The "Plattsburgh" knot is named after the small town in up-state New York where Thomas Fink, inventor of the knot and co-author of the book "The 85 ways to tie a tie", is born. In contrast to its narrow close relative the "St. Andrew", the "Plattsburgh" produces a symmetric knot characterized by a broad cone with a narrow opening.
This screencast tutorial from Geoff Coffey, co-author of FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual, guides you through using the Script Debugger to fix your FileMaker Pro 9 scripts.
This screencast tutorial from Matthew MacDonald, author of Excel 2007: The Missing Manual, shows you how to trace formulas in a Microsoft Excel 2007 worksheet.
This screencast from E.A. Vander Veer, Author of PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual, guides you through adding an audio soundtrack from a CD to your Powerpoint Presentation.
As the author says, a DVD is not a DVD without interactivity. You could easily enable interactivity by using menus in your DVD. In this video tutorial you will learn to add menus to your movie DVD using DVD Studio Pro.
ProjectKinectMagicMirror combines augmented reality and CT-scan imagery to create a virtual "X-ray machine." Another amazing Microsoft Kinect hack to add to the vault. The ingenuity is infectious... Get inspired. Make-your-own.
Wood is a great construction material, but after time and weather it does become worn and old-looking. Restore it's original sheen by stripping it, or removing the outside of the wood to reveal new wood beneath, after watching this video.
There is more than one version of the Quick as a Wink card trick. This version begins with the deck of cards in the box, but the cards will need to be set up in advance. Put the 2 black sixes on top and the 2 red sixes on the bottom. You will leave the card that will be left in the visible. When you remove the cards from the box, press on the sides, in order to bow the box, which will enable you to pull all of the cards out except the one that you want to leave. Take the top 2 cards off the d...
Don't worry, this cobra won't lurch up and, well, kill you. Composed of three different string colors but only revealing two shades, this pattern is a nice way to create a multifaceted friendship bracelet.
Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Watch a magic coin trick revealed... learn how to perform this cool coin trick that will amaze your friends after a little bit of practice. This magic video tutorial will show you how to perform the Coin Roll magic coin trick. This coin trick is cool and easy!
Watch a magic card trick revealed... learn how to perform this cool card trick that will amaze your friends after a little bit of practice. This magic video tutorial will show you how to perform the Tenkai Vanish magic card trick. This throw vanish is amazing and is called the Tenkai Vanish.
Improve your magician skills with this magic prop trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform the rubber band magic trick. Doing the melting rubber band trick just takes a little practice and a little bit of illusion. See the reveal of this cool trick.
Improve your magician skills with this magic prop trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform the broken and restored pencil magic trick. Doing the broken and restored trick just takes a little practice and a little bit of illusion. See the reveal of this cool trick.
Improve your magician skills with this magic card trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform the magic aces card trick. Doing the magic aces card trick just takes a little sleight of hand and practice. See the reveal of this cool card trick.
Improve your magician skills with this magic card trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform a joker card trick. Doing a joker card trick just takes a little sleight of hand and practice. See the reveal of this cool card trick.
Improve your magician skills with this magic card trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform the color changing kings card trick. Doing the color changing king card trick just takes a little sleight of hand and practice. See the reveal of this cool card trick.
See how you can impress your friends and family with magic! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform the invisible ace magic card trick. With a little sleight of hand, card tricks are easy. You just have to practice, like all good magicians do. See the reveal of the invisible ace card trick!
It's magical! The Magic Light Brush knows what color you are using and magically reveals the color of clear Color Wonder paint. This is a great mess free product to use for your child's next art project. This tutorial teaches you and your child how to use the Crayola Color Wonder Magic Light Brush the next time you want to paint.
Captain David Bacon reveals great Calico fishing tips at the Fred Hall Show this year. Check out this instructional fishing video to learn some tricks and techniques on reeling in the Calico bass. This tutorial is great for fishing enthusiasts who need some advice on effectively reeling in this delicious catch.
As Eric Hughes writes in his "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," privacy, otherwise known as the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world, is necessary for a free and open society. One way to protect your privacy is through clear your Google search bar history (not to be confused with your Google Search History, which you may also want to disable). This tutorial will teach how to do just that. Take a look.
As Eric Hughes writes in his "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," privacy, otherwise known as the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world, is necessary for a free and open society. One way to protect your privacy is through anonymous browsing. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the freeunblockme.com tutorial to surf the web anonymously.
Check out this educational science video tutorial from Mythbusters that reveals the secrets to making your voice higher or deeper with various gases. This instructional video demonstrates how (and explains why) helium turns your voice into Donald Duck, while sulfur hexafluoride transforms your voice into Satan. Watch this tutorial and have fun with gas!
Create this interactive card, demonstrated using CTMH products. This card features a pull tab, that then reveals a pop-up window. Watch this video card-making tutorial and learn how to make a surprise pop-up greeting card for any occasion.
Watch this instructional magic trick video that reveals how to penetrate a coin through a balloon. This easy magic trick will awe your spectator as you practice your magic skills. This is a great video for magicians in training and magic trick enthusiasts alike.
In this how to video, Lee Lee's Valise results in bra fit tips for the well-endowed that reveal where 85% of us are going wrong. These are helpful tips for keeping the girls well supported and looking great. With the tips from this this bra fitting tutorial you can be wearing more comfortable bras.
5 simple rubber band tricks that only require rubber bands and some hand manipulation are revealed in this video magic tutorial. Learn how to perform some fun rubber band tricks by watching and following along with the magical fun.
Layer masks in Photoshop hide, but do not remove, pixels from your original image. Learn how to use them for revealing and hiding selections in this tutorial.
What's the big deal about breathing? Inhale, exhale, then repeat, right? "Passive" breathing is a breath of fresh air that improves pitch and strengthens endurance. So, for all of you singers out there, watch this. Revealed by vocal coach Renee Grant-Williams.
By shaping the brows and removing dark circles, Eve reveals another staple in achieving the Pearl Effect.
This video reveals the secret of making 2000 year old dragon beard candy. Watch it and make your own candy at home today.
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then liquid eyeliner are their Venetian blinds: delicate and tricky to operate, but—when applied in just the right place—very revealing.
Just imagine: your orthodontist finally removes your braces and holds up the mirror to reveal perfectly straight teeth...filled with cavities! Don't let this nightmare happen to you, clean your braces care.
One of the techniques to make a coin vanish is revealed in this video.
This origami piece is a classic. Scissors, paper, a pen, and a pair of folding hands is all you need. Decorate your cootie and write fortunes to be revealed on the inside. Be sure to give each fortune a color, so people playing can choose one, then give ambigious fortunes to keep people playing again and again.
If you're someone who loves to read, you've probably read a book that made you want to hop into the story and live in the world that wasn't your own. Reading has a way of letting us escape into other worlds and experience things that we normally wouldn't be able to. Augmented reality is similar in that way. Which is why it makes sense that the two would be combined to create an incredible, immersive new way of reading.
