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How To: Multiply decimal numbers in basic math

With this free video math lesson, you'll learn how to multiply decimals. With mathematics, as with anything else, not everyone progresses at the same rate. Basic math is no exception. Happily, in the age of Internet video tutorials, this isn't a problem. Those who progress quickly can go beyond what's being taught them and those who are struggling likewise have all the time in the world to catch up.

How To: Model a basic sword in 3D using Metasequoia

The sword is a very oft-depicted item in video games and CGI-heavy movies, so making them in 3D is an important skill to have if you want to become a 3D artist. This video tutorial walks you through the process of modeling a basic sword using the 3D graphics suite Metasequoia. It moves pretty fast, but is also basic, so you should be able to follow along. You 3D models will be hacking and slashing in no time!

How To: Play basic and advanced-shape power chords

In this guitar lesson, learn how to play basic and advanced power chords on a guitar in standard tuning (EADGBE). With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar lessons like this one. For more information, and to get started playing power chords on your own guitar, watch this video tutorial.

How To: Make a basic origami paper crane

Turn your spare time and paper into good luck! Learn to make the most basic of origami sculptures, the lucky paper crane. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper crane using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper birds, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.

How To: Properly write a basic looking memo

Basic memos are one of the most common forms of communication that you can experience in an office atmosphere. It is a universal message that gets sent to everyone letting them know about something important or even trivial. Writing one can be a bit tough, especially when you've never written one. So in this tutorial, find out what it takes to properly write a basic looking memo in no time at all. Enjoy!

How To: Wire a basic 3 way switch

In this video tutorial, you'll find out how to wire a 3 way basic switch. It's a good way to control one set of lights or light at two different locations. After watching this tutorial, if you still aren't sure of what you're doing, please don't hesitate to call a specialist. This can be dangerous and result in serious injury or death. Good luck and enjoy!

How To: Use Excel formulas with cell references

If you're looking to learn how to use Microsoft Excel, a video series from digital spreadsheet guru ExcelIsFun is a great place to start. But which of his many series should you choose? The one titled "Excel Basics," that's which! In this free video MS Excel lesson, the 3rd installment in said basics series, you'll learn how to use formulas that make reference to the values of a cell or multiple cells.

Use MS Excel cell references: relative & absolute

If you're looking to learn how to use Microsoft Excel, a video series from digital spreadsheet guru ExcelIsFun is a great place to start. But which of his many series should you choose? The one titled "Excel Basics," that's which! In this free video MS Excel lesson, the 8th installment in said basics series, you'll learn how to use both relative and absolute cell references in MS Excel.

How To: Use pivot tables for data analysis in Microsoft Excel

If you're looking to learn how to use Microsoft Excel, a video series from digital spreadsheet guru ExcelIsFun is a great place to start. But which of his many series should you choose? The one titled "Excel Basics," that's which! In this free video MS Excel lesson, the 20th installment in said basics series, you'll learn how to use pivot tables (PivotTables) to analyze and summarize data.

How To: Use VLOOKUP function formula in MS Excel

If you're looking to learn how to use Microsoft Excel, a video series from digital spreadsheet guru ExcelIsFun is a great place to start. But which of his many series should you choose? The one titled "Excel Basics," that's which! In this free video MS Excel lesson, the nth installment in said basics series, you'll learn how to work with VLOOKUP function formulas.

How To: Draw a fantasy unicorn

This video illustrates how to draw a fantasy unicorn. Here are the following steps: Step 1: First of all take a sheet of paper and pencil and start drawing the head in a cone shape with the cone having round edge ,this cone represents the head.

How To: Get started with flash (strobe) photography

New to photography and looking to learn the fundamentals in a flash? This free photographer's guide, which discusses flash photography and its terminology, will help you to accomplish just that. To get started learning the flash/strobe/speedlight basics (as well as to get a basic handle on the jargon), watch this free video tutorial.

How To: Knit a long tail cast on

This video tutorial will show you how to do a long tail cast on. Staci breaks this knitting step for you in the easiest, most basic way, so that you'll be able to replicate her motions easily. Just follow along with her instructions, and you'll easily master this knitting basic.

How To: Set a basic table properly

This video describes how to set a basic table. First we have to set the placement on a table with a napkin. Next keep a dinner fork, salad fork, and sea food fork on the right side of the placement. Next keep a dinner knife, tea spoon, and soup spoon on the left side of the placement. Next keep desert spoon, desert fork, and bread plate on the other side of the placement. Next keep the dinner plate on the middle of the placement. Next place the soup bowl on that dinner plate. Next put the wat...

How To: Perform a front flip on a wakeboard

In this how-to video, you will learn how to do a front flip using a wake board. The goal is to take it big and take it out to the flats. Do not cut out as far as you can. Take the handle locked in the same position, comfortably towards the chest. This is held in the same position throughout the flip. As for the body position, notice that the rider is in a comfortable knees bent position. Slowly ride off the edge as you approach the wake. This will lessen the pull of the rope at takeoff. This ...

How To: Do Rey Mysterio's 619 pro wrestling move

The 619 is a move that is all about timing and momentum. The person who is going to be hit by this just needs to protect his face for this. The person actually doing though has to use his body's momentum to swing his feet as hard as he can otherwise it will not look like a 619. As you make a run for the ropes and jump, do not try to turn after you've jumped. You have to start turning your as you're jumping. It all depends on the momentum you have in your legs, as you get to the ropes keep you...

How To: Add style to cross body leads in salsa dancing

The often-requested men's styling for salsa dancing has arrived! Once you have a solid basis for your cross body leads, the next step is to be able to do variations of it. In this salsa video, we teach ways to spice up your salsa by adding style to your cross body leads. Anthony will teach you how to do a monkey move and a hook step into a cross body lead, and at the end how to add a shimmy.

How To: Reduce a fever naturally

Dr. Jeanne Galloway shows you how to reduce a fever naturally. The primary goal seems to be is to reduce the suffering. This may have a harmful effect because fevers are the body's natural ways to kill off bacterial or viral infections. If you kill off a fever too soon you may prolong the illness. Some tricks to reduce pain include tepid bath that is not too hot or too cold. Putting lavender essential oil or vinegar in the bath it may bring down a fever. Another thing is to hydrate because a ...

How To: Make a basic survival shelter from a Mylar blanket

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a basic survival shelter using an emergency blanket. The materials required for this shelter are: an emergency blanket, paracord and duct tape. This is a basic shelter that would be great for certain conditions. This setup would be ideal for the following conditions: light to medium rain, low wind, and above freezing temps. This video is very descriptive and clearly explains all the instructions. This video will benefit those viewers who are c...

How To: Stop getting overwhelmed

In this video from RawRadiantHealth Natasha talks to us about getting back to basics and not getting overwhelmed. A lot of times we can feel like we have too many responsibilities and we can get burnt out. Having a strong foundation and basics like getting enough sleep, eating your meals, your home is clean, you're taking care of yourself can really help you. When the foundation is a bit shaky these things can overwhelm us. If the basics are not taken care of the rest of your life can be a me...

How To: Draw Homer Simpson from Simpsons

This silent video demonstrates visually how to draw a Homer Simpson character beginning with a series of simplistic shapes and lines. The artist begins by drawing two very basic circles for the eyes, then adds a curving line beneath to create the nose. The artist continues building on the image using the basic line and shape technique to create the full face image of the infamous cartoon character, and then, as a finishing touch, adds the collar of Homer Simpson's work shirt. This video provi...

How To: Fire up your metabolism

This video focuses on strategies you can use to boost your metabolism--one-step needed in order to lose belly fat. Obtaining a faster metabolism will train your body to burn more calories throughout the day. The first step to boost your metabolism is through strength training, which means developing leaner muscle mass. This will result in long-term investment for caloric burning. The second step involves exercising in the morning; this will help you burn calories more easily throughout the da...

How To: Understand the basics of matrices

In this video you learn how to understand the basics of matrices. The video includes how to do matrices with addition, subtraction and multiplication. The teacher explains in this exercise that you will need to know the number of rows and columns. He breaks down all of the steps required to solve these problems. Not only does he show how to understand the basics of matrices, but he does it dressed up like a king and with a little reggae music. You can hear the class's reactions to his jokes i...

How To: Do a basic braid on your American Girl doll

This quick video will show you how to do a basic braid on your American Girl doll. Follow these easy steps to do a basic braid for your American Girl doll: Put the hair into a ponytail and split into three sections. Take the outside section and put it over the middle section, then take the other outside section and put it over the middle section. Repeat this till you get close to the bottom of the hair. Put in a rubber a rubber band and you are all done!

How To: Apply a koi fish arty makeup look

Watch this video to learn how to apply a koi fish arty makeup look in four easy steps. Draw design on the face with a white eye liner. Apply the blue from the Mehron Tropical palette to the waves. Apply white to the waves from the Mehron Basic palette to define them. Mix yellow and red in the Mehron Basic palette and fill the fish with color. Outline the fish with a black liquid eyeliner. Draw eyes and added highlights to the scales with the Mehron Basic palette. Clean the black lines with q-...

How To: Make a bomb in Phun

How to make a bomb in Phun. This video will demonstrate the basics of making a bomb in the Phun program. Phun can be very demanding of your computer's resources so if you go a little bit overboard, don't be surprised if your computer crashes or freezes, or does something unusual. The basic concept here, is to use the circles as designated, and copy and paste exactly on top of each other. The more you do this the bigger the explosion. It also uses basic directional physics so you can incorpora...

How To: Use Excel spreadsheet setup & cell references

In this Excel basic video the instructor shows how to setup a spreadsheet and use cell references. Cell references are used in Excel to refer to other cells in a formula. When a formula contains data based on the cell reference the formula auto generates the result each time the value in the cell changes as the formula contains only the reference to the cell and not the actual data present in it. In this video the tutor goes on and shows how to write a few basic formulas using cell references...

How To: Use Excel chart basics

In this Excel basics video, the instructor talks about the basics of charts. There is an enormous difference in how you make charts between Microsoft Excel 2003 and 2007. In both the versions, to make charts the first thing you do is highlight the data cells in your workspace. Now use the toolbar and click on the charts button there. Now Excel automatically generates the charts based on the data and the column and row names. But there are various changes between the charts produced in the dif...

How To: Use Microsoft Excel for beginners

MotionTraining gives an overview for using Microsoft Excel for beginners in this video. This video gives a rundown and overview of the basics of this spreadsheet program: from typing in the columns and rows, adding dollar signs to data, and how to make basic calculations. MotionTraining will show how to make text stand out with bold and italics, adding colors to your data, and how to make a grid appear during the printing process. Creating various charts of the data in the spreadsheet is also...

How To: Say basic words in Klingon

BoboWabatabe teaches how to say some basic words in Klingon. You can learn to say a few basic words like yes, no, and success in the Klingon language. Hear the words and look at the pronunciation and soon you'll have a few words in your Klingon vocabulary. The video doesn't bombard you with to many phrases, their simple and easy to repeat. Bobo likens the language to something like German in order for you to understand how the form should be.

How To: Understand propositional logic

In this video the author talks about the basic concepts in propositional logic, explaining how important this concept is to understanding the basic concept of logic. He says that propositional logic is also called "sentential logic" or "statement logic". He states that a proposition is synonymous to claim, statement or insertion. He states that propositional logic deals with logical relationships between propositions taken as wholes. He states that in proposition logic the proposition is deal...

How To: Speak basic meeting and greeting phrases

Do you need to learn some basic French skills? This great vocabulary tutorial from learnlanguages1.googlepages.com will teach you some essential meeting and greeting phrases that will give you a jump start in speaking quickly and proficiently. It includes comprehensive context and pronunciation information that will save you hours of time and probably help you avoid a great deal of embarrassment. With this excellent series of free videos, you can greatly improve your French language skills qu...

How To: Draw a basic SpiderMan

This how-to video demonstrates a how to create an image of the comic-book superhero Spiderman in a basic generic pose. The artist, Xia Taptara, sketches out the basic figure, then gives advice on how to practice drawing tricky features like musculature, hands etc. as he adds more definition using a darker line. As the drawing progresses, Xia Taptara offers tips on perspective and more.

How To: Play "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd on guitar

Do you like the "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Do you want to learn how to play it on the guitar? Well this video is a short 10 minute tutorial, designed to show viewers how to play this song on the guitar. The video only provides basic guidance, so the viewers should at least have basic guitar knowledge and skills in order to be able to play the song after viewing the video. However, the video is still recommended for guitar players out there as it offers basic tips on the song.