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How To: Use VLOOKUP with TRIM in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 155th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the TRIM function to get rid of extra spaces when a VLOOKUP function should work but doesn't.

How To: Tie a bowtie with GQ

In this video you are instructed on how to tie a bowtie. The narrator gives you step by step instructions, making it easy for you to understand. He starts off explaining the first steps and guides you all the way through to the last steps. He even offers advice on making it look extra neat by spending a little more time at the end, getting a finer result.

How To: Knit a pentafold Möbius scarf

The Möbius strip is a perplexing shape discovered by German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius. In this video tutorial we learn how to make a scarf based on the Möbius strip, but with a few extra twists. The pentafold Möbius design loops back on itself five times, making it one of the more confusing-looking things you'll ever wear. (Fortunately, it's not that confusing to knit!)

How To: Prevent athlete’s foot

There’s fungus among us, and it’s not just around athletes. Here’s how to prevent one of the most common skin problems. You will need rubber sandals, a towel, foot drying powder, breathable socks, leather or cotton canvas shoes, and an extra pair of sneakers (optional). Did you know? Roughly 70% of people in the U.S. have battled athlete's foot at one time or another.

How To: Throw a Harlem rent party to raise money

Originating in Harlem in the 1920s, a rent party is a fun way to stave off eviction. You will need a place to party, food and drink, musical entertainment, paying guests, party flyers, a hat to collect donations, and lots of beer. Fact: The going rate for a Harlem rent party admission was usually 25 cents, plus extra for the homemade concessions sold in the kitchen or hallway.

How To: Finish seam edges

Melissa Watson from DIY Style shows how to finish seam edges in this how-to video. Edges can fray, so sewing off seam allowances will keep fabric from unraveling. As an extra preventative measure, trim the edge with pinking shears. Watch this video sewing tutorial and learn how to finish seam edges.

How To: Cheese souffle omelette

In this cooking how to video we present to you the perfect omelette. A little bit fiddlier than a plain cheese omelette but well worth the extra effort. Follow along and learn how to make a fluffy souffle omelette.

How To: Measure your quilt for perfect borders

You can easily "square up" your quilt by adding borders that have been measured for perfection. The trick is to leave extra space where the fabric will stretch the most. Watch this instructional quilting video to account for small changes that occur in the sewing process to sew an exact border on your quilt.

How To: Create a paper circle frame using a corner punch

This scrapbooking video demonstrates how to decorate a paper circle frame using EK Success Corner Punches. You will need x-acto knives to make specific cuts. You can use store bought paper cutouts or make your own using scraps of recycled paper. Use embossing ink, embossing powder and a heat gun to add extra texture to you paper picture frame.

How To: Install an internal 3G HSDPA modem in an ASUS Eee PC

Going mobile? While the ASUS Eee PC is undeniably one of the most portable travel laptops available, it's by no means the the most mobile, because mobility also implies mobile connectivity. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to install a 3G HSPDA modem in an Asus Eee PC. This mod will work on any Eee PC without the extra PCIE slot. For step-by-step instructions, watch this how-to.

How To: Repair snowshoes

Learn simple repair tips and the tool kit you'll need to keep your snowshoes chugging all winter long with this report from the December 2006 issue of Backpacker Magazine. Associate editor Jason Stevenson covers all the snowshoe snafus--from plastic zip ties to replace stripped rivets to extra webbing to cinch down shredded bindings--in this backpacking tutorial video. Repair your snowshoes and continue your backpacking expedition!

How To: Cook traditional fried chicken

Ever wanted to try cooking traditional fried chicken? Combine two cup of buttermilk with two table spoons of hot pepper sauce. Add eight chicken pieces and marinate for more than two hours. This recipe take some time to prepare, but everyone will appreciate the extra effort.

How To: Make a balloon drop with stuffed balloons

Have a balloon drop for your next party. It doesn't cost that much when you make it yourself. Watch this how to video and learn how to put a balloon drop together. This balloon drop works great for birthday parties or other special events. You can stuff the balloons with just about anything to make the balloon drop extra special.

How To: Make homemade pastrami from corned beef brisket

What a wonderful way to make use of leftovers, whether they're from Thanksgiving or everyday dinner. Take a gander at this food video to learn how to make delicious, rich pastrami from corned beef brisket. All it takes is a few extra steps, which include spicing the corned beef with a special pastrami spice mix, and slicing up the corned beef after you cook it in the oven. Can someone say delish?

How To: Make fish curry

In this video you will learn to cook a traditional Indian fish curry made with tamrind. Make sure to make extra because this curry tastes even better the next day!

How To: Make Caribbean black bean soup

This Black bean soup from Dani Spies has a little kick with it straight from the Carribean. Some black beans,reduced fat coconut milk,and jalapenos for that extra flavor that will be having you running a three alarm fire in your mouth.

How To: Freeze beans

Love to cook beans from scratch but hate to wait for them to soak? Well, sorry to say, you still have to soak them. But by soaking an extra-large batch in advance, then storing the pre-soaked beans in zip-top bags in the freezer, they'll be ready to cook at a moment's notice.

How To: Wrap text around your images in GoLive

When you place an image in the same box as text, chances are you're going to want the text to wrap around the image just as you would in page layout. In this tutorial, Terry White will show you just how easy it is to not only wrap the text around, but to also give your image some extra white space around it. Watch this amazing video now!