Even with today's high-powered devices, battery life is still an issue. We, as users, have to almost habitually check the current battery percentage, because otherwise, we might end up draining too much in the morning, then get stuck with a dead phone at night.
When casting a flyrod, in most cases, tight loops will allow the fly to travel farther, more accurately, and with less effort. To cast these tight loops, the tip of the rod must travel in a straight line path, slack must be eliminated, and there must be a constant acceleration to a sudden stop. The most common mistake is using the wrist to move the rod which causes the tip to travel in a half circle or windshield wiper type motion.
Aside from the fact that it was the only game available on my cell phone at the time, I was really good at Snake. I still occasionally play it on my smartphone, but I've never been able to duplicate the same level of achievement as I once did.
Willpower is a pretty significant word. It's the difference between sticking with a clean eating diet and diving face-first into a plate of brownies. It's what drags you out of bed on Monday mornings and into work rather than letting you stay snuggled under the covers asleep. And, most importantly, it's the kick in the butt we all require to both accomplish goals and make changes.
To flip, or not to flip, that is the real question. When you're nervously standing over the stove or grill, what do you do with that steak before you?
Having instant access to monitoring your battery level is critical, especially when you're traveling or forget your charger at home. You need to know how much juice you have so you can adapt accordingly.
If you're into photography, you're probably no stranger to the myriad of ways you can take macros with your smartphone. Your phone's built-in camera may not take great pictures up close, but you can modify it to do so with anything from a magnifying glass to a drop of water. However, those types of DIY macro lenses can only get so close.
Walking into a bar or crowded dinner party can be intimidating. Being surrounded by a bunch of people you're unfamiliar with or trying to impress the smokeshow at the bar is no easy task...for most of us.
It may not be as large as the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but the Galaxy S3's screen size is still big enough to make iPhone owners cry themselves to sleep. The 4.8-inch AMOLED display with 720 x 1280 pixels makes the GS3 a great mobile companion—and an even better portable gaming device.
While the increasing superiority of smartphone cameras is great, they can be a double-edged sword. Sure, we get great images that are crystal clear, but at what price? Storage space on your devices ends up paying the price for this luxury, filling up quickly due to the high-quality images and their grotesquely large size. Not only that, but most photo editing applications only make it worse. Adding a few filters, changing the hue/saturation, or adding some text across the picture can all incr...
I love to cook. There are few things more relaxing for me than spending an afternoon in the kitchen, and one ingredient that I throw into just about everything (seriously, everything) is garlic. It can instantly add a whole new level of flavor to a dish, and there's not much that it doesn't go with.
The Pro Bowl has definitely had its ups and downs. It's probably the most glorified exhibition game on earth. I mean, even the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, wanted to cancel it this year.
The only bad thing about Portal is that you can't play it everywhere. You can't play it while camping, you can't play it in the car, and you can't play it in the waiting room at the dentists office (unless you lug around your laptop to all of these places. Weirdo).
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Photography guru Matt Richardson demonstrates how to build your own arduino high speed flash trigger so you can create awesome work like this. Pick up the project code here.
Kick Ass Review Part 2: Gameplay and Design In the game, you can play as Kick Ass, Hit Girl, or Big Daddy. Each charater has a light and heavy attack that can be strung together into small combos. Each character also has three special attacks assigned to the Square, Triangle, and Circle buttons requiring different amounts of MP. For bosses, each character has two finishing moves.Kick Ass
If traditional supine bridges become too easy, you can try to progress to the one leg version. This exercise is going to work your glutes like none other. Your hamstrings and lower back are also heavily engaged during this exercise. The single leg bridge requires an advanced level of fitness. This is generally true in cases where one leg is being used to support the majority of your bodyweight. Another factor that makes this exercise difficult is that it is perform using a Swiss ball (unstabl...
Wish you could see Sandro Botticelli's most famous painting, The Birth of Venus? For those of you who can't make it to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, just keep on reading...
If you've played the addicting game Angry Birds on your iPhone, chances are you've heard of a newer game called Cut the Rope. Chances are you're playing it right now.
If you want to play Battlefield 3 like a pro, you'll want to take a look at this guide from IGN. It shows you the top 5 things you need to know while playing BF 3 multiplayer, including marking your enemy and using supply health.
The Exfiltration mission in Battlefield 3 requires you to team up with a buddy in co-op mode and work your way through an escape mission. You'll be working at night on this level, and this IGN guide will show you exactly where to go to beat the mission.
Shooting 1080p high resolution video is extremely easy with the Motorola Droid Bionic. You can start by accessing the Camcorder app from the Android app launcher or home screen. Then, take a look at this guide on how to film HD video and change the video settings on your Droid Bionic.
This Diablo 3 beta gameplay starts at level 3 of Cathedral near Tristam, where the wizard has been tasked with completing the "Reign of the Black King" quest. This guide walks you through the steps leading up to the Skeleton King boss fight and walks you through the process of fighting and beating King Leoric as the wizard class.
If you want to enter the police station armory in Detroit while playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, you either need to have enough credits to afford it, or you need a high hacking skill. This video from Game Front will allow you to skip both of those requirements by giving you the password to the armory so you can take all the weapons you want.
If you're looking into unlocking a few achievements in Call of Juarez: The Cartel, take a look at this video from the Achievement Hunter folks. In it, you'll learn how to pick up the 'Little Bighorn', 'Been there, done that', and 'High Noon' achievements in multiplayer.
The Dukan Diet is the latest diet fad to sweep America, after dominating France for years already. It's been called the French Atkins diet, and is in fact a high-protein weight-loss solution, but sounds considerably healthier than Atkins ever did. This video will explain the Dukan Diet to you and how you can get on it.
Iron Man is riding high on the success of his two recent awesome films, and now is making an appearance in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Show Robert Downey Jr. how it's done (sort of like Charlie Sheen has done) and watch this video to learn all the basics of fighting with Iron Man.
Canvas shoes like Vans and Converse are the most popular casual shoes in the world, and have become high-style items over the years as well. They are easy to paint, cheap, and make perfect canvases for custom shoe art. Watch this video for three great tips that will improve you custom canvas shoe painting projects and ensure your kicks come out as fly as possible.
When fancy kicks started making their way into the indie scene, the art of custom leather shoe painting exploded. If you want to custom paint some kicks to show you creativity in this high-visibility area, watch this video for an in-depth guide to prepping any leather (not patent leather) shoes for painting by using Acetone, cotton balls, and other basic materials.
The Canon 60D is a very popular, powerful, and cheap camera for those looking to get into high-end digital photography. If you've got one and need some help on using it's many functions, check out this video for a tutorial on the many buttons and tools in your camera.
The Media Manager that comes with Keynote is a useful tool for adding in all sorts of media to your slideshow or project; and videos can add an extra level of depth and information to your project. Take any movie or clip from your iTunes library and then use the Media Manager tool to insert it into Keynote. It's a very simple process - the whole video showing you how to do it takes barely a minute!
DSLRs are great for shooting stunning, high-definition video. What they're not great for is recording (or monitoring) sound. This video from Philip Bloom and the staff of Vimeo will teach you how to tackle sound recording when shooting a movie with a DSLR like the Canon T2i, 7D or 5D Mark II.
If you've ever taken high school chemistry, you may already be familiar with the ability of liquid nitrogen to freeze soft object so hard that they will shatter. This video will teach you a fun experiment utilizing this property of liquid nitrogen. It invovles gummi bears frozen and soaked in water or liquid nitrogen (or not, for the control) and then smashed in a most satisfying way.
A sonicator is a scientific device used to liquefy cells in order to study their proteins. The same tool can also be used to liquefy other things, including Gummy Bears! This video will show you how to use a sonicator to destroy a Gummy Bear completely in a very scientific way.
Digital SLRs are known for their high image quality, but what about audio? This panel discussion shows you how you can set up your shots and equipment to ensure you get the best possible audio for your next film project.
This video is a walkthrough for the final level in Braid, called Hesitance. You're so close to finding your Princess! In this world, you can use your ring to slow down time while you solve all the puzzles to collected your pieces.
Media providers and TV manufacturers are taking their symbiotic relationship to new levels, and the Hulu Plus - Samsung TV partnership is a perfect example. This video will teach you how to use Hulu Plus to enjoy Hulu content as easily and beautifully as possible on your Samsung TV.
Braid is a short game, but can be baffling until you get your mind around it's ever-expanding logic. This video is a complete walkthrough of the last level that will get you through the rough spots, but also shows the ending so SPOILER ALERT!
If you ever had a cool high school chemistry teacher, they probably demonstrated for you how dry ice can freeze everyday objects. But oh, it can do so much more and freeze so many more interesting things. This video will show you some fun dry ice tricks you can do, from making water acidic to freezing pure alcohol to making tomatoes so hard you can smash them with a hammer.
"Lute Hero Tour" is one of the most cheeky achievements / trophies in Fable 3, requiring you to play a level 5 lute at all four lute-playing locations. Watch this video to find out where each of these are and also some tips on blacksmithing and pie-making.
