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How To: Troubleshoot the dashboard gauges on an LLV postal truck

The United States Postal Service (USPS) use what's called a Grumman Long Life Vehicle, or LLV, for their postal trucks. This video will show you how to troubleshoot the dash gauges in an LLV that are acting crazy. If you;re a mechanic and you have the same sort of electrical problem with the gauges when using turn signals or hazards, this video will help you find the solution, which could involve the parking brake.

How To: Play a basic Blues improvisation on acoustic guitar

In this video, we learn how to play a basic Blues improvisation on acoustic guitar. The idea of this is to jam and have a good time while you are experimenting with your guitar. Start by playing an intro, then continue on playing the minor pentatonic sounds that you can play. You can play only a few notes or play as many as you can. Play with the scale and then improvise where you feel you can. You can also play in with another person if you are feeling comfortable. When finished, you will ha...

How To: Perform the "your name is the key" card trick

Looking for a new card trick to add to your repetoir? Maybe you're just a spectator looking to see "how the trick works"? Welcome to "Your Name Is The Key" a fantastic card trick that involves displaying the spectators card by counting the cards for each letter in the sentence. This video goes into great detail for each step showing you how he performs the trick and various methods to getting the best results.

How To: Bake a strawberry pie

Strawberries are a delicious summertime food, and they become even more of a treat when baked into a pie. The recipe for this tasty strawberry dessert involves berries, sugar and whipped cream baked into a tasty pastry crust.

How To: Get your own e-mail address

Want to get involved with the information superhighway? E-mail is the best technology to stay connected with friends and family. Use these tips to create your own email account in Gmail, MSN or Yahoo! mail. Keep track of addresses, improve your networking and learn the basics of instant messaging.

How To: Create temporary engine failure and exhaust explosion with a balloon car prank

If you're interested in getting someone back or just would like to play a nice little prank, this next video will show you how. In this tutorial, you'll be performing a car prank involving the car's exhaust. It doesn't damage the car, but it does take power away from the car temporarily and results in a loud bang from a balloon. So check out the video above, be safe, and enjoy!

How To: Prepare a crudite

In this video, Skinny and Mini teach us how to prepare a crudite. This is a vegetable display for your guests. First, you can chop up all of your different vegetables. Some ideas include: carrots, celery, peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli. A good tip is to blanch your broccoli before you serve it and wipe off your mushrooms. Serve this to your guests with several types of dipping sauces to experiment with flavors. You can also be creative and make your own types of dipping sauces. This is a gr...

How To: Turn eggs into bouncing balls

In this tutorial, we learn how to turn eggs into bouncing balls. You will need: hard boiled eggs, vinegar, and a jar to make these. First, fill your jar up with vinegar and then drop your egg inside of it. After this, let the egg sit inside of the jar for a couple of days. After this, take the egg out and peel the membrane of off the outside of it. Now, you will be able to use your egg to bounce off of anything. When peeled apart, the contents of the egg will be rubbery as well! This is an in...

How To: Transfer a printed photograph onto trading card-sized watercolor paper

Make homemade trading cards of your family! These won't look exactly like baseball cards, or even feel like them, but they're cute and somewhat artsy depictions of your favorite photographs. You only need a few items (listed below), but make sure you have a nice photograph to transfer over. It won't look exactly like the picture, but it will look roughly hand drawn, but not quite. Definitely an interesting paper craft. Try it out. Experiment.

How To: Properly wear a pashmina scarf

In this video, we learn how to properly wear a pashmina scarf. First, wrap the scarf around your back and let it rest around you before you get to the place you are going, if you are going to a different country. You can also place the scarf over your shoulder to give a different look. Another way is to tie it in the middle and pull it down off the shoulders. During cold weather, you can tie the scarf around your neck to wear with a long jacket and keep your neck warm. The last way to wear it...

How To: Straight pipe your small tractor engine

In this tutorial, we learn how to straight pipe your small tractor engine. First, insert a one inch screw pipe to your exhaust, then connect pipes into it so it connects to the back of the vehicle. You will need to install several elbow pipes as well as longer straight pipes. The pipes should reach the end of your tractor out of the tires. Make sure it's secured tightly to the floor boards and screwed in on the bottom of the tractor. You can experiment with different types and shapes of pipes...

How To: Wear a hat if you're a man

In this video, we learn how men can wear hats correctly. Hats are a great way for men to "up" their style and set them apart from other men. When wearing a baseball cap, remember to not spin your hat at different angles, because this will make you look more stupid than if you were to wear it normally. If you're trying to impress somebody, don't wear a baseball cap. If you would like to wear a fedora, you can experiment with different materials to coordinate with different types of outfits. Th...

How To: Decorate the perfect 50th anniversary cake

This cake is the perfect way to celebrate the love and commitment that is involved in fifty long years of marriage. A 50th anniversary is a huge event and only the most beautiful cake will do. In this clip, learn to make a cake from start to finish. Save all the money you would pay a bakery and add a personal touch to your celebration. Enjoy!

How To: Play a guitar cadence

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to play a guitar cadence. A cadence is the tension that is created between 2 chords, typically at the end of a phrase. There are 2 types of cadences, perfect cadence and playable cadence. The perfect cadence goes from the 5 chord, to the 1 chord. It has a tremendous amount of tension between the chords. The playable cadence has a soft strum and less tension between the chords. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy playing the guitar, and wou...

How To: Choose songs to play as a professional DJ

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how a DJ chooses their songs. A DJ should be creative, unique and try to manipulate music to continue the artistic for of it. Experiment with song selections. Mix all sorts of music together such as: underground music, remixes, samples and the top 40 hits. Select songs that you enjoy. Make sure not to always play the same music or only play the popular songs on the radio because it can get annoying. This video will benefit those viewers who are interested...

How To: Follow stitch set instructions in crochet patterns

Need help figuring out what a pattern means when it refers to a stitch set? This free video crocheting lesson from Internet crochet superstar Mikeyssmail provides some much needed help and presents a walkthrough of an exampe involving a Catherine Wheel stitch. For more information, and to get started using stitch sets in your own crochet projects, take a look.

How To: Deal with an overbearing, domineering employee

Sometimes, the most talented people can be the hardest to deal with because of their tendency to dominate the situations that they are involved in. This video features an executive coach outlining strategies for managers to deal with overbearing, domineering employees in a way that utilizes their talents while keeping them from impinging on the productivity of the rest of your team.

How To: Approach innovation practically at work

Innovation is a lightning bolt that every company would like to bottle. Doing so in a corporate environment is nearly impossible. This video features a business expert outlining some tips for managing innovation and innovative ideas in your business, nurturing those ideas into profitable new services or products that your business can offer. It includes defining roles for different people involved in the innovation process and what steps to take in the innovation process.

How To: Delete search history, cookies, and temp files in IE

If you're having trouble when it comes to browsing the internet, this tutorial may have a possible solution. In the video, you'll find out one of the best ways to make things a bit faster. It involves you deleting the search history, cookies, and temporary files collected when your browse. This video focuses on Internet Explorer 8. So good luck and enjoy!

How To: Ride the tube on your backhand

In this video, Andy Irons teaches you how to ride the tube on your backhand while surfing. Backside tube riding involved surfing the interior part of a hollow wave. This trick is fun and hard to do, but you will learn great tips to get you started from Andy in this tutorial.

How To: Get a leak free fit for plumbing

Connecting pvc pipes may seem like an easy task, but in fact it can be a difficult job for anyone who may not have done it before. It involves time, patience, and the right tools needed for making sure you have a leak free fit. So check out this tutorial on how to properly fit your pvc pipes. Enjoy!

How To: Glue together pvc pipes

If you have a broken sprinkler system, it's a good idea to fix it as soon as possible. Depending on what the issue is, one of the most common problems involves an issue with being properly connected. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to glue together pvc pipes using easy to find and use common items. Enjoy!

How To: Solve quadratic equation word problems in algebra

Need help figuring out how to unpack and solve word problems involving quadratic equations? Learn how with this free video algebra lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).

How To: Unlock What About Hand Grenades achievement in RDR

The title of this achievement tutorial in Red Dead Redemption may sound like you're preparing for war, but in fact it's quite the opposite. In this achievement, you'll need to get a ringer in the game of horseshoes. And that's it. There's no grenades or anything involved just some good ol' fashioned horse shoes. So check out the video above and good luck!

How To: Solve linear equations with fractions in algebra

Need help figuring out how to solve a linear equation involving fractions in algebra? Learn how with this free video lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).

How To: Simplify algebraic expressions involving exponents

Need help figuring out how to simplify algebraic expressions? Learn how with this free video lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).

How To: Isolate an image on white in Photoshop CS4

If you're looking to improve your Photoshop skills this tutorial will help you in your quest. In this particular tutorial, a good beginner for some, you'll find out how to isolate an image on white in Photoshop CS4. It's faitly simple to do and involved a couple tools that are found in the popular software. So sit back and enjoy!

How To: Save a psd file as a jpg in Photoshop CS4

This common problem that is easy to fix, but can be very difficult for some, involves saving a psd file as a jpg. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to do so, by using Adobe Photoshop. It's also a great way to save other files into different formats as well. So sit back and enjoy!

How To: Dress like a young Hollywood celebrity

Feeling a tad bored with your look? Get some fashion help from Emmy-nominated costume designer, Cate Adair, on how to dress like a young, hot Hollywood celebrity. Looking like a Hollywood celebrity involves taking fashion risks, such as mixing designer clothing with vintage pieces, wearing over-the-top accessories and bringing back old trends. Find ways to dress like a hot young star with tips found in this how-to video.

How To: Make an electro-magnet with only three things

An electromagnet is a fun, cool science experiment that you can easily make at home. In this tutorial, learn how to make a powerful electromagnet with only three pieces! And the best part is, you probably already have these items in your house or garage! So, why not gather some supplies and try making an electromagnet? You will definitely impress your class and friends.

How To: Make a geometric decorative paper tile with your kids

Sometimes, entertaining kids can be quite a hassle and a bit difficult to accomplish. There are so many different factors involved, especially when the kids are the deciding factor. But for those parents or teachers out there who have kids that enjoy arts and crafts, this video is for you. Find out how to make this cool geometric decorative paper tile from scratch. Sit back and enjoy!

How To: Convert flare jeans into skinny jeans

The great things about jeans is their durability and ability to easily be changed. Some of those changes can involve size, shape, and look. This video tutorial focuses on just that topic. You'll find out how to convert flare jeans into great looking skinny jeans in a snap. Enjoy!

How To: Build a rain gauge

In this how to video, you will learn how to build your very own rain gauge. You will need tape, scissors, rain gauge ruler, and a jar. First, go to the website shown and print and cut out the ruler on the screen. Next, cut the tape strips. You will need them to be about 5 inches in length. Next, attach the rain gauge ruler to the jar. You will do this by placing the ruler on the tape and place the ruler on the jar. Make sure the ruler is aligned with the bottom edge of the jar. Take the secon...

How To: Build an electric motor

Want to make a simple electric motor at home? Andy and Mike show you how in just a few easy steps, using a block of wood, two paperclips, a AA battery, some insulated copper wire, and a magnet. This is a fun and simple science experiment that anyone can do at home. Wrap the wire seven times into a circular coil, with the enamel stripped off at both ends. Place the battery between the two paperclips, which serve as conductors and also hold the coil in place. Place the magnet below and between ...