How To: Learn proper finger placement on an acoustic guitar
Charles Sedlak helps you improve the sounds of your chords by studying the correct manner in which to position your fingers. Want to be a master guitar player? It all starts here.
Charles Sedlak helps you improve the sounds of your chords by studying the correct manner in which to position your fingers. Want to be a master guitar player? It all starts here.
Build your very own solar water distiller to discover how nature filters water via the sun and evaporation. The correct term for this is distillation.
You've just received your first flute! Now how to play it? This video starts by demonstrates the correct way to handle your flute and separate the mouthpiece from the body of the instrument. Then you're shown the proper technique for blowing into the mouth piece to get your first music tone or note. It's just like a whistle!
Looking for an easy way to get rid of common address bar flubs? This clip will show you how it's done. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this handy home-computing how-to from the folks at Tekzilla can present a complete overview of the process in about two minutes' time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this tutorial, you'll see how to do perspective correction for an image or video clip within Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
Squats are one of the most famous and practical of all of the exercises that you can do in the gym,. This video features a personal trainer correcting some common mistakes that people make while doing squats, and providing advice on the proper form for squats that will allow you to gain the most benefit from them without damaging your joints and back.
If you own a VW Beetle Bug, check out this helpful and insightful tutorial. This video focuses on buying the right distributor for a VW Beetle and how having a certain type can be a problem for you and your car. So pay attention, good luck, and when repairing or fixing cars, remember to use the correct tools and wear the right equipment. Enjoy!
Dropped a stitch? Don't fret! It's easier to fix than you might think. It's so easy, in fact, that this knitter's guide can present a complete walkthrough of the process in under five minutes. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the process, watch this helpful crafter's how-to.
Learn how to use the Antares Pitch correction plug-in when working in Pro Tools 8. Whether you're new to Digidesign's popular DAW or a seasoned audio pressional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Pro Tools 8 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started tuning your own vocal tracks in Pro Tools 8, watch this free video guide.
Looking for instructions on how to stretch dough when making a pizza? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this video can present a complete demonstration of the process in just under a minute's time. In this guide, World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani shows the correct technique for "pushing" a pizza, which is a method that fancy pizzaiolos use to get the dough to the right size before moving on to throwing it.
Color correct your digital photos in Adobe Photoshop Elements! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at IT Stuff TV. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to adjust an image's color balance using a levels adjustment layer in Photoshop Elements, watch this PSE guide.
Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 348th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to build a formula that will take invoice information for inventory quantity sold and update inventory records to show correct amount on hand (in stock).
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you how to take your flat, uncorrected footage from a DSLR like a Canon 5D or 7D and make it sing.
Michael from Mauro Media demonstrates how to simply update the firmware for the Canon 5D Mark II. In a few quick steps, you're up and running, shooting full manual video mode and correcting many previous issues associated with the 5D's first build.
Picking up the flute and look for the most basic of lesson? In this tutorial for beginners, learn how to play the E note on the flute. Correct fingering for the E note is gone over and demonstrated by Dan Lefler of Danman's Music School.
Looking to practice and improve your chipping technique in golf? Pay attention to the straight angle of your front arm. Learn the correct form for chipping by watching Mel demonstrate common chipping mistakes.
To play footbag, you only need a footbag (and some feet), but you can't kick that hacky sack around unless it's clean. Watch this video tutorial that will teach you how to properly wash and clean your footbag, to restore it to its original beauty. That little round 32 panel bag of yours won't draw any attention if it's not cleaned the correct way. See how!
Classically trained singers will tell you that screaming is the worst thing you can ever do to your vocal chords, but if you're into singing/screaming heavy metal or rock then it's necessary to know how to scream with minimal damage.
Hairdressers swear that shampooing the correct way does make a difference. Learn how to properly wash your hair with his how to video. You will need:
Learn how to make a beautiful origami swan. Watch this origami video for all the correct folds - be sure to practice if you want your origami swan to come out flawlessly.
Get an instant boob job, just by putting on the right bra. Wear a white t-shirt when you go bra shopping (if your breasts look good under a white shirt, they will look good under other colored shirts as well). Learn how to calculate your correct bra size. Minimize the appearance of back fat and accentuate your cleavage. Replace your bras every six months.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 Tip - Setup Signatures for Multiple Email Accounts - One of the difficulties with using multiple mail accounts is making sure your messages have the correct signature, or sig, attached to them. The new Signatures feature in Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 takes the hassle out of creating and applying signatures to your email.
This Adobe CS4 tutorial shows you how to achieve accurate PDF content with Acrobat 9 Pro. Make your PDF look right on-screen, in a browser or in print by using enhancements to previewing and color conversion tools within Acrobat 9 Pro. Learn how to maintain consistent and correct PDF output with this Acrobat 9 Pro tutorial.
Look at these examples to begin drawing figures in space. It always helps to begin with a cube. Even if the form isn't anatomically correct, it will appear believable of the forms are drawn in relation to other objects. Watch this instructional drawing video to draw human figures using a few visual examples.
Sometimes, there's no way to avoid a fall. If you are aware of the inevitability of a fall, you can at least prepare properly to fall. Watch this video safety tutorial and learn how to fall down the correct way forwards or backwards, all the details on how to do it safely to reduce the risk or lessen the severity of injury.
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial covers using adjustment layers in Photoshop CS2 to help out a badly desaturated photo from the early '70s. Learn to use Photoshop levels, curves and color balance tools to color correct and fix faded old photos.
Watch to learn the correct way to hold a cello bow. This is good for beginners because it requires no prior knowledge of cello or string instruments.
If you are having trouble getting the right thread tension for your sewing machine, check out this video.
Trying to learn the English language? Then it's vital to start with the basics: the alphabet. Learning larger words won't be difficult once you understand how each letter of the alphabet is pronounced.
Using a computer screen and a sheet of glass you too can create a hologram! As this video shows, simply use the correct monitor (depending on what you want to do) and a piece of glass positioned appropriately to create the holographic image.
Learn how to make this classic vodka drink, the Cosmopolitan from acclaimed bartender Anthony Caporale, of The Art of the Drink. He shows how to put in the correct ounces of vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec & lime juice and he also shows very interesting techniques with the lemon garnish as you will see when you watch.
Folding a towel might not seem that hard, but there are those out there hay have never done. Those are the type of people that throw their clean clothes directly on the ground, right next to their dirty clothes. They've never heard of "folding". But eventually, they'll need to acquire the skill. And the perfect start… towels. This video shows you the precise steps to folding a towel the correct way. Watch and learn. And put your clothes away!
Quinten shows us how to protect your hands in boxing using a correct hand wrap in this video. When you punch something, you put a lot of pressure on your hands and wrists so wrapping your hands before this is highly recommended. First, start on one end of the wrap and put your thumb through the loop at the end. Go over the top of the wrist first, then go over the top of the hand over the knuckles. Keep your fingers parted so the wrap doesn't become too tight at the end. Go between the knuckle...
In this video Chuck Cook shows how to correct the push shot posture. He demonstrates that the correct posture for the shoulder should go down and out toward the ball which drives the club head around back to the left. To obtain this posture, stand with the feet shoulder width apart, the back should be straight up. Take the club handle and stick the end into your belt buckle with club head sticking straight out. Next extend the arms straight out keeping the club at the level of your belt buckl...
Chlorine gas is a very useful oxidant, which was first introduced as a toxic weapon by the German Army. Even today, it's still used as a weapon, most recently in the Iraq War by insurgents. But chlorine gas has more useful (and less lethal) applications, and if you want to learn how to make some at home, NurdRage has the answers.
Right out of the box, iPhone is incredibly easy to use. If you want to get the most out of every feature, you’ve come to the right place. This video tutorial straight from Apple will teach you how to use the keyboard on the Apple iPhone 3G. The iPhone redefines what a mobile phone can do.
A deadly type of brain tumor and Zika-related brain damage in developing fetuses are devastating brain conditions that, at first glance, may seem unrelated. However, thanks to new research, their paths seem to cross in a way that could benefit patients. A new study has shown that Zika kills brain cancer stem cells, the kind of cells most resistant to treatment in patients with glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor diagnosed in about 12,000 people in the US each year.
Type 1 diabetes is an attack on the body by the immune system — the body produces antibodies that attack insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas. Doctors often diagnose this type of diabetes in childhood and early adulthood. The trigger that causes the body to attack itself has been elusive; but many research studies have suggested viruses could be the root. The latest links that viruses that live in our intestines may yield clues as to which children might develop type 1 diabetes.
A New York creamery was forced to recall items after a fatal disease outbreak stemming from their soft cheese products.
Erudite. Barbiturate. Cacophony. Denouement. Okay, that last word is technically French, but words like these make the average person sweat, and it turns out that the key to learning how to pronounce them once and for all just might be getting them wrong.