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How To: Connect data to your Visio diagram

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to analyze how a process or other area is actually performing by connecting data to the shapes in your diagram with Microsoft Visio 2007. You can also add different visual effects based on the data values. For example, you can link sales data from an Excel workbook to the shapes it relates to. When a phase of the sales process takes longer than guidelines recommend, the shape for that phase changes color or shows an icon that alerts you to...

How To: Create a Sagittarius inspired eye look

This makeup tutorial teaches you how to apply makeup inspired by the astrological sign Sagittarius. The products used for this loook are Too Faced Shadow Insurance, MAC Nude cream color base, Urban Decay Peace eyeshadow on inner lid, MAC Sea & Sky Mineralized eyeshadow: dark blue on outer corner, light blue as inner highlight, Makeup Forever #92 Shadow in crease and under eyes, Too Faced Lash injection mascara, and MAC Missy Slimshine. With this how to video you will be able to re-create this...

How To: Mix a classic Old Fashioned mixed drink cocktail

The Old Fashioned is one of America's earliest cocktails. It has very few ingredients, but is very complex and is quite challenging. Brown sugar syrup adds extra flavor and works very well with the bourbon. If you use a different base, such as Crown Royal Canadian whiskey, brown sugar syrup might be too overpowering. Bitters is an important part of the Old Fashioned and the amount is entirely up to you (although omitting the bitters is not an option). Adding the orange zest is highly recommen...

How To: Pick the right bar tools, select a good bourbon &mixer

Learn how to create the finest cocktails from Francesco LaFranconi, Vegas Master Mixologist and Bartender Extraordinaire! The right tools will make a big difference in the quality of a drink. Likewise, picking the right bourbon to suit the drink being made, or a mixer to suit the bourbon base is essential for making the best taste cocktail. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to choose the right bar tools for a bartending kit, the right bourbon for a cocktail, and the right mix...

How To: Make a White Peach Sangria

White Peach Sangria is a fruity wine base cocktail. Start by mixing brandy and riesling in a pitcher. Then add fruit (grapes, oranges, apples). Next add mango syrup (easily made from nectar), white peach puree, fresh squeezed orange juice, white cranberry juice, garnish with sugar cane. Chill once you have mixed thoroughly! This is a great and sexy sangria cocktail which can be made by the pitcher full and kept for days.

How To: Read people's minds just like a psychic

We can’t really tell you to become a mind reader. But we can teach you how to make some impressively accurate guesses, based on psychics’ tricks of the trade. You will need a pleasant demeanor, a keen eye, leading statements, listening skills, knowledge of the human nature, and the ability to read body language. This instructional tutorial covers tricks like the Barnum Reading and interpreting body language. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to read people's minds just like a psychic, o...

How To: Cook an egg-based breakfast casserole

Jason Hill's breakfast casserole is one of many egg recipes you should add to your collection. The ingredients are eggs, sausage, mushrooms, olive oil, milk, dry mustard, sea salt, sourdough bread, cheddar cheese, green onion, black olives and butter. Try it as one of your Christmas recipes or make when you're feeding a crowd. Just make the night before and it will be ready Christmas morning. Learn how to prepare this breakfast casserole by watching this video cooking tutorial.

How To: Construct a motion detector alarm system

Check out this video tutorial to see how to construct an alarm system, that's based on the principle of motion detectors, which work by touch. It's very useful to catch unpleasant visitors red-handed. So make sure your chocolate bar never gets snagged again, catch the bandits with a motion detector alarm! Or just keep you kids away from the birthday present closet where peeping is not allowed.

How To: Create your own original pop-up origami

This video will guide you toward creating a pop-up bird. You will be shown how to fold the pop-up base with some suggestions for finishing the model. The final model will be of your own design. It will also examine some of the things you can change to alter the pop-up mechanism.

How To: Build an application on Android for mobile devices

This video tutorial is about Android, and no it's not a robotic creature, it's a software platform and operating system form mobile phones and PDAs. The Android system is based on Linux and was developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. Code is managed in the Java language, but can be written in C also, although C is not officially supported. A lot of the new cell phone and other mobile devices will be running off of Android, so know how to use it.

How To: Power off stall and recover a small plane

In this AeroCast episode, Anthony Bottini discusses the Power Off Stall maneuver as performed in the Piper Warrior (PA-28-161), referencing the procedures and standards outlined in the UND Aerospace Warrior Standardization Manual. All performance tolerances are based on the performance standards set forth by the FAA Private Pilot Practical Test Standards. Power Off Stall practice is vital in increasing a pilot’s proficiency in regards to stall recognition and stall recovery techniques during ...

How To: Program a PHP forum

This video covers creating and programming a a PHP-based web forum. Topics include basic layout, login and logout, Admin start, creating categories and subcategories, creating topics, and more...

How To: Install a stage 1 speaker package in a BMW X5

This video series goes over installing a stage 1 speaker package in a '00-'06 BMW X5 (E53). This consists of front and rear speakers (all 10 drivers in the car), rear mid base and rear mid range. Video one starts with the rear door panel removal, two covers front door panel removal - midbass and tweeter installation, three covers installing the rear door panels and the last video covers midrange installation.

How To: Shut off your alarm clock with a light phaser

We'll base the project around a digital clock radio and a light gun for gaming; huge selections of both of these are available inexpensively second-hand, with many beautiful and well-designed examples. To enable our FPSI (First Person Shooter Interface), we'll outfit the gun with five tilt sensors, arranged at different angles on a small circuit board. A cable tethers the gun to the clock and carries your tilt and trigger signals to the clock's time and alarm control button contacts.

How To: Plant cactus in containers

Cactus can do very well in containers if attention is paid to several things. One, use terracotta, it breathes well. Also, make sure there is a hole in the bottom because the soil shouldn't be sitting in water. And importantly use a Cactus soil mix, a mix that has a lot of sand, a lot of perlite. Although most plants don't thrive in mixes with a lot of sand, because it dries too fast, Cactus requires this condition. In fact, over watering is the number one way to kill a Cactus. To place the C...

How To: Make healthy guacamole dip appetizer

Guacamole is a healthy and delicious appetizer, snack, or spread. Learn to choose and cut avocados, then combine them with a lime-based marinade for a delightful balance of flavor. Guacamole is only as good as the avocado that you buy for it. You really want your avocados soft but not too mushy. So that's how you would shop for an avocado. The next thing that you would do is take the pit out. If you're finding that the pits are really not coming out of the avocado, you have an avocado that is...

How To: Prepare hollandaise sauce

Making hollandaise sauce isn't as difficult as you may think. Check out this simple recipe for creamy hollandaise sauce. Hollandaise sauce has withstood the test of time. Historians traced its first appearance to a cookbook that's nearly 400 years old. Despite import and export worldwide, the recipe has remained much the same. We use hollandaise sauce on meat and vegetables but the most common destination is on eggs benedict. Tinkering with this recipe is simple, as you flavor to your own tas...

How To: Fold a Simple Origami Mouse

This tutorial teaches you how to fold an origami mouse with an ordinary sheet of paper. This model is suitable for beginners and children. Origami is great for small kids as the only material needed is paper, no scissors or glue that could do harm!

News: DIY Origami Christmas Tree

This is how my version of an origami Christmas tree turned out based on the instructions I posted awhile back. Cory also made a version from white glossy paper, which looks great. I opted for the green and brown look, but it wasn't easy.

How To: Spray primer sealer and base coat paint on an automobile fender

If you're painting your auto yourself, you might need a little help if you've never done it before, especially when it comes to the primer sealer and apply your first base coat of paint. This video will show you how to do just that. An OEM fender was already prepped by sanding with 500 grit sandpaper on a DA with a soft pad and surfing the edges with a maroon scuff pad.

How To: Do an Alice in Wonderland cheshire cat makeup look

In order to create a dramatic Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat inspired makeup look, you will need the following: a shocking pink base, a neon pink shadow, a deep purple eye shadow, light brow bone color, white eyeliner, lip liner, lipstick, pink blush, lip gloss, pink shadow, liquid liner, mascara, and false eyelashes.

How To: Create a blue ocean eyeshadow look

This video demonstrates how to create an ocean inspired makeup look. Apply primer to the eyes, first, as a base. Darken the base with a dark neutral powder. Brush it on with a eye shadow brush. Add a little green eye shadow to the inner 1/3 of the upper lid. Use a violet blue eye shadow to fill in the rest of the lid. Add a lighter blue to the middle 2/3 of the eyelid. Add your neutral brow bone color to fill in the upper 1/3 of the eye. Brush a little blue eyeliner underneath the eye.

How To: Make a homemade giftbasket

Learn how to make your homemade gift basket exciting by creating plumes with Debra Paulk. This method for adding spice to your gift basket is simple, cheap, and makes your gift basket look professionally made. These baskets are great for birthdays, a loved one, someone in the hospital, or any special occasion. Debra starts by rolling out several feet of cellophane, and folding the cellophane into a square, then folding the square in to a triangle. She then cuts the crease in the triangle, cre...

How To: Create "fairy eyes" using silver eyeshadows

Create amazing fairy eyes using silver eyeshadow in easy steps! Start with a base all over your lid and eye area. Now add a little to your lower lash line. You will then apply a highlight with brush to your brow bone With a new smaller brush use a light shimmery silver to apply to the inner part of your eyelid. Apply about 1/3 of the way in. Apply a light lavender color to the rest of your eyelid. Using a darker purple apply to the outer corner of your lid, also pulling it into the crease are...

How To: Get a smoky burgundy look with your eye makeup

To do a different kind of smoky burgundy eyes look using Mac (or whatever you may have) start with a eyeliner base. It would be recommended to use a secondary base. To blend use a 217 brush up to the crease going back and forth. To get intensity on lash line get close to the lashes. It doesn't need to be neat because it will later be smudged. Using a 219 brush work it into the lashes and blend it out. Whip the brush off to fade the liner out. Using a 239 then take your burgundy and work it up...

How To: Play the "stack of chairs" kid's party game

Hello, my name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. Now let's talk about another group competition game. This game is known as stack the chair. You can easily get this at one of your local Mal-Mart's, K-Mart's, or Target. These chairs came in a package. Don't forget to divide the group of party guest in half. So let's say you have 20 guests, 10 in one group, 10 in the other and their goal is t...