How To: Swim efficiently with Dave Scott
Six-Time Ironman Champion Dave Scott demonstrates several techniques to help ensure you're getting the most from your swim strokes.
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How To: Wire your Christmas lights to flash in time to music
Want to replicate that cool effect when you can watch Christmas lights flash in time to music? It's easy! You'll need a set of speakers, an outlet adapter, excess power cord, a solid state relay and, of course, Christmas lights! Once you've gotten all your project pieces assembled, follow this tutorial so you can wire them up to your music.
How To: Integrate GPS and LCD components
In this video, Bre Pettis, from MAKE magazine, and Joe Grand make a GPS-LCD unit. This project requires an LCD screen, circuit board, a GPS chip, and programming knowledge.
How To: Stabilize a handheld camera with an at-home steadycam
Here are 2 designs for making hand held camera shooting a little nicer. By getting your hands off the camera and moving them apart more, you get a much stabler picture. This is a DIY steadycam.
How To: Give better rave light shows w/ figure 8 - roll transitions and vertical rolls
If you've gotten into giving glove light shows at raves and want to improve your technique, check out this video. It will teach you how to transition from the basic figure 8 into a finger roll, how to transition from finger rolls to vertical finger rolls (basically inverted finger rolls) and how to do a really cool move called the elevator roll.
How To: Use the right wrist motion for figure 8's in rave light shows
The figure 8 is the basis of rave light show technique, whether you use gloves or glowsticks (you oldskooler you). If you've been having some trouble getting it down watch this video for a succinct and helpful explanation of the wrist motion that is essential to really good figure 8's.
How To: Hack Command Prompt at school to change passwords and more
Trying to focus on studying for your Stats final in the library but getting a serious ADD spell? Then make use of your time - while having a little fun with whoever else is in the library - by hacking into your computer's command prompt.
How To: Fix a stuck Blackberry trackball with no tools
The trackball on your Blackberry is your only way of navigating much of the phone, so having it work is pretty important. If yours has gotten stuck, don't panic, just watch this video and see if the easy fix depicted therein will work for you.
How To: Craft Chinese soda can lanterns with ribbon birds for Chinese New Year
We know that December 31st may seem like old news now, but for the Chinese the New Year is just getting started. Chinese New Year begins on February 3rd and ushers in the Year of the Rabbit.
How To: Make a Moroccan pumpkin pie with nutmeg and cloves
You've probably had pumpkin pie before, but you've never had pumpkin pie like this. Made from your traditional pumpkin pie ingredients (flour, butter, brown sugar), this pumpkin pie gets its Moroccan twist from copious amounts of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Deelish.
How To: Make a carbon dioxide sandwich bomb
No one ever gets tired of making little explosions by adding vinegar and baking soda. In this video, you'll make a sandwich bomb in a sandwich bag and watch as the contents bubble, brew and explode. Mmmm lunch is ready!
How To: Create a bronzy Victoria's Secret Adriana Lima makeup look
Sexpot and sexy mama Adriana Lima would probably look good without makeup, hitting up 7-11 for a slurpee run (well, in her case more likely a oolong tea run), but she looks downright gorgeous when she gets in full Victoria's Secret Angel garb.
How To: Fold a simple origami sailboat
You've probably seen a lot of impressive how-to videos - or simple "show off" videos - on how to fold crazy 100-sided modular origami sphere-like thingymabobs, but most of the time we're betting you're sitting there going, "huh?".
How To: Craft a green origami basket for Valentine's Day roses
We would never turn down real, super fragrant roses and peonies. But to be honest, getting dead or dying flyers is not all that attractive, especially since they wilt a few days in.
How To: Mix a Sunshine Smile with champagne and orange juice
Love champagne but getting a little bored of having the same bottled stuff over and over again? Then kick up the flavor a notch or two by mixing this champagne-based drink.
How To: Use Huluplus to watch Hulu shows and movies on a Samsung Blu-Ray player
Samsung and Hulu have gotten together in a big way to partner the Huluplus interface with Samsung TV's and Blu-Ray players and allow Samsung users easy access to Hulu's massive library of TV shows and movies. This video will show you how the system works on a Samsung Blu-Ray player.
How To: Replace the LCD screen on a Nikon Coolpix L18 or I20
LCD screens are great to have on your digital cameras or other devices until they break. DOH! Don't pay tons of money to fix it when you can do it yourself after watching this video. It will show you how to replace the LCD screen on a Nikon Coolpix L18 or I20, getting your camera back up and running on the cheap.
How To: Assemble a festive red and green holiday centerpiece
Live evergreen and flower arrangements are so beautiful for the holidays. But they can also be extremely costly, especially if you're getting boquets or arrangements in bunches so you have several for each table and countertop.
How To: Make iodine easily
In this video, we learn how to make iodine easily. You will need potassium iodine and sulfuric acid to make this. First, add the acid into the potassium iodine slowly. After you add in each part, swirl the beaker slowly so it gets mixed together. After you have added in all of the potassium, you will place this into a beaker filled with ice water while you add in more, because the mixture gets really hot. When finished, you will end up with a mixture that is iodine and nothing else. Fill with...
How To: Tighten up your writing by getting rid of passive voice
Veteran writer Holly Lisle gives good advice on how to become a better writer by eliminating passive voice from your prose. Go through your manuscript, and delete as many instances of the verb 'to be' as you possibly can to tighten up your writing.
How To: Find cheap ways to get shop tools, workspace, and good picks for lockpicking
Lockpicking might not be the most well-respected discipline in the world, but it's very useful for crime, survival, and all sorts of other disciplines. This video is of a presentation from a lockpicking conference that focuses on economical lockpicking. Topics include getting cheap tools and space as well as using heat treating to turn cheap lockpicks into more durable effective ones.
How To: Keep getting free energy in the Facebook game FrontierVille
You can get your energy to go beyond your maximum! Earn over one hundred energy, even if your maximum is much less! Here are some tips to accruing free energy - always visit your neighbors, and maintain a stable of horses and full grown animals.
How To: Get the Imperium Crossbow in Dragon Age: Origins
The best crossbow in the game is without a doubt the Imperial Crossow, which you can find early in the game, in Lothering (before it gets overrun by darkspawn!) Find the merchant who is overcharging (across from the Chantry) and then pickpocket him after you run off the sisters.
How To: Start playing the browser based online game DarkOrbit
Start playing one of the most popular browser based science fiction games DarkOrbit! This tutorial gets you started, showing you how to create an account and choose your faction (Mars, Venus or Earth). Then the basic system is demonstrated, so you can start exploring space!
How To: Create a beautiful braided Greek goddess updo for fall
Need a complementary, beautiful hairstyle to go with your Greek goddess costume this Halloween? Then this braided goddess updo is exactly what you're looking for. While this look is great for a Halloween costume, it's also not too showy to be worn on a daily basis.
How To: Play the Mortal Kombat theme song on piano
The Mortal Kombat theme is one of the most stirring pieces of music ever to emerge from the games industry. Once it gets in your head, it will be there every time you work out for the rest of your life. In this video you'll learn how to play the song on piano quickly and easily.
How To: Play the song "Radioactive" by Kings of Leon on the bass
Radioactive by Kings of Leon is a very straightforward song for bass players, although as they say in the world of music "simple is almost always better". If you're just getting started on bass, or if you're just really into the song and want to learn it on bass, this video has what you need. In it you will get a full lesson on how to play "Radioactive" by Kings of Leon.
How To: Fix a nonworking earphone jack on your iPhone
Plugged into the earphone jack, but you're not getting any audio? Sometimes, if you remove and then plug the audio jack back in, that may fix your problem by forcibly having the iPhone recognize the earphone and reroute the audio.
How To: Make Middle Eastern sticky sweet medjool (date ball)
We'd never turn down a nice big slice of homemade apple pie, but sometimes eating the same selection of all-American desserts (apple pie, brownies, lemon custard pie) gets to be boring.
How To: Replace a leaking transmission solonoid pac on a Dodge Caravan
The Dodge Caravan is getting a little long in the tooth as a model, but if you still have an old one you should check this out. It will teach you how to replace the transmission solonoid pac after it starts leaking, a common problem with these cars.
How To: Fix the A/C drain problem on an '02 Jeep Liberty
Jeeps, for all their rugged charm, are not very well-made cars. They are rife with mechanical issues, and the '02 Jeep Liberty is no different. In this video you'll learn how to fix the A/C draining issues in these cars that leads to the passenger side carpet getting wet.
How To: Convert back to the Windows XP classic start menu in Windows Vista
If you've recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista, the first change you may have discovered is the start menu. It looks totally different, and if it's just too much change for you, there's an easy way to convert that new start menu in Vista to the classic style from XP. This video outlines the simple steps to getting it done.
How To: Lay / install custom, cheap, durable bamboo flooring
Bamboo flooring is cheap, durable, pretty, and much more renewable then most other hardwood floor options. If you've been thinking about getting rid of your carpet or your current hardwood is worn out, try bamboo! This video will give you tips on installing it yourself and revitalizing your home.
How To: Avoid getting infected by the "System Security" computer virus
In this video, we learn how to avoid getting infected by "system security". Make sure you avoid the website that show the System Security Anti-Virus. Once you install this onto your computer it will pretend like it is doing a scan, but in reality is hurting your computer. It will pop up showing you that you have problems on your computer, but the alert will never go away. If you delete this, it will just re-install on your computer instead. To do this the correct way, you need to go to your m...
How To: Get an easy blowout at home with a blowdryer
In our opinion, blowouts at salons are WAY overpriced. A few spritzes of heat protectant, a few good twirls of the blowdryer, and you're done. Well, after you pay $50.
How To: Create map shortcuts on an Android cell phone with GPS
This CNET tip gives you fast and easy access to those locations you frequent most on the map, like your home or workplace. Getting instant directions to those favorite places doesn't get any easier. Navigation on your Android cell phone makes life a little easier. This video will show you how to create these map shortcuts on the Motorola Droid, but it can be used on any Android phone with 2.0 firmware and GPS.
How To: Get rid of edge seams in Adobe After Effects
Interested in getting rid of edge seams within Adobe After Effects? This video guide will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular compositing editor or just want to better acquaint yourself with the popular video editing program, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this tutorial.
How To: Get Golden Egg #12 in Angry Birds for the iPhone
The 12th golden eggs in Angry Birds, the wildly popular iPhone puzzle game, is tough to get. Many among you are probably here because you want some help on getting it. Well look no further. This video will show you how to get golden egg #12 and continue your march towards 100% completion of Angry Birds.
How To: Play augmented chords on a piano or keyboard
There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the piano or any other keyboard instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free piano lessons, like this one from Piano Play It, which make the task not only easy but fun. For more information, and to get started playing aug or + chords on your own piano, take a look.
How To: Play D minor scales on the ukulele
There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the ukulele or any other instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free uke lessons, like this one from Ukulele Live, which make the task not only easy but fun. This clip, in particular, demonstrates how to play an D minor scale from various positions on the ukulele's neck.