It seemed appropriate that we announce the winner of the first White Hat Award for Technical Excellence on the Academy Awards weekend. This is, in essence, our "Oscar" here at Null Byte. Remember, this contest began on January 4th, 2016 and just recently closed on February 15th. In this contest, I was looking for:
Did you know that any time you trot home with a new wok you must season it? While you might think, um, but why would you season a wok? Don't you usually season the food instead? Well, seasoning a wok is not what you think it is (and doesn't involve salt and pepper at all).
Deke gets things started with a pair of options that can clean out Photoshops plumbing when things get clogged up: Reset and purge. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
Skip Steele and Terry Black of the award winning Super Smokers BBQ Team share their method for making championship barbecue ribs.
Check out this video tutorial on how to get many of the multiplayer achievements in Unreal Tournament III.
As each new version of the award winning Adobe Photoshop is released certain functions remain the same from prior versions while other functions are changed. In the latest version of Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop CS4, the patch tool works significantly differently than prior versions. In this video we are shown how the patch tool originally worked in Adobe Photoshop CS2 compared to how it now functions in Photoshop CS4. Finally the author gives us step by step instructions on how to operate the ...
These days we're used to triple threat stars who, for instance, act, dance, and sing. But stars that excell at all three are as difficult to find as a needle in a haystack.
In this free intermediate tape dancing lesson, several combinations of tap shuffles are gone over including the three-shuffle, front-side-back shuffle, and the shuffle ball change. Learn how to do these combos with help from an expert: Bonnie Gray is an award-winning choreographer in dance and musical theatre and here to teach you the basics of tap! Learn more tap dancing dance moves from this expert by searching WonderHowTo! You're only practice time away from ruling the dance floor!
In this video, award-winning golf teacher Gary Wiren focuses on hookers. Not THOSE hookers, though Gary offers an interesting bit of trivia about those too. He's focused on hookers in the realm of golf, swings gone awry that can really affect your game. Gary talks about the four main reasons hooking happens, discussing and demonstrating each type for the viewer. These reasons are: deceleration in the left arm, bringing the club too high (and allowing the wrist to "fold over" at the top of the...
The classic French twist is incredibly elegant, and it’s so easy to do. You Will Need:
In this walkthrough we show the hacks and mods that can be done in GoW. Gears of War is a fantastic RPG and an award winning game. It was voted the best game of 2006. Find out using the old patch how to cheat and hack your way through Gears of War. Note: This isn't the latest patch. This video is created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Gears of War, © Microsoft Corporation.
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video to learn a few parts from Metallica's song called "One." This is one of Metallica's well known songs. Improve your guitar playing skills by learning how to play this Grammy Award winning song "One" on acoustic guitar with this tutorial.
Filmmaker Director David Lynch explains and discusses transcendental meditation (TM). Learn about knowingness and intuition. The inside story on transcending the brain, with this Award-winning film director of Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mullholland Drive, ... all » Inland Empire (filming); John Hagelin, Ph.D., Quantum physicist featured in "What the bleep do we know?;" and Fred Travis, Ph.D., Director, Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition Maharishi University of Management.
In this two part tutorial, learn how to recreate Blake Lively's boho chic braided look from the Teen Choice Awards. This style is very versatile. You can wear this style for everyday, work, school or formal occasions like prom, weddings, etc.
Batting a ball back and forth while you're barefoot on the beach is a fun way to get some exercise. Get started with these basic rules. Watch this video to learn how to play beach volleyball.
Did your child come home upset that they didn't get a gold star in class today? Well, now you can make them their own award. Watch and learn how to make a golden award badge. Be creative and make silver and bronze too! Perfect for teachers and parents.
The Oscars are just a couple of days away when Hollywood will celebrate the best crop of films from 2019 in the US and internationally.
The first White Hat Award for Technical Excellence tutorial contest ended last night at midnight! We had many excellent articles submitted, once again re-affirming what an incredible community we have here at Null Byte! We had quite a flurry of great articles in the last few days. Thanks to all of you who submitted such high quality material to our community. Your efforts are appreciated and you have the undying gratitude of our community. We will not forget your efforts. I'll be reading and ...
This one's a good one. Besides learning about the "Mutant Overlord" achievement in Left 4 Dead 2 on the Xbox 360, you'll also be learning how to get that cute little gnome avatar award. If the gnome avatar is new information to you, then you can't pass this gaming tutorial up!
Augmented reality seems to come into its own in museums, where audiences are ready and willing to try out new immersive tech. Now, that tech-powered palette is about to get a little larger.
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.
If you have an Apple Watch, you might know that the activity awards you earn can be shared with your friends as iMessage stickers on your iPhone. However, you first have to earn achievements in order to use them as stickers. That changes somewhat with iOS 12, as Apple added animated activity stickers for all Apple Watch users, whether they've earned award badges or not.
Usually, when the public gets to see and hear Microsoft's Alex Kipman expound on the future of immersive computing, it's because the company has a new product to show off. But on Tuesday, April 24, Kipman was in the spotlight for an entirely different reason: an award nomination.
In order to unlock the Avatar Award Carter's Helmet in Halo: Reach, you will need to beat Winter Contingency on Legendary difficulty without dying. It can be hard, but this video by Achievement Hunter shows you how to pull it off.
In this video, we learn how to make an Oscar award out of balloons. First, you will need to grab some gold colored balloons and have a slight idea on how to make balloon animals since this is an intermediate practice. To make this Oscar award, you will need a total of 260 balloons. Start out by making the base of the balloon and then work your way into baking the middle and the top. As you go, you will need to twist many of the balloon into each other and learn the techniques for blowing thes...
It's another tutorial for the God of War-like game, Dante's Inferno. In this tutorial, you'll be finding all 30 pieces of silver throughout the game. Along with the silver, you'll be awarded with three achievements. Find ten pieces and unlock Footsteps of a Traitor, 20 awards you with Betrayed with a Kiss, and all three will result in Well Done, Judas. So good luck and have fun!
Britney has her ups and downs but when she is hitting the high notes she is always stylish. In this tutorial, learn how to recreate Britney's makeup look from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. This simple, smokey look will turn anyone into a red carpet ready pop star, so follow along and get ready to turn heads.
If you're looking for a great game, but at a low price check out the Xbox Live Arcade section for a great list of games. One of the more popular and talked about games is Monday Night Combat. It's a third person shooter game that features different classes like Team Fortress 2. It's a fun addicting game that is sure to attract many gamers.
Daniel Negreanu gives us a bit of strategy on Texas Hold'em in this 3 part video series. Very good lesson for seasoned poker players
The quick and easy game of hangman is a great way to have fun with a friend. You Will Need
Starcraft 2 is finally upon us after 12 years of waiting, and it is just as majestic as you would hope it would be. If you're new to the series or just haven't played in five years, the barrier to entry for the unskilled can high, especially if you prefer playing online multiplayer. Fortunately for you, we've compiled videos on just about everything you need to know about the game, including strategies and tips for winning with different races in different modes and situations, and even how t...
Starcraft 2 is finally upon us after 12 years of waiting, and it is just as majestic as you would hope it would be. If you're new to the series or just haven't played in five years, the barrier to entry for the unskilled can high, especially if you prefer playing online multiplayer. Fortunately for you, we've compiled videos on just about everything you need to know about the game, including strategies and tips for winning with different races in different modes and situations, and even how t...
In this video, learn how to enter mail-in sweepstakes, what supplies you need, tricks and tips for filling out entries, how to organize your entries, and how to not get disqualified. This clip will walk you through the entire process so that you can increase your chances of winning and getting one of those oversized checks delivered to your door. So, follow along and enter those contests the right way to maximize your opportunities to win.
In order to play the game Risk, begin by setting up. Name a banker. Players choose a color. The number of players determines the number of armies. Remove the jokers from the country card packs. Shuffle the cards. Deal them face down. Players may not get an equal number.
Learn how to beat all of the achievement challenges on Call of Duty 4 for the XBox, 360, Playstation 3 (PS3), and PC on veteran difficulty with this video from NextGenWalkthroughs.com
An Amazon Prime subscription offers free two-day shipping and discounted rates on many Amazon products, while at the same time granting users access to Amazon's Instant Video library. While this service normally runs $100 per year, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced today that the company will be offering a $28 discount on this price for one day only.
We can all agree that Miley Cyrus has long since left her goody two shoes pop star alter ego, Hannah Montana. Whether she's pole dancing on an ice cream stand or rocking extremely dark, smokey eye makeup, Cyrus has been experimenting with the adult side of life.
Filmed in what appears to be a single continuous shot, war film 1917 is now the front-runner to conquer the Best Picture category of the Academy Awards after bringing home the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture in the drama category.
Few people can pull off bobs. Even fewer can pull off curly bobs. But "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks isn't just anybody. The voluptuous actress recently wore a flirty curly bob to an awards show, and we're totally crushing on it.
This might be the most impressive feat of Magic: The Gathering deck building available on Wonderhowto. Jedi1josh has created deck that allows you to win a game of Magic not in one turn, but in zero turns. Yes, if you let your opponent have the first turn, this deck allows you to kill them, with 32 damage no less, before their first upkeep. This video will show you how to make it.
