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How To: Be an effective political dissident & protest

You’ve decided to protest an unjust political system or organization. Make the most impact with these tips. Protest with courage, communicate with exiles and know your rights. If you disagree with a political system, concentrate your beliefs and opinion. Study famous dissidents like Ghandi and Martin Luther King.

How To: Begin drawing with a philosophal process

Watch this instructional drawing video to begin drawing with a mental philosophy. Drawing is not like photography. You have to decide what is important to you and what details you will include in your drawing. Every line you draw is important only in relation to the other lines you have drawn. Here is an explanation of what might go through your head as you learn to draw.

How To: Make slime with Borax and glue

Usually our 5-Minute Projects involve soldering and LED lights and other such electronic accoutrements, but this week we decided to skip the fancy stuff in favor of an old-school science project: making rheopectic slime from Borax and glue. This is a pretty safe experiment even for kids--just make sure to do it with parental supervision and keep the Borax, slime, and any fingers that have been touching the aforementioned items out of eyes, noses and mouths.

How To: Play in open G tuning

Open tuning is a bit tricky so Justin decided to do a tutorial to show you how! First, he'll show you how to get to open tuning, then how to play open G tuning. He goes over the songs Bohemian Like You by the Dandy Warhols and Start Me and Brown up by the Rolling Stones.

How To: Tap rocker threads in your classic VW Beetle Bug

If you're restoring a classic VW Beetle Bug, you may or may not decide to keep the original running boards that came with the car. If you've just painted your car and plan on installing the running boards, don't do anything just yet. Check out this tutorial above to find out why and how to tap rockers threads in your vehicle. Enjoy!

How To: Remove wallpaper with enzyme spray and a putty knife

Wallpaper is totally outdated, isn't it? Have you ever moved into a new house and decided - yikes - this wallpaper HAS to go? We have all been there and in this tutorial, Lucky Larson will show you exactly how to get rid of those icky flowers or ugly stripes. Lucky uses enzyme spray and a simple putty knife to remove the paper in the easiest way possible.

How To: Upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7

Decided you want to leapfrog Vista and upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP directly to Windows 7? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in about six minutes' time. For specifics, and to start installing Win 7 on your own computer, watch this PC user's guide.

How To: Add makeup to models in Photoshop

In this tutorial Lindsay Adler will teach you how to add makeup to your models in Photoshop. Sometimes you do not have access to a makeup artist, or after the shoot decide you want a splash of color. Lindsay will teach you to add makeup in a few quick steps in Photoshop.

How To: Debunk the free candy cheat myth

This video clip shows you how you cannot fool any candy machine and debunks the mythical paper hacks in detail. Some say it works, some say it doesn't. Well, check out this video tutorial and decide for yourself what believe. It might just be easier to steal candy from a baby.