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How To: Do kayak tricks

In this tutorial, we learn how to do kayak tricks. The first trick is called the cartwheel trick. This is where you throw the bow of your boat down, bringing the stern over your head and slicing it back into the water behind you. You can do cartwheels over and over and over. The next trick is to do a bow stall, which is driving your boat down so the bow is into the water. You then stall in this position with the tail of the boat up, and balancing there. This is done by a few forward paddle st...

How To: Custom cut your XBox 360 disc drive

Modding you XBox 360 case is not for the faint of heart. There is a real possibility any time you take a saw to your Xbox that it isn't going to work afterwards. For those of you who have moved beyond the fear, watch this video. It will teach you how to cut your CD drive as part of a larger case mod so that you can see the CD spinning in the drive while you are playing. It looks cool, it may actually be cooler, what more do you need?

How To: Restore deleted recycle bin files using Restoration

In this tutorial, we learn how to restore deleted files. This is how to retrieve them after you have deleted them from the recycle bin. First, load your internet browser and open up snap files and download it to your browser. Unzip the file from your desktop and load it to your C drive. When it's done, right click on it and click "run as administrator". Under the "drives" section, click on the drive then type in the name of the file you deleted as well as clicking the check marks on both boxe...

How To: Dual boot Windows 7 for beginners

In this how to video, you will learn how to dual boot Windows 7. To do this, first back up your hard drive. Download the Microsoft Windows 7 adviser to see if your system is able to handle the operating system. Next, download and burn the Windows 7 64 bit ISO. Shrink your existing partition to at least 16 GB. Next, insert the Windows 7 CD and reboot. You should make sure that you can boot from the optical drive. Once that is done, you can begin installation of the operating system. When it is...

How To: Use Daemon Tools to mount .iso files on your PC

Have you ever wondered how to open a .ISO file without the need for the disk? Well with Daemon Tools, and this tutorial, you can learn just that. What you will end up doing is creating a virtual drive on your computer, and mounting the .ISO image onto that virtual drive. It's as simple as loading up the program, right clicking on the icon in your task bar tray, clicking on the empty drive, and mounting any .ISO image you like! In no time you'll be playing your favorite game, or program withou...

How To: Install Ubuntu in a RAID 0 array

RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, lets you divide and replicate data among multiple hard disk drives for information storage security. This video tutorial demonstrates how to install Ubuntu in a RAID 0 array. Before starting, you'll need at least 2 hard drives and an Ubuntu alternate installation CD. RAID 0, or striped disks, let's you install an operating system, such as Ubuntu, on a partition, while using others for data storage, as illustrated in this instructional segment.

How To: Install OSX Snow Leopard from USB drive to Windows PC

In this video you will learn how to Install Mac OS X Snow Leopard from a USB drive to windows. This does not include how to exactly download Snow Leopard but it does, however, show how to install it from the USB drive. Mahmood23 shows how you first setup your partition and how to restore your formatted USB. Once you've restored the USB, you will be able to install the program. According to Mahmood23, the restore process takes about 30 minutes. Once it's restored, your computer will be availab...

How To: Make sure your PS3 Blu-ray Disc drive works properly

If you're not sure what's wrong with your PS3, then a little troubleshooting should be done. If it's your DVDs that aren't playing properly, it may be the PlayStation 3's Blu-ray Disc drive. This video shows you exactly what the functioning PS3 Blu-Ray player should look like when inserting discs. If your's isn't working like this, then it might need replaced.

How To: Replace the laser in your PS3 Blu-ray Disc drive

Although your Blu-ray Disc player inside your PlayStation 3 may be working just fine, there are cases where they have been known to fail, specifically the laser. This is a very rare case, but if it happened to you, if your Blu-ray player isn't reading your movies anymore, this guide aims to help you fix it. Watch the video to learn how to disassemble the PS3 to retrieve the Blu-ray player.

How To: Fix a slow Mac

Is your Mac running slow? If yes, then the instructor in this video shows just how to diagnose and fix it. It is not an uncommon problem that a Mac begins to get slow with time. Though there are a million different things that can slow down a computer and it is never easy to pin point the problem, there are a few things that you can do to try and get it fixed. The first thing that you should do is check the free space in the hard disk drive. If it is less than 10 percent then you better start...

How To: Reformat a computer with Windows XP

In this video the tutor shows how to format a Windows XP PC by showing a live demonstration. First he shows how to hold down the delete button while computer starts so that you can get into the BIOS settings. Then in the BIOS he shows how to change the primary boot device from Hard disk drive to CD drive. Now he saves the settings and reboots the PC which now starts from the reboot able XP CD. Next he takes you through the steps to format your computer through the installation disk. This vide...

How To: Install Puppy Linux on an innotek VirtualBox

The author shows how to install Puppu Linux 4.3.1 in Innotek VirtualBox 1.5.2. He shows steps to create a new virtual machine in Innotek VirtualBox, by showing the various configuration settings like the RAM size, hard disk space etc. He shows how to boot the virtual machine with the Puppy Linux installation ISO file. Next, during boot up, he shows how to set the language and regional settings, resolution settings etc. In the next screen he shows how to access the local drive and partition it...

How To: Install a bootable Linux onto a USB stick

In this video PCMECH give a walkthrough the installation of a bootable Linux on a USB thumb drive from Windows. For this it's recommended to use a USB stick with a capacity of at least 1GB. First the UNetBootin application should be downloaded from the site mentioned and run the program keeping in mind to plug in the USB stick prior to the running of the program. Next the desired Linux distro and version should be selected and run as shown in the video. If you already have a distro you can us...

How To: Install Damn Small Linux

Sneekylinux will show you how you can install small Linux on your computer. You can install Linux on you you computer and this helps your DSL run faster. Find out what programs to open to get the Linux install. You will be installing the Linux on to your hard drive so it can boot as you turn your computer on and make running your DSL faster. Take the guess work out of the process, and put DSL on your hard drive.

How To: Make a speaker out of a tissue box

In an old video posted on YouTube, about how to make a speaker in a tissue box, they got a Kleenex box, foil, motor, and battery. Of course the motor ran off the battery and it made a sound, but there's no way to just plug in the audio jack from your Apple iPhone into the Kleenex box where it's contacts obviously aren't going to touch any electrical contacts and have it work. It's not possible.

How To: Use proper ball position for accurate golf drives

Not everybody knows exactly where the position the ball when teeing off. Do you know where it should be placed? Director of Education for Troon Golf, Tim Mahoney, teaches you where to place the golf ball in your stance and how that impacts your ballflight. Just watch to see how to properly position the golf ball for your drive.

How To: Replace a CV Joint

If you've never replaces a CV joint in a front wheel drive vehicle, it may seem like an intimidating task. But it can actually be easy if you have a good place to perform the work and have all the tools necessary to complete the task. And some good instructions, of course. Watch below for all the tools you'll need to properly change CV joints on a car, then hit up the link below to see the rest of the videos in this free series.

How To: Read trouble codes in your automobile

You may have seen a "check engine" sign on your car's dashboard when driving your vehicle. Maybe "service engine soon," or just "check". What does this mean if the alarm won't turn off, or comes on when you're driving? Find out in this automotive video tutorial how to read those trouble codes on your automobile.