandPaste . . . April 09, 2008, at 01:05 PM by M A Gilbert?:

TelegraphOperator . . . April 09, 2008, at 12:22 PM by Robin Bodnaruk?: Telegram Delivery Boy

MemorizingMultiplicationTables . . . April 09, 2008, at 11:37 AM by Greg Hawkins?: Only if you want to stay poor

UsingAnOdhnerTypePin-wheelCalculator . . . April 06, 2008, at 06:55 AM by Oliver?:

CommandLineProgrammingForEdlin . . . April 04, 2008, at 06:37 PM by David R Tribble?: Windows Notepad

WindowsFaultFinding . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:50 PM by thundt?:

LettingYourFingersDoTheWalking . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:40 PM by thundt?:

SigningUpMultipleTimesToAMail-orderRecordClubToObtainFreeMusic . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:31 PM by thundt?:

ManageAMVSMainframe . . . April 01, 2008, at 10:20 AM by Person?:

SharpeningARazorBlade . . . March 31, 2008, at 06:03 PM by bck?: Fixed formatting

UsingABeerCanOpener . . . March 31, 2008, at 04:48 PM by John?: Still used

OpeningAWineBottle . . . March 31, 2008, at 04:34 PM by John?: Far from obsolete

CenteringTextOnATypewriter . . . March 28, 2008, at 07:49 PM by bck?:

LevelDesignFor2dGamesLikeDoomAndDuke . . . March 27, 2008, at 07:30 AM by CN?: spelling and grammar

DraftingWithPencilsAndT-square . . . March 24, 2008, at 08:02 PM by Glier?:

CarbonCopyPaper . . . March 24, 2008, at 10:27 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MakingAChainOfPop-tops . . . March 23, 2008, at 01:02 PM by doctormatt?: fleshed out the entry

ActionReplayCartridgeUse . . . March 22, 2008, at 06:07 AM by vjouppi?:

UsingASlideRule . . . March 21, 2008, at 01:42 PM by Stefan Vorkoetter?: Fixed my fix.

ComptometerOperator . . . March 19, 2008, at 06:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

InsertingAGameCartridgeAtJustTheRightAngleToMakeItWork . . . March 17, 2008, at 12:01 PM by eldavo?:

PornNotFromTheInternet . . . March 17, 2008, at 02:03 AM by ChrisTheAdMan?:

PlantingAVictoryGarden . . . March 16, 2008, at 03:48 PM by jeannenehansen?:

UsingAFountainPen . . . March 15, 2008, at 06:28 PM by fennec?: remove ~Saint Fnordius

FONTTag . . . March 15, 2008, at 06:22 PM by fennec?:

ALGOLProgramming . . . March 15, 2008, at 10:27 AM by Geoffrey?:

ModemToModemComputerGaming . . . March 14, 2008, at 02:19 PM by Crooked Paul?:

AsbestosInstallation . . . March 13, 2008, at 09:25 PM by CuppaJo?:

CleaningTheCarbonOutOfSparkPlugsSoTheyCanBeFiledGappedAndReused . . . March 13, 2008, at 04:39 PM by Jollyrgr?:

RecordingWindowsMacros . . . March 13, 2008, at 01:40 PM by gzuckier?:

DBaseIV . . . March 13, 2008, at 11:47 AM by David H Dennis?: dBase III/IV: An ancient database

Niezen . . . March 12, 2008, at 02:58 PM by djt?:

SpeakingBritishEnglish . . . March 12, 2008, at 02:57 PM by MoonCat?:

ReadingADictionaryOrEncyclopedia . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:55 AM by kraftwerk?:

PlayingAMusicalInstrument . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:52 AM by kraftwerk?:

Longbow-Training . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:46 AM by kraftwerk?:

KnappingFlint . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:43 AM by kraftwerk?:

GSMAndGPRSMobileSystems . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:39 AM by kraftwerk?:

FormattingAFloppy . . . March 12, 2008, at 04:51 AM by Aurelien?: OS X edit

RememberingPasswords . . . March 11, 2008, at 04:26 PM by Jollyrgr?:

AimingC-bandSatelliteDish . . . March 11, 2008, at 04:18 PM by Jollyrgr?:

MapReading . . . March 11, 2008, at 03:59 PM by Jollyrgr?:

DOS . . . March 11, 2008, at 12:33 PM by nflenz?:

UsingATuningFork . . . March 11, 2008, at 10:18 AM by Phil Brooks?:

SearchingACardCatalog . . . March 11, 2008, at 09:55 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

LibraryHand . . . March 11, 2008, at 09:50 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SmallTalkProgramming . . . March 11, 2008, at 06:36 AM by Tim Bedford?:

PickDatabaseDevelopment . . . March 11, 2008, at 06:09 AM by Dave Ross?: headings

DoingA50-linePascalTriangleInModulo10 . . . March 11, 2008, at 05:46 AM by Razan?:

BuildingAnAppleTalkNetworkUsingPhoneNet . . . March 11, 2008, at 05:16 AM by Wormwood?: Slow Phase-out due to legacy building wiring

ProgrammingInDBaseOrClipper . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:37 PM by Lagerdalek?:

OperatingAnAgitatorWashingMachineAndClothesRinger . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:32 PM by dorkypants?:

FORTRANProgramming-ThoughTheLogicIsStillGood . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:23 PM by dorkypants?: it's not dead, it's pinein'!!!

Journalism . . . March 10, 2008, at 07:45 PM by silly?:

HyphenationAndJustificationOfAPageOfType . . . March 10, 2008, at 06:52 PM by Will Robertson?:

LightingACarbideMinersLamp . . . March 10, 2008, at 06:36 PM by tuco?:

Optimizing640K-worthOfMemory . . . March 10, 2008, at 05:03 PM by Matt G?: Pointed out that 640K (or less) is still *very* in embedded systems.

ATCommandsForDial-upModems . . . March 10, 2008, at 04:36 PM by Dwonis?: Response was “OK”, not ”+OK”. (”+OK” is from POP3)

Ties . . . March 10, 2008, at 04:28 PM by PG?:

CheatingAtComputerGamesByModifyingSaveGameFilesWithAHexEditor . . . March 10, 2008, at 01:51 PM by jmstreiner?:

COBOL . . . March 10, 2008, at 12:51 PM by Vanish?:

AppleSoftBasic . . . March 10, 2008, at 11:47 AM by Eli White?: Applesoft BASIC Programming

FidoNetToInternetGateway . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:20 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

StartingACarByRemovingTheAirFilterAndHoldingTheFlutterValveOpen . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:17 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SwitchingFromTVModeToGameModeOnTheBoxBehindTheTv . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:16 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PausingAnINNNewsServerToExpireOldArticlesFromTheSystem . . . March 10, 2008, at 09:35 AM by jmstreiner?:

RunningHardDrivePatternChecks . . . March 10, 2008, at 09:05 AM by GEDGMO?:

PunchingADrumCardForAKeypunchMachine . . . March 10, 2008, at 08:28 AM by GEDGMO?:

DeweyDecimalSystem . . . March 09, 2008, at 12:40 PM by Peter Hansen?:

PCBLayoutUsingTapeAndMylar . . . March 08, 2008, at 05:50 PM by David?:

SCOXENIXAdministration . . . March 08, 2008, at 02:19 PM by Anonymous?:

UsingAScythe . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:45 AM by Falconer?:

Mummification . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:27 AM by Falconer?:

HarnessATeamOfOxen . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:13 AM by Falconer?:

YPCommands . . . March 08, 2008, at 06:14 AM by bishoo?: try

Exercise . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:41 PM by PG?:

Living . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:33 PM by PG?:

CashRegisterUsedManuallyEnteringThePrices . . . March 07, 2008, at 02:58 PM by denisonlineonenet?: No item pricing

ModifyTermcapFiles . . . March 07, 2008, at 01:56 PM by GEDGMO?:

TuningInTVStationsByUsingAnAntennaRotor . . . March 07, 2008, at 01:48 PM by Eduardo Caramba?:

UsingACompass . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:20 AM by Alex Kenlon?:

UsingAMicrofiche . . . March 07, 2008, at 06:07 AM by Alcari?: Added some stuff concerning libraries

PouringPlatesToRunADNASequencingReaction . . . March 06, 2008, at 11:43 PM by Mignon?:

SendingALetter . . . March 06, 2008, at 08:26 PM by Me?:

ReadingLogarithmTables . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:53 PM by gzuckier?:

WearingEyeglasses . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DBase . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:54 PM by Lagerdalek?:

TicketConductorsOnBuses . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:46 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

WashingClothesUsingAWringerWashingMachine . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:45 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

UsingACaptnCrunchSecretDecoderRing . . . March 06, 2008, at 10:18 AM by tk?:

NavigatingUsingACompass . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:26 AM by Monkey13?:

NavigateUsingASextant . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:25 AM by Monkey13?:

OperatingADictaphone . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:13 AM by Monkey13?:

FdiskLtSlashGtMbr . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:04 AM by Monkey13?:

UsingALogarithmTable . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:57 AM by bill?: stub

ClearingThePartyLine . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:45 AM by David Elliott?:

TakingTheTapeOutOfAnAnsweringMachine . . . March 05, 2008, at 10:23 PM by ian?:

SellingSomethingInTheClassifiedAds . . . March 05, 2008, at 10:06 PM by ian?:

TalkingFace-to-face . . . March 05, 2008, at 08:36 PM by austin?:

Manners . . . March 05, 2008, at 08:32 PM by austin?:

PercolatingCoffee . . . March 04, 2008, at 01:43 PM by CuppaJo?:

AS400 . . . March 04, 2008, at 12:34 PM by Stephen Landess?:

CompulsoryFigures . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:58 PM by rachael?: DON'T STEAL TEXT FROM WIKIPEDIA WITHOUT ATTRIBUTING IT

ZmodemToTransferAFile . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:27 PM by 300baud?:

RippingTheLittleHolesOffTheSidesOfTheComputerPaper . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:57 PM by 300baud?: Include “common” related terms

DryingClothesWithAMangleWringer . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:51 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ChangingTheWheelOnADaisyWheelPrinter . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:50 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ISDN . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

LowFormatAHarddrive . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:48 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MultiplicationUsingASliderule . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:48 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SettingTheChokeOrPumpingTheAcceleratorToStartACar . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:47 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SuckingTokensFromASubwayTurnstile . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:45 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

TelevisionRepair . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:45 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

TextEditingWithVi . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:44 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PickleBaseball . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:37 AM by bakasgsdfg?: dfgsdfg

PeelingTheDeveloperLayerOffAPolaroid . . . March 03, 2008, at 09:38 AM by Turtle?: Added information about Polaroid development

HewingWoodWithAnAdze . . . March 03, 2008, at 09:05 AM by DJ Shumway?: Hewing Wood with an Adze

ShiftF7 . . . March 03, 2008, at 08:13 AM by Pedant?:

EditingAudioTapeWithARazorBladeAndSplicingBlock . . . March 03, 2008, at 08:12 AM by Jim Marrone?: Add use demagnetized razor blade

PerformingAQuirkafleeg . . . March 03, 2008, at 07:31 AM by jet set willy?: summary

DegaussingACRTMonitor . . . March 03, 2008, at 03:36 AM by Rob E?:

WritingAVideoKernelForTheAtari2600 . . . March 03, 2008, at 03:24 AM by Charlie?:

EatingFromATrencher . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:34 AM by Edison Maxwell?:

UUCPConfiguration . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:16 AM by Qualin?:

PlayingArcadeGames . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:59 AM by Edison Maxwell?:

SCOUnixAdministration . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:51 AM by Qualin?:

ReinkingATypeWriterOrDotMatrixPrinterRibbon . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:46 AM by Qualin?:

SpeakingWhateverExtinctLanguage . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:26 AM by Edison Maxwell?:

HandlingCash? . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:23 AM by shiyoushi?: practiced daily by billions of people the world over

LiningUpPaperOnADotMatrixOrLinePrinter . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:52 AM by Qualin?:

WhiteOut . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:47 AM by Rheywolf?: White out: Champion of the lax letterer.

FTPFromACommandLine . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:44 AM by Qualin?:

BurnishingACartridgeConnectorWithAPencilEraserToEnsureASolidConnection . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:43 PM by Qualin?:

OperatingCBRadio . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:06 PM by Edison Maxwell?:

CrawlingUnderTheDoorOfAPayToilet . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:28 PM by Edison Maxwell?:

MakingInk . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:20 PM by s?: ..

EditingTextWithARestricted80-charactersPerColumn . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:52 PM by Mark Lamarr?: not obsolete

ControlSControlQCommandsToManipulateFlowOnAHardcopyTerminal . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:41 PM by Mark Lamarr?: Explanation of software flow control

OpeningACanOfBeerOrSodaWithAChurchKey . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:24 PM by Silkox?:

Blueboxing . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:02 PM by Primal?:

HyperCardAndHyperTalk . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:27 PM by SpaceToast?: Restored accidentally orphaned article

UsingPaperTapeForProgramming . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:11 PM by E young?:

BrainAndSmoke-Tanning . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:13 PM by Dale Jack?:

QuestingForTreasure . . . March 02, 2008, at 04:49 PM by Ieoseph Smithey?:

BASIC . . . March 02, 2008, at 03:12 PM by Samwise?:

Vantive . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:59 PM by cortana?: adding AOL to list of vantive user companies. I used to have to deal with it a lot there.

Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Select-StartInKonamiGames . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:17 PM by Firehawke?: Significant errors in this one.

DuckAndCover . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:52 PM by ivoras?:

DrawingEpicycles . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:47 PM by ivoras?:

CallingCollectOnAPayphone . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:44 PM by JDspeeder1?:

QBASIC . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:39 PM by samrolken?: added vb, oop to “made obsolete by”

BiasingVacuumTubes . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:20 PM by Jeff Reynolds?: skill not obsolete

DeclaringThingsObsolete . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:55 AM by tjr?:

RepairingSmallAppliances . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:34 AM by Silkox?:

WireWrapping . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:29 AM by Cas?: Added why obsolete for prototyping (breadboard), combined sections on why still useful

NavigateByTheStars . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:55 AM by justi?:

UsingABitAndBrace . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Jack?:

ProofreadingMarks . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:47 AM by Larry O'Brien?:

MakingSillyWebPages . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:38 AM by tjr?:

NumberingYourPunchCardsWithAPencilInCaseYouDropYourProgram . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:23 AM by bobhy?:

JumpersOnAMotherboard . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:57 AM by ragnar?:

GatheringMedicinalHerbsAndPlantsInTheField . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:49 AM by Andrew Macpherson?: dock leaf usage

FTPFromACommandLine-StillInUseOnUnixSystems . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:45 AM by nate the great?:

HexadecimalArithmeticInYourHeadStillUseful . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:38 AM by AnswerGuru?:

LayingOutMagazinesUsingWaxAndBromides . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:35 AM by Dale Jack?:

LetrasetStencilling . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:25 AM by Dale Jack?:

VESADriverForGames . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:02 AM by JF?: spelling mistakes

BeaverHatMaking . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:01 AM by Dale Jack?:

ServicingYourLeadAcidBatterySoThatYouCouldListenToYourRadio . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:57 AM by Mark?:

BrainAndSmoke-Tanning-Arcane . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:44 AM by Dale Jack?:

Lye-makingFromAsh . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:14 AM by Dale Jack?:

MimeographOrGestetnerMachineOperating . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:57 AM by Dale Jack?:

MimeographOrGestetnerMachine-OperatingOne . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:52 AM by Dale Jack?:

GestetnerMachine-OperatingOne . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:43 AM by Dale Jack?:

FilingCardsInALibraryCardCatalog . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:41 AM by snlr?:

RaisingAnAntenna . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:07 AM by Dale Jack?:

PoppingCornInAPotWithOil . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:53 AM by Dale Jack?: Not obsolete

ReadingMoonTablesOrTideTables . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:25 AM by Beowolf?:

Spelling . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:15 AM by Michele L?:

UpgradingToA16550UART . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:42 AM by C Vogel?: Cosmetics.

OperatingAnHDDVDPlayer . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:41 AM by Bigfoot?:

ChurnButter . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:35 AM by davidj?: typo fixes

DeletionOfObviouslyNon-obsoleteSkills . . . March 02, 2008, at 03:41 AM by trimeta?:

Stenography . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:31 AM by Julian?:

ADAProgramming . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:48 AM by Mutant Rob?: ADA is not obsolete

CrankingUpOrDownACar-window . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:37 AM by Simon_V?: additional item in “when useful”

QuillSharpening . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:59 PM by Julia?:

Corset-UnlaceBeforeTakingOnTheDressGownFrock . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:53 PM by Julia?:

JCL . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:25 PM by chalkbody0utline?: JCL still widely used in2008

WhippingCreamWithAWhisk . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:24 PM by Retchdog?:

UsingYourFancyZipDriveToCopyMp3s . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:21 PM by Retchdog?:

TyingShoesWithHookLaces . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:20 PM by Retchdog?:

ShortingOutTheHandsetOfAPayPhoneToMakeFreePhoneCalls . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:17 PM by Retchdog?:

RentingMovies . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:06 PM by Retchdog?:

VCRProgramming . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:24 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ResolvingIRQConflictsOnAMotherBoard . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:22 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

FAT16 . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:22 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ParkingAHardisk? . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:21 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

LILO . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:20 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

BSOD . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:19 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

UsingAManualChokeInColdWeather . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:16 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AssemblyLanguageProgramming . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:16 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingTheRabbitEarsAntennaOnATVSet . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:15 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingATelevisionsHorizontalAndVerticalHolds . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:15 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

RemovingPerforationsOffFanfoldPaperSoItLooksLikeNormalTypingPaper . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:09 PM by Retchdog?:

Freethinking . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:04 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

OperatingAnIBM026ElectricKeyPunch . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:03 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PulseDialing . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:03 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SlaughteringSmallMammalsAndBirds . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:02 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

ThinkingForOneself . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:01 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

UsingAnInkBlotter . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:01 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DefrostingTheIcebox . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:16 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

StartingAJohnDeereTwo-cylinderTractorByHand . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:15 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DryingModelTCoils . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:15 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

DryingWoodCarBatteries . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:14 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

TeeingOffFromASandMound . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:14 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

KnowingWhatPartOfTownSomeoneLivesInByTheirPhoneExchange . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AssessingTheRelativeMeritsOfBetaMaxAndVHS . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

EnteringFreewareProgramsFromAMagazine . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:07 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MakingAHomeMovieWithACineCamera . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:07 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MakingANailArtPicture . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:07 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PCBLayoutWithColoredTapeAndMylar . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:06 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PDP-11Assembler . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:06 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SettingTypeForPrinting . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:04 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

UsingTheReadersGuideToPeriodicalLiterature . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:04 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

CharacterCodesEBCDIC . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:02 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AdjustingTheTapeHeadAzimuthPositionToGetABadlyCopiedGameOnCassetteToLoadCorrectly . . . February 29, 2008, at 02:01 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

StackingAQuarterOnAnArcadeGameToIndicateYouHaveNext . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:59 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PlayingMumblety-peg . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:58 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

PayingForSomethingWithCash . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:57 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SwappingFloppyDisks . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:55 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SplicingOutDamagedPortionsOfAVHSCassetteTape . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:53 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

SplicingAudioRecordingTape . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:53 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

RS232 . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:53 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

MinicomputerProgramming . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:52 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

Calligraphy . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:51 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

AligningTheHeadsOnA9TrackTapeDrive . . . February 29, 2008, at 01:51 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter:

OperatingA35mmMovieProjectorAndSettingTheCarbons . . . February 29, 2008, at 11:45 AM by Walt?:

TypingOpenDoorAndKenSentMe . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:33 AM by Eilis?:

UsingABottleOpener . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:25 AM by Delwugor?:

Sliderule . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:22 AM by Delwugor?:

Bear-Baiting . . . February 29, 2008, at 08:49 AM by pallardie?:

HayesCommandSet . . . February 29, 2008, at 07:40 AM by RB?:

UsingAFlashCube . . . February 29, 2008, at 07:15 AM by Aaron Wgner?:

WashingClothesWithAWashboard . . . February 29, 2008, at 07:03 AM by billMe:

TweakingYourAUTOEXECLtDotGtBATAndCONFIGLtDotGtSYSFiles . . . February 29, 2008, at 04:18 AM by ss?:

PhotographingTheMoonUsingFilm . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:33 AM by AndrewRH?: Create the page; add reference to artifact of processing seen on Google moon map

CalculatingSalesTax . . . February 29, 2008, at 12:18 AM by PiRat?:

LightingAKeroseneLamp . . . February 28, 2008, at 09:06 PM by JP?:

NEAT3Levels1And2 . . . February 28, 2008, at 05:48 PM by the hatter?: formatting fix

CycleCounting . . . February 28, 2008, at 05:20 PM by the hatter?: spelling

GivingManualTurnAndStopSignals . . . February 28, 2008, at 05:07 PM by MWGallaher?:

HavingCash . . . February 28, 2008, at 04:54 PM by getreal?: This is not obsolete, many people I know use cash for everything except large purchases.

LookForAJobInTheClassifieds . . . February 28, 2008, at 04:20 PM by KHook?:

RollingDownTheCarWindow . . . February 28, 2008, at 04:15 PM by KHook?:

Morse-codingMessages . . . February 28, 2008, at 03:47 PM by 713state?:

SwordFighting . . . February 28, 2008, at 02:33 PM by freiman?:

FocusingACamera . . . February 28, 2008, at 01:53 PM by mike3k?: Lack of built-in Auto Focus

UsingTelephoneExchangeNames . . . February 28, 2008, at 01:47 PM by gottacook?: Some seven-digit phone numbers did begin with letters in ths 1960s

Flirting . . . February 28, 2008, at 01:30 PM by thereisnocat?:

WindowsVistaSalesman . . . February 28, 2008, at 01:21 PM by Anon?:

GoingOutside . . . February 28, 2008, at 06:28 AM by Michael J Fox?: LLLLLOL

SurveyingLandUsingATheodolite . . . February 27, 2008, at 03:28 PM by jmstreiner?:

UsingACardCatalogue . . . February 27, 2008, at 03:16 PM by Lexington?:

SharpeningAMechanicalPencilWithFine-gritSandpaper . . . February 27, 2008, at 03:02 PM by jmstreiner?:

PhonePhreakingUsingIn-bandToneGenerators . . . February 27, 2008, at 02:53 PM by jmstreiner?:

EditingWithEd . . . February 27, 2008, at 02:39 PM by jmstreiner?:

EditingWith . . . February 27, 2008, at 02:31 PM by jmstreiner?:

ProgrammingInMachineLanguageInYourHeadAndThenLoadingTheCodeByFlippingFrontPanelSwitches . . . February 26, 2008, at 08:20 PM by Dick Richelo?:

SwappingPlatesInAHardDrive . . . February 26, 2008, at 10:26 AM by Bob Doerksen?:

AssessingTheRelativeMeritsOfBluRayAndHD-DVD . . . February 26, 2008, at 08:57 AM by EatingPie?:

Archie . . . February 25, 2008, at 07:43 PM by SpaceToast?:

VisualBasic3Programming . . . February 25, 2008, at 09:23 AM by Jeff Moeller?:

CarvingANibIntoAQuillOrPen . . . February 25, 2008, at 02:34 AM by Max Broadway?:

StirringTheYellowDyeTabletIntoWhiteMargarineToMakeItLookLikeButter1930s . . . February 23, 2008, at 06:10 PM by mmw?: Removed boilerplate sentence mistakenly left in description.

PuttingANeedleOnAVinylRecord . . . February 23, 2008, at 01:10 PM by Jamie Wilkinson?: hey, vinyl's not obsolete for us DJs! although things are definitely changing

BuildingAComputerFromIndividualComponents . . . February 23, 2008, at 09:50 AM by Gerald Clough?:

AdjustingAClocksPendulum . . . February 23, 2008, at 09:33 AM by Gerald Clough?:

ChangingTheRibbonOnATypewriter . . . February 23, 2008, at 09:24 AM by Gerald Clough?:

PressingCRThenLFOnAComputerKeyboard . . . February 23, 2008, at 03:54 AM by ian?:

MakingChain-mailAndAmory . . . February 23, 2008, at 03:06 AM by Anne?:

CrankingATelephone . . . February 22, 2008, at 06:04 PM by Old Henry?: Order was wrong; First, crank, then pick up the earpiece.

UsingA16MmFilmProjector . . . February 22, 2008, at 04:31 PM by Ted Streete?:

SharpeningAPencil . . . February 22, 2008, at 04:24 PM by Neilo?: don't be a moron

WatchingASlideShowWithASlideProjector . . . February 22, 2008, at 04:09 PM by Matt?:

Illumination . . . February 22, 2008, at 03:29 PM by Kylinn?:

BustApartALongComputerPrintout . . . February 22, 2008, at 01:43 PM by Rolland?:

LoadingAMusket . . . February 22, 2008, at 01:10 PM by Philip Graham?:

ClickingOnTheUpAndDownArrowsOfAVerticalScrollbar . . . February 22, 2008, at 01:08 PM by Kylinn?:

WorkingInTheCommandLineInDOS . . . February 22, 2008, at 12:59 PM by JG?:

UsingCarbonPaperToMakeCopies . . . February 22, 2008, at 12:12 PM by Kylinn?:

OpeningACanOfBeerOrSodaWithA . . . February 22, 2008, at 12:06 PM by LRPHILL?:

DuelingWithSwordsGunsEtCeteraToSettleDifferences . . . February 22, 2008, at 11:28 AM by OSG?:

BackingUpAPCUsingQIC-40OrQIC-80Tapes . . . February 22, 2008, at 10:54 AM by Milton Scritsmier?: Size of tape cartridge was too small, added transfer rate

BeKind-Rewind . . . February 22, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Joe?:

BanyanVines . . . February 22, 2008, at 10:12 AM by EHOWA M'Fer?:

CountingBackChange . . . February 22, 2008, at 04:05 AM by dan?:

WiringAnAccountingMachinePlugboard . . . February 22, 2008, at 03:53 AM by Geoff?:

PaintingCaveWalls . . . February 22, 2008, at 02:12 AM by shiyoushi?:

ConvertingASingle-sidedFloppyDiskToDouble-sidedUsingADrill . . . February 22, 2008, at 01:21 AM by David Crafti?:

CleaningBallBearingsInSkateboardWheelsWithoutLosingThem . . . February 21, 2008, at 10:47 PM by shacker?:

SCSIHDConfiguration-SCSIIDSelectTerminationEnableDisable . . . February 21, 2008, at 10:38 PM by Robert Grimm?:

HoldAndModifyGraphics . . . February 21, 2008, at 10:08 PM by aric caley?:

UsingASodapopBottleOpener . . . February 21, 2008, at 08:03 PM by Aquila?:

CaulkingYourWagonToFordTheRiver . . . February 21, 2008, at 06:22 PM by Bill?:

UsingAPayTelephone . . . February 21, 2008, at 05:51 PM by InsensitiveSeaBass?:

PolaroidPhotography . . . February 21, 2008, at 05:27 PM by InsensitiveSeaBass?: grammar

SpeakingLatinInEverydayConversation . . . February 21, 2008, at 03:05 PM by jmstreiner?:

ThrowingWithAnAtlatl . . . February 21, 2008, at 01:25 PM by Ben?:

WildernessSurvival . . . February 21, 2008, at 01:14 PM by Steve Sergeant?: Wilderness survival is a class of skills containing many still-useful skills

ResaccingAFountainPen . . . February 21, 2008, at 01:04 PM by tpzahm?:

BleedingPatients . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:20 PM by boogles?:

UsingWikitext . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:18 PM by boogles?:

BalancingTheTonearmOnATurntable . . . February 21, 2008, at 10:30 AM by Alberto Gonzalez?: Explanation of the process

SwitchingToHighBeamsByStompingOnAButtonInTheFloor . . . February 21, 2008, at 09:54 AM by Antenna Man?:

ResolingShoes . . . February 21, 2008, at 09:48 AM by Antenna Man?:

HavingYourGasPumpedForYouAndYourOilCheckedAtAFull-serviceGasStation . . . February 21, 2008, at 09:36 AM by biorem?: added oregon

UsingAParty-lineTelephone . . . February 21, 2008, at 09:08 AM by Antenna Man?:

UsingADOSWindowOnAComputer . . . February 21, 2008, at 08:59 AM by Antenna Man?:

SettingTheTimerOnAVCR . . . February 21, 2008, at 08:54 AM by Antenna Man?:

Paradox . . . February 21, 2008, at 08:22 AM by Paul Knight?:

ManuallyLoadingInkOnAFountainPenFromAnBottle . . . February 21, 2008, at 07:55 AM by xoxo?:

CuttingAndPastingByHand . . . February 21, 2008, at 07:23 AM by AAKW?:

UsingXyzzy . . . February 21, 2008, at 04:51 AM by Aubrey Kilian?: Added Minesweeper cheat reference

ExtensionsManagingThemOnMacOS9AndEarlier . . . February 21, 2008, at 03:58 AM by Saint Fnordius?:

TriangulatingYourPosition . . . February 21, 2008, at 02:40 AM by Jochem?:

WordProcessingWithMarkupCodes . . . February 21, 2008, at 02:37 AM by Jochem?:

WearingBestClothes . . . February 21, 2008, at 02:36 AM by MonkeyBoy?:

WearingAHat . . . February 21, 2008, at 01:45 AM by MonkeyBoy?:

Vi . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:28 AM by Anon3?:

WearingAGirdle . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:25 AM by MonkeyBoy?: fixed “fashon” => “fashion” typo

UsingAPointerStickAsMouseOnLaptops . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:23 AM by Anon3?:

UsingTheDeweyDecimalSystem . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:23 AM by Anon3?:

UsingAPayToilet . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:20 AM by Anon3?:

UnlockingACarDoorUsingAKey . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:18 AM by Anon3?:

ProppingAnAirplaneToStartTheEngine . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:10 AM by Anon3?:

OperatingAnOverheadProjector . . . February 21, 2008, at 12:09 AM by Anon3?:

DebuggingHexadecimalDumps . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:10 PM by Anon3?: no

CompilingSourceCodeByHand . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:51 PM by Phillip?:

Skills2? . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:42 PM by Bitrot?: Auto-generated list of actual articles, 0-Z

AdjustingTheDwellAngleOnTheSparkDistributorOfAnEngine . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:23 PM by Pete?:

UsingATelephoneDatingService . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:03 PM by jmstreiner?:

ResettingATelevisionByTheRedSwitchAtTheBack . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:47 PM by PaulRobinson?: New Article

BurningAndErasingEPROMs . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:47 PM by Mark Tobba?: Still in use

OpenVMSAdministration . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:38 PM by tiko?:

UsingALightPen . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:24 PM by Ken_g6?: explained a real “light pen”

WeavingCoreMemory . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:18 PM by Bitrot?: Add

PlacingACoinOnATonearmToPreventSkipping . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:17 PM by Sam?: scoth -> scotch

DirectCableConnection-SettingUpANetworkWith . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:01 PM by CM?:

HandLetteringLargeSigns . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:51 PM by jason?:

ColorSeperationCamera . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:36 PM by bww?:

Typing . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:12 PM by Queue?:

CallingAPhoneSexLine . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:52 PM by jmstreiner?:

ChangingTheRFChannelForAGameConsole . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:22 PM by Matt Teece?:

RewindingAnAudioCassetteUsingABicPen . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:19 PM by Durf?:

RecordingTelevisionWithAVCR . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:58 PM by InsensitiveSeaBass?:

WaxingNordicSkis . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:56 PM by drewd?: This is completely false.

CrewAMuzzleLoadingCannon . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:49 PM by Richard Campbell?:

MakingAnOperatorAssistedPhoneCall . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:40 PM by jmstreiner?:

NestedTableWebDesign . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:39 PM by juozas?:

ProgrammingInMSVisualBasic . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:20 PM by Richard Jalbert?: Visual Basic market share fro new development dwindling.

DebugGC8005 . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:03 PM by 42?: Invoked low-levle disk utility built into disk controller card

SettingABaudRateParityAndStop-bits . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:55 PM by BobM?:

LongDivision . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:47 PM by Anon?:

ObsoleteSkillsIdentificationOf . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:41 PM by Zephod?:

ConfiguringTrumpetWinsock . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:31 PM by Anonymous?:

Intercourse . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:31 PM by Zephod?:

AJAX . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:53 PM by dhtml_kack?:

SharpeningAQuillForAPen . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:49 PM by pb?:

Ruby . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:48 PM by rb_kack?:

UsingALogTable . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:42 PM by Fred Mars?:

ChangingTheBatteryOfASegaDreamcastVMU . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:42 PM by Darren?:

DittoMachineOperationAmpMaintenance . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:36 PM by Gib?:

WalkingLongDistances . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:34 PM by Fred Mars?:

SettingTheCorrectTimeOnAVCR . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:54 PM by Odaran?:

LISPInAutoCAD . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:34 PM by anonymous2?:

GettingTSRsAndCDDeviceDriversToLoadIntoDOS . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:33 PM by anonymous2?:

EditWithEdlin . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:18 PM by rlp?: Added more info

CalculatingASquareRootUsingPencilAndPaper . . . February 20, 2008, at 02:50 PM by Ed Beroset?: minor cleanup

UsingTheLetterInEnglish . . . February 20, 2008, at 02:20 PM by Englishman?:

Gopher . . . February 20, 2008, at 02:06 PM by toarneymtuedu?:

ChangingTheGasMixtureOnYourCarsCarburetor . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:57 PM by wrwindsor?:

KnowingTheAlphabetByHeart-SeeAlsoCitationUnder . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:49 PM by a?:

CompilingTheNucleusOfAVM3370Mainframe . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:48 PM by ivan?: Initial entry

RecordingFromLPToCassette . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:26 PM by KSH?:

DeiceARefrigerator . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:23 PM by John?:

OpenAndAdministrateABlog . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:19 PM by anonymous?:

CookingYourOwnMealFromScratch . . . February 20, 2008, at 01:06 PM by anonymous?:

Long-DistancePhoneCalling . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:52 PM by anonymous?:

InterpretingPunchCards . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:46 PM by Turtle?:

RememberingTelephoneNumbers . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:43 PM by Catriona?:

FixingADiskUsingAHexEditor . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:26 PM by Philip Sherman?: Not quite obsolete

ChangingTheBallOrRibbonOnYourSelectricTypewriter . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:22 PM by Turtle?: Selectric stuff fleshed out

Typesetting . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:19 PM by Desert Tripper?:

Wikis . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:18 PM by jack?:

KillingAllTheMegafaunaOnAContinent . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:13 PM by Peter?: Explanation

SavingTinNotAlForTheWar . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:12 PM by Older than I look?:

TestingRadioAndTVTubes . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:09 PM by Turtle?: Fleshed out the vacuum tube stuff

WritingATerminate-and-stay-residentDOSProgram . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:03 PM by Mahal?:

UsingAFilmstripProjector . . . February 20, 2008, at 12:00 PM by Turtle?: Fleshed out the filmstrip thing

AttachingNose-guardAndRailsToYourSkateboard . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:59 AM by Richard Probst?:

U2 . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:58 AM by someone?: U2 sucks

MakingWebPages . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:50 AM by huh?:

StartingACarThatHasAManualChoke . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:48 AM by Turtle?:

Java . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:47 AM by wat?:

TSRs . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:46 AM by Mahal?:

BootloadingWithBinarySwitches . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:37 AM by Richard Probst?:

PASCAL-TurboPASCAL . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:33 AM by MV?: Minor adjustments

IDDQDAmpIDKFA . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:31 AM by Emre Yucel?:

TreadleSewingMachine . . . February 20, 2008, at 11:09 AM by threespeed?:

ThreadingANeedle . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:53 AM by Roshan?:

ThrowingLawnDarts . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Pyrodigm?:

ReadingGothicLettersInNewspapersAndEnclop�dias . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:48 AM by None?:

HerculesGraphicsCardProgramming . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:45 AM by Dov Grobgeld?:

ReadingAPaperMap . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:36 AM by md1032?: Map reading is not an obsolete skill

CleaningTheBallsInsideAComputerMouseForBetterTraction . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:33 AM by TarrVetus?: Clarified continuing uses of ball uses in computer mice.

WindingUpLooseCassetteTapeWithAPencilEraserBeforePuttingTheCassetteInTheDeck . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:33 AM by Chris Appleton?:

PayingForSomethingWithACheck . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:25 AM by APedant?: fixed regional spelling variation

KermitToTransferFiles . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:21 AM by dmz001?:

HypercardAndHyperscript . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:13 AM by SpaceToast?: Laid down a basic article

UseNet . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:07 AM by Kevin?: UseNet Article

TinningCopperCookware . . . February 20, 2008, at 10:01 AM by dante?:

UUencodeUsageToTransferBinary . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:54 AM by Chris Appleton?:

AnalogueRadioListningAndTuningIn . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:51 AM by None?:

Whistling2600Hz . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:46 AM by Neo Yao?:

RideAnActualNon-virtualBicycleOfAnyType . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:44 AM by Mike?:

PEEKAndPOKEMemory . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:34 AM by Leonardo?:

RideAPenny-farthingBicycle . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:16 AM by Jim Brueshaber?:

FuckingYourMomInTheAss . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:05 AM by the sandman?:

ReadingAVernierScale . . . February 20, 2008, at 09:00 AM by Brad Hartwig?:

BumpStartACar . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:58 AM by Mr O?: Not Obsolete

CP3M . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:42 AM by GeekZero?:

S100Bus . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:30 AM by GeekZero?:

MemoryManagement . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:16 AM by Anonymous?:

VoiceMail . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:11 AM by jameswing?:

UsingATimingLight . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:10 AM by jameswing?:

UsingAFaxMachine . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:09 AM by jameswing?:

RewindVCRTapes . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:07 AM by Tom?:

EditingAUTOEXEC-BATAndCONFIG-SYSToGetAsCloseAsPossibleTo640KOfFreeMemory . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:05 AM by pikine?: Clarified Windows 95/98/ME wrt AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS

AdjustingTheRabbitEarsOnYourTVSet . . . February 20, 2008, at 08:02 AM by mp?: sp.

TuningARadio . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:55 AM by Zende?: still required for some new radios

Cooking . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:29 AM by jameswing?:

Emacs . . . February 20, 2008, at 07:20 AM by Denis Lemire?:

AdjustingTheDwellAngleOnTheDistributorOfYourCarsEngine . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:58 AM by Craig P Steffen?:

ANSIGraphicArt . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:44 AM by SkaBob?: fixed grammar in knowledge assumed section.

ZippingYourPants . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:16 AM by abe?:

AdjustingTheLevelsAndSongLayoutForRecordingToAudioTape . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:07 AM by nolife?:

CastLeadMiniatures . . . February 20, 2008, at 06:02 AM by spandox?:

X25 . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:59 AM by Chris?: x25 still used in highstreet to bank communications

BalancingACheckbook . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:58 AM by Logrus?: Fixed formatting

GrillingWithCharcoal . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:55 AM by chris?:

CarRepair . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:49 AM by Anonymous?:

FightingForYourCivilLiberties? . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:46 AM by Jstone?: Entire page was political spam.

TapeSplicing . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:43 AM by Sjb?: Tape Splicing

8MM . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:24 AM by Canphaz?:

LoadDSDX . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:20 AM by Christian Gross?: Load DSDX for 16 bit memory models

Praying . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:12 AM by TJ?:

Commuting . . . February 20, 2008, at 05:07 AM by Fred?: What the heck is this?

ProgrammingAnAnalogueCarRadio . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:59 AM by boldra?:

DarningASock . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:57 AM by Luc Vo?:

HoldingAPornoMagazineInOneHandWhileWankingWithTheOther . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:45 AM by Llewelyn_MT?: Basic summary

LoadingFilmIntoA60MmCamera . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:32 AM by Merijn Vogel?:

MakingChangeInShillingsAndPence . . . February 20, 2008, at 04:09 AM by Darren?:

LookingUpABusinessOnTheYellowPages . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:59 AM by Itka?:

HuntingAWoollyMammoth . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:49 AM by Laura Jefferson?:

ChippingFlintOrObsidianTools . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:37 AM by Laura Jefferson?: 'Flint-knapping' is not obsolete, just recondiite

CelPaintingForAnimatedFilms . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:36 AM by Brian Cirulnick?:

Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Select-StartInContra . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:19 AM by stu?:

Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-right-left-right-b-a-startInContra . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:19 AM by stu?:

LoadingDataFromACassetteTape . . . February 20, 2008, at 03:02 AM by crosbie?: First draft

ExtractingSquareRoots . . . February 20, 2008, at 02:51 AM by Shawn?:

TapeToTapeVideoEditing . . . February 19, 2008, at 08:14 PM by Brent Altomare?:

ChangingTheC120FilmCartridgeInYourInstamaticCamera . . . February 19, 2008, at 01:49 PM by bck?:

Template . . . February 17, 2008, at 09:41 PM by bck?: