CABLE BOX How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these cable box tutorials to learn all about cable box with WonderHowTo's collection of free how to articles, like Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home, Set up a DTV Digital Converter Box and Antenna, and Install an Electrical Outlet from Scratch.

You'll also find several great fitness tutorials in the Fitness category.

How To Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home

Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home

This is how to "cable" an existing structure for internet/cable/whatever. First thing you need to do is, decide on a "path" that you want ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Set up a DTV Digital Converter Box and Antenna

Set up a DTV Digital Converter Box and Antenna

As of June 12, 2009, all televisions in the U.S. must be able to ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Install an Electrical Outlet from Scratch

Install an Electrical Outlet from Scratch

In order to install an electrical outlet and circuit from scratch you need a roll of 14-2 or 12-2 Romex cable (depending on how much load ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Properly Use "S" Video Cables

Properly Use "S" Video Cables

"S" video cables and inputs are widely misunderstood, not hooked up, or misused. Here is what you need to know. Assure the component you ...more

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How To Install Satellite Coax Cable in a Home

Install Satellite Coax Cable in a Home

Install coaxial (coax) cable between your DirecTV (DTV) dish and receivers the way you want it run. Add an old receiver to the system ...more

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How To Install a Light Fixture

Install a Light Fixture

Install a light fixture and switch(es) to control it. Select the location of the fixture for the area that requires (additional ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 655

How To Make a Network Cable

Make a Network Cable

The steps below are general Ethernet Category 5 (commonly known as Cat 5) cable construction guidelines. For our example, we will be making ...more

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How To Strip Coax Cable

Strip Coax Cable

Stripping coax (short for coaxial) cable is not very difficult, and can be mastered with a little practice. While tools designed ...more

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How To Connect Coaxial Cable Connectors

Connect Coaxial Cable Connectors

Coaxial cable is any cable that has two channels or wires shielded from each other by a dielectric (non-conductive) material. They are all ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 2,145

How To Install a Ceiling Fan

Install a Ceiling Fan

If you want to install a ceiling fan but don't know how, this article will take you through the steps. Turn off the power to the light's ...more

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Views 834

How To Receive Satellite Signals (and Other Sources) on a PC

Receive Satellite Signals (and Other Sources) on a PC

Watch cable, satellite, DVD or VCR sources on your home PC with some ...more

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Views 680

How To Wire a 3 Way Light Switch

Wire a 3 Way Light Switch

A detailed explanation of one of the hardest electrical circuits to figure out. This is one of the easiest ways to do 3-way light switch ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Reuse a Corrugated Box for Mailing

Reuse a Corrugated Box for Mailing

The United States Postal Service requires that mailing boxes be free of old mail labels and barcodes that could confuse their mail handling ...more

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How To Plug Your iPod Into Your Car Stereo With an Auxiliary Cable

Plug Your iPod Into Your Car Stereo With an Auxiliary Cable

Do you want to put your iPod or MP3 player into your car stereo? If ...more

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How To Wire a Light Switch From a Receptacle

Wire a Light Switch From a Receptacle

Wire a new switch to control an existing receptacle. A table lamp plugged into the switched outlet of a duplex receptacle will allow easy ...more

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How To Pet Proof Household Cables

Pet Proof Household Cables

Of all the aspects of pet safety, there’s one trouble area that pet owners often overlook: the dangers that household cables can present to ...more

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How To Create an Inexpensive Photography Lightbox

Create an Inexpensive Photography Lightbox

Good jewelry and close-up photography requires good lighting. However, being able to light a piece properly to show the true color and ...more

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Run USB through phone lines

Run USB through phone lines

One of the many reasons Circuit City should go out of business is their sale of ridiculously expensive cables, wire and cords. The secret to ...more

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CABLE BOX (18 how-to articles)

The Mother of all Ping Pong Guns - LETHAL

The lethal pneumatic ping pong gun. This thing isn't exactly wife approved. Creator Ron Kessinger built this mighty powerful ping pong launcher - "a variation on a potato cannon, built to run on ...

Old Bumper Cars Go Street Legal

Flickr user MR38 has posted a set of photos of bumper cars made street legal, as displayed at the annual Cruisin’ Grand festival in Escondido, California. This mini cars were retrofitted with 750 cc ...

Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel ...

Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies ...

Geek-Shooting Rubberband Machine Gun

It's the idea that counts. This geeky rubberband machine gun is pretty sweet looking... but I wish it had a little more force. The gun can very quickly shoot (200!) rubberbands, but it just tumbles ...

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