How to Fix Anything. Really.

I'm going to give away my biggest secret, my most valuable tool in any aspect of my business or home life. It's the internet. Yup. You heard me.

If you have a problem and need to know how to fix it, chances are, somewhere in the world, someone else has had the same problem, asked the same question. And yet another someone has the answer. The internet has grown so big that out of the millions of people that probably know the answer, at least several have taken the time to put it online.

For example, when I moved into this old house, I had to re-wire the plug on my dryer. Hey--I'm a computer geek, not an electrician! What do I know from red and white wires? But someone out there knew--at least two someones. (If I'm playing with electricity, darn right I'm going to make sure I find two sources with the same answer.) So I just googled "3 prong to 4 prong dryer plug" and I got pages and pages of answers!

It used to be that you had to be pretty tricky with your keywords, but these days you can literally ask a question in the search box. Sometimes you get answers from forums, where someone else asked literally the same question. Other times you get referred to "expert" sites for whatever. Trust me; it works! Try it out! Here are some fun queries to play with:

Can I buy sunglasses for my dog
How to replace a roof
How to make an origami dragon
Can I recycle tennis shoes
Weird google searches
What's the silliest thing you've ever done

And an especially fun search (trust me)--enter "find chuck norris" and then click on "I'm feeling lucky"

Have fun!