Watch this instructional painting video to paint a rose with watercolors on Chinese rice paper. This fluid style of painting takes lot of practice and does not allow for mistakes. Every brush stroke counts. Get out some newsprint to practice painting these beautiful rose petals.
Watch this instructional painting video to draw a roaring tiger with India ink and water color on Chinese rice paper. This fluid style of painting takes lot of practice and does not allow for mistakes. Every brush stroke counts. Get out some newsprint to practice painting these ferocious tigers.
This CoffeeCup Web Form Builder software tutorial shows how to create a MySQL database to be used in CoffeeCup Form Builder to build web forms. Mike Lively shows you how to do this using cPanel and the Site Ground server for hosting since it allows an unlimited number of MySQL databases. Start by creating your database in cPanel and then upload the results to CoffeeCup Form Builder.
The bezier tool in Corel Draw allows you to create a certain type of curve. In this tutorial you will learn how to work with and control the bezier tool in Corel Draw as you create scroll saw patterns.
Here are a few simple solutions to help you save money and reduce your water and energy consumption. By washing your clothes in cold water you can save ninety percent of the energy normally expended in doing a load of laundry. If you do laundry before 9am or after 9pm you can allow energy companies to utilize more efficient renewable energy.
Gary Burton is one of the most commercially successful mallet players in history. In this installment from his Vibraphone Masterclass video tutorial series, which covers the full gamut of common questions on the instrument from its history to his famous 4-mallet grip, Gary demonstrates said famous grip, which allows for great versatility while playing.
Here's a fast lesson in hosting video on your own Drupal website using the FileField and jQuery Media modules. The Filefield and jQuery Media modules are a one-two knock out combination for allowing users to upload media files to fields in your custom content types and then playing back the media files in their matching player or handler. It represents a positive direction for treating fields containing files and is a great starting point for researching your own implementation of this recipe.
Watch this instructional ceramics video to learn how to throw a wide bowl with Simon Leach. As a preliminary step, one should throw a flat piece of clay onto the pad to assure easy lifting off of the bat. Centering is quite difficult with a larger piece of clay. Leach's visual guide allows one to view the delicate steps required to throw a wide ceramic bowl without letting it collapse.
Take on an unusual challenge and learn to make an origami balloon fish. Follow this clear example to fold some bulging white eyes of a yellow puffer fish. This step by step process will allow you to create charmingly realistic balloon fish out of paper.
Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to triple boot your Mac. In order to follow this tutorial, you'll need the software Boot Camp which allows Mac users to have the option of installing a Microsoft OS if they choose. You will also need to install rEFIT, a boot menu.
Watch this video to learn how to unbrick your Sony PSP. If you have hack your PSP and it has bricked up or stopped working these tip will allow it to work again. There are five ways possible and you will see all of them in this video tutorial.
Learn how to make your own soap from scratch. Making your own soap allows you to combine a little bit of creativity, a little bit of cooking, and a little bit of science into something you can use everyday. Homemade soap also makes a great Christmas Gift!
This is a step by step guide on folding the best origami paper plane in the world. I was taught how to fold this many years
While not as advanced as some of the dedicated graphics packages such as Adobe Photoshop, Open Office Draw still allows you to create nice looking images.
This pool shooting tutorial demonstrates how to control the cue ball using reverse English, opposite to the one that seems obvious. This will help line the ball up where you want it, preventing it from going too far down the table and allowing you to win the match.
Virtual CD technology allows you to copy CDs and DVDs to your hard drive so that you can play them without a disk. Learn about ISO files and how to use a virtual drive program like Daemon tools to create and open them.
Add a little bounce to your crafting with Trampoline v1.3 for Minecraft 1.8. This mod will allow you to build a trampoline in Minecraft that will bounce your character to new heights (along with other creatures and objects that land on it). Visit the official Trampoline mod thread on the Minecraft Forums to download the file.
So the Brumak boss fight is supposed to be hard in Horde Mode, right? Think again. This is a pretty funny trick that will allow you to beat a Brumak boss in 30 seconds in Gears of War 3. Terrain glitches, they're hilarious!
For accepting payments on the go, try out the Square payment system. Square allows you to take your customer's credit cards as payment when selling your products out of food trucks, at events, or door-to-door. This guide will show you how to use Square to charge customers using their credit cards.
If you're looking for a solid defensive play while enjoying Madden NFL 12, try out this ultra fast nano blitz in the 46 bear formation. The adjustments on this play are very simple and allow you to sack the QB before he even knows what's coming.
Jailbreaking your HP TouchPad allows you to install third-party software and features on the webOS device. Before you can jailbreak the tablet, you'll first need to go through the steps necessary to install preware on it. Take a look at this walkthrough and use the download links below when necessary.
If you're interested in creating a dosimeter using simple tools, take a look at this video. Using a digital camera, a plastic scintillator, and some tape a radiation dosimeter can be crafted allowing for radiation information to be collected with simple materials.
Cole's got one more super power that you might not have known about. Watch this video to learn about a glitch in Infamous for the PlayStation 3 that allows you to super jump using a car. Get serious air with this super jump glitch.
Twixtor is a great plugin for Sony Vegas that allows you to create incredible looking slow motion. This visual effect will add drama to your video and make it truly awe-inspiring. Watch and learn how to make the most of Twixtor in Sony Vegas.
Watch this helpful Sony Vegas guide video to learn how to take a series of clips and edit them into one sequence. Sony Vegas allows you to have multiple windows open, which makes it easier to condense multiple clips and simplify your editing.
So, you've got a MacBook, an iPhone 4, an iPad 2... how do you keep track of everything? With Apple's new cloud computing service iCloud. iCloud allows you to store and share files and information between all of your iOS devices.
Tired of the game turning off your Underground Jungle lava trap? Watch this video and learn how to exploit the game so that it turns back time, allowing you to earn more gold and platinum. Put this Terraria hack to use.
Do you find Pop-up ads annoying? This video will show you how to turn on the pop-up blocker tool in Mozilla Firefox. Feel like you are missing out on the excitement of pop-up ads? You'll also know how to allow them after watching this video.
Have you noticed the P-Body easter egg in Portal 2? It's in chapter eight, the itch, in test chamber fifteen. There's a glitch in the game that allows you to get to where P-Body is, watch this video to learn how to do it!
Check out this video to learn how to search more effectively in the Google Chrome browser. This video will explain how to manually enter keyword searches in Google Chrome and Chromium, which will allow you to search using any engine from the address bar.
Make your job a little easier by setting presets in After Effects. This will allow you to save time while you add visual effects to your film. Having custom presets makes it much simpler to achieve consistency is your VFX.
The ability to control fire has allowed humankind to go from living in dank caves to penthouse apartments in one thousand foot tall glass skyscrapers. It'll help you in Minecraft, too. Check out this video to learn how to build a fireplace in Minecraft
This video will show you how to set up your own Bukkit server for Minecraft. A Bukkit server will allow you to install mods and open up a whole new Minecraft experience. You'll need this CraftBukkit download to get started. This works for Mac OS X or Windows.
Using either Winscp for Windows or Cyberduck for Mac you can SSH the files on your jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad from your computer. This will allow you to view the files on your iOS mobile device from your computer.
If you frequently test new ROMs on your Android phone, you'll love this app that backs up the apps and setting on your Android, allowing you to restore them later. This video explains how to download and use Titanium Backup.
Give your iPhone 4 a real makeover. This video will show you how to take apart an iPhone 4, which allows you to replace the front screen and back cover. The iPhone 4 is a sophisticated, and expensive, piece of equipment so be sure to watch carefully and do your mod the right way.
Bring out the details in your photos with one simple photoshop filter. Using the high pass filter will increase the sharpness of your photos, and allows you to focus on the specific areas that you would like to see in greater detail.
If you ever use NS lookup in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, you have to permit the machine running it to accept zone transfers. To do so, follow the instructions in this video. This video will show you how to use the name servers tab in DNS to allow machines to receive DNS lookups.
A reverse lookup zone will allow you to translate IP addresses to fully qualified domain names (FQDN). This can be a tremendous help against phishing in large organization. Keep your network secure by creating a reverse lookup zone in Windows Server 2003 or 2008.
If you are concerned about your electric bill, you might want to take control by installing a programmable thermostat. This will allow you to manage the temperature- and amount of electricity being used- in your home. The installation is simple and requires almost no tools.
