When Microsoft came out with it's big XBox 360 firmware update at the beginning of last year, one of the cool abilities that they added to the console is the ability to install games directly to the hard drive. This will make your games load much faster and improve your gameplay experience. If you're lucky enough to have a big hard drive on your XBox 360, you should really do this to you whole library.
In the 13th century, Giotto demonstrated his art skills to the pope by drawing a perfect circle freehand. This can be just as challenging in the digital age as it was in his time. This video will teach you how to create a perfect circle within a polygon using meshflow in Cinema 4D. It may not get you a job with the pope, but it will improve your 3D modeling skills.
See how to play a fun, fast-paced R&B chord vamp in the key of G. With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar lessons like this one. For more information, and to get started playing this chord vamp on your own guitar, watch this tutorial.
Yoginis have the best balance, able to balance an organic fruit basket on their heads while juggling hammers and riding a unicycle. Absorb this zen-centered bliss by watching this yoga routine.
Parents and coaches are the two most important part of most young athlete's support systems that allow them to excel in their chosen sports. Unfortunately, friction often occurs between these two groups when their opinions of what is best for the young athletes in their charge differ. This video features a high school baseball coach explaining some strategies for parents to maintain a proper, courteous, effective relationship with their child's coaches and improve the skills and well-being of...
Fast-pitch softball is fast becoming one of the most popular youth sports in America. This video features softball coach Cirssy Rapp demonstrating some advanced techniques for developing athletes fast pitch softball skills. These include learning how to throw hard before working on accuracy, and once the accuracy is there down the middle, giving corner assignments regularly to improve the athlete's accuracy further.
In this tutorial, learn a quick tip on how to get smoother panning and tilting using a tripod. A rubber band is an inexpensive way to improve your tripod's movement.
Naruto is one of the most popular mangas and animes in the world, especially among children. This video tutorial demonstrates how to draw the character Anko from the series using a tablet and Adobe Photoshop. It is very detailed and sure to improve your digital art skills.
Not all cholesterol is bad for you. You can have cholesterol, but you need to know what is good for you is what is bad for you. Lowering LDL cholesterol is the way to improve your cholesterol and overall health. This video will show you how to lower LDL cholesterol.
Nobody likes having bad breath. Not only does it leave you with a bad taste and scare away potential suitors, it can be a signal of more serious dental issues. This helpful video from Colgate offers up some tips you can use to cure your bad breath and improve your overall health.
Keeping your bangs trimmed can be pricey and time consuming, so why not cut them on your own? With this two part tutorial, learn how to cut your own side swept fringe and improve your style without spending a penny.
Improve your extreme card manipulation (XCM) with this video tutorial! Watch and learn how to do the Squeeze a Square Display card flourish. This is a perfect card flourish for your magic routine, or to just impress people. It's flashy and elegant. There' s no card trick involved here, just a great performance. Learn the Squeeze a Square Display!
If you're into fingerboarding, then you're going to want to watch this video tutorial to see how to improve your fingerboard skills. Watch to learn how to make a fingerboard wooden bench. With just a few materials, your finger-skateboard will be riding the benches in no time.
What to be a magician, but only when it comes to card tricks? Just Flourish will help you improve your magic skills with that deck of cards. This video specifically covers how to perform the one-handed revolution cut card trick. This basic "magic revealed" tutorial into the land of card tricks will show you just how to do the revolution cut.
This instructional photography video with Jim Talkington explores various studio photography tricks. Whether shooting products or people, the whole reason for studio lighting is to be able to define the things you want to define and to minimize the things you don't want to see in the photograph. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
Watch this quick instructional photography video and discover how to do extreme macro photography without having any real specialized macro photo equipment. Use a couple of your existing lenses to create a super macro lens. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
This instructional photography video with Jim Talkington explores tabletop studio photography done with mirrors. Use just one light and several mirrors to light your subject. You can also use silver poster board or white poster board to reflect the light from the strobe. Mirrors are the best way to reflect most of the light in your shoot. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk shows you in this chess video tutorial how to checkmate your opponent in just three simple moves. This mate in three moves problem is by Carlo de Grandi.
This how-to video shows how to do a simple somersault and turn that into more advanced moves. This is the basics of gymnastics and could greatly improve you ability to do amazing gymnastics moves. Go practice, and be safe.
Your posture affects the efficiency of your golf swing. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to fix your posture and improve your golf swing with tips from golf instructor David Leadbetter.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a small shamrock. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
Have an important swimming meet coming up? You better start practicing, and one of the best ways to improve your strokes is to practice some swimming drills. This video will outline 5 very important stroke drills to use for refining your swimming technique. Learn to swim faster and more efficiently with the following 5 drills:
Aperture provides two sophisticated sharpening tools, edge sharpen and sharpen. Both help you improve the fine details in your images. Most images from digital cameras need a little sharpening, especially RAW files.
to improve the sound quality of the audio from your camcorder or any voiceover tracks you've added, you can apply audio effects.
In this lesson, Jared demonstrates four simple warm-up exercises that you can use to improve your drumming. They focus on hand to feet synchronization, and both single and double stroke rolls.
Charles Sedlak helps you improve the sounds of your chords by studying the correct manner in which to position your fingers. Want to be a master guitar player? It all starts here.
Want more firepower for your Nerf guns? Here's an instructional video that shows a simple mod to make your foam darts fly! Increase their range by 25%. Watch this video tutorial and improve your game playing, but please, use caution!
Filler words like "um" and "you know" can make speech choppy and disconnected if used too much. Learn how to improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent using these simple speaking techniques. You'll be glad you did! This video is best for people learning to reduce their accent or students learning English as a second language (ESL).
This is how you may make snack sticks with as few as 3 ingredients and meat. This video is more about techniques than the snack sticks themselves. There is some discussion on shelf-stability as well. This is a "cooked sausage" that is later dehydrated to improve presentation.
This how-to video demonstrates Krav Maga Worldwide Sherman Oaks 3rd degree Dave Bluestein teaching defense against a basic choke from the front with a push. Follow along and improve your Krava Maga skills or just learn how to defend yourself from an attack. Watch this video martial arts tutorial and learn how to execute the Krav Maga choke with a push defense.
Sadie Nardini teaches you how to improve your yoga fan pose stretch for release in the legs, hips, and lower back.
Learn how to improve your speed, muscle stretch and agility for football with the help of these box jumps.
Want to play U2's "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing thi...
Want to play "You Raise Me Up" on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this popular song on your own uke,...
Want to play "My Heart Will Go On" from James Cameron's Titanic on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing t...
Want to play "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Hannah Monta...
Want to play "Calendar Girl" by Neil Sedaka on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this popular standard...
Want to play "Secret Agent Man" by Steve Barri & P.F. Sloan on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this ...
Why run in intervals rather than either slow, medium speed, or fast during your daily jog? Interval training, which alternates between slow, medium, and fast, surprises your body by constantly changing the pace. This makes your body work harder in the same amount of time as your usual run.
THis video will show you how to use the immensely useful magma forges to make items without using fuel, and also how to use roads, sculpture gardens, and ponds to improve your fortress.
