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How To: Play Minesweeper for dummies

In this video there is a person in the background who helps people with the game of Minesweeper that is on most computers. He shows you what is on the mine grind and all the basics to start. And, to start, you first hit the happy face and you see what the numbers on the mine grind means and where the bombs are. Then he shows how to post a red flag to show the computer where the mine is and know not to click the bomb. Some beginners might find some bombs in the very beginning; but with practic...

How To: Get started on a raw food diet

In this video from Raw Radiant Health, Natasha explains how to begin a raw food diet. First, you need to decide when you want to start. Clearly define your goals and stick with them. Once you set a starting date, you can prepare your kitchen beforehand. Your fruit should be ripe. She always has ripe fruit in her kitchen, but she also keeps things that are jut beginning to ripen, so that there is always food that can be eaten immediately, and also food that can wait a while before eating.

How To: Pound chicken breasts

This is a presentation of how to pound chicken breast. First, take your full chicken breast and lie it on your cutting board. Next, take your plastic wrap and lie it over your chicken. With your meat mallet, go ahead and start pounding out the chicken, but don't pound it so hard. Be patient. You want to start from the center and work your way out. As you are pounding out the chicken, you want to make sure that you use short even strokes. Be patient because this could take a few minutes, and t...

How To: Meet women without pick-up lines

David Wygant discusses how to meet women without pick-up lines. Men like to have instruction manuals with secret codes to tell them how to do things. Women, however, are simple to relate to and interact with once you get to know them. Don't manipulate a woman. Rather, use her language to make the connection. You can use tools to boost your success with women, but your initial connection has to start naturally and authentically. If you want an amazing connection with a woman, then you have to ...

How To: Draw a skateboarder

User DrawingNow teaches you how to draw a skateboarder in mid flight. You start by sketching basic shapes like an oval for the head, parallelograms for the hands and feet and a large square for the body. Make sure you make the legs bent and placed on top of the skateboard. You can then draw on top of that, adding more details like a cap, muscles for the arm and a shirt on the body. You can delete the first outline and start coloring it in. Add more details, like wheels, shoes and pants, and a...

How To: Easily change your IP address

This video discusses how to change your IP address in Windows XP. Start by clicking on the Start Button and then Run. Type in "cmd" and press enter. This will open a Command Prompt box. From here type in "ipconfig" which will show your current IP configuration, including your IP Address, Gateway, DNS Servers, etc. Next type "ipconfig /release". This will release all IP information from your current network adaptor. Next open up network connections, right click on Local Area Connection and sel...

How To: Make a bookstore quality book at home

The first step is to print 4 full sheets of paper, folded in half to make 8 physical sheets of paper, or 16 possible printed pages. In the video, the lady only prints on half the pages, and puts page numbers on the others. She then draws evenly spaced holes on the binding of each signature, and sews each of the signatures together. You then start sewing signatures to each other starting from the front of the book to the back of the book. You sew the binding of each adjacent signature with a p...

How To: Draw an owl on the computer

Anyone can learn how to draw an owl on their computer with this easy to follow guide from [www.DrawingNow.com Drawing Now] with just a basic paint program. This video tutorial shows you how to start with just the basic skeleton of the bird, and slowly add layers to it to get the finished product. Watch as the artist adds various colors for the wings, face, body and even a colorful branch for it to perch on. Get creative with this starting point and add your own flair and unique spin on this f...

How To: Crochet a thick fuzzy baby blanket

This film shows how to make a thick fuzzy baby blanket using crochet. The presenter takes some soft red wool and starts using a simple chain stitch. You need a basic knowledge of the stitches before you start. Then you chain stitch three more times before double crocheting, wrapping the three chains together. You yarn over the needle once it is through the hole and repeat the process along the rows. You can use different colored wools to create a stripy effect. You use popcorn stitch several ...

How To: Draw a tiger in Microsoft Paint

FreshLove8 teaches you how to draw a tiger in Microsoft Paint. Start with the thick pencil or paintbrush to first draw the whiskers and the nose. Connect this to the mouth that you will draw open, underneath. Continuing upwards you will draw pointed ovals for the eyes and then forehead. You can now start adding more details to the drawing, accentuating the contour. Draw the lines on the tiger's face and also add fur around it. Give it a menacing look and complete the head by adding ears. The ...

How To: Make a Mexican martini

To make a perfect martini start by icing up a metal shaker. Then start adding the ingredients beginning with 2 ounces of premium tequila, 1 ounce of Cointreau liqueur, 1/4 ounce of Roses Lime Juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Put the lid on the shaker and shake the drink up. Moisten the rim of the martini glass with a lime, and then dip the glass in salt to coat the rim of the glass with salt. Pour the mix into the glass, and then put a slice of lime on the rim of the glass, and yo...

How To: Make a wire loop

Starting out with a brief summary of what type of pliers to use when making a wire loop with tips on how to prevent markings on wire when using a certain type of plier. This video is used to teach crafters on how to make loops with wires that are useful for many jewelers Making the loop requires 2 certain types of pliers, one called needle-nose plier used to create the loop. Tips near the end on how to fine-tune the loop so it ends off perfectly as well as explanation on why a 45 degree angle...

How To: Slim down a baggy shirt

If you have a shirt you no longer wear because it is too baggy, make sure to watch this video to learn how to readjust it so that you can start wearing it again. Place the top on a level surface so that its back is facing you, as you will start working on the back part of the top. Calculate the width of the top and pinch a third from each side. Join these points that you marked towards the middle part of the shirt. The next step will then involve sewing these two points together at the back o...

How To: Draw palm tree

Interested in sketching and drawing some sceneries? We could start it with a palm tree on a beach scene. You'll require a piece of paper, a pencil and a sketch pen. First draw the base (trunk). Then add some details with circular lines going along the trunk. Then we could start up with the coconuts as well as their details to give a rough effect. Now comes the highlight of the palm-tree leaves which have to be drawn properly to have that edgy effect. Finally add some details on the base of th...

How To: Partition a hard drive on a Mac

This video teaches the secrets of partitioning a hard drive on a MAC in simple steps. First open the disk utility, select the root directory of your hard drive and click partition. Now select the required partitions under the volume scheme, adjust the drive space and name them. Select the format a MAC OS Extended (Journaled) and select GUID Partition table from option if you want to boot it. Click 'Apply' to start the partitioning and when its done start using it.

How To: Make the perfect dirty martini

This is video showing you how to prepare a dirty martini drink. For making this drink, you need some 3 oz. vodka, 1/2 oz. of extra dry vermouth, olive brine, green olives. Start first with putting ice in the shaker. Put 3/4th portion of ice to get the liquor very cold fast. Now pour 3 oz. of vodka into the shaker, and put a splash of olive juice. Now start shaking the shaker. About 15 shakes should give a nice cold liquor. Now before serving put little dry vermouth, turn round the glass and t...

How To: Make a tasty grilled cheese sandwich

Laura Werlin shows you how to make the a delicious grilled sandwich. Follow these steps to make a grilled cheese sandwich the right way: You will need a nonstick skillet. Preheat the pan for about 2 minutes. Use room temperature butter to butter the bread. Spread all across the surface of one side of each slice. Cover the whole surface of one slice with grated cheese. Place the sandwich in the pan and cover it. This kick-starts the melting of the cheese. Check the sandwich after about 2 minut...

How To: Play "Love Me Do" by The Beatles on guitar

This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from TboneWilson1978.In this video,he teaches you how to play the song "Love Me Do" by The Beatles. As always he starts you out by showing you which chords you need to know to get started on learning the song,and demonstrates how to finger them. He then moves on to the progression of the chords through the song in the verse and the chorus. With the help of this video you will be playing this song in no time at all.

How To: Potty train a toddler

Are you a parent to a toddler? Do you need information on how to effectively teach your baby about the potty? Then stay tuned as you learn the effective ways in teaching kids potty training. The 3 stages to potty training is bladder, bowel and night control. The key to mastering it is by starting at the right time. Start training when you see your child uncomfortable with a full nappy. You may decide to head on to toilet training or use a potty. Or you may also want to try to buy some roll-up...

How To: Juggle 3 clubs at once for beginners

The creative minds at Soulstyle show you how to juggle three clubs at once with some excellent tips to help get you started. Start by tossing one club in the air and catching it in the correct spot before you more forward into juggling. Once you've got that down pat, toss two clubs back and forth, in the shape of an "X" until you are completely comfortable with that. Keep your eyes focused on the highest point of the "X" and avoid the temptation to watch your hands. When you've mastered two, ...

How To: Curl your hair with a flat iron for a pretty look

Here's how achieve your curls using a flat iron. 1. Brush your hair and spray on heat protect product while waiting for the flat iron to warm up. 2. Part your hair into sections. Again, spray on some heat protect before you start curling. Start curling the hair sections by turning the iron slowly. The volume of the curls will depend on your taste. 3. Curl the rest of your hair and then spritz on some hair spray when done for more long lasting curls.

How To: Sharpen a convex wood carving knife

This video teaches the secrets to sharpen a convex wood carving knife in simple steps. First find out how dull your knife is by cutting a paper or shaving hair on you hands. Now take a sand paper attached to a pad and start sharpening the ends by applying less pressure. Now try the sharpness of the knife, it will be better. Now take a double sided strop with sharpening compound and start rubbing the knife edge. After sharpening try the knife again, it should be good enough.

How To: Draw a cartoon bed

Michael Weisner teaches us how to draw a cartoon bed. His credentials boast of him to be a computer animator. He starts the video off in a rather creative way with him as a cartoon. He slowly draws a cartoon bed by hand. He does this step-by-step, starting from the base up. Going rather quickly, he draws a bed and outlines it in marker. As Michael is drawing, he narrates the process and explains what he is doing and how it is done.

How To: Music to a CD in Windows Media Player

This video demonstrates how to burn music into a CD using Windows Media Player. To burn music from your computer into a blank CD using Windows Media Player: open Windows Media Player by going to Start, All Programs then click on Windows Media Player. once Windows Media Player is open, click on Burn. open the folder where your music is stored, select the files you want to burn then drag them into the Windows Media Player screen. after making sure you have selected the music files you want, ins...

How To: Make phone calls from your PC

In this video Dionne shows how phone calls can be made by PC. There are a number of softwares available in the internet for making phone calls, but the best and the cheapest is Skype. Skype is easy to download and install in your computer. Then you can enter the contacts and their phone numbers. After that you have to buy Skype credits so as to start making calls anywhere in the world. Calling from Skype is so cheap that if you buy a credit of 10 pounds, it will last many days no matter where...

How To: Make Italian meringue buttercream cake icing

To make Italian meringue butter cream cake icing you need some basic ingredients. The things that you need are 2 Cup Light Corn, Syrup, 2 Cup Egg Whites, 2 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar, 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar, 2lbs Butter, 1 Tablespoon of extract. Start out by placing the corn syrup into a heavy bottom pot onto medium heat. Onto the egg whites. Start beating the egg whites (medium speed)till a bit frothy and then add the cream of tartar. Increase speed to high and while beating add the sugar. B...

How To: Stay in step with a practice salsa beat track

If you've just started to learn how to dance the salsa, you may need a little help with your rhythm. In this video, you'll learn just that. Addicted2Salsa helps you dance on 2 (NY/PR) timing. It's starting to be very popular. SO familiarize yourself with on2 timing and the clave and the very important conga slap. This salsa beat will help improve your moves, and it should help everyone. Make it a part of your daily schedule-- play the track at least 3 times a day.

How To: Draw graffiti in Photoshop

This video shows you how to draw graffiti in Photoshop. The information relates to Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop CS2 or later. The presenter started in Illustrator and started to draw using the draw tool, created three letters, adjusted the thickness of the line, copied and pasted the letters to create a shadow effect. The presenter then used Photoshop. He used at least 3 layers to create the background and highlights. Three types of brushes and at five different colors (White, Black, and a...

How To: Make firework hemispheres

Nighthawkinlight teaches you how to make firework hemispheres. You start with a softball that will be the basis for the strips of paper you construct the hemispheres from. You take craft paper about an inch wide and soak them in a thin wheat paste. You start applying them on the softball in a pattern that doesn't create a lot of layers on top of each other. You need to spin and squeeze the shell to let all the air out. After you've added two layers of paper, clean off the excess wheat paste w...

How To: Choose the best prime lens choice for Canon cameras

Eyepatchentertainmen teaches you how to choose the best prime lens for Canon cameras, for video shooting. The faster the lens, the lower the light we need. The dark sequence was shot using a Nikon 15 mm 1.8 lens. Canon 50 mm 1.8 or the Nikon 50 mm 1.8 are good starting prime lenses. These run about 100 dollars. Sigma 30 mm 1.4 is a way up from that. After that there is the Canon L series primes, those are very good as well. Adaptation is also needed when you start using lenses. The most expen...

How To: Origami a paper CD case

This video is about creating a CD case by using Origami, the art of folding paper. This video, which lacks any audio, starts by using a CD in the center of a piece of paper. The paper's edges are folded over the CD to get the correct width. Then, the presenter starts on the edges of the case, which are folded similarly to wrapping a present. The presenter finishes one side and places the CD in the case. Then he proceeds to the final side which folds down over the CD and tucks into the first s...

How To: Get started with the Nikon D40 & Nikon D40x

It is a tutorial that explains the basic guidelines of Nikon D40 and D40x cameras. This enables everyone to take photographs successfully and prepare the camera for use. Attach the lens of the camera by rotating towards the right; make sure that no dust gets into the camera. Then remove the protective cap from lens and align the white dot on the lens with the white dot on the camera's body. Turn to the left until it clicks in to place. First, we must charge the camera's battery; when the LED ...

How To: Apply the stabilize video effect for Movie Maker

In this video tutorial solving time techs you how to apply the stabilize video effect before editing in movie maker. Download and install Virtual Dub from the link in the description and download the deshaker filter also from the link provided. Extract the filter into the virtual dub folder as shown and open the video in Virtual Dub. Compress the video using the DivX codec which can be downloaded for free from divx.com. Apply the filter by selecting the deshaker filter and change the source p...

How To: Play "Something Changed" by Pulp on guitar

This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from TboneWilson1978. In this video, he teaches you how to play the song "Something Changed" by Pulp. As always he starts you out by showing you which chords you need to know to get started on learning the song, and demonstrates how to finger each of them. He then moves on to the progression of the chords through the song in the verse and the chorus. With the help of this video you will be playing this song in no time at all.

How To: Draw a cartoon witch head

Do you believe in fairy tales and those wicked witches? Let’s draw our conceptual witch. First we need a paper and a pen. Let’s start with a hat (typical one).Then draw the basic shape of the head with eyes, nose and mouth as well as the hair curls. Then start with the detailing i.e.; shadows and highlights on the hat and the face. You can even do it with a pen. This will help in creating your sketching art work.

How To: Make a cool recycled license plate mail box

Laura and Charles are a thrifty couple to have around in this time of recession. Using old license plates, some rivets and lots of love, they will teach you how to make a license plate mailbox. A simple and easy craft project that could be fun for the whole family, imagine the look on the mailman's face when he sees your new creation sitting in the front of your house. Your mailbox will be the talk of the neighborhood and who knows you just might start a trend! A friendly video with simple in...

How To: Make spicy flour tortilla crackers

Betty describes how to make spicy flour tortilla crisps: little crispy rounds, or squares, make a great appetizer. Use them with various spreads! Or serve them as the bread to start off a steak dinner. Start with your flour tortillas. After cutting them into sectors, baste them in extra virgin olive oil. Apply the oil to the top and bottom sides. Sprinkle a bit of salt. Use paprika (or any flavor you want!) to add a little spice! Sprinkle from high above so that your spices don't clump. Now p...

How To: Screen "bunny boilers" aka crazy girls

David Wygant teaches you how to screen the crazy girls and meet more fun and challenging women. When women act crazy, you will want to stay away from them, it is not a good atmosphere to be in. When they're smart and calling you out, challenging out and asking questions, you start to feel attraction. You can get to know a woman by simply texting or emailing her. This will open up the doors for a lot of conversation, some if it requires. You do have the added bonus that you can see the other p...

How To: Cut into a pomegranate

A simple yet effective technique which demonstrates how to best cut a pomegranate. Start by cutting out the upper part of the pomegranate. Afterwards continue by applying cuts from top to bottom at regular intervals all around the pomegranate. At this stage you can easily tear the pomegranate open thanks to the cuts applied. At this point you can easily gather the seeds from the pomegranate, in fact some of them start falling off on their own. Follow this video to learn how to best go about c...