Want an electric car without the price tag? You could always build your own, or maybe just hack your old gas guzzler into an eco-friendly electric machine... This weekend at Defcon, security consultant David Brown showed off his "Voltswagon" project, a 1974 Beetle named Shocky that he converted to electric for only $6,000. He removed the old combustion engine, radiator, and a few other unneeded parts to make it lighter. Then he loaded it with batteries front and back, ten Interstate DC-29, 12...
Online shopping is way more convenient than brick-and-mortar stores in a number of ways, not the least of which are the discounts. But with so many online stores and sites like Amazon which feature thousands of retailers, how can you know you're getting the best deal?
While it's easy to make fun of water with "electrolytes," there's actually some science behind it. Despite the name, electrolyte-enhanced water isn't all that high-tech, it mostly means that it's been infused with vitamins and minerals such as potassium and sodium, which are very helpful in preventing dehydration. Unfortunately, electrolyte water isn't especially cheap, and compared to the tap, it's downright expensive. Luckily, there's a few recipes out there that can help you mix your own e...
Yeah, it's not done yet! But it will be soon!!! I had an exam today and that was my last one so I will hopefully be done before I leave for Perth this weekend! :)
How to Bathe a Newborn Baby Patty Siegrist shares some tips on how to bathe a newborn baby on this BabyCenter video. Set up for the bath by setting the room temperature to 74 degrees 15 minutes before the bath. It is safe to bathe a newborn in a tub after the umbilical cord stump has fallen off.
For new landscapes people tend to generally plant the new 'purple leaf plum' trees in a square shaped small plots. They also plant some small plants around it to make it look good. However when the tree grows older it needs to spread its roots. At that time these plants may try to hinder the trees roots growth. Therefore it is advisable remove them once the tree starts growing bigger. Then you can also add water to the roots by spreading it around the area of the tree.Whenever there is proble...
In this Family video tutorial you will learn how to do a handprint Christmas project with your kids. Paint your kid’s hand with a thick layer of white paint, place it over green construction paper, press it and gently lift it. If the child doesn’t like painting of the hand, you can cut out the outline on white construction paper and paste it on green paper. After the paint is dry, dip a finger of the child in black paint and put an impression on the hand print for Santa’s mouth. Then dip the ...
In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to create a new account, add and edit in Blogger. First go to Blogger. On the home page click on ‘create a blog’. You will be taken to the account setting up page. Feed in all the details including our email. Then open your email and click on the confirmation link. You will then be taken to your dashboard or your home page. On this page you can click on ‘new post’ button and start writing your blog. When you do this a word proc...
Make an easy, simple bread that will taste better than store-bought stuff. Ingredients: - 3 cups of flour- 1 tsp of salt- 3/4 tsp of yeast, and 1 1/2 cups of water Steps: 1. Mix together all the dry ingredients. If the yeast you used is bread machine yeast, mix it in normally. If it's normal yeast, which means it's a bit bigger, dissolve it into the water first. 2. Add the water, and mix it together until you can form it into a fairly uniform ball. 3. Cover and let it rise for 3 to 5 hours. O...
First aid is important, and not everyone is prepared or even knows what to do in an emergency situation. You could save the day, or at least mend your paper cut. THe key to first aid is the first aid kit. If your's is not up to date, or if you can't afford a real one, then watch this video to see how to form a makeshift, provisional first aid kit.
You may have to eventually abandon your stealthy approach in this mission on The Saboteur for the Xbox 360. The second mission in Act 2: Better Dying Through Chemistry is when you reach the entrance, there's a gunner behind sandbags by himself. If you take him out quickly and disguise yourself you can actually play this level pretty quietly. There are two basic kinds of targets, the smaller, thinner tanks, and the bigger, darker tanks. The big tanks you can blow with dynamite and as long as y...
This tutorial shows you how to make a quick and easy pizza dip. First you need to get an oven proof bowl, your size depends on how much you want to make. Start with cream cheese and press or spread evenly into bottom of your bowl, not too thick not to thin. Next use pizza sauce or any type of tomato based sauce and spread out. The third layer is cheese we are using mozzarella cheese, but you can use any you like. Next layer you can use whatever you want on your pizza. We used diced tomatoes o...
To get the Barbie look. First apply an acne serum and under eye cream. Next, apply foundation with a stippling brush. Now put on concealer and set with loose powder using a powder puff. Next, contour your nose with a light beige shadow to make it look small and blend with a fan brush. After that, put on a wig cap and tuck in loose strays. For the eyes, use your finger and put on little blue eye shadow with your finger and add white to the corners of your eyes. Next apply a pink shadow to the ...
Ravaldino's Secret: The entrance is sort of tucked away behind a tower on the other side of the city's water way to the west. Jump in the water and swim around the north end of the tower and you should find the entrance pretty easily. It's just off the water.
No ice cream? No problem! You probably have the ingredients at home to whip some up. Watch this video to learn how to make homemade ice cream in a plastic bag.
This how to video shows you how to create wallpaper for your computer desktop. Open Photoshop and create a new file. Change the dimensions to the size of your desktop. Click okay and go to edit and fill. Choose color and select black. Click okay to fill the screen with black. Duplicate the layer. Once this is done, go to filter, render, and lens flare. Make sure the lens flare is in the center. Edit the settings to your liking. Click okay to add the effect on to the image. Go to filter, disto...
This shows how to use live trace on Adobe Illustrator to make a vector image. First, you need to open up Adobe Illustrator. Then go to file and select New and adjust your size to letter. For orientation you can choose to have it landscape if you want. Once you have your blank work space you will want to get a saved image. Go to File and click on Place and locate your image. Adjust the size of the image if you need to. Click on the image and then go up to the tool bar to click on the live trac...
The hairdresser in the video explains how to use hair rollers properly. He tells about two types of rollers, velcro, and heated rollers. Velcro rollers are advised for dry hair, because if you put them in wet hair, and let them dry you wont be able to get them out. The man in the video explains when applying velcro rollers, the section of hair should not be bigger than the roller itself, in length, and width. He tells you of a trick of his, to put your thumb inside the roller, as you roll the...
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make flower arrangements on a card. To make this you will need punched out pieces of flowers, snowflakes and leaves of different shapes, sizes and color. You will also need some small size paper flowers, glue dots and cards. To make flowers, you can take a rose and twist the wire stem around a paintbrush to give it a curly shape. Then put a glue dot below the rose and attach it to a punched out snowflake. Take some punched out branche...
In this how to video, you will learn how to create a little chick with punches. You will need a 1 3/4 circle punch, a 1 1/2 circle punch, a 1 1/2 circle scallop punch, and a small square punch. You will also need a pink and yellow material to cut from. Cut out one piece from the 1 3/4, one from the 1 1/2 circle, and two pieces from the 1 1/2 scallop circle. Take one piece of the scallop and take the 1 3/4 punch and punch the side out. Take the punched piece and place it on to of the other sca...
First of all you have to start with the bungee band pony tail at behind. You can use the brush on your back hair to make it appear bigger. Use your brush on the underneath of the back hair to make it appear wider and it should appear to have a body. Pick small locks at the back and brush it outwards so that it looks that you have more hair than actual. After this you have to gather all the hair at behind. Now you have to wind it and bring it all towards your head. Now use a hair pin to grip y...
The video answers questions on whether containerized tomato plant need to be replanted, problems with yellow tips of an oleander and spots on a silver berry shrub. The tomato plant may be replanted in a bigger container and staked/caged to avoid wind damage. If planted in the ground, it is recommended to plant it at an angle, up to the first branches because tomato plants are able to set out adventitious roots. The yellow and brittle leaves of an oleander is also identified as the result of f...
S2Pandapple shows viewers how they can get Kim Kardashian Inspired curls! First, you should wash and let your hair air dry. Make sure you spray heat protector in your hair before curling! Next, make sure you brush your hair thoroughly getting rid of tangles. Separate your crown and the bottom of your hair. Twist and pin the top up and put the bottom in a ponytail. Now, unclip the top of your hair and begin to put your hot rollers in. Spray each hair section with volumizing spray! You will wan...
To create almost any headband look, start by using a real human hair headband with extensions. Mostly, the extensions will come with an interchangeable headband for different colors. Now, start by pinning back the front crown area of your hair, if you have bangs you can leave them out of the hair that you are pinning back. Secure the crown of your hair with bobby pins. The headband with extensions should have three little combs. These will help secure the extension and the headband onto your ...
First of all you have to put some clay over the potter wheel. Now add some water and then press hard with your fingers at the bottom. Now slowly release the pressure of your hands and bring your hands upwards while slowly releasing the pressure. This shall form an inverted cone shape. Now apply pressure with your thumbs at the top to depress in the top and then wash your hands with water. Now use your thumbs to make this hole bigger. Now put a little water in this hole and then use your finge...
Here is an easy way to draw a cartoon fox. First draw a imperfect circle which is similar to face. Then draw ears which is curve shaped, sharp at its edges. Then draw its mouth part. The upper jaw must be bigger than the lower one. Now move to the eye part joining from the mouth part. Draw teeth and to make more attractable draw whiskers on each side. Draw an attractive belt in the neck side and in order to look real, draw hair portion on the head part and also on the side edges. Now erase th...
In this video, Tony Reale describes some cinematography tips for video lighting. He focuses mainly on different ways to capture the look of video. The lighting style he's using in this video is a 2-light setup. One light is reflecting off a foam core and is placed at the right side of the room. The second light is acting as background light and is smaller and placed in the back, right corner of the room. This is a very simple setup and, with a cost of $100-$200, it is an inexpensive, effectiv...
If you have a fancy for the sea and fishing you may wish to watch this video to learn how to cast a fishing net. 1. Grab the main line of the nylon fishing net and put it on your wrist. 2. Wrap the excess line around your hand, until you reach the net. At this point grab the crown of the net and pull it up. 3. While doing so check the net for any tangles. 4. Pull up the net part by part and then use your other hand to grab the bottom part of the net. At this point throw the net over your shou...
The video shows you how to make three simple flowers. First, draw a circle. Draw petals around it. Remember to make a little big petals. Then make a stem. Draw a leaf on it. Color the petals with red and the inner circle with orange. Color the leaf using a dark green color. First style flower is ready.
You roll out some light brown clay, cut out two small circles and place one in a mini pie plate. The mini pie plate is similar to a plate you would find in a doll house. You take the extra clay and place it in a garlic press, which makes the clay come out in little strings. You take two of the string clay pieces and twist them together, making it look similar to a braid that will go around the pie later on. To make the apples, you take some rolled white clay, and any color chalk you want. You...
Ronnie from Hollywood makeup secrets shows older women (Specifically 60 years and up) how to apply makeup and look young. She starts off with the tip that woman need to moisturize the face before applying foundation. She uses a liquid foundation that is used to moisturize and smooth out wrinkles in the face. The foundation is also applied to the eyelids to smooth out the veins on the eyelids. She then applies concealer that was warmed on her hand to the inner corner under the eyes. After appl...
Craig is sharing about how to gain self confidence. Maybe you are feeling not very confident or you don't have a lot of self confidence. Maybe you would like to do some bigger or bolder things in your business or personal life. You can only get confidence from surviving the attempt. The only true way to get the confidence is by surviving the attempt. You cannot get it from a book or tape You have to make the attempt. You have to go out and do things, try things that you are not comfortable wi...
This is a video showing how to handle and mince garlic. Make sure that the garlic is firm and not dried up. The skin is broken with a hammer to get the cloves loose. The skin is then peeled off of the garlic. The garlic is then cut into long pieces. Each slice is a 16th of an inch thick. Heat up olive oil and place the garlic into the oil. Let it cook for about a minute so that the flavor is drawn into the oil. Do not leave the garlic unattended. Garlic burns quickly. The garlic is removed an...
Pumpkins are not just for Jack-O-Lanterns! Pumpkins very inexpensive right now since it is after Halloween! You can use pumpkins to make pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin, roasted pumpkin seeds, etc. First, we will show how to properly cut a pumpkin. You'll need a big knife (the bigger the better), due to the vast diameter of the pumpkin. You also will want two buckets, one for seeds and one for flesh. Also, keep a garbage bag handy as a lot of garbage comes off of a pumpkin. They are messy, but ...
In this Adobe After Effects tutorial the instructor introduces to cameras. A camera is a different way of viewing your composition. You can have the camera move around and view it in all different kinds of angles and distances. Remember that the closer the camera is to the composition the bigger it appears and the further away you are the smaller it appears. To create a camera go to the layer, new and select Camera. Now a camera pops up in your layer panel. You can edit the camera there it se...
Watch this video to learn how to download images from Yahoo using Firefox. 1. Click to open Firefox. 2. Surf or open the Yahoo main website by typing www.yahoo.com. 3. Click the Images tab. 4. Click the Search Box and type the word of the image that you are searching for. 5. Click Image Search tab. 6. Thumbnails of images will appear. 7. Note the name of the file, dimensions, file size and URL. 8. Choose a picture that you like and click on it. 9. The picture will become a bit bigger and will...
Feel you have too small of a kitchen to keep everything you need inside it? Not true. Even if you have a small kitchen and a small budget, you can still save money by stocking it efficiently.
Do you want your house to look dull or colorful? If the latter, then be sure to check out this video to learn how to best utilize the color theory.
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