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How AOL Instant Messenger Worked
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AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger, is the most popular instant messaging service available on the web. Learn about AOL Instant Messenger at HowStuffWorks.
Does gender-targeted advertising work?
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When advertisers work to earn our hearts and our money, how does gender play into it? Do the ones emphasizing stereotypical male and female traits do a number on our brains (and wallets)? Or is it something else that makes us want to buy, buy, buy?
How Hill-Start Control Works
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Hill-start control is a great automotive safety feature. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about hill-start control.
How Television Works
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Ever wonder how television works? The technology has been around long enough to seem ordinary, but the box that brings TV shows into your home is an amazing device. How is the picture formed? Where does the color come from? Let's find out!
How Web Servers Work
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When you type a Web site address into your browser, Web servers are doing the work of getting you the page you request. Find out how these machines locate Web pages and deliver them to your computer.
How Water Towers Work
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You've probably noticed that there are power outages all the time -- but water outages? Much less common... How does the system work, and work so well? It's simpler than you may think. Find out how the design and location of water towers keep the water flowing.
How does SETI home work?
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How does this SETI@home thing work? I keep hearing about it on the radio but no one really explains what's going on. What do extraterrestrials have to do with screen savers?
How Power Grids Work
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Electrical power is a little bit like the air you breathe: You don't really think about it until it is missing. There are good reasons the power grid distribution system works the way it does, though it can lead to some big problems.
How Disc Brakes Work
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Disc brakes are the most common brakes found on a car's front wheels, and they're often on all four. This is the part of the brake system that does the actual work of stopping the car. Find out all about disc brakes -- even when to replace the pads.
How CD Burners Work
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With the rise of the MP3 format, burning your own music CDs has never been so popular -- or so easy. CDs have become one of the most widely adopted data-storage mechanisms. Find out how CD burners work.