Blue martini mix can make any party more festive and ravey, but can also be used for this great prank. Watch the video for a guide to using food coloring and blue martini mix to dye the mouths of martini drinkers blue for hours. Great fun.
This half-hour episode of Hak5 covers several topics: Using a DSLR camera to create HD footage, building your own Google TV, unlocking & copying locked files with Lock Hunter, using PicPick for screen capture, using WinDirStat for analyzing & cleaning your hard drive, setting up a secure FTP server with Ubuntu Server, and secretly copying data from USB drives with USB Dumper.
Perspex is a durable and fashionable material, so getting tables like this made of it at the stores is expensive. If you've got some tools and wide DIY streak though, you can make one yourself with about 8 hours of time and this video, which will teach you just how to do it.
Isn't it amazing how quickly children can learn how to use technology that seems completely incomprehensible to older people? Nowhere is that more evident than in this video. It features a 12-year-old prodigy explaining the ins and outs of using jQuery, the popular Javascript library, in web development. At over an hour in length, this video goes into great detail and should teach you everything you need to get up and running in jQuery.
In this clip, learn how to raise a family and have happy relationships in the fast paced world of Los Angeles. The lives of those in the entertainment industry are often hectic and involve odd hours, so keeping strong bonds is hard. Check out these tips from Kathleen Cooke and keep a happy and healthy life amidst the chaos.
Blazing maned Molly Ringwald inspired a generation of girls who grew up knowing that a girl always looked pretty in pink. Pink in any intensity or shade is a universally flattering hue when used in makeup.
Oh my goodness, is there anything more regal than a Kir Royale cocktail? In this video, learn how to make this delicious beverage using Chambord liqueur and give your cocktail that royal purple color it deserves. You will impress any guest or customer with this drink, and it is surprisingly simple to make. Enjoy this cocktail at Happy Hour, brunch or anytime!
One of my longest videos to date, but well worth it if you have half an hour to kill. This is to thank you all for putting up with me until now what with the voices and poetry and secrecy of my real voice and all.
Board game enthusiast Scott Nicholson reviews a new game each week showing you the pieces and rules of play, as well and demonstrating the game with friends. This weeks game, Indonesia, is about producing and shipping goods, dealing with mergers and acquisitions, and will take 3-5 hours to play.
This video will teach you how to make easy cheesy grits. They're great for snacking on all day long. Things you will need: 6 cups water 1-1/2 cups uncooked grits 1 stick butter 1 pound processed cheese (like Velveeta) cut into chunks 3 whole eggs, lightly beaten 1 small can chopped chili peppers 2 teaspoons salt or salt substitute (optional) Step 1 Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Step 2 Butter or spray with cooking spray a large (one and one half to two quarts) baking dish. Step 3 In a large sau...
You don't need to pay filet mignon prices to get melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. You just need to know a few tricks. Learn how to make less expensive cuts of meat tender. No need to spend the big bucks on fancy steak.
Many people think that once they start a business of their own they'll be cruisin' through life. No set hours, no boss to insult you, and no getting up at 6 AM to commute to work. But being your own boss comes with a lot of responsibility. If you're ready to take the good with the bad, check out this video to learn how to begin a home-based business.
When working on the dashboard of any vehicle, make sure you disable the vehicle's airbag system first. Your service manual should tell you how to do that. In this video, the heater core is plugged up in a 2001 Ford Taurus, which means it needs to be taken out. The book states it will take 5 hours to complete, mostly because of the dash. But this trick will cut the time down to 1.5 hours. First, get you heater hoses off in the engine area. Then proceed to watch a mysterious bracket being cut o...
If you've ever been to an Italian wedding on the upper East Coast you've probably had this Italian wedding soup before. The soup, composed of a robust beef stock, meatballs, and vegetables, is a traditional recipe that has been used for generations.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make no knead bread with Mark Bittman. To start, combine 3 c flour, 1/4 tsp instant yeast, 1 1/4 tsp of salt with 1 1/2 c warm water. Mix this together until you have a dough. don't knead the dough, just cover it and let it sit for twelve hours. When the dough has sat for 12 hours, pat it and then fold it over. Then, put the seam side down into wheat flour and then cover with a towel and push it down, then place into a cast iron pot with a cover, and then coo...
In this tutorial, learn how to make a classic Asian dish, Teuchi Udon. These tasty noodles make the perfect side dish or dinner and go great with many other Asian speciaties.
In this tutorial, we learn how to mix an 80s era music as a DJ. There are so many different styles of music from the 80s, start at modern day dance music to see how the beat sounds now from then. A lot of the dance music back in the 80s was off key because it was done by people and not a computer. You will first have to take several hours to construct the mix that you like. Chop and mix the different sounds together, then bring different songs in at different points. For old school, the sound...
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 624th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to break apart the hours worked in a given day into one part for the day shift and a second part for the night shift using the MEDIAN function instead of the IF function. The MEDAIN function can be used when there are different ca...
In this video Lori Winders shows us how to make ghee from regular butter. Her method takes about two hours to complete but she says that this way you can obtain much more ghee at one time. First, put two pounds of butter in a large cast iron skillet and then put it in the oven at a temperature of 250 degrees for two hours. After this is complete you take the pan out of the oven and with the help of a strainer and lots of layers of cheesecloth you filter the obtained gee in a jar. You will see...
In this video a recipe of Tomato sauce with basil is demonstrated. For this you need to first heat a pan and add olive oil into the pan. Then add sliced garlic and stir for about a minute. Next, add chopped and mashed tomatoes and salt. Mix it thoroughly and let it cook for about half an hour, stirring occasionally. After half an hour taste the sauce to see if it is right. Some people prefer to use sugar at this point. You may add the sugar, about one tablespoon or to taste, and then continue...
Dissolve yeast and 1 1/2 teaspoonful of white sugar in lukewarm water. Mix until bubbly then set aside.
OceanMistFarms, teaches you how to bake or roast an artichoke in the oven. Baking an artichoke is as easy as baking a potato in foil. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spread open the petals of each rinsed and trimmed artichoke. Between the petals add olive oil, vinegar and sea salt. Stuff mince garlic between the petals. Double wrap the artichoke in heavy duty foil. Place the artichoke in the oven and leave it there for an hour. If it's a large artichoke you should leave it a little longer, a...
Paula from the Food Network shares her recipe for creamy macaroni and cheese made with a cheddar cheese soup in a crock pot. First, melt a half stick of butter and mix in two and a half cups of sharp cheddar and melt it together. Put that mixture into the crock pot, then add a can of cheddar cheese soup, and mix. Add a half cup of sour cream and a half teaspoon of ground mustard, half teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and one cup of milk. Beat three eggs and add to the crock pot. Add about tw...
In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup salt
This video provides instructions on how to make Pavlova which is an Australian desert. Using an electric mixer beat egg whites until they are nice and foamy. Then slowly add two cups of a fine sugar. Add until it is completely mixed in and dissolved. Then add two teaspoons of vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar. Mix until stiff. On a baking sheet place two pieces of baking paper. Then spoon mixture onto tray forming the mixture into a cake shape with a flatter top. Place into pre-he...
Pulled pork sandwiches anyone? Watch this how to video and try this easy to do recipe for real BBQ pulled pork, all done on a simple backyard BBQ smoker. All you need for this pulled pork barbecue is 8-10lbs. of Boston butt, also known as pork shoulder, and your favorite dry rub and barbecue sauce.
The great iOS beta hiatus is over. After 28 days of waiting, Apple finally seeded the second developer beta for iOS 13.3.1 Tuesday, Jan. 14. Lucky for us public beta testers, we didn't need to wait long to get our version of the beta, as Apple just released 13.3.1 public beta 2.
We've got almost a full year until the next installment of Ghostbusters arrives, but in the meantime, it turns out that Sony is about to launch an augmented reality experience that will let fans use immersive computing to combat the franchise's whimsical apparitions.
Ideas can hit you out nowhere, but texting loved ones in the wee hours of the morning or during work hours isn't always ideal, especially if they've muted their notifications. So you'll want to send a message at a better time to ensure it gets the attention it deserves. Samsung Messages lets you do just that by scheduling messages to send at a later date.
I have spent a good portion of this year traveling between cities and various emergent technology conferences and events. Most of these events have been really good, but in terms of augmented and mixed reality, the Augmented World Expo, in its eighth year running, definitely stood above the rest.
Instagram enthusiasts will be pleased to know that there is finally a way to post your Live Photos on the service.
If you just can't wait to see the Pixel and Pixel XL, the new Google-branded smartphones expected to be announced tomorrow, you're in luck. After weeks of rumors and blurry images, a smartphone sales company called Carphone Warehouse just accidentally dropped the entire ball. The UK business accidentally set the product pages for the Pixel and Pixel XL live a couple days early, and for just long enough for them to be archived before they were taken down.
Are you someone who always struggles to wake up in the morning, no matter how much you've slept? For most, the thought of getting out of bed any earlier sounds horrific. Yet dragging yourself out of bed and towards the coffee maker a few hours earlier each day can have benefits you've never realized. Here are six reasons that make a compelling case for ending our bad habit of sleeping a little too long.
Cultured dairy products are great for topping chilis and soups, stirring into dips, and adding tanginess to breads and pancakes. They're extremely versatile and often interchangeable, and they contain probiotics that offer a long list of health benefits. They're also super easy to make at home with just a few basic ingredients. Here's how to make your own buttermilk, sour cream and crème fraîche.
Ryan Archer shows viewers how to make a slow cooker pot roast in your crock pot! First, chop up your onions, two tomatoes, three sticks of celery, 2 cloves of garlic and potato wedges. Put all of your vegetables in your crock pot first. Also, put in four whole carrots. Turn a skillet on high. Next, put all-spice on your roast, black pepper, sea salt and paprika. Rub these spices into the roast and repeat this process on the other side of the meat. Now, sear your meat on both sides for about o...
Comfort food is delicious at any hour of the day. And there's no comfort food more savory and tangy than BBQ. BBQ ribs, pork, chicken - frankly, we love it all, but these Fat Man's BBQ ribs are so delicious they're sure to find their way into your regular dinner rotation.
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 727th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate the hours worked in a night or day shift with a break for lunch given time number inputs using the MOD function.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Korean grilled beef ribs. You will need 2.5 lbs beef ribs, 1 Asian pear, 1/2 c soy sauce, 2 tbsp cooking wine, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 1.5 tbsp sugar, 1.5 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and 3 tbsp finely chopped green onions. First, grind the pear and the onions together after marinating the meat in water for 1.5 hours. Then, pour the mixture over the beef and let it sit for 1 hour. Next, mix the rest of the ing...
Do you know how to fold an origami flapping crane? If you do, then great, because that's the only origami project you need to know how to fold in order to complete this origami bird. A variation of the crane, this bird has larger wings and you can make them flap by pulling on the tail.
We love the way spritzing on our favorite perfume before we got out for a night on the town makes us feel instantly sexier and more confident. But we don't love how those charming vanilla notes fade after just half an hour or so.
