Summer is over and autumn is here. Serotonin levels are dropping and people don't have the motivation to be outside as much anymore. So we play Minecraft instead. But walking is cumbersome, so we want minecarts. Remembering to carry one in your inventory or placing one on the tracks might be a bit much to ask for, and don't even get me started on bothering to press a button to make it go.
How to adjust a sliding door. Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don't. Today's video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues. It doesn't matter if it's a robe sliding door, a closet sliding door, a glass sliding door or a patio sliding door, the principle is still the same. Obviously there can be other factors like the sliding door track or the sliding door wheels being in a state of disre...
If you've ever mistakenly moved your music files around without relinking them in iTunes, you might now be noticing that you have a long list of tracks asking you to relink them. You could go through them one by one, redirect them to the new file location, then delete any copies. Or you could try to track them all down and delete the old references. But come on, who wants to spend that much time when you can clean up your library using this clever method using only Notepad on your Windows com...
There's been a lot in the news lately about tracking devices, and it's been pretty much all bad. They can be useful if your car gets stolen, but if you weren't the person who installed it, chances are you don't want it there. Just type "GPS tracking device" into Google and on any given day you'll find an article about someone who got busted by one of these things. Even if you don't have to worry about getting into trouble, you still don't want people following you. Here's how to make sure you...
If you want to increase your privacy and prevent iPhone apps from gaining access to data containing your location, take a look at this tutorial on turning off the location services in the settings menu on Apple's iPhone 3G devices and above.
Mumford and Sons have exploded in popularity since their Grammy performance, and as such lesser-known tracks like "White Blank Page" are entering the public consciousness finally. This video will teach you how to play "White Blank Page" on acoustic guitar, which is a great idea for any of you out there who like to seduce people with your guitars.
Britney Spears' new track "Hold It Against Me," with its gyrating bass beats and trace influence, is the logical musical evolution for the greatest pop princess of all time. In the music video, she wears a very simple yet attractive makeup look featuring sculpted features, long lashes, and glossy pink lips. Check out this makeup tutorial by Lauren Luke to learn how to get the look.
Build your own miniature gryocar from a toy gyroscope in this fun little project with Kipkay and make it ride on skinny tracks! All you need is a toy gyroscope, a spraypaint canister top to fit the gyroscope assembly, and some assorted parts that you could probably find around the house (or at your local hardware store). Ask your parents for permission first!
Follow along in this instructional video as Jeri Ellsworth demonstrates how to fabricate and install the passenger side bracing on dirt track racecar being built from a 1981 Camaro. The materials and tools needed for this project include a 1 3/4 x .120 tubing, an "Affordable Bender" bender, a Millermatic welder and a Hypertherm 43 plasma cutter.
Learn to fabricate the halo and window posts with some tubing and a Millermatic welder into a dirt track racecar being built from a 1981 Camaro. The materials and tools needed for this project include a 1 3/4 x .120 tubing, an "Affordable Bender" bender, a Millermatic welder and a Hypertherm 43 plasma cutter.
Block Facebook scripts on sites that you visit with Safari, Chrome and Firefox by installing an add-on called Facebook Blocker. This removes the "Like" buttons, "Recommended" lists and prevents Facebook scripts from tracking your browsing history. Veronica from Tekzilla Daily demonstrates the features of this new add-on.
Awww look, the piggies made a little train to pull other little piggies along. If only it would actually move, they might survive your attack. This video will show you how to beat level 3-6 of Angry Birds with three stars and stop the pigs dead in their tracks. Which they can't really make since they don't have feet... NEVER MIND!
If you're in a show choir like the kids on "Glee," then often times you love how a song sounds but in order to sing along with it you need to remove the lyrics.
Keep Your Word is an innovative and simple Mac application which will let the user keep track of different words - useful for anyone whose area of study gives them a lot of vocabulary words or glossary terms to keep memorized.
Over time, your sliding closet doors can start to wear down, have a hard time rolling on their track, sticky doors, and more. In this video you'll learn some simple solutions on how to fix your sliding closet door quickly and efficiently using a few things laying around the house.
Long Night of Solace, one of those missions with an actual space flight level! You don't really see that sort of thing in gaming these days, exciting right? You can also get a great achievement in this mission! But if you're playing this on Legendary it can be pretty tough, and if you're stuck recharging your shields more than wiping out the Covenant forces, check out this video! You will get a full walkthrough of the mission Long Night of Solace in Halo: Reach on the Xbox 360.
Logic can be a powerful tool for tracking, and even mixing! If you're curious about Logic Pro 9's capabilities as a mixing tool, check this out! In this video you will learn how to create a dynamic mix for your music by using automation controls to allow you to raise and edit fader positions as well as points where the fader goes up and down on top of many other great things!
Learn how to use Adobe After Effects CS5 to replace do basic sky replacement. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
Learn how to use the Flex Time tool to alter the speed and timing of your tracks without altering their pitch or introducing nasty artifacts. This clip presents an overview of how to use it. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Apple Logic DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video software tutorial.
In this video, we learn how to add ray so flight through trees in Photoshop. First, open up Photoshop and open up your picture. Now, go to your channels and choose the one with the most contrast by looking at all of the options. Now, duplicate the layer and go to "image", "adjustments", and then "levels". Now, make the image a lot darker, looking at the image preview as you go. When finished, click "ok", then select this layer and press "control", then click". Go back to the regular image, th...
Netflow technology allows you to monitor web traffic to your website - find out who comes to your site, where they're coming from and where they go afterwards. You can configure a Cisco router manually to monitor netflow going through the router.
This is the last episode for Alan Wake on the Xbox 360. In these videos, you'll help Alan Wake uncover the rest of the mystery in Bright Falls during Episode 6 - Departure. Watch and learn through this gameplay and you, too, can beat Alan Wake on Nightmare Difficulty.
In 1998, a Beechcraft Baron was following a Boeing 757, with approximately 3 to 5 miles separation. Air Traffic Control warned the Baron pilot three times with the phrase the phrase pilots hear on a regular basis: "Caution. Wake Turbulence".
In this FCP tutorial, you'll learn how to keyframe the mask shape filter with blur to track the movement of the camera. Whether you're new to Apple's Final Cut Pro non-linear video editor or just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For specifics, including detailed instructions, watch this Final Cut Pro lesson.
Check out this video and learn how to get the most out of your characters in Final Fantasy XIII. Each character has a different focus when it comes to fighting. In this clip, you will get a quick overview of what each character is good at so you know how to best level them up as you go through the game. Follow along and keep track of your team's strengths and weaknesses so you can dominate FFXII.
Learn how to punch up your drum tracks when working in Pro Tools 8. Whether you're new to Digidesign's popular DAW or a seasoned audio pressional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Pro Tools 8 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started improving drum sounds in your own Pro Tools projects, watch this free video guide.
Music a mess? iTunes comes with a number of built-in organizational features to help you sort that problem, and your tracks, out. This free video software tutorial from MacMost will ensure that you know everything required to manage your digital music library. For specifics, and to get started organizing your own iTunes library, watch this Mac user's guide.
Whether you're new to Adobe After Effects or a seasoned video editor after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this official video tutorial from the folks at Adobe TV. In it, you'll learn how to use the newest version of the Mocha 2.5D planar motion tracking software.
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you how to do one of the bread and butter effects in Adobe's After Effects: keyframing. He shows you a simple animation of a boxcar going around a race track.
Ex girlfriend tracking you like a stalker? Find the leaks. She may be going through your email or phishing some information. Does she want a confrontation? Lure her to a public place then get her to cause a scene in front of security. Or last case scenario, fake your own death!
This software tutorial is an advanced color correction tutorial showing you how to color correct with the Colorista plug-in for After Effects. It assumes you already know how to use Colorista for basic color correction and will cover power masking. Learn how to use power masking and motion tracking for secondary color correction in the Colorista plugin for After Effects.
This software tutorial shows you how to use the Knoll Light Factory Pro plug-in for After Effects. Knoll Light Factory Pro is the industry's favorite tool for creating lens flares, sunsets, photon torpedoes, stars and other effects. It offers a custom lens editor, auto tracking, alpha channel support, and pinpoint control over dozens of settings. If you haven't used the Knoll Light Factory Pro plug-in yet, watch this After Effects tutorial and get started.
This audio editing software tutorial will show you two different types of editing in Logic Pro. First, Connor Smith shows how to edit multitrack drums in a group (to fix timing of hits) in Logic Pro. Then he covers how to ungroup your drums and take out pops, clicks (etc.) on individual drum tracks in Logic Pro.
This tutorial video will teach you to make your very own wall harp. The techno-gurus of tech makeover show My Home 2.0 made this digital wall harp using a MidiTron and infrared sensors that track your hand movements. To see complete instructions, more great DIY projects, and their latest state-of-the-art home makeovers, visit:
Customizing the fields for your contacts in your MobileMe Contacts helps you keep track of more than just phone numbers and addresses. This video tutorial from Apple will show you how to add websites from MobileMe on me.com, on yes, the Internet.
to improve the sound quality of the audio from your camcorder or any voiceover tracks you've added, you can apply audio effects.
Your song is starting to take shape now. You can create some tension with your loops in GarageBand by varying how your song develops over time. So, rather than a simple repetition of loops, you can create what's called a call and response, where the tracks play off each other.
You can add interest by changing from one key to another during your song. Garageband makes this easy using the master track.
If you play the electric guitar, you can plug it right into your Mac and lay down a solo track or play along with a song you've already started in Garageband. Just connect your guitar to an adapter and connect the adapter to your Mac.
You can attach a microphone to your Mac and record your own voice or any acoustic instrument right to a track in Garageband.
