No one likes to think about the possibility of natural disasters, but we all know they could happen at any time. Some of us are a little more paranoid than others, but wouldn't it be nice to know that you'd be protected if anything really crazy ever happened? Like the zombie apocalypse?
Gerridae—you've probably seen these weird bugs gliding across the surface of the water when you're out swimming or fishing. These insects are commonly referred to as water striders, or more cleverly, Jesus bugs, for their ability to "walk on water". It's a pretty cool trick, but what could it do for science, right? Turns out, quite a bit. Photo by felixtsao
What's the first thing you would do once you realized you were lost in, say, a desert? If you're like me, you would immediately pull out your cell phone and start dialing every number. But what if you have no service? What if your battery is dead?
Download the ISO and follow along with this video to learn how to install Android OS on a PC. Using Virtual Box, you can run Android directly on your desktop computer or laptop. Watch this video to see how it is done.
Tired of the same old little box house that everyone else playing Terraria has? Check out this video to learn how to build your own architectural masterpiece. This video will take you through step by step as you build an awesome Terraria house.
If you're feeling rooter's remorse, check out this video to learn how to restore your Nook Color to its original firmware version 1.0.1. You'll have to download ClockworkMod Recovery and this Nook Color restore file. These directions are for unrooting/ restoring/ unbricking a Nook Color using a Mac.
Are you playing the new Zombies map from the Escalation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops? You probably want to know how to turn the power on. This video will show you how to turn on the power and the mystery box in Call of the Dead.
Sure, you can buy your own dry pasta in a box... but it's so much fun to make your own! All you need to make pasta is flour and eggs. Cut it into slender spaghetti noodles or make thick lasagna noodles.
If you've ever nommed on a cake pop before, then we're betting that more likely than not your cake pop was a chubby, round mass of vanilla or red velvet cake. But you don't have to think so inside the box when it comes to cake pop shapes.
Is your jewelry box cluttered up with pieces that are old, out of date or just plain ugly nowadays? This video to the rescue! Learn a few good ideas when it comes to giving some old costume jewelry a new life!
Have you seen commercials on TV for vacuum sealed storage bags? They can be expensive, but you can replicate this space age technology in your own home! All you need is a water bottle, some trash bags, a box cutter... and a vacuum!
Baking soda is like a miracle in a box. Whether you need to clean a doggy doo doo stain on your carpet, need to deodorize your refridgerator, or need an all-natural face scrub, baking soda has a cure for it all.
Now that Valentine's Day is only a month away, it's time to start thinking about how you're going to be surprising your sweetheart. While a bouquet of red roses and a box o' chocolates is always a good call, you can make your gift much more personal by adorning a package or a card with one of these origami roses.
This tutorial goes from the box model and then progresses on to show you how you can use floats when designing a website using CSS. Which layout you choose will determine how your website looks, so make sure you pick the one that's the best for your needs.
Create a list with checkboxes and assign a price to each item. As your customers check or uncheck the boxes, they'll see the estimated price below change in accordance. This is a quick and easy trick visitors to your website will definitely appreciate.
Take a regular font, type the name of your business or website into a text box, and then follow along with this tutorial. Break it apart and manipulate the layers so you can end up with a classy and eye catching logo.
A minimap is a small inset box on your game screen that can show you the immediate area for your Minecraft island. This is a mod for your game, and the video shows you where to get it and how to install it.
This embossed, brass finish metal container is perfect for storing beautiful amaryllis or paperwhites during the holiday season, but they can be used year round to enhance flowers or even to act as a storage bin.
While it's true that Christmas wreaths are traditionally meant to go on your front door, you needn't think so inside the box when it comes to the donut-shaped Christmas decor.
You will need around twenty feet of thick, sturdy rope (something smooth like jute or nylon will also prevent the harness from digging into your skin). Tie as demonstrated in this video, and you'll have an instant messenger bag for carrying boxy things around!
For this achievement, you get to kill more Nazis. Be wary of all the enemy soldiers who are prowling the crypt, especially one near a stack of boxes around a statue. Kill him, and then hide both body and statue in a secret room.
This is a great way you can mod your new Kinect - wire up the Kinect to a laser projector. All you need is OpenCV (an open source computer vision library) and a cardboard box to train your Kinect with.
The Kinect is more than just a toy for your Xbox 360. While it's primarily a gaming accessory, it's also a fairly powerful high-tech camera. This tutorial shows you how you can use a Kinect to measure objects in 3D, using the Kinect's own box.
If you are writing a character who is in-depth enough, you will be able to let the character out of the box and improve your writing by taking over the scene completely. Master the exercise outlined in this video and get a better grasp on both your plot and character.
You'll need to open your cheat box to make this happen, and then type in a few commands. Once you do, you're now able to break into homes (even if the sims are there) and use the teleportation pad to break into houses and steal all their things!
If you need to protect your toilet paper rolls from overactive pets, or want a way to travel with tp without having it unroll, you can create a quick and easy toilet paper holder just using an old case for blank CDs and a box cutter.
Funfetti cakes are a common site at children's birthday parties, but most of the busy parents who make those happen go with the boxed cake mix version. It's really not too hard to make from scratch for extra flavor! Watch this video to find out how.
In this clip, you'll learn how to implement an AutoCompleteBox (auto complete box) when working in Silverlight. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular web application framework or a seasoned web developer merely looking to improve your chops, you're sure to find benefit in this free MS Silverlight programming lesson. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this clip, you'll learn how to open and display a TXT file within a text field in your VB projects. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular event-driven program language or a seasoned developer merely looking to improve your chops, you're sure to find benefit in this free Visual Basic programming lesson. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Add a small bit of content which appears whenever visitors to your website mouse over a specific area of your website - such as having your company's slogan appear in a small text box when users hover their mouse over the log.
A shadowbox card is a lovely three-dimensional card you can use to showcase a particular design or picture. Starting with some card stock and cutting tools, this video demonstrates how you can create your own elegant shadowbox card the next time you need a gift.
Is your Windows Vista PC running kind of slow? Well, the easiest thing you can do to speed up Vista's performance is by simply disabling some of the standard, preset features built-in to Windows. This video will walk you through the process of turning these unneeded features off, which is as easy as unchecking a box.
When it comes to origami, does it get more basic than the crane? Well, other than an origami box, an origami crane is one of the essential beginner origami projects that origami students learn on their way to achieving folded bliss.
A diorama is an attractive craft to present a school science project or book report. You'll need some boxes, paint, glue, and a few small figurines. Pick a theme, and use these tips so your kids can make an A+ project!
The Line 6 Toneport is a powerful series of recording boxes that you can get for guitar, bass, and vocals. They can connect to a computer with USB, but you may want to connect them to speakers or amps as well so that you can use their effects live or while recording with a mic. This video talks about what sorts of speakers you can hook your Toneport up to and how to hook them up to each different type.
In this clip, learn how to make a super cheap stash can that really works! This can is made from an old Lynx or Axe deodorant bottle and looks completely real and inconspicuous. If you have some things you need to hide from your roommates, mom, siblings, the police.. check out this clip and mod your can into a mini-safe.
There are many benefits to growing your own vegetables and fruits. One of the most obvious is the fact you'll be saving money and preventing any harmful chemicals from entering the body. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to grow one of the most commonly eaten foods out there: potatoes. This time, it's not in a box or planter, but instead in a bag. Check it out and enjoy!
During the cold winter months greenhouses can become so cold that it can become harful to any potential plants that you may be trying to grow. What some people like to do is build a firebox. What this basically does is use a concrete like box and tube to help disperse heat throughout the greenhouse. It's easy to do and easy to figure out. So check out the video and enjoy!
Whoever said it's boring to be a square didn't make one out of shiny magnets. This video gives the phrase "thinking inside the box" a whole new dimension.
Is your kitchen pantry cluttered and disorganized? Do you have spices and boxed foods that are decades old? It's time to clean house. Insightful Nana shows you ways to organize your cluttered kitchen pantry with the help of a professional organizer from Harmony Within. Use the stack organizing method to get your pantry lookng together and organized.
