SELF-IMPROVEMENT

Hone Your Skills

iPlayMusic (www.iplaymusic.com)
iPlayMusic sells instructional DVDs and software for learning how to play guitar, but its Web site also provides basic video tutorials for things like stringing and tuning a guitar, and constructing chords.

Drawspace (www.drawspace.com)
Drawspace has step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw everything from cartoon animals to something more realistic.

Golf.com Lesson Finder (www.golf.com/golf/instruction/lessonfinder)
Got a few minutes for your swing? Golf.com's ad-supported Lesson Finder has dozens of videos for fixing your slice, reading the green, and dealing with nasty trouble shots.