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How To: Bypass school web filters

Learn how you would bypass a school’s web filters so that you can go to content sites that are always blocked in examples of YouTube. Click the ‘Start’ button and then click on ‘Run’ and type in cmd and hit enter on your keyboard. This will bring up a command prompt where you type in ‘ping’ and then when that populates the next prompt you enter in the website to bring up the IP address. By entering the populated number you can get into a website from the search field of a web browser. It incl...

How To: Clear a Blocked Sink

If you have a blocked sink, there are multiple solutions. This video tutorial will see to it that you find the right fix for your clog. For more information, as well as to get started unblocking your own sink, watch this helpful plumbing tutorial.

How To: Install a butcher block kitchen countertop

Butcher-block kitchen countertops have traditionally been very popular and these days are often used as companion tops with other materials, such as solid-surface tops. In addition to their aesthetic appearance, they can receive hot pans without damage. You can make up your own butcher-block countertop, or the same technique can be used to create cutting boards, or a top for a roll-around cart. The steps in creating the top are fairly easy, but the project does require some special tools, esp...

How To: Use a guide Awl on your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a guide Awl to pass string through blocked grommets on your tennis racket. Wax or chapstick can help the guide Awl ease through the block grommet. When attempting this, try spinning it as it'll help reduce the friction.

How To: Learn the tongue block and pucker method

In this instructional harmonica video, learn which of two methods to use when playing the harmonica. There is sometimes a debate among harmonica players on which method is better to use: the lip pucker method or the tongue block method. Both methods play their part in helping the beginner become a more well rounded harmonica player. This tutorial teaches you both harmonica methods.

How To: Build a retaining wall for your home

To create a retaining wall all you need to do is follow these simple steps. To begin you will need to get many interlocking wall blocks and either sand or concrete. The first step is to plot and measure the retaining wall's size and shape. Use your measurements to figure out the amount of retaining wall blocks that you will need. The second step is to mark off the spots in your yard that you would like the retaining wall to be. Then dig your trenches in these spots to level out the land and t...

How To: Block Someone from Using Their Camera During Zoom Video Calls

As a meeting host on Zoom, you can't control what a participant does during your live video call, but you do have the power to turn off their camera so that other people aren't subjected to distractions. So if you catch someone in your call purposely making obscene gestures or accidentally exposing themselves while using the bathroom, you can block their camera, as long as you know how.

How To: Enable Free WiFi Tethering on Android Marshmallow

Starting in Android 4.3, Google added some code to AOSP that tagged your internet traffic when you were running a mobile hotspot, which made it incredibly easy for carriers to block tethering if you didn't have it included in your plan. But as of Android 6.0, this "tether_dun_required" tag has been removed, which means you no longer have to edit a database file to get tethering up and running.

How To: Block a website

In this tutorial, we learn how to block a website. First, you will start by going to the start menu then go to "run". After this, type in "c://windows/system32.drivers/etc". After this, a new window will pop up on your screen. With this, you will drag the host into a text document. Then, type in the website that you want to block inside of this document. Once you are finished, type in the IP address of your computer next to that and save it. This will finish up the blocking of the website and...

How To: Bypass a blocked site on a school computer

In this tutorial, we learn how to bypass a blocked site on a school computer. You will need a proxy to do this safely. First, go to a proxy site like Proxify. Going through here will prevent the school blocking system from coming up and ruining your fun. If you are blocked, you can use a text file document and run CMD on your computer. This would be the more technological way to do it. Try doing the website first to see if it works, if not, then you can try to change the firewall on the compu...

How To: Block a website without software

In this video, we learn how to block a website without software. First, open up 'my computer' and then double click on the local disk. After this, open up the 'windows' folder and then locate the 'system 32' folder, open this. Next, open the 'drivers' folder and then open the 'etc' folder. From here, double click 'host' file and then open it with a notepad. Now, after the last text type in "127.0.0.1 (website to block)". After this, save the file and then clean all the temporary internet file...

How To: Block websites on Windows Vista

In this tutorial, we learn how to block websites on Windows Vista. First, you will right click on the notepad and then run as admin. From here, you will click "file open". Then, go to the C drive and open up windows. Then, you will go to the system and find the drivers, then click on the host file. From here, go to the second local host and press enter twice. Then, type in "127.0.0.1" and press tab. Then insert all the directories that you want to block. From here, you will be finished blocki...

How To: Assure that URL's blocked in robots.txt don't show up on Google

Google is the biggest and best search engine on Earth, and if you are a webmaster and want your website to be a big success it would really behoove you to know as much about how it works as possible. The Google Webmasters series of videos and website were created to teach webmasters, SEO professionals, and others how Google works by answering their questions and giving them insights into how they can best integrate and utilize Google's functionality to improve their business. This video will ...

How To: View blocked sites with a free proxy website

This video tutorial belongs to the Computers & Programming category which is going to show you how to view blocked sites with a free proxy website. Open up a browser and go to a free proxy such as SneakyRascal or opb.net. Type in your website, say for example http://runescape.com/ and click on 'surf' or 'go'. If the website has flash, go to options and make sure 'remove side scripts' isn't ticked or 'activate side scripts' is ticked. And you are on the blocked site. But, be aware! The proxy s...

How To: Block third party apps on Facebook

In this how-to video, you will learn how to block third party applications on Facebook. On your main page, you will see requests on the right. Click on the request to check the invitation. You will be presented with a few choices. If you are never planning on accepting an invitation to the application, you can click on the Block Application at the bottom. You can also ignore all invitations from a person by clicking the link with the same name in the same page. This will make using Facebook m...