In this tutorial, we learn how to use a forehand ground stroke while playing tennis with Carl Hart. Take your racket and turn on your right foot. Drop the ball out in front of you and make contact following through in your shoulders. You should be able to see your elbow and see the back of your hand facing toward your cheek. You should be doing "step, drop, then follow through". To correctly place your hand on the racket, place your open hand on the racket and slide it down to hold it on the ...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to curve a bowling ball. When holding the ball, users will only be using 2 fingers: the middle and index finger. Place the middle finger in the left hole and index finger in the right hole. Make sure that the bowling ball is not too heavy. Do not use your thumb to hold the third hole. When you let go of the ball, spin the ball really hard with just one finger. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy bowling, and would like to learn how to curv...
In this Home & Garden video tutorial you will learn how to refill a butane lighter. For this you will need any kind of butane lighter that has an opening for refill and any kind of butane refill can. Shake the butane can properly. Then remove the cap and you will see the nozzle. Now hold the lighter upside down and insert the nozzle in to the refill hole. Now press the can down and hold for about four seconds. Repeat this for three to four times. Then replace the cap on the can and try out yo...
In this video, Dina Prioste shows us how to your booty with a yoga wall-sit chair pose. Start off by sitting flat against the wall with your feet hip width apart. Hold this position for a few breaths. You shouldn't be sitting on an actual chair, just an invisible one. Now, grab a book and place it between your thighs, then squeeze as hard as you can while still breathing and focusing as much as you can. When finished, take a break and get back into the position and do that same move once agai...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do the drop coin vanish magic trick. The magician begin by holding onto a coin and shows the audience that the other hands is empty. Then the magician takes the coin with the other hand and starts to rub it. When he opens his hand, the coin has been vanished. To do this trick, hold onto the coin in between your thumb, index and middle fingers. The coin should be down about half way. They key is to create an illusion that you're taking the coin, whe...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make stacked hair bows. Start off with three separate bows: red, white, and blue. Make sure there is a string still hanging from the red one, but the strings on the white and blue are cut off. Now, put glue from a hot glue gun and place it on the middle/side of the blue ribbon, the glue the white one where the glue is and hold together. Next, take the red bow and glue it to the center of the blue and white bow. Hold the red bow in place until it's completely ...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a paper rose with a napkin, Begin by orienting the napkin lengthwise. Then pinch the napkin corner with your right index and middle fingers. Now wrap it around the fingers. With your left hand, squeeze to create the size of the rose flower. Then hold the flower with your left hand and twist the stem. Now hold the end of the stem twist and pull the corner upward to create a rose leaf. Pinch the leaf into place and pull the excess napkin downwar...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do the "hangman for shoulders" exercise using the yoga trapeze. Begin by lying on your stomach with a mat underneath your stomach. With both hands, hold onto the handles of the trapeze and drop your head down. Slightly use some strength to hold on, but try to use little as possible. Slightly bend the arms and keep the body soft as possible while in the hanging position. If you feel comfortable, wiggle your body for a deeper stretch. This video will...
In order to tie a 7 x 5 Turks Head Knot, you will need to begin by draping the rope or twine over the fingers of your outstretched hand. Fold your pink down, leaving your three fingers outstretched. Catch the string in front and hold it with your pinky.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to minimize or close multiple windows on a Mac computer. The technique shown in this video allows the user to simply close or minimize all the opened windows all at once. To close all the opened windows, hold down the Option key and Close button. To minimize all the open windows, hold down the Option key and Minimize button. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Mac computer, and would like to learn how to close or minimize all the opened wi...
In this fitness video tutorial you will learn how to do the "shoulder stretch" on the yoga trapeze. Sit on the strap and lower back slowly while holding on to the straps. While doing this, wrap your feet around the straps and bring them together. Then get hold of the longest of the straps, rotate around, get your hands side by side so that the handles are in a straight line. Keep your head straight down and hang in this upside down position for about 50 seconds. Then try out a little variatio...
The video describes to make wire hoop earrings. Take a steel metal of anything and take a eighteen gauge wire and wrap a few length of it around the taken piece of metal which is cylindrical in shape. Cut the wire at the desired part and remove from metal.The wire takes the shape of a standard spring. Again cut it into two or three pieces. Hold the wire again and straighten the edge and after that once again bend it down holding at the place where bent begins. Put some on it to design and the...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to throw a frisbee in a comedic fashion. Many frisbees come in different weights, although this should not matter too much as these frisbees are usually made of light weight plastics. First, hold the disc and set them completely under the frisbee with the thumb at the side. Use your index and point it. Now, place the index finger so it is on the rim. Now, hold the frisbee in a chicken wing fashion. Once this is done, toss it to wherever you want to. Yo...
Moshezuchter demonstrates how to do a legato bass technique on an accordion which will add drama to your playing. Legato means tying it together. When playing staccato, you touch the keys like they are hot with short strokes to get the punctuated effect. Try playing an alternate base pattern using A, A minor, E to A minor for an oompah sound. Hold your finger on the A while pumping the A minor key. Then, hit the E major key while continuing to hole the A key down. You can also transition to o...
In this Electronics video tutorial you will learn how to multi task on your Blackberry. This video is from www.myblackberrytv.com. From the home screen, while holding down the Alt key, press the back key. Each time the back key is pressed, a different item will be selected on the top bar. All the icons represent the entire range of applications that are open on the blackberry. Select the ‘map’ application. Once you finish with the map application, you can switch back to the home screen by...
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to create a box to hold a mini album or small cards. Take a shiny card stock 10.5 x 6 inches. On the 6" side, score at .5" and 1" on both sides. On the longer side, score at 3, 3.5, 7.5 and 8 inches. Cut out the corners on the flap side of the card as shown in the video. Do a step cut on the other side of the card as in the video. Round the four corners with a corner rounder. You can do some stamping now if you want or you can also glue ...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to single out a color in an image with Photoshop. First, go to select and click Color Range. Select all the color of the image by clicking around the object while holding shift. Once it is selected, click okay. Your selection will be made. Go to the magic wand tool. Hold shift and select the color areas that you have missed. Now, go to select and press inverse. This will select everything but the object. Go to image and adjustments. Now, drag the satur...
This video, by MyBlackberryTV.com, shows us how to put a Blackberry in "Bedtime Mode" to hold all of the messages while the user is asleep. This prevents the incessant "ding" when a message is received to the phone, thus allowing the owner to get a restful night's sleep.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to dismantle an 80GB Microsoft Zune and remove the hard drive. You will first remove the cap at the end. Remove the screws at the bottom. Next, unclip the sides, top, and bottom of the Zune. You can use a prying tool to help you with this. Do this slowly, as you might damage the Zune. Once you can remove the back cover, you will have access to the internal parts of the mp3 player. Remove the tape holding the components together. Next, remove the screws...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to remove tattoos using Photoshop. First, open the image in Photoshop. The patch tool is the easiest for removing these type of tattoos. If the tattoo is very ornate and complicated, it will take longer to remove. First, select the patch tool, which looks like a band-aid. Hold it down and select patch tool. Zoom in on the tattoo and draw a selection around it. Once it is selected, click the left mouse and hold it down. Drag the selection to an area sim...
Meggan and Ettore Ravazzolo from kissthecook.com shows us how to dice an onion using the proper technique.
In this video, a professional hair artist shows how to make a quick French twist hair style. Lift the hair up and backcomb it a little at the neck. Smooth the rest of the hair down over that. Gather the hair like a ponytail and twist it while moving it upward. Put a bobby pin at the top and another at the bottom. Twist the ends of the hair that are at the top so they fluff out, and add another bobby pin to hold them in place. Spray hairspray all over to hold the style in place. This is a simp...
This video illustrate how to make Chinese paper lanterns with origami. here are the following steps.Step 1: Take a string for holding the lanterns.Step 2: Now take a square sheet of paper and fold it diagonally so that two diagonal intersecting crease are formed.Step 3: Now hold the crease together and push it upwards to form a triangle.Step 4: Now fold the triangle into two equal triangles, do the same with the other side also.Step 5: Now fold one triangle and crease it to the center, repeat...
This video is a tutorial on sewing both polybraid elastic and lastin elastic. Polybraid is a very sturdy fabric elastic, while lastin is a thin, clear, very stretchy elastic, good for use in diapers. It is important to buy name brand lastin elastic to ensure good quality.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to tie a slipknot on micro braids. First, braid the hair to the desired length. It is good to braid it close to the end, unless the hair is permed. Now, hold the braid and fix it so that it can be nice and neat. Take a few strands of hair and tie it around the rest of the hair. Now loop it around the finger holding it and put your thumb inside. Make sure to tie it up. Do the same thing about three or four times. Once this is done, take part of the same...
A small section of the hair is taken and separated into three parts. It is then braided nearest to the end. The centered hair of the three is held. Then there is the pushing up of the other two side hairs. This creates a design. Hair pin is used to attach the designed hair to the side of the head, leaving the end not platted. The remainder hair is grabbed into a side bun. The bun is loosely platted and crossed with hair pins until held firm. Parts of the bun are slightly pulled to create a me...
This video illustrate how to do Taylor Swift curls with low heat curlers.Here are the following steps.Step 1: First of all pick a very good hair styling kit, Now wet your hair lightly.Step 2 : Now take low heat curlers and part your into half inch partitions.Step 3: Now take each partition and roll it around the curler back to half of the hair strand, fold the roller to hold it into place.Step 4: Now complete the rest of the partitions in the above manner.step 5: Now blow dry the hair lightly...
Here's how to enter recovery mode on your iPhone or iPod touch the easy way. No need to press the sleep button and the home button at the same time for x amount of seconds, just turn your device off, if the device is frozen and can't be turned off normally just hold the above buttons until it turns off, now press and hold the home button and plug the device in. Do not let go of the home button until you see a screen in which the connector cable is displayed and there is an arrow pointing from...
This video explains how to get a powerful in home arm workout. The video begins with a quote by Peter Carvell and shows adds from the company producing the tutorial. The first workout structure shown is bicep curl and triceps kickback combo, these moves are accomplished by using a rubber band hold told and pull using your bicep and triceps as shown in the video. The next move shown is the bicep isometric curl, this move is performed by holding onto a rail and doing a lifting motion with your ...
In this video, the instructor shows us how to perform a reset on an Apple iPhone and iPhone 3g. You will want to perform this when the phone will not turn on or is just unresponsive. To perform this, hold down the top bottom and home button simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds. You should see the power bar come up but keep holding the buttons and the Apple logo should show up. After the Apple logo appears, you can remove your fingers and your phone will reboot. The regular home screen ...
This video shows you how to collect color to create jailhouse tats. First, set down a metal pan. In that pan, place a blue, plastic, disposable razor. It is best to try and do this outside or in a well ventilated area so you don't breathe in a lot of the fumes. Next, hold a large piece of glass over the burning razor. As you hold the glass you'll see it collects the smoke. Once you feel you have enough, and you should see a large black circle in the middle of the glass, blow out the razor so ...
In this video from Prolite we learn the right way to tie your ice skates and keep the laces tight. First you need a lace hook. It's a metal piece that helps you lace the skates. With the skate on and the laces loose, pull tight on the laces just enough so it's a little tight. Now take the lace hook and start at the bottom. Put it underneath both laces and pull tight. Keep doing this as you go up the skate. As you pull tight with one hand, with the other you put one finger where the tension is...
This video gives instructions on how to make a stencil from a manila folder and a number of additional supplies. Supplies required aside from the manila folder include an X-acto knife, a pencil, an eraser, and a cutting board, the cutting board and manila folder are recommended. First step to producing the stencil is to draw an image to serve as the stencil pattern. After making the design, cuts must be placed in the design known as 'Bridges', bridges are links in the design which holds the p...
Vista Tips teaches the viewer how to easily get the task manager in Windows Vista. Vista Tips warns that the simple way to get task manager used to be to simply hold the keys Ctrl, Alt, Del down simultaneously. Now, these keys yield a menu. The way to get task manager on Windows Vista has now been changed to Ctrl, Shift and Esc. Simply hold down Ctrl, Shift and escape simultaneously to directly yield the task manager. Another way to do this is to use the start bar to get the task manager. Sim...
Getting curls, like that of the stars, is a simple and easy task. For this task you will need a one inch curling iron, and your own hair. Grab some of your hair and hold it at the tip of your hair. Instead of using the clamp to curl it. your going to wrap your hair around the curling iron. Keep wrapping from the scalp all the way around to almost the end of the hair, you want to leave a little bit of hair for the hanging . Hold it there for a minute, a little longer may be better. When your d...
In this video we learn to make a zigzag Chinese staircase friendship bracelet. You can go wild and make it all different colors or all one color. You start off with 5 strings about a yard long and fold then in half. Then you make a knot creating a loop for the end and to hold to a nail or clip while you make it. Take a strand and make 5 forward knots. With the same strand you then do 5 backward knots. Repeat this one time, so in all are 20 knots and then switch color, or to another strand. Do...
This video demonstrates an easy hair poof for a different hair style. First, section the hair to create the desired width of the poof. Section back about two inches from the forehead. Smooth that section of hair taut with a comb and twist it one and half to two times. Instead of pushing the poof forward and creating an uneven style, place the finger of the hand not holding the hair on top of the taut hair. Then push forward gently with both hands. Then where the twist is held against your sca...
Hold crochet hook with dominate hand, needle facing toward you, hold dreadlock with left hand. In a spot with numerous loose hairs poke needle through dreadlock to other side. Grab loose hairs with needle and pull them through the dreadlock (use hands to keep loose hairs on hook if necessary and to hook more hairs). Be sure to curve crochet hook out of dreadlock so it will not pull loose hairs out the other side. Do not pull crochet needle straight out, this will rip the hair and strip it.
This is a great simple video, which will show you how to properly use a glass cutter and runner. The very first step is how to hold the glass cutter, you want to hold it at a 45 degree angle straight on the glass. Make sure to try your best to avoid leaning it to the left or right and at a 90 degree angle, and also make sure to start off the glass before cutting. Depending on your preference you can either push or pull the cutter, it doesn't matter which way. Once you make the cut, take the r...
In this Software video you will see how to give someone a shave in GIMP. Learn spot removal, skin smoothening and a makeover or removing a 1 day beard. This is done using the Clone and the Healing tool. To use the Clone tool, select the tool from the right hand panel. Then to select the source skin color, you have to hold ctrl key down and click. Now when you apply it to the area you will get the same shade of the source color. So, you will need to select an area very close to the spot you ar...
