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How To: Optimize performance on your Windows Vista PC with CCleaner

There is a built-in tool in Windows Vista that allows you to clean up your hard drive and system, and it could be found by simply searching for "disk cleanup" in the start menu. But this provides a really basic cleanup, so for all of you who want something more extensive, there are free alternatives available on the web. Once is called CCleaner, which is a lot better. It's the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC.

How To: Hide your redstone circuits for gates and other things in Minecraft

Minecraft is all about survival and building the coolest fortress in the land! But if you're looking for something that's a little more aesthetically pleasing for your gates without having to have all those redstone circuits everywhere, you're in luck! In this video you will learn how to hide your redstone circuit lines to give a more natural look to your gates and buttons!

How To: Install Chrome OS Cherry on a Windows PC or mobile device

Looking for instructions on how to install the "Cherry" build of the Chrome operating system on your device? This clip provides some helpful advice. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes. For complete details, including step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.

How To: Organize a score in the Pizzicato music software

Learning music with Pizzicato notation and composition software is easy, and this video will show you how to organize a score in either Pizzicato Pro or Pizzicato Beginner or Pizzicato Light. It talks about organizing measures, staves and pages. Learn about default templates, different modes, building a score, adding measures and staves, instrument names, and more.

How To: Make a sniper rifle for a Lego minifigure

Has your Lego arsenal grown stagnant relying on the supply of weapons offered it by the Lego corporation? Take matters into your own hands. This video features detailed instructions for building a sniper rifle out of Lego blocks that one of your Lego minifigures can hold. This will make this piece a deadly force on the Lego battlefield.

How To: Make a sniper rifle for a Lego minifigure

Making realistic weapons for your Lego minifigures to hold is one of the most important parts of constructing a realistic-looking battleground scene out of Legos. This video features detailed instructions on how to build a Mach 11 sniper rifle out of Lego blocks that is small enough for a minifigure to hold. Your Legos figures have never been as well-armed as they will be if you give them one of these.

How To: Apply knockdown drywall texture

When you're building a new addition to your home and are applying the drywall, it's important to know how to apply drywall texture to it. This can help add some needed character to something that would otherwise be bland. This tutorial will show you how to get everything ready to apply knockdown drywall texture to your wall today. It's easy to do and you'll enjoy the look of it. Good luck!

How To: Do warm up exercises for swimming

Watch this video for warm-up exercises you can do before you swim - or before any sort of workout - to build up your heart rate. By changing the plane of your body several times within the three-minute warm-up you'll force your heart to work harder, which means a bigger calorie burn.

How To: Make a working catapult from folded paper with origami

Build your very own paper trebuchet. With this guide, you'll learn how to make a folded-paper catapult with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started terrorizing your friends, family and coworkers with crumpled bits of paper, watch this free origami lesson.

How To: Perform the "Jumping Gemini" card illusion

Looking to build your repertoire of card tricks? Wow the throngs with this simple playing card illusion. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the "Jumping Gemini" card trick. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.

How To: Use accent marks in the Arabic language

This lesson is part of a series of video language classes which will build a solid foundation for learning how to speak Arabic. The instructor in these instructional videos is a native Arabic speaker who started making his own teaching tutorials in an effort to demonstrate clearly how the language is really spoken back in his home in the Middle East. In this video segment, the instructor will focus on accent marks in the Arabic alphabet.

How To: Do the Two Train belly dance move

Belly dance is originally a form of traditional Arab dance. Most of the techniques of belly dance demonstrate circular motions in the core area of the body (the belly, the hips). Belly dancing is a fun, sensual dance that also builds & strengthens abdominal muscles. In this belly dancing lesson, learn the Two Train move. Follow along with this belly dance tutorial to master this move.

How To: Frame a room

This instructional video demonstrates how to build level and squared walls. It's important that when you frame your walls that they be perfectly square; otherwise, you may have serious problems when it comes time to finish the room. Learn how to square up a room with this tutorial.

How To: Storyboard a podcast episode

There are many ways you can structure your individual episodes. Consistency from one week to the next is important, but you shouldn’t be afraid to throw in something different. Podcasting can be a great place to try out new ideas, so its good to have a structure, but also good to build in flexibility. Learn best practices for storyboarding, or outlining, a podcast episode in this tutorial.