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How To: The Fascinating & Disturbing Story of How Yogurt Was Accidentally Invented
You probably don't give much thought to buying yogurt in the store. You have your favorite brand, or maybe you like trying new varieties each week; either way, you just grab it and go.
How To: Get Michael Jackson's Thriller (& Rare Bonus Track) For Free from Google for a Limited Time
When an album sells a million copies, it gets certified as platinum and cements itself as one of its generation's biggest hits. When an album sells 10 million copies, it reaches diamond status and transcends generational gaps. But when an album sells well over 40 million copies, there's only one thing you can call it—Michael Jackson's Thriller.
How To: Why You Should Stop Buying Single-Serve Yogurts & Start Making Them Yourself
Single-serve yogurt cartons are so much fun. They're delicious, convenient, and the perfect size; no wonder it's so fun to open a new container of yogurt every morning. Yet as awesome as single-serve yogurt cartons are, there's something you really need to do: stop buying them!
How To: Make Cheaper, Healthier & Tastier Pancakes with This Easy Pancake Mix Recipe
You can make a pretty strong case for pancakes being the ultimate breakfast food. They taste like a treat for a special occasion, yet they're not bad for you (presuming you don't share my whipped cream and maple syrup habits). They can be customized and accessorized, and they cook up in just a few minutes.
How To: Hot Cyber Monday Deals on Apps, Games, TVs, & Other Tech
If you missed out on Black Friday this year, you've got a second chance at saving some big bucks on apps, mobile devices, HDTVs, and other tech. See below for all of the hot Cyber Monday deals from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and other online retailers. This list will be continuously updated throughout the day, so bookmark it to stay up to date on all the of Cyber Monday discounts.
How To: What We Thought We Knew About Saving Money on Airfare Was Wrong
Tuesday has long been considered the best day to save money on a plane ticket. Airlines typically announce new deals on Monday, so by Tuesday, all other airlines have matched their competitor's lowest fares. It's a tip that I learned at a young age from my father and was solidified by countless others who swore by it. Well, it turns out that we were all wrong.
Shop Smarter: Use Influential Music to Control What & How Much You Purchase
For some, there's nothing more thrilling than carrying an armful of bags while wandering the mall; for others, there's nothing more annoying. No matter what category of shopper you fit into, the truth is that you aren't always in control of what you buy.
How To: You Might Not Understand Wine, But Music Can Make You Think You Do
Buying and drinking wine can be intimidating. There's so much to know, and so many ways to reveal your ignorance. If you're completely befuddled by wine and how to describe it, don't worry, you're not alone.
How To: Why You Should Skip Store-Bought Stock & Just Use Water Instead
When I became serious about cooking, nearly every cookbook and guide I picked up emphasized the importance of using fresh stock, whether it was chicken, beef, or vegetable. When I didn't have time to make my own, I bought the highest quality boxed or canned stock I could find at the market.
How To: Assemble Classifiers
Even if your business is mostly online and computer related you will need paper, which in other hand will need classifier to be sorted out and easily accessed. The paperless office is as much of a myth as the paperless toilet, so accept it, if you are serious about business, you need paper. Important contracts between customers signed on papers, leaflets, reminders, advert previews, drafts for preview at the table. The paper is always used even in today highly computerized epoch.
How To: These Online Retailers Will Give You Unpublished Discounts if You Abandon Your Cart
Shopping online can be as easy as buying cigars in Mexico. You find what you like, ask for the price, and walk away. "My friend! Come back! I give you 10% off. Just for you."
How To: Make Store-Bought Barbecue Sauce Taste Homemade Using Stuff You Already Have
"Does bottled barbecue sauce even taste that bad?" a friend of mine asked. Well, truthfully, no. But it also doesn't taste that good, especially if you've had truly great barbecue or even your crazy uncle's homemade sauce at a holiday cookout.
Addictive Snacks: How to Make Homemade Popcorn Taste Exactly Like Movie Theater Popcorn
No matter which brand you buy, microwave popcorn never tastes as good as its movie theater counterpart. Even if you pop it yourself on the stovetop and drizzle it with real butter, it doesn't have the same flavor. That's because movie theaters don't use real butter—their popcorn has one secret ingredient that gives it that distinct taste.
How To: Turn Your Nexus 7 Tablet into a Phone for Free Calls & Text Messages
Your Nexus 7 may be a tablet, but it can also be used as a phone, thanks to the continued upswing of VoIP applications, which send voice and media messages over the Internet—not over a cellular network.
How To: Spend Less on Last-Minute Valentine's Day Flowers for Your Girlfriend
If you haven't walked into a department store or seen one of those millions of jewelry commercials airing over the last month, you might not know that February 14th is Valentine's Day.
How To: Play Skyrim Like a Girl
Anyone that has ever watched a member of the opposite sex play a video game knows that the other gender does it wrong.
How To: Forget Hallmark—Save Money by Making These Awesome Popup Pixel Christmas Cards
Greeting cards. Everyone hates buying them, they're way overpriced, and the majority of them go right in the trash after they're opened. So why do we still buy them?
Today's Tidbit: Thoughtful Christmas Gifts Are Cherished, Good Deals Get Regifted
As we approach the holiday (i.e. gift-giving) season, don't forget to make sure to include the usual notes in your gifts indicating that they can be returned. Otherwise, you'll just cause the recipients to save your gifts until they can be properly regifted onto some other ungrateful chump.
How To: Mod Your Old iPod 30-Pin Dock into a Bluetooth Speaker for Your iPhone 5
If you bought the new iPhone 5, you've probably been less than thrilled with the lack of cases and accessories that you can use it with. Docks are no exception—users were disappointed to learn that Apple has no plans to even make one for the newest addition to the Apple family.
How To: Make Room for Your New Gadgets (And Get Some Cash in the Process)
There's nothing like buying an awesome new gadget, but it leaves you with one problem (besides an empty wallet)—what do you do with the ones you already have? There are plenty of ways to put your old gadgets to use, but if you'd rather get rid of them, you may as well get something out of it, right? Here are five places where you can recycle your electronics and replenish your cash stash.
How To: New Malware App Turns Your Android Phone's Camera into a Data Stealing Spy
Robert Templeman from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana and several of his friends from Indiana University recently developed an Android application that is capable of gathering pictures and videos from mobile devices in order to reconstruct a user's environment in 3D. The malware would come coded inside of a camera application that the user would download. The malware, called PlaceRaider, would then randomly take pictures throughout the day and carefully piece them together ...
How To: Planning on Buying an iPhone 5? Here's How to Get the Most Money for Your Old iPhone 4 or 4S
Apple is notoriously cryptic when it comes to the reveals of its new products, and as usual, they've kept us guessing about the release of the iPhone 5 (or "New iPhone?"). It's expected to be officially revealed on September 12, and rumor has it that sales will begin on the 21st. Though the whole world seems to be anxiously awaiting the announcement, there has also been some controversy surrounding the iPhone 5's production. With the high number of suicides and poor working conditions at Foxc...
How To: Build a looping rolling marble machine with magnetic elevator
Wow! No longer do you have to buy those huge marble machine roller coaster toys — you can DIY one! This video covers the materials, tools and techniques used to make a homemade rolling ball marble machine. If you haven't seen this rolling ball marble machine toy in action yet, WATCH IT. It's a looping rolling marble machine made with wood, rebar tie wire and polyurethane tubing, featuring a magnetic elevator.
How To: Maximize the battery life of your Apple iPhone
Your iPhone may be great, but like any other mobile device, it might be wasting more battery power than it needs to. If you want to learn how to conserve your battery life, there's plenty of precautions you can perform. So what all can you do? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to maximize the battery life of your Apple iPhone. You can put it in standby mode, reduce screen brightness, and turn off Location Services when you're not using them.
How To: Cut, copy and paste text with your Apple iPhone
There are plenty of options and shortcuts available on the iPhone, and one notable feature is the ability to copy, cut and paste text or images, just like you would on a normal computer. So how do you do it? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to cut, copy and paste text with your Apple iPhone.
How To: Save web images from Safari on your Apple iPhone
So, you're browsing the web on your iPhone using Safari, and you come across a picture you really want to keep forever and ever… what do you do? You can save it directly to your phone! But how do you download that web image? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to save web images from Safari on your Apple iPhone.
How To: Buy a home with financial preparation
Looking at homes is the fun part. But before you go house hunting, make sure you have your financial ducks in a row.
How To: Find the best deals at the dollar store
Not everything at the dollar store is a bargain, or even safe to use. Learn to spot the difference between an item that's cheap, and a cheap item.
How To: Use your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad as a 2nd monitor on OS X
Looking for a bigger monitor? How about a smaller monitor? With a little app called Screen Recycler, you can hook up your Apple iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and use it as a second monitor. The app is available in the Apple App store and will let you view things on your hand held Apple device. No need to always think bigger, or rush out to the store to buy more hardware. You may already have what you need at home!
How To: Put in temporary tooth cavity fillings yourself at home
Cavities are an unfortunate sideeffect of our sugar-infused society, and getting them filled is time-consuming, expensive, and requires a trip to the dentist. Do you have some serious courage and want your dental work done on the cheap? Watch this video for an amazing guide to filling your own tooth cavity at home using simple and cheap ingredients. It's amazing what you can do with a little DIY know-how.
How To: Beat Machinarium in 8 parts
Machinarium is one of the best point-and-click adventures in a long time, and it's budget price makes it a must-buy for most gamers. This eight-part video series is a walkthrough of the entire game, which doesn't always have distinct levels. If you're looking for a particular area, click the video section that corresponds to the part of the game you're on.
How To: Fix sticking power steering with Sea Foam Trans Tune
Is your power steering binding when you're trying to turn? Or maybe it turns real easy to the right, but extremely hard to turn to the left? Well, that's a classic sign of a power steering rack that has problems. But before you go out and buy an expensive rack and pinion, and take the whole front end of the car apart to replace it, you might want to try a little trick first— Sea Foam Trans Tune, which is also for hydraulic and power steering systems.
How To: Make No-Bake Cookie Gobbler (i.e. Turkey) Snacks for Thanksgiving
Turkey cookies— what dessert would be better for Thanksgiving? And no, this isn't another ingenious idea on how to use turkey meat for leftovers, but it is an ingenious way to make cookies—cookie turkeys—which can easily be "gobbled" up by the whole family during your Thanksgiving celebration.
How To: Make a marshmallow pop with chocolate and nuts
In this video, we learn how to make a marshmallow pop with chocolate and nuts. These are the perfect treat for a special occasion or for a quick snack. You can use marshmallows that you bought from the store or you can make them yourself! First, you will need to place a stick in the bottom center of the marshmallow. After this, You will dip the top or the entire marshmallow into some melted chocolate. From here, you will immediately roll the marshmallow into chopped nuts. From here, lay the s...
How To: Take photographs using bulb photography
In this tutorial we learn how to take photographs using bulb photography. First, set your mode to manual and then you can adjust your shutter speed to thirty seconds. Once you go down this far, you an go into bold mode. When you hold down the shutter in this, it will constantly take this picture until you remove your finger. But, you don't want to do this for an entire 20 minutes. The easiest way to do this is to buy a remote control for the camera. This will allow you to press the shutter on...
How To: Create an infected zombie makeup look for Halloween
In the past few years (thanks in no small part to "Twilight") vampires and sorta kinda werewolves have been the IT creatures of the night. But ten, twenty years back it was all about the zombies. Bring flesh eating back by dressing up as a super disgusting and realistic zombie.
How To: Make homemade pectin for james using underripe green apples
Pectin, which comes from the cell walls of plants, is used as a primary gelling agent in many james and preserves. Most jam makers go to grocery stores to purchase pectin in powder form, but it's much healthier to make it yourself. Check out this video to learn how to produce pectin from underripe green apples.
How To: Sew a great DIY cosplay costume
Sewing your own cosplay costume requires a massive investment of time, energy, and sewing skills. Before you get started, you should watch all of this three-part video tutorial on sewing cosplay costumes. It covers everything from buying fabric to the actual sewing and everything in between, and should have you ready for you next anime convention in no time.
How To: Find all shops, unlock all strikers in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has become a multimedia empire, and the game for the Playstation 3 and XBox 360 is fun and deep. This video will show you how to unlock the two hardest achievements in the game: Gourmet and Chaudown. Gourmet requires you to buy every food item in the game, and to that end the video show you where to find every store in every level. Then you'll learn how to unlock Mr. Chau and Mrs. Chau as strikers to get the Chaudown achievement.