Earlier this month, Adam Cudworth, 19, launched a camera attached to a weather balloon into the edge of space. Battling tough winds, freezing temperatures, atmospheric pressure and tumbling speeds, the teenager from Worcestershire, England was able to capture these amazing pictures of the Earth's upper stratosphere. How to Send a Camera into Space
Dried out markers are the worst. They take up space, and for some reason, even though they're totally useless, most of us have at least a few lying around just for the sake of not throwing them out. Luckily, Julie Finn over at Crafting a Green World has come up with a way to repurpose them into alcohol ink, a versatile type of ink that can be used on non-porous materials like plastic, glass, and metal. This is truly a tutorial for the pack rat in all of us. First, a little primer on what you ...
The new Windows 8 Metro Apps (or Modern UI, or Windows 8 Tablet Style Apps, or whatever you want to call them) are sleek and quick, but unfortunately there's not an obvious way to completely close out of them.
I've never really liked to type on a flat or low keyboard. Even the small flip-up stands underneath most keyboards were not good enough for me, as those little legs aren't usually more than 2 or 3 centimeters high. I'd like a minimum of 5 cm, so I decided to make this keyboard base for myself. Aside from giving me the right height and angle, this DIY keyboard base also features LEDs that light up my monitor, the table, and gives a nice background to my desktop. It's even got a built-in stand ...
Hello! This tutorial is made for all who like to sunbath, but also do not want to get those tiny first wrinkles too soon. Or even skin cancer.
Yeah, it's not done yet! But it will be soon!!! I had an exam today and that was my last one so I will hopefully be done before I leave for Perth this weekend! :)
Watch this tutorial to learn how to draw Beyoncé Knowles. Make sure to pause the video after each step and look at the screen every few seconds while you are drawing.
This video will show you how to install the slim color patch plug-in for slim colors on the PSP Fat. With this plug-in you can use 27 of 30 backgrounds at PSP Color Themes. To install the plug-in just use the following instructions: Download the Slim color patch plug-in pack. Unzip the slim color patch file and extract the files like in the video. Enter the recovery mode on your PSP, go to Advanced and enable USB Flash0. Follow the next instruction until you successfully install the plug-in t...
Check out this tutorial that teaches you how to apply pink and purple eyeshadow drag queen style. You will need Elizabeth Farrell Eye Shadow in Pink, Maybelline Eye Shadow in Lasting Lilac, (Darker Shade), Urban Decay in Polyester Bride, Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara in Black, and Sugar is Good For You Palette. This is a perfect tutorial for drag queens and transexuals. Watch this how to video and you will be able to create a pretty pink and purple eye look.
Watch this video to get an idea on how to make an easy background for your art journal (including how to incorporate water droplets into your design).
If you find yourself needing to quickly remove the background from an image in Photoshop, take a moment to play with the background eraser tool.
Some iOS and iPadOS apps offer alternative app icons you can switch between. Beyond that, you'd have to create aliases in the Shortcuts app to customize the look of the app icons on your Home Screen. But that would mean two icons for each app in the App Library. Now, in a new software update, Apple has given us a middle ground for Home Screen icon customization.
There are still and live wallpapers on your iPhone that can go dark when Dark Mode is active or light when Light Mode is on, but there's no easy way to do the same for custom backgrounds. That doesn't mean you're out of luck, though, because you can use Shortcuts to build a workaround until Apple gets us an official "Dark Mode" option for automation.
No matter how many camera improvements a phone adds, you're always better off using manual mode. Known as "Pro Mode" on the Galaxy S20, this feature can remove Samsung's pre- and post-processing from photos, putting you in total control.
The new iOS 11 was just released by Apple, and you can install it right now. Overall, it's got some great features, but how does it fare battery-wise on your iPhone? And how can you increase daily battery life for more juice and less charging every day?
When a new version of iOS comes out, everybody gets caught up in the craze of finding features and playing around with new functionality. But this generally leads to a lack of coverage on the finer aspects of the update—things like bugs, minor tweaks, and pain points that users discover along the way.
Thirteen isn't an unlucky number for this Limbo walkthrough; it's the number of videos in this series, a series which shows you the complete process, through trial and error, life and death, and as least amount of edits as possible.
For anyone who lives in a space that may frown upon making holes in the walls, or for anyone who may not want to take on such a task, there's a simple alternative to hanging curtains or drapes. And the answer is brilliantly simple.
Gus Cawley shares the ways to make a video resume with the help of free online tools. 1. Log in to YouTube. 2. Click upload and select quick capture. 3. Click the record button (be sure to have good lighting, good background and a high quality microphone for a more effective recording) 4. State the information of your resume. 5. Click the red square button to stop the recording then choose publish. 6. Edit the information of the video. In the description, put your contact details and informat...
Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those digital pictures into shape with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. In this episode, Ben shows you how to create a Times Square billboard in Photoshop.
Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those digital pictures into shape with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. In this episode, Ben shows you how to create rotating planets and moons in Photoshop.
Has your Windows computer been sluggish of late? This simple how-to demonstrates how to stop background processes from running automatically on your Microsoft Windows PC without the use of third-party software. Stop unnecessary start-ups with this tutorial.
For those familiar with game design and programming, the classic Sonic 3 game offers a variety of very interesting bugs. One such case in in Mushroom Hill. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the Blimp bug on this map while on debug mode. If done correctly the scrolling background will approach speeds up to 32,769 pixels a frame!
This tutorial shows you how to use iMovie '08 to add music to your movie or video. Background music can set the mood and tone of any movie you create, so have fun!
Don't let a dull and boring sky ruin the background of your photo. Learn how to replace the sky using Photoshop Elements.
If you're looking for a way to create a student report, Microsoft Excel makes it easy to create a wonderful spreadsheet with tons of information. This video shows an example of a student report being created, which has three simple items in the columns of the sheet, which are the names of the students, the marks obtained and the grades.
Disk space is a valuable commodity on your PC, and if you're running low, it's time to sell some of that unneeded property! This video shows you the steps to freeing up space on the hard drive of your Windows XP or Vista computer. There are many areas in Windows from which you can delete temporary files and hence, decrease your overall disk usage.
The video is about how an old stalled photographic image with faded backgrounds to a normal image. A nice clean digital image is taken and is mixed with a texture of a paper and produces a final composite image of all effects combined. The procedure is not that difficult but it needs to be followed in a proper order. First the paper texture is taken as a base and then the clean digital image is dragged onto this texture. The blending mode is adjusted from normal to multiplied blending mode, w...
This video will help you learn how to create an Explosive rainbow color swath in Photoshop. First open a new file, keep the width 845, height 475, RGB color mode and white background.
Video chatting over the Internet is an inexpensive way to keep in touch with your family and friends. This video will show you how to set up web video chat.
For anyone who has struggled with eyeshadow, learn how to properly blend it onto the eyelid for a smooth and soft look in this tutorial from RenRen. Start out with an eye shadow base color. You can use whatever color you want. You can use your finger applying the color all over your lid, stopping at the crease. In step two, use a round brush to add another eyeshadow color to the lid. This color should be the lightest color of your mix and it is added into the inner one-third of your lid. In t...
In this video from alyssaxabscission we learn how to apply emo makeup for a concert or a night out. Start with a primer on your eyelids. She uses orange-gold but any color can be used. Apply it to the inner corner up the upper lid. Use black and put it on the outer corner and crease of the eye. Make sharp wings on the outer corner like a cat. Next use a darker black to make it more defined. Now put black eyeliner on the upper and lower water line. Next line the top of the eyes very thin. Now ...
Take a square paper. Equally adjoin the one end with other so that the lining is being made. Repeat the same one the other side also, so that when it opens the folded lines look like the cross. The second step is to make such linings folding the square paper such taking the corner the center point folding the sides joining face to face in the middle. Repeat this for each of the 3 corners too making the deep folded lines. Then take one fourth of the side paper and make a fold such from each si...
In this how to video, you will learn how create glowing eyes in the darkness using Photoshop. First, open your image in Photoshop. Next, duplicate the background layer. Go to hue and saturation and make the image really dark by turning down the lightness and saturation. Next, select a paintbrush for the eraser and start erasing around the eyes. Once this is done, make a selection around the pupils. Create a new layer and paint the selection red. Next, lower the flow of the paint brush and cho...
This photoshop tutorial demonstrated by Howard from tutcast.com, teaches you how to do amazing glow effects for your work and projects. Everything you need to know from the background you choose to use to editing out the leftovers. You can use any image that you choose to. Start out with the pen tool located on the toolbar on the most left of the screen. Create the initial layer for the glow by clicking now on the new layer icon located on the bottom right. Next, define brush by pressing the ...
This video demonstrates how to draw a caricature of a truck. Begin with a rectangular shape that is slightly bigger at the top and has rounded corners. This will be the grill. Create an inside border. Below the grill, draw a front bumper. At the top corner of the grill draw a rectangle that is divided into two halves and shade the top section of each half. This is the windshield. Draw hatch marks in the center section of the grill. Above either side of the bumper add narrow divided rectangles...
Dave shows you how to produce a glass three different ways in 3ds Max in the video tutorial. Put two panels away, then concentrating on sensor one press m on the keyboard to bring up the materials editor. On the material editor go to the first sphere, choosing a slight blue color, bring up the specter level, bring up the glossy level, click on two sided and bring down the last two to about four. Look to see it is fairly transparent, in a test window. This is glass one, put on hide. Go to glas...
Here is another cool photo manipulation you can do using Photoshop CS3. You can take a normal photo you’ve taken and really make it look unique by giving it harder edges and some more texture to the shot. Mix up your photos with this effect.
Photoshop is the perfect program to use when you want to make adjustments to photos you have taken. You can really make a sky pop in any of your pictures by using Photoshop to manipulate the color by following this tutorial.
Testing products for a living is a bit more complicated than it sounds. You Will Need
