How To: Choose the right needles for a knitting project
Knitting with the wrong needles is like playing soccer with a bowling ball –you’ll end up frustrated and disappointed.
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How To: Cut a girl’s hair
Learn how to give your daughter a trim and you’ll save big bucks on trips to the hairdresser. Learn how to give a child a haircut, at home. This is a cost effective tip that will help you save money.
How To: Remove Power Wheels brakes for coasting down the road
So, your children have the same old boring Fisher-Price Power Wheels that all the other kids on the block have. Do you really want your child to be like all of the rest? No, I didn't think so. Turn those miniature Power Wheels, Dumar or Peg Perego vehicles into a little bit of realism, if you can handle it. All it takes is a little modification and you'll be wishing you were five again. With a few simple hacks, your son and daughter will be burning rubber, jumping curbs and burying those othe...
How To: Use hand planes
Hand planes are the epitome of fine woodworking. Extreme woodworkers use them, and serious collectors collect them. Planes come in a wide variety of sizes, styles and designs for specific woodworking purposes. Planes are available made entirely of metal, or made of wood with metal blades and parts. In fact, you can buy the blades and make your own planes, as the old-timers often did. Planes can range in price from about $25 for new, economical models to planes that cost several hundred dollar...
Action Launcher 101: How to Use the New Adaptive Folders Feature
Chis Lacy's Action Launcher is easily one of the best third-party home screen apps for Android. If you're interested in the basic feature set of this impressive app, check our our overview of the top five launchers on Android. Today, we're taking an in-depth look at the brand new Adaptive Folders feature included in the latest update.
What You Need to Know: The Dangerous Impact of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) During Childbirth
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cause devastating complications for infected newborns whose mothers have genital herpes. Understanding risk and research can help you, and your baby, when the time comes.
How To: Web Development 04 - Styling Pt 2
Welcome back Null-Byters! You finally have the pre-basics of CSS and we can begin with styling our web page. If you did not read our last adventure, I suggest you go and read it.
News: 21 Free Android Apps Your Kids Will Love
Today's smartphones and tablets offer a great way for children to learn through interactive sight, sound, and touch, but they can also provide hours of genuine fun. If you have a spare tablet laying around—or at least a nice, durable case—the only thing you need to get your child started in this world of fun and learning is a handful of good apps.
Android Parental Controls 101: Settings to Tweak on Your Kid's Phone
Depending on your child's age, their first smartphone may be a little too open for them, or you, to handle. With essentially a world of information—both good and bad—available at their fingertips, it can seem like a huge hurdle to instill parental controls on their device.
How To: Swap Heads Up Notifications for the Old-Style Ticker in Android Lollipop
With Android 5.0, Google introduced a new "Heads Up" notification system for incoming calls and messages. While the new incoming call interface seems to be a rousing success, the rest of the Heads Up system has been met with much less enthusiasm from users.
DIY Elsa Costumes: Icy Halloween Looks for Frozen's Snow Queen
When I was young, I wanted nothing more but to be able to freeze things just like one of my favorite X-Men characters, Iceman. Now, Disney's most successful animated film to date, Frozen, brought another icy childhood favorite to the scene—The Snow Queen. And with Halloween right around the corner, all of the princesses out there can get their chance at being ice royalty. While Princess Anna and Olaf the Snowman were the biggest characters in Frozen, Elsa is one of the movie's most memorable ...
How To: Replace the ballcock valve to stop your toilet moaning
Are you tired of having to listen to your toilet moan all the time? Toilets are like children, they should be seen and not heard. If you've got a moaning toilet, you need to replace the ballcock valve. Watch this video to learn how to do this toilet repair without making a mess.
How To: Make a clip-on tie out of duct tape
Sometimes, you just have to wear a tie. But you don't have to sacrifice your personal style. This video will show you how to make a clip-on tie out of duct tape that you can customize however you like. No one will mistake you for a square in this duct tape clip-on tie.
How To: Make vegetarian chicken enchilada soup in a slow cooker
Slow cookers are great for things like chili, but something they're even better at—soups. And that's exactly what you'll learn in this video—a really great, delicious soup cooked in a crackpot. And what is it? Chicken enchilada soup, vegetarian-style. Get the written recipe over at Allrecipes.com.
How To: Style a Nicole Sherzinger voluminous flipped curly ponytail
This is one hairstyle that looks good on everyone. And best of all, it stays put even through long dance performances or cheerleading practices. Just ask Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Sherzinger, who frequently sports the 'do onstage.
How To: Fold a square gift box with floral ornament
This beautiful geometric box, which reminds us of midcentury abstract expressionist paintings, is a wonderful handmade way to showcase a Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart.
How To: Create a quick and simple formal side bun
An elegant, formal hairstyle that's appropriate for everything from weddings to cocktail parties to work isn't as hard as it sounds to style. In fact, all you have to do is watch this video for simple instructions.
How To: Create a simple piecy, beachy hair look
Beachy hair never goes out of style if you're a Californian, even if it's winter (which for us just means two months of not hitting the beach). The piecy, beachy hairstyle is carefree, easy to do, and disheveled in the sexiest way possible.
How To: Create a Taylor Swift inspired classic holiday makeup look
The classic pin up makeup look coined by Old Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner will never go out of style, and for good reason: It looks good anytime, any place.
How To: Built water ladders and stealth water ladders in Minecraft
In the world of Minecraft, style counts for a lot. Why get around by resource-expensive ladders when a water ladder will get you there just as easily? This gamer's guide presents a complete walkthrough of how to build both standard and stealth (i.e., invisible) water ladders. Note: Water ladders must face North or East.
How To: Practice the freestyle swim stroke
The freestyle, also known as the front crawl, is the fastest style in swimming today. This informative video details the proper form and technique of this very popular stroke, viewed from multiple angles above and below the water, while discussing the physical mechanics behind its effectiveness.
How To: Cook simple shrimp and cilantro shu mai
If the only shu mai you've ever eaten has been either at dim sun at a Chinese restaurant or out of a box, then you're doing it all wrong. Make shu mai - without breaking a sweat - by checking out this simple recipe by Mark Bittman.
How To: Get Kate Middleton's soft & wearable makeup look
Ok, who isn't excited by the engagement of Kate Middleton to Prince William? It's no surprise that her looks and style are taking the world by storm. In this video, you'll learn to achieve the soft, wearable makeup look she favors - perfect for everyday wear.
How To: Fold a simple origami Santa Claus for Christmas
Whether you want to admit it or not, children tend to derive the most joy from the holidays during their Christmas present opening feeding frenzy. But if you want to engage them in something other than, well, greed, this holiday season, teach them the joy of crafting by making this origami Santa Claus.
How To: Draw four different styles of manga hair for girls and boys
This tutorial shows you how to add hair to a manga face. Two male hairstyles and two female hairstyles are demonstrated - a bun or topknot and loose hair for women, and a short shaggy cut and long ponytail for men.
How To: Create a glamorous Nicki Minaj pin up makeup look
Like a mixture of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj is a woman of very confident and sometimes brash style. Whether it's her multicolored wigs, colored contact lenses, or pin up girl makeup with a neon streak, she knows what looks she loves and rocks them.
How To: Make eccentric fabric coasters with Whitney Sews
Still using those boring plastic coasters that you got at a sale at Ralph's? Add some personal style to the mix the next time you serve your friends some soda by making your own coasters!
How To: Make dubstep / drum and bass wobble bass with the Massive PC synth
Dubstep and drum and bass have brought the "wobble bass" style of synth beat to the masses, and you'd better learn how to make one if you want to keep your tracks modern. Watch this video to learn all about making dirty wob-wob bass lines using Massive a quasi-analog PC synthesizer.
How To: Make besan puda (pancakes) with spring onions
This may come as a shock, but there are more styles of pancakes than just the sweet, fluffy one topped with butter and maple syrup. In fact, pancakes need not be sweet at all.
How To: Create Snooki's trashy "Jersey Shore" makeup look for Halloween
In terms of Halloween costume popularity, we think dressing up as Snooki from "Jersey Shore" only falls behind going as a vampire and as Lady Gaga. After all, the Jersey gal has a whole lotta fun personality and personal style to work with.
How To: Do a fantasy or Renaissance style half updo with your hair
The half updo is a perennial favorite in fantasy and period pieces, from Lord of the Rings to Mysts of Avalon to the Renaissance Faire or any other event for which you want a period hairstyle. Even if you're all thumbs, you'll be able to replicate this popular hairstyle.
How To: Make a Renaissance or medieval style peasant blouse
This tutorial shows you how to make a Renaissance or medieval costume blouse. You will need a sewing machine and about a yard and a half of fabric. You don't need a pattern, just one of your own shirts to use as a fitting guide.
How To: Make Your Own Lady Gaga Meat Dress for Halloween (Not Out of Meat)
Make your own version of Lady Gaga's meat dress (with no meat). This tutorial shows you how to use a red and white tie dyed fabric (that looks kind of like meat) and then sew it together in the same style as Lady Gaga's famous dress.
How To: Play the song "Walking On The Moon" by The Police on the Bass
As a Bass player you should probably try to learn every single Police song that you can. After all, they made a name for themselves for mixing unique styles such as Reggae, 80's rock and more! In this video you will get a tutorial on how to play the Police song "Walking On The Moon".
How To: Draw feet using digital drawing software like Photoshop
This two part tutorial is all feet, all the time. Done in the comic book style, this tutorial shows you how to expand on the basic triangle to draw realistic and proportionate feet, as well as avoid some of the pitfalls new artists encounter when trying to master feet for themselves.
How To: Turn a squirt gun or Nerf gun into a steampunk ray gun with spray paint
Start with a regular plastic toy gun, like a squirt gun or NERF gun. Then, spray paint it a matte black. Once it dries, take several different colors of rub'n'buff and apply with your fingers. Now, you have your own steampunk style ray gun! Or, High Velocity Electrochemical Propellant Device!
How To: Create a steampunk bellydancer's belt out of leather and beads
It's not a real steampunk outfit unless you've got a really awesome belt to go with it! This tutorial shows you how to start with a plain leather belt and then add chains, beads and other accessories to create a steampunk style belly dancer or gypsy belt.
How To: Earn the "He Hasn't Covered Wars" achievement in Dead Rising 2 for the Xbox360
Dead Rising 2 requires you to survive any way that you can until the military arrives, all the while in a mall somewhere in a Vegas style setting. One way to survive is to get guns, and there's an achievement for that. In this video you will learn how to get the "He Hasn't Covered Wars" achievement in Dead Rising 2!
How To: Construct your own industrial hanging pendant lamp
Replicate the style of hanging lamps sold in high end boutiques! You'll need two separate gauge of wire, a few pliers, spray paint, lamp parts and a screwdriver. Cut your wire and shape according to design. Then assemble this over your lightbulb, and you have your own hanging pendant lamp!
How To: Play a Delta Blues style progression on a resonator guitar
If you're looking to get into slide guitar, the place to start is in the Delta, the deep south, with artists like Son House, Robert Johnson, and Bukka White. You can find their music on the Library of Congress' website as it is all open to the public now. In this video you will learn how to play some basic Delta Blues with some finger picking techniques, slide techniques, a standard I IV V progression, and more.