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» Calculating percentages needn’t be a headache – a simple how-to guide

Ever find yourself stumped when you need to work out percentages?  This simple how-to guide takes you through it step by step, and gives shortcuts for calculating “common” percentages, e.g. 10%, 20%, 25%, 50% and 75%.  What’s more, you’ll often find that you can do it without a calculator! http://hubpages.com/hub/Working-out-percentages-finding-how-to-do

» Inkjet vs laserjet: a printer comparison. Could colour laser printing be for you?

Perhaps you’ve been using an inkjet printer until now, but are frustrated by its slowness and by how often you have to change the toner cartridges.  You might be wondering whether the time is right to switch to a colour laser printer. This article compares two popular makes of printer – one a colour laserjet Read More… »

» Buy Green and Blacks organic chocolate online

Do you love chocolate but find that most of the chocolate you can buy is too sweet and doesn’t have enough flavour?  You might want to give Green and Blacks organic chocolate a try.  Don’t worry if your local stores don’t have it; you can buy it online!  It makes a fantastic gift too.  Green Read More… »

» A brief guide to caviar – buying caviars online

A brief description of caviar and its history, as well as how it’s produced, how to serve it and where to buy it online.  In view of the endangered status of certain types of caviar-producing sturgeon (in particular the beluga sturgeon), this article concentrates on farmed brands, and also describes the substitutes for sturgeon caviar that Read More… »

» How to multiply fractions…& work out the price of your scrap gold at the same time!

This article shows you a handy way to assess how much your gold is worth, using fractions.  If you had trouble with fractions in school (or never learned them to start with!), don’t worry: you’ll get step-by-step guidance, with examples!  Not only that, but it shows you how to work out approximate values in your head, Read More… »