Grafting, also known as "top working," is simple-but-essential technique that enables you to change the variety of fruit a tree bears. In this tutorial, Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise Apples Heritage reviews the essentials of top working while discussing an apple tree that was successfully grafted a year prior.
A short guide to understanding the basics of the US election process. Want to know how the electoral college works and what your vote really means this election year? Find more about the Obama v. McCain battle in Plain English.
You can use iPhoto to create and purchase calendars so you can showcase your photo year-round. Calendars contain photos that are relevant to certain months, so start by creating an album for the calendar project.
Watch this short video on how to make pine-pitch adhesive (a natural hot-melt glue using dry/solidified pine sap as its main ingredient).
52 year old Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson gives some tips for unicyclists wanting to learn how to do stair hops, both static & rolling, plus "pecking" up steep hills.
52 year-old UniGeezer demonstrates four different types of drops with a Mountain Unicycle.
Take a peek at the tools and equipment Patrick Norton and David Randolph have acquired over the years as they walk you through the must have gadgets every geek should have on their workbench.
David Beckham in his prime, long haired years shows a group of young kids how to bend their free kicks like he does. He shows them exactly where to strike the soccer ball.
This video tutorial shows you how to levitate a card using some glued on pieces of card. I couldn't even see the extra pieces I just thought it was a horrible performance.
Let's face it, pro gamers make a ton of money, and that money is only increasing every year. If you're fairly good at Call of Duty: Black Ops and want to try your hand at the tournament scene, find out how to connect with other professional gamers and organizations and land become a pro Call of Duty player.
If you've got video games that have been sitting on the shelf for months, or even years, you might be interested in selling them. Or maybe, you want to expand your collection by picking up some vintage Nintendo or PlayStation games. This video is a helpful guide to buying and selling used video games.
Rosettes are embellishments that have been around for hundreds of years, but since the Victorian era they have been especially cherished for their feminine, fuffled shapes and pretty lacy designs.
Crackled glass has made its appearance in lots of cultural avenues, including nail polish (remember the crackled nail polish trend popular a few years back?), glass designs, and now, cards.
Life can be romantic year round when you're with the person you love, but romance is truly in the air during the month of February, when Cupid spreads his lovey dovey wings over all.
You don't need to hire a professional bartender to have a well stocked and set up bar. In fact, all you really need for a handsome bar is Martha Stewart and her creative director, Kevin Sharkey.
Christmas cards are wonderful and beautiful to display around the house during the holiday season, but what happens after Christmas and the New Year has passed? Most of us either stuff them in a drawer somewhere or simply throw them away.
7" USB monitors aren't useful for that much at first glance, but as this guy who had one laying around his house for years proves they do have their uses. This video will show you how to mount a USB monitor (7" in this case) in the side of your PC tower case and use it for monitoring CPU usage or other useful information.
November 29th marks the day of Nissan's triumph, not only as an automaker, but as an eco-friendly automaker. The new Nissan LEAF has won the 2011 European Car of the Year award, the first all-electric vehicle to be chosen for the award.
China Girl by David Bowie is a classic song from Bowies golden years. The intro riff alone on the bass is really cool! Wanna learn how to play the song? Well, looks like you're in luck! In this video you will get a quick lesson on how to play the four main sections of China Girl by David Bowie.
When it comes to Halloween, you can go all out with your macabre self and have fun being sinister and it'll be totally normal. So instead of settling for cheapo fake scars, bruises, and tears that you buy at Halloween discount stores this time of year, why not make your own?
Chevy Silverados and Tahoes from the year 2000 onwards have used a one-piece design for the parking brake pad shoe, and it is not a very good piece. It breaks all the time, but this video will show you how to replace it without removing the axle.
Celebrating Christmas in Japan this year? Make your own sakura X-mas ornaments. This video will show you how it's done. It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this clip can present a complete overview of the process in about 7 minutes' time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a healthy, delicious salad with couscous. This salad is packed with fresh vegetables and loaded with tuna for a nice, salty taste. Chickpeas and olives top off this fantastic side dish or small lunch. Enjoy it any time of the year, but it works great in the summertime! Yum!
In this clip, you'll learn how to play a medley of four-chord songs on an acoustic guitar. Specifically, you'll learn how to play Jason Mraz' "I'm Yours," Coldplay's "Viva la Vida," Busted's "Year 3000," the Fray's "How to Save a Life," Green Day's "Time of Your Life," Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Taylor Swift's "Teardrops on My Guitar."
The esteemed tradition of Chinese watercolor goes back thousands of years and hasn't changed much in terms of composition, subject matter, and materials used. So back then as much as today sky dieties and kings would sip green tea outside pagodas perched high above the clouds, surrounded by monumental mountains and far removed from mortal space.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 629th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the VLOOKUP, MATCH, DATEDIF, SUMIF, SUMPRODUCT and INT functions to look up salary based the number of relevant years worked.
Decorative dragonflies are usually associated with little girls' shams and pink backpacks also plastered with iron-on hearts and happy faces. But you don't have to be ten years old to enjoy the dainty beauty of these winged creatures.
Greenscreen is a filmmaking technique that gets more popular every year as computer graphics programs get better at making the actor appear that they are actually in a place instead of in front of, well, a greenscreen. This video will teach you, as a video editor, how to use chromakey to create greenscreen images using the popular video editing software Sony Vegas.
Taking old cars and restoring them to an old glory they may have had, is an exciting and fun process. It can take months or even years to finish, but in the end, you'll have an awesome looking vehicle that is sure to catch anyone's attention. So in this video tutorial, you'll find out how to remove the windows to a classic VW Beetle Bug with no problems. Good luck and enjoy!
Folding quality origami doesn't have to involve years of painstaking practice and lots of paper cuts. Watch this video to learn how to quickly origami yourself a Hello Kitty face.
In this tutorial, learn how to make your very own A-line wrap skirt that will look great all year long. This classic piece is easy to make and doesn't require a lot of time. Follow along and get started increasing you summer wardrobe for cheap!
With the spread of smartphones and free online games, the "Freemium" model of product distribution and monetization has become prevalent over the last several years. At it's essence, it is handing out software products for free and then allowing customers to pay for in-software services using microtransactions. This video features some businessmen who do business in iPhone apps discussing how they use "Freemium" systems in their apps to make the most money possible while providing great servi...
In this tutorial, Elizabeth Gleeson shows you how to take an ordinary thrift store find like a slip and repurpose it into a totally cute and wearable minidress for summer. This look is so cheap to create and will look great all season long! So, follow along and save money this year with this quick and easy video from Emerging Thoughts.
Even though its been years since "Sex and the City" graced out TV sets, its four stars still look beautiful. In the newest installment, the ladies may be older but they look just as fabulous.
In an upcoming play in which you have to make your own costumes? Going as Betty White for Halloween this year? Whatever the reason, you're looking for how to make a wig and you're looking in the right place. In this video, learn how a "wig master" makes a professional lace wig with the help a tool called a hackle - a giant comb with rows of steel teeth.
To celebrate 30 years of Pacman, Google released a playable version of the classic game. This game was only available on Google for a couple of days, however. If you would like to play Google Pacman as often as you like, for as long as you like, check out this tutorial. In it, you will learn exactly where to go on the web to download this fun game.
Everyday Italian with Giada di Laurentiis took over the heart and attention spans of food network viewers for years, and now on Giada At Home she shares her culinary skills with more of a California bent. Her worlds collide in this video, where she prepares a butternut squash penne pasta with goat cheese and walnuts. This dish is quick to prepare, robust, and delicious, with just the right texture when done properly.
Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the 12th installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to use the TODAY, NOW, DATE, YEAR, MONTH, DAY and EDATE functions.
After building up a DVD collection over the years can make you realize just how much you've invested in your movie collection. DVds are far from the sturdiest media for storing a valuable collection like that. Luckily, programs like Handbrake makes it possible to backup your valuable movies. This video will show you how to do it.
In this video you'll go from dry seed to fully grown french garden, using the perfect easy sprout sprouter. It's so easy and quick, you'll have sprouts year round. These delicious sprouts are great for sandwiches, or a yummy snack.
