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How To: Choose a good curling iron and flat iron

In this video, we learn how to choose the right curling iron and flat iron. Ceramic flat irons leave a great shine to the hair, and you can even use them to curl hair. The ceramic also come in a lot of different sizes, which help with people who have short, medium, and long hair. Another great thing about flat irons is that you have temperature irons, which reach all the way to 450 degrees and they are easy to use. Curling irons that come in ceramic are great, since they come in a wide variet...

How To: Choose songs to play as a professional DJ

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how a DJ chooses their songs. A DJ should be creative, unique and try to manipulate music to continue the artistic for of it. Experiment with song selections. Mix all sorts of music together such as: underground music, remixes, samples and the top 40 hits. Select songs that you enjoy. Make sure not to always play the same music or only play the popular songs on the radio because it can get annoying. This video will benefit those viewers who are interested...

How To: Copy DVDs to a Mac computer with Handbrake

This video shows you how to copy a DVD to a Mac using a free application called Handbrake. Open the Handbrake window, select the DVD you want to copy from where it's listed on the side, and click open to start scanning. After the scanning is done, a window will come up where you can choose which file on the DVD you want to copy. If you're copying a movie, it's usually the largest file. Choose what type of file you want to convert it to, and it will start copying. If the DVD is encrypted, you ...

How To: Choose the right dress cut for your body type

In this how-to video, you will learn how to choose a dress that flatters your body type. Jazmin Whitley, the designer for Li Cari, will help you with this. There are three body types in this example: long and lean, curvy, and small and curvy. If you are lean, you should accentuate the waist line. A waist band will help. For a curvy figure, look for an empire waist and materials that have flow. For the last body type, clothes should accentuate the waist line and bring balance at the top. This ...

How To: Print to PDF in Mac OS X

This video teaches us the method to create PDF in OS X. The first step involves opening up the document which you want to convert to PDF. Go to 'File', 'Print Preview'. Select the magnification of the document. Check to see whether the whole file is there or not. Go to 'Print' option under the 'File' drop down menu. Go to the 'PDF' tab at the bottom of the window. Choose 'Save as PDF X'. Write the name of the file in the space provided in the dialog box. Choose 'Desktop' as the destination of...

How To: Create a partition & format an external hard drive

This video teaches us to partition a hard drive. Open 'Disk Utility' and go to 'Seagate FreeAgent Media'. Go to 'Partitions' and select '2 partitions' in the 'Volume Scheme'. Click on 'Untitled 1' and put the name of the partition, its format as Mac OS Extended (journaled) and Partition Table from 'Options'. Name the second partition and choose 'MS DOS (FAT)' in format. Choose 'Master Boot Record' in 'Options'. Click 'Apply' and 'Partition'. This creates the two partitions of the hard drive a...

How To: Make a glossy Vista wallpaper in Photoshop

This is a video tutorial that is showing its audience how to make a glossy Vista wallpaper in the program Photoshop. The first step is to open Photoshop. Photoshop is a very large program so it might take a few minutes to open fully. The second step is to go to file open and open up your wallpaper folder that is on your computer. Choose one of the images and click okay. Then you should select different parts of the wallpaper that you chose and use the elliptical tool and the paint brush tool ...

How To: Make a tinted moisturizer using foundation and lotion

In order to make your own Tinted Moisturizer, you will need the following: lotion and foundation. In advance, you will need to select an appropriate foundation and moisturizer. The foundation that you choose should be very close to your current complexion. Mixing it with lotions will dilute it a bit, but it will still need to be close to your current complexion to blend in well.

How To: Make something stand out in a black and white photo

This video shows us how to turn parts of a color photo into black and white and keep the colors for the parts we choose. Start by choosing the polygonal asso tool in the tool box. Now create borders for the parts of the image that you want to keep the colors. Hold the ALT key while clicking to draw borders around a second or third object. Once all the borders are created, right click on your selection and click "select inverse". Now go to "image menu, highlight "adjustment", and then click "b...

How To: Use the application center on a Blackberry Storm 2

Wayne with Vodafone Help Centre demonstrates how to use the application center on a Blackberry Storm 2 phone. First tap on the Blackberry key to bring up the main menu. Then choose the application center option. Click yes to update the application list. Choose app world and install it on your phone by downloading it. Then, click run and accept the software agreement. You now have access to the Blackberry app world. You can search for the applications that you want and filter the results by pa...

How To: Set up an email account in MS Outlook

Easilycouk shows viewers how to set up an email account using MS Outlook. First, you should open up MS Outlook. Go to Tools and go to Email Accounts. Choose the option to add a new one. Click next and click the POP 3 option. Click next and Fill in your information such as name, the email address you are using and choose your log on information. Now, you need to fill in your Server information by copying and pasting your email into this. In the SMTP type smtp.easily. Go to internet email setti...

How To: Change the color of your hair in Photoshop

In this video, we learn how to use PhotoShop to change hair color.. First, select the mask tool inside PhotoShop. Now, zoom in on your picture and brush the hair that you want to change the color of. Zooming in and using smaller or bigger brushes will help you be more precise. After this, zoom out and press on the mask tool to create your selection. Then, select the marquee tool and right click and choose "inverse selects". Now, click on "image", "regulations", then "tonality/saturation". Now...

How To: Bring more life into your photos using Photoshop

Clicks are made on "Image",then "Adjustments", followed by "Brightness/Contrast" ; contrast is set to 30 and brightness is set to 60 to add more light to the picture. "Adjustment", "Variations" are clicked in that order and both yellow and red are increased. "Filter", "Render", "Lightening Effects" are chosen in that order and a new window appears; within which the style is set to "Soft Omni". The brightness is decreased ;similar to the way it was increased, and contrast is increased to 60. T...

How To: Make an avatar for the internet

JakeWright.net shows viewers how to make and avatar for the internet. In order to do this, you need to first go to Yahoo.com. Here at Yahoo you should go to Yahoo Avatars. Here you can customize everything about you. You can choose your hairstyle, color, eye color and your clothes color! You can also even change extra things such as accessories and the background of your avatar. You can also change the size of everything you pick! There are so many various options that you can choose from. On...

How To: Make a wire wrap ring

When it comes to displaying your own sense of style, there are so many different options to choose from. You can focus on the hair, hands, whole body, or even your toes. Either way, you can customize and create any stlye you can by easily choosing which jewelry to wear or how to wear your hair style. This video tutorial will help give you another great option to help achieve that personalized look. Find out how to make awire wrap ring easily. Enjoy!

How To: Find and install Windows PC drivers quickly & easily

This video shows us the method to find and install Windows PC drivers. Install the software from www.DirectDriverChecker.com. Click on 'Start Scan' to list the drivers you have and which ones need an update. Choose 'All Drivers' to see all drivers and 'Outdated Drivers' to see the outdated ones. Check the drivers and click 'Next' to update them. Use the 'Back Up' option to back up the drivers in case of a malfunction in the computer. Use the 'Restore' feature to restore the saved drivers whic...

How To: Make reversible placemats

Placemats are an important piece when it comes to setting the table. Not only can it add a certain sense of style to the table, but it can help keep your table top nice and clean! Usually placemats have only one particluar side where it is going to be used the most. In this video tutorial, you'll find out how to make reversible placemats so you have another option to choose from. Enjoy!

How To: Enable javascript and accept cookies in MS Explorer

This video will show you how to enable JavaScript, accept cookies, and allow pop ups in Microsoft Explorer. The first thing you will need to do is to go to tools on the menu bar, then choose options, and choose the security tab of the new window that will pop up. To enable JavaScript click custom level, scroll all the way down until you see the scripting section, make sure that all three radio buttons are set to enabled, and finally click ok. To enable cookies, go to the privacy tab and make ...

How To: Paint nails with a pink, silver and black art theme

Love4Nails starts off with pink, silver, and black nail polish. First choose one of your colors to create a French tip manicure. She next takes the silver polish, starts at the bottom and creates a swirl around the nail. Swerve the silver in a way that it covers the French tip part of the nail. Then get the pink glitter and apply only on pink polished area. Place black rhinestones on the swirled area of the nail. Because you're using the pink glitter polish, if you choose not to add rhineston...

How To: Use Bluetooth to connect your cell phone to your Mac

First open up system preferences, select Blue Tooth and click the plus at the bottom. Make sure that your phone has Blue Tooth on and wait for your phone to pop up. Click continue and enter the number 71057113 onto your phone in the space provided. Once your phone is connect to Blue Tooth, this space should be there. After clicking pair on your phone a Bluetooth set up assistant window should pop up. Click on the x, then click on the settings after selecting your phone. Even though it says no...

How To: Dual boot Vista & Mac OSX

This video illustrates the easiest method to Dual Boot Vista and MacOS on a single PC. This process is comprised of the following steps-Step 1. First install Windows Vista to your PC.Step 2. Run the software "Bootmaster" in windows.Step 3. When asked for the number of operating system to be installed choose Dual Boot option.Step 4. You would be asked for the type of operating systems to be installed on the computer.Step 5. Choose MAC OS and Windows Vista OS.Step 6. Insert the MAC OS CD and th...

How To: Add music to PowerPoint 2007

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to add music to PowerPoint 2007. You will be using Partners in Rhyme for background music. On the site scroll down to ‘free midi files’. On the right of the page, you will see all the genres to choose from. Select your genre and select the band or song of your choice. Preview the music, download and save it. Open up PowerPoint 2007, select ‘insert’, select ‘sound’ and select the file you saved. Next select ‘animations’ > custom animation and ...

How To: Setup your Macbook Pro background

In this how-to video, you will learn how to quickly set up the background image on your Apple Macbook Pro. First, right click the desktop and select Change Desktop Background. A new window will pop up where you can change it. Also, you can go to system preferences and selecting desktop and screen saver. To change the image, select any of the options available. This includes solid colors to large images. You can also go to your iPhoto albums and choose any picture in there. You can also go onl...

How To: Stop a friend from seeing your Facebook updates

Elijah from 360 Degree Social gives a tutorial on how to block specific people from seeing your Facebook posts. When someone you don't have in your inner circle, sometimes you don't want them to see everything that you do on Facebook. You go into the upper right hand corner and click on Account, then click on Profile Information. It used to say Status updates, but now says Posts by Me. After choosing the Custom options, you can type in a "friend's" name and they won't see any of those status ...

How To: Create multiple backups when doing a iPhone restore

This video shows the method to make multiple backups while restoring a iPhone. See ' iPhone and iPod touch : About Backups' on your iPhone. Scroll to the bottom and see the location of the backup. You can rename the backup folder so that the device thinks there is no backup and starts creating a new one. You can also go to info.plist file and change the display name. You can add the date to the name to tell the difference. Go to iTunes and right click on iPhone. Choose restore from backup. Yo...

How To: Apply a drip irrigation system to your garden

Drip irrigation systems in your garden are centered around a long length of pressure compensating drip tubing. The tubing will also need a pressure regulator and a "Y filter" to keep it clear of impurities. When laying the tubing down in your garden, be sure to keep the kinks out of the line. When choosing an emitter for your irrigation system, keep in mind the needs of your particular garden, and choose either a single emitter or one of various multi-emitters. Depending on the size of your g...

How To: Apply a deep red mahogany finish to furniture

Add shimmer and color to your wood furniture with a Deep Red Mahogany Finish. Watch as The Wood Whisper's Marc Spagnuolo shows you how to apply this look to anything wood in your home. First Marc tells you about narrowing down whether or not you have to mask the wood or enhance the wood. After you figure that out you must choose how to color your wood. There are stains, oils, dyes and more! Marc chooses both a Merlot General Finishes Water Based Dye and Brown Mahogany General Finishes Gel Sta...

How To: Tune your ukulele or guitar using Windows Mobile

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to tune their ukulele or guitar with a Windows mobile. Begin by going to the link in the video description and download the Audio Tuner Mobile program. Connect the mobile your PC and install the Audio Tuner program. Open the Audio Tuner program in your mobile phone. Users are able to choose from a variety of instruments such as: the banjo, bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, piano, ukulele and violin. The users are able to choose which note they want to tu...

How To: Convert your Microsoft word files into pdf files

Steve Hicks from Screen Cast Central demonstrates how to convert your Microsoft Word files into PDF files using the Easy PDF Creator. First, download and install the PDF Creator. Then, open Microsoft Word and open the file that you would like to convert. Choose the file option from the top tool bar. Next, click the print option from the drop down menu. The print menu will now open. Under the printer name field select the PDF Creator option. Click the OK button. The PDF Creator summary window ...

How To: Add your own photos to Facebook

To add photos to Facebook, log into Facebook and go to your profile page. Click the photos button on the left hand side of the screen. On the next screen, click the my photos button at the top of the page. Next, create a photo album. Type in the name, location and description of the album into the appropriate boxes. Choose your visibility preferences and click the create album button. Next, using the Facebook Java upload tool, choose the hard drive file that your photos are located in from th...

How To: Add a virtual frame in Lightroom

This video teaches the method to add a virtual frame in Lightroom. The frames can be black or white. Go to the 'Develop' module. Open your Vignettes box. Go to the post-crop section. Slide the last three sliders to the leftmost position. Move the 'Amount' slider to the left to choose black frame and to the right side to choose white frame. The frame is rounded on the upper two corners. The 'Roundness' slider is used to round the frame inwards until a complete circle is obtained when the slide...

How To: Use probability of dependent events

In this video you will learn how to use probability of dependent events. The video starts with a small advertisement to there website http://www.yourteacher.com. Then its followed up by a math instructor taking you through a example problem to help you understand how you can begin solving problems of your own. The problem used in the example is: Andrea has 4 red socks and 8 blue socks in her drawer, she chooses one sock at random and puts it on, she then chooses another sock without looking, ...

How To: Get passed blocked sites using proxy servers

This video shows the method of getting past blocked sites and opening them using proxy servers. The method shown is useful when the sites are blocked using another site. In this case it is 'www.lightspeedsystems.com'. It can be done using proxy servers. In the case shown it is 'treesniff.com'. The URL is typed and we choose the option of 'Continue to this website'. Press 'No' for the security information. After this the page of the proxy server is displayed. Type the name of the website you w...

How To: Make brown stew chicken

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make brown chicken stew; this is a Caribbean inspired dish. This video provides all the ingredients that are required to make the chicken stew. The required ingredients include: 1 chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 potatoes, 1 sweet potato, carrots, 2 tsps of curry powder, olive oil and chicken thighs. Users must chop up all the vegetables into chunks. Users may choose to peel the sweet potato or just to leave it as is. Users may choose to add so...

How To: Make HD videos with Camtasia Studio 5/6

HelpTube1 teaches you how to make HD videos using Camtasia Studio. You need to have Camtasia Studio, QuickTime installed and an AVI file. In Camtasia Studio click Batch Processing, choose MOV, then 30 frames per second, the encoder should be h.264. Quality set to best and key frames Automatic. Size - Dimensions should be 1280x720 HD. For audio you should have mpeg audio, stereo and 48 kHz rate. Click ok and next. You can also include a picture watermark in the next window. Finish this and cho...

How To: Cook lobster tails at home

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to cook lobster tails. Users can choose to bake or broil the lobster tail. Begin by cutting the outer shell of the lobster tail. Users should cut vertically down the middle and horizontally at the bottom of the tail. Take the tail meat. Now users can choose to add some seasoning or flavoring to the tail. Another way to prepare the lobster tail is too just cut the tail vertically in half and leave the shell on. This video will benefit those viewers who...

How To: Specify exact match and range in GREP using InDesign

Lyndapodcast, teaches you, via InDesign expert and graphic designer Michael Murphy, teaches you how to specify exact match and range in GREP using InDesign. Use CTRL + F and then choose the GREP tab. Go to the special characters menu to the right and under Wildcards choose Any Digit. After \d you can add \d again, but you should use \d[2] for double digits. For two or more digits use \d[2,]. You can also use \d[3,] for three or more digits. The last operation is \d[2,4] which gives you a mini...

How To: Use the Spry framework for AJAX Dreamweaver CS3

ChadandToddPodcast teaches you how to use the spry framework for AJAX in Dreamweaver CS3. This allows for effects on the page to happen, without the need for the browser to refresh. You start with a simple .html page. You have 2 buttons and 2 div tags with text in them. Div 1 and div 2 have the visibility property set to hidden. Click on the div 1 button, go to Tag inspector and click behavior with a plus. Click Effects and choose Appear/fade. The target element should be div 1. Fade from 0 t...