The 'One Small Hack for Man' achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops is available if you own the Rezurrection DLC and requires you to hack anything within the game with the hacking device. Take a look at this guide from the Achievement Hunters to learn just how to unlock the achievement for your Xbox 360 gamer profile.
The last proving ground in Bastion can be a little tricky. It requires you to use the calamity cannon weapon to stop invading enemies from destroying statues. One little trick to earning first prize in both the XBLA and PC versions of the game is grabbing the 'increased blast radius' upgrade for the cannon.
There are quite a few references in the Old World Blues DLC for Fallout New Vegas, and almost all of them require the Wild Wasteland perk. Take a look at this video to learn where to find these stealthily hidden easter eggs.
There is an awesome teddy beat (just made that up) Easter Egg song that you can unlock in the Ascension map in Black Ops Zombies that requires you to find and activate a series of teddy bears. This video will show you where they all are and how to make them work their magic.
Bulletstorm is all about creative destruction, and the Enforcer achievement / trophy emphasizes that by requiring you to earn 15,000 points in one Echoes level for 20G. This video will show you how to get the points easily in the level from the demo, Collapsed Building.
This video will show you how to play PlayStation 1 games on your PlayStation 3 without modding the system. Note, this how-to does require you open up your machine, so if you're still under warranty you may wan to think twice!
Wood decks can be a wonderful thing, however they do require cleaning and maintainence. This DIY video gives you the info you'll need to clean, repair and refinish your wood deck, ensuring it's looking great when it's time for that backyard blow out.
Minecraft agriculture has become the premier way to acquire massive amounts of resources from animals and enemies, and making really effective ones usually requires water trenches and canals. This video will teach you how to build perfect working trenches and canals for whatever task you need.
Who doesn't want their own dragon or two? Well, this clear, step-by-step turorial shows you how to fold two different versions, using the standard origami bird base. This craft requires one piece of paper, your hands, some patience and no fear of dragons!
When you think of robots, you probably think of things that have more than three parts. Not this robot! If you want a robotics project to try that doesn't require an MIT degree, watch this video for instructions on how to build a 'Dizzy Robot' out of only some thin tin, a pager motor, a button cell battery, and this template.
Black Ops Zombies is one of the best survival modes from a game in recent memory, and reaching the higher levels requires careful planning and strategy. This video will show you a devastatingly effective strategy for reaching high levels on the map Five in Black Ops Zombies.
Self-working card tricks are the easiest and most intuitive to perform, requiring no sleight of hand at all and relying instead on math. In this video you'll learn how to do Matching Mates, a beginner self-working card magic trick that will get your card magic up and running.
Magic tricks that will work well in crowd on drunk people are some of the most useful ones you can learn, and this trick is that in spades. It's called Healed n' Sealed, requires the construction of a trick can, and you will learn how to do it in this video.
Looking to put the finishing touches on that Haunted House? You, my friend, require the Ultimate Fog Chiller. In this clip from the folks at MAKE, you'll learn how to build one you can call your own in about an hour's time. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started building your own spooky fog machine, watch this video guide.
In Medal of Honor on the Xbox 360, one achievement that you can earn on the level Neptunes Net is "The Quiet Professional" which requires you kill 13 people in a row without being spotted. This achievement is incredibly tough to get, but, with this video, you will have your thirteenth knife kill in no time and no one will be any wiser!
Removing the engine from a snub-nosed van like the 2000 Chevy Van in this video is supposed to be difficult. If you watch this video though, you'll learn a trick that will enable you to pull the engine from your snub-nosed van in half the time usually required.
Cylinder head bolts are big, strong bolts that do much of the work required to hold your engine together. If you've taken your engine apart and are putting it back together, you're going to have to torque the cylinder head bolts to get the block back together, and this video will show you everything you need to know to do it on a 2000 Honda Accord.
Bubbles are usually soft, airy, safe things. Not when they're on fire they're not! This video will show you how to create burning bubbles using only condensed air dust remover, water, and soap. You may have seen this done in science class with gas from a Bunsen burner, but this requires much less elaborate equipment and can be done nearly anywhere! FIRE!
Some of the Madden Moments in Madden NFL 11 are pretty easy. Not this one. Nevermore is one of the games hardest Madden Moments, and careful strategy is required to beat it. This video will show you how to win it as quickly and easily as possible, getting you one step close to finishing the Madden Moments.
This in-depth video allows everyone from a computer pro to your grandmother, to sync your Gmail contacts and e-mails with your Outlook! Full, detailed instructions will guide you every step of the way! Keep everything in one program, no more tab and window switching required!
This video is a 2-for-1 special. It will teach you how to make not one, but TWO cool props for a film or costume. They are, in no particular order, a gas mask / ventilator and a laser pistol. Both look very cool, require some materials and carpentry skills, and are sure to make your next sci-fi film much more realistic and enjoyable to watch.
If you love boats but hate the open waters, the best thing you could probably do is get over your fear, or… grab some paper and make an origami sailboat. You won't need to take your feet off land with this kind of boat, unless you're jumping for joy after successful completion. This is one of the simplest origami sailboat designs out there, and requires only one sheet of origami paper.
If you have a hacked XBox 360, you've only accomplished part of the process required to allow you to played burned copies of games on your console. You also have to burn the games correctly, and part of doing that is stealth patching you ISO files to make sure that they are up-to-date and won't get you noticed by Microsoft. This video will show you how to use AGBX360 to stealth patch you files and make them ready to play.
This "chest workout home edition " was designed to provide an easy and fun professional workout for everyone. These exercises are designed to tone main pectoral muscles (upper, major and minor pectoral muscles) and you can workout wherever you want: at home, in the park, on the beach or at the gym.
This penny pincher's guide offers advice on how to take advantage of CVS coupon match ups to score free and near-free goods from CVS. While such savings require a little bit of legwork, the underyling process is simple enough that this tutorial can present an overview of it in just over six and a half minutes.
If you've watched our video on solving a Domino Rubik's Cube, you know that asymmetrical Rubik's "Cubes" exist and are readily solvable. If you haven't, go watch that video and come back, because this one is going to teach you how to solve the mother of the domino cube, the 3x3x4 MEGADOMINO (not it's real name). It takes a while and requires some pretty sophisticated Rubik's skills, but if normal Rubik's Cubes are too easy for you go buy one of these!
Swype is a cool new app that you can use on tons of phones to improve your texting and e-mailing speed. In this tutorial, learn what to do when you hit a word that requires an apostrophe so that you don't slow down your typing!
Painting a room is pretty easy stuff: just add a layer or two of primer if your wall color is extremely dark or has crack and bumps, and then load on a few layers of paint.
Check out this clip for a step by step on how to do the cool Zippo trick, "Bar Slide". This trick requires nothing but a bar and a lighter and is pretty fun to learn. So, the next time a friend on the other side of the bar needs a light, pass it to them with style.
Check out this clip, and learn how to light your Zippo in the fastest possible way by doing the "Lightspeed" trick. This trick requires a little practice but is a very impressive way to get your cigarette or candles lit. Follow along for a step by step and learn the little tricks that make this light possible.
In this video, Justin Kredible will focus on magic tricks that can be performed on the run. These tricks don't require you to carry many props or do any pre-trick prep so you will always be ready. Follow along and twist your friend's minds into a pretzel while they try and figure them out.
Real rockets require top ingenuity from physics and engineering experts, but you can construct a smaller replica that costs almost nothing can can be made from materials you already have at home or can find at a hardware store.
Know your knots! Learn how to tie a twisted dropper loop knot with this free video tutorial. The twisted dropper loop is great for fishing line and requires about 10 twists to get the right feel. For an easy-to-follow, step-by-step overview of how to tie this useful fisherman's knot in a minute's time or less, watch this free video knot tyer's guide.
Unlike cooking Chinese food, martini-making requires more than just throwing in whatever you happen to have lying around your countertop and shaking it up.
Want to make kalua pig for your next backyard luau without going whole hog, so to speak? Never you fear. This free video cooking lesson demonstrates an easy-to-follow Hawaiian-style pulled pork recipe. No imu required. For detailed, step-by-step instructions and a full list of ingredients, watch this tropical culinary tutorial.
The left handed version of the double lattice stitch looks exactly like it sounds--lattice stitching sets up a feminine, lacy motif with lots of space between stitches.
Card tricks can be, well, tricky. It requires an eager mind, quick hands, and patience to perform some of these cool illusions. This particular magic trick is one that is perfect for any beginner starting out and takes a short amount of time to perfect. Check out the tutorial above to find out how to perform a perfect reverse card trick. Good luck and enjoy!
Make your harmonica talk. In this instructional video, you'll learn how to perform what can only be described as "that vocal harp thing" on your harmonica. The trick, as you'll learn, requires octave playing, using the second and fifth blow holes simultaneously while blocking the third and fourth.
If you're thinking "Aren’t toilets the same all over the world?” you don’t know squat. Travel in exotic countries requires the ability to be flexible with different cultures. Watch this video travel tutorial and learn how to use a squat toilet.
As you'll see in this video tutorial (from Needle 'n Thread), the fishbone stitch is an easy embroidery stitch to use for filling in leaves (and other shapes, too). The stitch is a good stepping-stone to satin stitch, as it requires you to keep a neat edge on the outside of your design.
