Sometimes I actually search Google Images for things other than GIFs and pictures of athletes' extremely hot wives. Google Images has helped me with school projects, work, and proving my friends wrong on numerous occasions. Unless you're strictly using it for the latter, you're going to have to be aware of copyrights.
Creative Commons is awesome—really. If an image, video, or audio file is tagged with a CC license, that means you can use it as long as you give appropriate credit to the owner. For bloggers with no money for pricey stock media, it's a godsend. When you license your own media under CC, you can choose how you want it to be used by others and whether or not it can be used commercially.
Time lapse photography is a common film technique to capture subtle processes, such as star movement or sunst. This tutorial shows you all the equipment you'll need, how to set your camera up properly, and how to string it together for a film.
One of the most common parts of a ludicrously fast TAS, especially in a Mario game, is clipping through the many block obstacles. This video will teach you an easy way to do that involving isolating the exact frame at which Mario can penetrate a block
Got relatives coming over for Thanksgiving? While entertaining - and sometimes trying not to strangle - loved ones is hard enough on Turkey Day, when those relatives only speak a foreign language, things get plain awkward.
The internal combustion engine is hot by it's very nature, and keeping it cool is vital to keeping your car running. In this video you'll learn how to figure out why your car is overheating and fix some common causes of the problem.
Is there toilet water all over the floor and you have no idea why? It could be a leak toilet, which is pretty common if you have faulty supply lines, or the wax rings have worn out. But don't worry, you don't need to call a plumber to ease your woes, in this video you will learn how to fix your leaky toilet with a few household tools and some extra knowledge!
Turn your iPad into a portable reader. While epub files are easy to read, .pdfs are far more common formats for files. To get the most out of your device, you'll want to set it up to turn it into a .pdf reader. This tutorial shows you how
When a car gets old enough things start going wrong with it you never imagined when it was new. Watch this video to learn how to fix one common old car problem: removing broken exhaust studs that are stuck on the manifold.
In this amazing video, Nick goes over the various ways of getting your physics and dynamics set up in your simulation for Mograph 2, as well as some trouble shooting for common problems that you may find, and, how to get your simulation ready for render!
Athletes often suffer mild wrist sprains, ankle twists or muscle strains whlie playing sports. Many minor injuries can be treated at home. Learn how to recognize the symptoms, such as sore muscles or bruising, and use these tips to easily and quickly treat them.
Learn how to prevent fallying prey to cmmon careless errors when doing fiscal analysis in MS Excel. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular digital spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Excel 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this clip, Kitty the Coupon Divas will teach you how to better understand common abbreviations and acronyms that pop up on coupons. Make sure you know what you're using when you shop in order to maximize your savings and get tons of free goodies.
Does the sound of the vuvuzela fire up your passion like it does for the South Africa supporters at this year's World Cup? Do you wish you could hear their divine drone more often? This video will teach you how to create a vuvuzela-like sound using common household items: a balloon and some hex nuts. If you can't get the real thing, this will be a good substitute if you think your life needs a little more noise.
Hair matts are common in all types of pets. Especially those with a full coat. Pets with long hair often get matted fur. These patches of hair can cause skin irritation in our pets. Dr. Lauren teaches you a safe way to remove these matts and keep your cat or dog happy and healthy.
What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party with this video lesson. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete, step-by-step guide on how to use Twitter's popular location-tagging feature.
What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete, step-by-step guide on how to compose and share a Twitter "tweet" with the world.
Gophers are one of the most common and annoying pests that plague gardeners across the country. This video features a gardening expert explaining how to use cinch traps to kill the gophers in your yard and allow your garden to flourish once again. Do what Bill Murray could not do in Caddyshack after watching this video.
There are many tricks that a skateboarder can perform, but they each vary in terms of difficulty. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to perform the pop-shove it trick on your skateboard. This is a very common trick that most skaters are able to perform. So, good luck and enjoy!
Interested in knowing how to find the ratio of a geometric series? See how it's done with this free geometer's guide. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).
Run Windows 7 on your Mac using virtualization software like VMWare or Parallels only to find that the Microsoft OS can't see your Ethernet connection? Learn how to resolve that common problem with this free home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV. For specifics, and to start making your own Windows 7 restore discs, watch this PC user's guide.
Contrary to common thought, messy beach hair doesn't just come from living a worry-free (and shower-free) lifestyle, but actually takes a lot of work to achieve.
Mango is a tropical fruit that goes well with many dishes and can be made several different ways. Mango salsa, smoothies, and even martinis are just some of the most common ways to use a mango. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to make a Trinidadian mango chow that is easy to make and looks delicious. So sit back and enjoy!
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 208th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the keyboard ctrl-enter keyboard shortcuts to speed up common tasks in Microsoft Excel.
While big parts of copyright protection are applied automatically to creative works like songs and beats (hence the need for orginizations like the Creative Commons), registering your work with Copyright Office is useful to the extent that it can allow you to seek greater damages in the event of an infringement. For more information, including how to register your own songs with the US Copyright Office, watch this free video tutorial.
Whether you're new to Adobe Photoshop or a seasoned graphic artist after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this official video tutorial from the folks at Adobe TV. In it, you'll learn how make fast work of common design and production tasks like image re-touching with magical content aware fill in Photoshop Extended, creating complex shapes with Shape Builder tool in Illustrator, and intuitive object-selection features in InDesign and more.
Watch this recipe from Common Man Cocktails to make the coolest looking alcoholic drink called a Lava Lamp Cocktail. The ingredients you need for the drinks are spiced rum (they use Captain Morgan's), Malibu Coconut Rum, grenadine, pineapple juice, a shaker and a Collins beverage glass to serve. Follow the easy instructions (and make sure to combine the ingredients in the correct order to create the Lava Lamp affect) and make a drink that is the hit of any party, particularly a 70's theme party!
In this video, one of the gentlemen from the London stunt team 3Run shows us how to do a front flip. This is a very impressive trick that sends the performer spinning forward over the ground. Common sense would lead you to think that this trick requires a lot of strong, fast movements, but as the performer demonstrates, it's all about a light, delicate touch.
In this video Reggie Bennett from the Mountain Shepherd Survival School teaches us a lot about finding edible plants in the wild. If you find yourself forced to survive in the woods, picking the wrong berry to eat could be deadly. Bennett goes over common misconceptions about foraging for food, and shows us the right way to do it.
Here are a couple of exercises to prevent injuries such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. This is common in drummers, musicians in general, writers, incessant txt-ers and tennis players. Tendonitis or Carpal Tunnel syndrome can be a crippling disorder that limits your hand, wrist and finger strength and movement.
No coffeehouse or cappuccino maker in sight? Whip up a tasty instant version with a little ingenuity and some common ingredients. You will need:
One of the best features of Apple's Final Cut Studio is the graphics interface feature Motion. With its ability to create and edit motion graphics, you can easily create title sequences for your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie, with 2D or 3D visual effects compositing.
Soups shouldn't splatter. Daniel Duane offers his advice on avoiding a common blender disaster. Just follow along with this cooking how-to video and learn how to avoid blender explosions with hot soups or sauces.
Check out this fishing tutorial video that demonstrates how to tie a Uni fishing knot. Th Uni knot is the most common knot used to tie Line to terminal tackle knot. Just follow the simple steps as outlined in this instructional fishing video and learn how to tie a Uni fishing knot. Start reeling in the big fish!
Learn how you can open handcuffs using common items such as paper clips and more. This can come in handy for those late nights at bars.
Are you using the Queen too much, or attacking with one piece at a time, or making mostly pawn moves, or that tricky Knight obsession, or "freeing" the Rook with a side pawn, or are you being a victim of a back row checkmate? Well, watch this video to to avoid these common chess mistakes.
This video is about electrical wires. It describes common types, configurations of wire, and wire terminology. It explain the gauge system of rating wire size (diameter), circular mils, current capacity, and others.
No, we're not lying. But before you try and tear a plain old penny in half, you should probably watch this video first or you may hurt your fingers. While ordinary pennies are very, very difficult to rip, if you get rid of the zinc core you are left with only the thin copper shell, which is itself very easy to tear apart.
Watch this short video and learn seven super useful and common Japanese greetings.
In this episode learn useful idioms in the English language. This video is great for advanced, intermediate, and beginner learning to speak the English as a second language (ESL).
