If you're involved in biomedical research, identifying gene sequences might form a large part of your job. The NCBI's website contains a powerful search tool called BLAST that allows you to search for matches to any gene sequence you enter, and this video will show you how to use it.
Circular breathing is one of the most important physical skills involved in advanced brass and woodwind playing. Kenny G set a world record by blowing one note on sax for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. Watch this video to learn how to start circular breathing and start being able to play longer strings of notes.
The body wave is a very simple move to understand and a great move to learn if you're just starting to take hip hop dancing lessons. The move involves moving the body like a wave, rolling smoothly from the head, neck, and butt.
Shimmies can be done really for any occasion, not just on the dance floor. Some people shimmy when they're happy and others handle it on the dance floor to playfuully tease a dance partner.
You don't need to have superhero upper body strength or even a couple of dance classes under your name to freestyle at a club with ease. Barring break dancing, which could, you know, snap your neck in half, we'd like to present you a simple and impressive clubbing dance move.
If you're dancing at a club and your usual hip shaking and grinding with that cute guy at the bar you've just met are getting, well, boring, then bust out this dance move for major cool points.
Finger tutting is one of the coolest techniques for giving lightshows at raves or spicing up a hip-hop routine. This video will tech you a cool finger tut combo that involves a lot of back-and-forth and diagonal finger connections. If you don't have strong, flexible fingers, move on. You'll need them here.
In this free video science lesson from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan, you'll learn how to undertstand the effects of solvents on SN1 and SN2 reactions. Whether you need help studying for that next big test or could just use a hand finishing your homework, you're sure to be well served by this video lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) use what's called a Grumman Long Life Vehicle, or LLV, for their postal trucks. This video will show you how to troubleshoot the dash gauges in an LLV that are acting crazy. If you;re a mechanic and you have the same sort of electrical problem with the gauges when using turn signals or hazards, this video will help you find the solution, which could involve the parking brake.
Looking for a new card trick to add to your repetoir? Maybe you're just a spectator looking to see "how the trick works"? Welcome to "Your Name Is The Key" a fantastic card trick that involves displaying the spectators card by counting the cards for each letter in the sentence. This video goes into great detail for each step showing you how he performs the trick and various methods to getting the best results.
Hard water deposits suck, but have no fear, this video is here! This video is filled with some great home remedies, mostly involving white vinegar and lemons as a main ingredient. Clean off the sink, the dish washer, toilet and more!
Strawberries are a delicious summertime food, and they become even more of a treat when baked into a pie. The recipe for this tasty strawberry dessert involves berries, sugar and whipped cream baked into a tasty pastry crust.
Want to get involved with the information superhighway? E-mail is the best technology to stay connected with friends and family. Use these tips to create your own email account in Gmail, MSN or Yahoo! mail. Keep track of addresses, improve your networking and learn the basics of instant messaging.
If you're interested in getting someone back or just would like to play a nice little prank, this next video will show you how. In this tutorial, you'll be performing a car prank involving the car's exhaust. It doesn't damage the car, but it does take power away from the car temporarily and results in a loud bang from a balloon. So check out the video above, be safe, and enjoy!
This cake is the perfect way to celebrate the love and commitment that is involved in fifty long years of marriage. A 50th anniversary is a huge event and only the most beautiful cake will do. In this clip, learn to make a cake from start to finish. Save all the money you would pay a bakery and add a personal touch to your celebration. Enjoy!
Want to make your photos look professional, but don't have a digital SLR and don't want to go through tedious and neverending photo tutorials? Then you've hit the right video.
In this tutorial, learn how to play the theme song, Waving Flag, for the 2010 South African World Cup games on your acoustic guitar. You will get a run down of the song and all the chords that are involved. So, celebrate your country by grabbing an instrument and strumming along as you cheer them on! Go Team!
Need help figuring out what a pattern means when it refers to a stitch set? This free video crocheting lesson from Internet crochet superstar Mikeyssmail provides some much needed help and presents a walkthrough of an exampe involving a Catherine Wheel stitch. For more information, and to get started using stitch sets in your own crochet projects, take a look.
Sometimes, the most talented people can be the hardest to deal with because of their tendency to dominate the situations that they are involved in. This video features an executive coach outlining strategies for managers to deal with overbearing, domineering employees in a way that utilizes their talents while keeping them from impinging on the productivity of the rest of your team.
Innovation is a lightning bolt that every company would like to bottle. Doing so in a corporate environment is nearly impossible. This video features a business expert outlining some tips for managing innovation and innovative ideas in your business, nurturing those ideas into profitable new services or products that your business can offer. It includes defining roles for different people involved in the innovation process and what steps to take in the innovation process.
If you're having trouble when it comes to browsing the internet, this tutorial may have a possible solution. In the video, you'll find out one of the best ways to make things a bit faster. It involves you deleting the search history, cookies, and temporary files collected when your browse. This video focuses on Internet Explorer 8. So good luck and enjoy!
In this video, Andy Irons teaches you how to ride the tube on your backhand while surfing. Backside tube riding involved surfing the interior part of a hollow wave. This trick is fun and hard to do, but you will learn great tips to get you started from Andy in this tutorial.
Connecting pvc pipes may seem like an easy task, but in fact it can be a difficult job for anyone who may not have done it before. It involves time, patience, and the right tools needed for making sure you have a leak free fit. So check out this tutorial on how to properly fit your pvc pipes. Enjoy!
If you have a broken sprinkler system, it's a good idea to fix it as soon as possible. Depending on what the issue is, one of the most common problems involves an issue with being properly connected. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to glue together pvc pipes using easy to find and use common items. Enjoy!
Need help figuring out how to unpack and solve word problems involving quadratic equations? Learn how with this free video algebra lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).
The title of this achievement tutorial in Red Dead Redemption may sound like you're preparing for war, but in fact it's quite the opposite. In this achievement, you'll need to get a ringer in the game of horseshoes. And that's it. There's no grenades or anything involved just some good ol' fashioned horse shoes. So check out the video above and good luck!
Need help figuring out how to solve a linear equation involving fractions in algebra? Learn how with this free video lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).
Need help figuring out how to simplify algebraic expressions? Learn how with this free video lesson. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).
Here's a helpful crochet pattern that'll turn your next crochet project into something truly spectacular. Called the 2 tog increase, the crochet stitch involves simply increasing the number of stitches you're working on.
Challenge yourself with this swimming video, which teaches you a pre-swim exercise called the Dragon. As fiery and monstrous a move as its name suggests, it involves lifting a set of heavy (10-30 pound weights) from your hip to over your head and then jumping as the weights go up.
If you're looking to improve your Photoshop skills this tutorial will help you in your quest. In this particular tutorial, a good beginner for some, you'll find out how to isolate an image on white in Photoshop CS4. It's faitly simple to do and involved a couple tools that are found in the popular software. So sit back and enjoy!
This common problem that is easy to fix, but can be very difficult for some, involves saving a psd file as a jpg. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to do so, by using Adobe Photoshop. It's also a great way to save other files into different formats as well. So sit back and enjoy!
Feeling a tad bored with your look? Get some fashion help from Emmy-nominated costume designer, Cate Adair, on how to dress like a young, hot Hollywood celebrity. Looking like a Hollywood celebrity involves taking fashion risks, such as mixing designer clothing with vintage pieces, wearing over-the-top accessories and bringing back old trends. Find ways to dress like a hot young star with tips found in this how-to video.
Sometimes, entertaining kids can be quite a hassle and a bit difficult to accomplish. There are so many different factors involved, especially when the kids are the deciding factor. But for those parents or teachers out there who have kids that enjoy arts and crafts, this video is for you. Find out how to make this cool geometric decorative paper tile from scratch. Sit back and enjoy!
The great things about jeans is their durability and ability to easily be changed. Some of those changes can involve size, shape, and look. This video tutorial focuses on just that topic. You'll find out how to convert flare jeans into great looking skinny jeans in a snap. Enjoy!
Paper lanterns are a cool decoration. Why not make one yourself and get your kids involved? Your kids will love making these cool looking lamps and they will be fun to hang around the house or for a party or holiday. Follow along with this step by step tutorial and learn how to make quick and easy paper lanterns for display in your home.
There are a million suggestions for how to get rid of your hiccups but the most effective seem to involve drinking water. You don’t have to do a headstand or hang from the rafters. All you have to do is lean over to simulate being upside down and drinking some water. This video will demonstrate very clearly how to drink water upside down to get rid of your hiccups and this one really does work.
Dividing mixed numbers may seem like a complicated operation. However, this brief video makes it simple. The illustrations in this video show you step-by-step how to divide mixed numbers using a very simple method. It involves taking the reciprocal of the second fraction. This math tutorial takes you the rest of the way and simplifies mixed number problems.
This look is an interesting sweet pink makeup look that includes bright, light pink eyeshadow as well as a shiny pink lip gloss. Using mostly pink eyeshadow and applying them over the crease in your eyelid, you will be sure to bring more emphasis to your eyes. While most layers of the pink eyeshadow are initially hard to see, the various steps outlined in this video will be sure to give you a cute look involving lots of pink makeup which Aubrey calls the "Girl Next Door" look.
In this Math tutorial, you will learn how to convert a mixed number into an improper fraction. The narrator explains the process in a very concise yet simple manner that will make math problems involving mixed numbers so much easier to solve. The general idea is to multiply the whole number with the denominator and then add that to the numerator. The explanation and illustration in the video makes it easy to understand.
