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How To: Create a 3D monitor effect in Illustrator

This Adobe Illustrator tutorial shows you how to create a 3D monitor effect with moving streamers on it. If you are creating a graphic layout or web design that needs a flat screen monitor and moving images on that monitor, this tutorial will teach you how to impose your own image in a flat screen monitor and integrate streamers all within Illustrator.

How To: Make Saj bread AKA Markouk

Saj bread, also called Markouk, is a type of flat bread common in the middle eastern countries. It is baked on a domed or convex metal griddle, known as Saj. Similar to the procedures for making other flat breads, the dough of Saj bread is flattened and kept very thin prior to cooking, resulting in a very slender depth to this bread.

How To: Use three point lighting

Does your video look flat? By using Three Point Lighting, you will be able to give your flat video more dimension. In this tutorial, Israel Hyman demonstrates the effects of the key light, the fill light, and the back light. This is a long standing lighting technique that you definitely should know if you plan on shooting any type of video.

How To: Get luscious curls with a flat iron

This video shows you how to get beautiful curls with a flat iron. While your flat iron is heating up, you can start out by spraying your hair with a heat protective spray. Spray it throughout the hair then brush it through. Section your hair and put half of it up so that you can work with the bottom section first. Take 1 inch sections of hair and clamp with the flat iron twisting it 180 degrees. Pull slowly sideways for a curlier look, or faster for looser curls. Always move the flat iron sid...

How To: Install a hard drive in a 15" MacBook Pro (2009)

In this video from MacOSG we learn how to install a hard drive in a 15" Macbook Pro from around 2009. For this you need a #00 Phillips head screwdriver and a T6 Torx screwdriver. Make sure you use proper anti-static precautions with this. Transfer your data to the new drive before installing. To remove the hard drive, flip over your Macbook. Use your Phillips to remove the 10 screws. Remove the 3 at the right which are longer than the other screws. Then remove the left most screw which is the...

How To: Perform the "tell the truth" card trick

This video shows you a mind-reading card trick. This particular trick requires 8 cards: 4 kings and 4 queens. First, the subject is asked to memorize one of the 8 cards as they are laid out before the subject, face-side up. The cards are picked up and sorted in various ways and the subject is asked a series of questions. The questions are always asking whether the card the subject memorized is in a certain group that the trick performer presents. The card in question always is in the group th...

How To: Make Your Own Smartphone Camera Stand

This is how I made my smartphone camera stand using everyday items laying around in my garage. This is also a great rainy day project for anyone who uses a smartphone for their youtube or social media videos. It cost me almost nothing to build since I already had most of the items. This is a great project for anyone looking to start out on since it is really simple. It literally took me only 10 minutes to build.

How To: Curl your hair with a 1-inch ceramic plate flat iron

In this video, we learn how to curl your hair with a 1-inch ceramic plate flat iron. First, spray heat protector on your hair and plug in your flat iron to heat it up. After it's ready grab the front section of your hair and then put the top of the hair into the iron. From here, you will be able to pull the iron straight down to the bottom of the hair very slowly. When finished, your hair will be in a cute curl! Repeat this process all the way through your hair until you've curled it all and ...

How To: Create the perfect flat iron curls

In this video, we learn how to create the perfect flat iron curls. Start with the back of the head, taking a section for the size of curl you want. Then, stick your hot flat iron in at the root and turn the iron 90 degrees. Slowly pull it through all the way to the end, going slowly. Give an extra twist at the end, then wrap the hair around your fingers at the root and set the hair down. Hair spray this, then continue to curl the hair on the entire head. Then, loosen the hair up with your fin...

How To: Fix a flat bicycle tire

There's nothing like taking a nice, relaxing bike ride during anytime of the year. Not only do you feel more in touch with your surroundings, but you're able to burn some calories as well. But all the joy and happiness that it brings can quickly be sucked away by a flat tire.

How To: Fish in flats while using a Carolina rig

When going out fishing, combining two things together can help result in a succes in a big fish. Two things that work well together and can result in success is a Carolina rig and flats. Putting both of these together when going out bass fishing, it's important to use every trick in the book in order to get something that you'll be proud of. So check out the tutorial on how to fish in flats while using a Carolina rig. Good luck and enjoy!

How To: Inflate a tubeless tire

If one of the tubeless tires on your hand truck or wheelbarrow has gone flat, sure, you could take it to a gas station and pay someone to fix it — or you could repair it yourself. For complete instructions on how to patch and inflate a flat tubeless tire, watch this free DIY guide.

How To: Lay a stone slap floor

Nuts and Bolts present how to lay a west Australian natural stone. When beginning the laying of any tile or stone, it is very important to make sure the first stone is perfectly straight. So, the first step is to measure from two walls and get the dead center of the room. They use a straight edge to make sure the tile is laid straight. Then, they cover the floor with a light adhesive to ensure the placement of the tile. He uses a saw with a guide to make sure all his cuts are straight. He lay...

How To: Turn your TV into art

YOUTUBE A gentleman describes how to convert your flat screen TV into a piece of art. Using his Sanyo flat screen hanging on the wall, he demonstrates how entering a DVD into the built-in DVD player using a Detour brand DVD can improve the overall look of the room. The DVD plays the program "Wall Flowers", a high quality image without sound, that constantly changes in patterns and images. He then closes by showing how the TV images can add to the decor of a room. After watching this video, yo...

How To: Fillet a flat & a round fish

There are two classical fish cuts. There is a flat fish and a round fish. Having a sharp knife is important, because a work done by a blunt knife does not look good and it might look like a laced curtain at the end of the day. You cut a line parallel across the fish's gills. Then you dig in a little bit and cut across the body of the fish down to the fin. Then you take that piece aside and trim off the stomach area. Thus, you have one piece of fillet! Do the same procedure for both sides of t...

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: Calculate the percentage of a number

This video presented by Cris Ippolite makes a comparison between flat files and relational databases made with FileMaker Pro 10. It starts by showing flat files, which programs like Microsoft Excel use. Flat files have a big disadvantage: they cannot communicate with other files, even those with related data. If you wish to make your job easier, you should use relational databases. With databases, the tables communicate between one another. Once you store an entry in a table, you can use it i...

How To: Change a bike tire out on the road or the trail

Fixing a flat bicycle tire is a skill every cyclist should know. This video tutorial shows how to fix a flat tire on a mountain or road bike using a patch. The best way to avoid a flat is to keep your tires properly inflated between 40-60 psi. However, in the event of an accident, it’s important to pack along a patch kit, tire levers, and a pump. To access the damaged tube, release the brakes and remove the actual tire. Apply the patch and replace the inner tube for continued riding.

How To: Play the C minor blues scale on the piano

This video shows a musicians hands as he explains and demonstrates how to play the C minor blues scale. The notes in the scale are: C, E-flat, F, G-flat, G, B-flat, C. He then explains the fingering: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3. He demonstrates different patterns with the left and right hand that use the notes in this scale in a 12-bar blues riff. This video would be helpful to anyone learning to play blues piano. After you understand the scale, you can experiment on your own.

How To: Determine if a point lies on a line in slope intercept

In this video the author shows how to find out if a Point lies on a Line in Slope Intercept Form. He shows it by an example where he takes a point, which is an ordered pair in the form (x, y) and a line, which is an first degree equation. Now he substitutes the values of x and y in the equation and checks if both the sides of the equation match. If it matches we can conclude that the point lies on the line. By following the method given in this tutorial you can find out if a given point lies ...

How To: Make fine hair thick and wavy with a flat iron

This video is about how to make fine hair thick and wavy with a flat iron. This technique is done with an Ed Hardy iron. Before you start, it's good to put heat protector on the hair. Taking small sections, as you run the iron down hair make sure you are turning the iron. It helps that this particular flat iron is good at creating this type of look. As you are working, you should add hair spray so that the curls stay in place. This type of look is great for those women who have little or thin...

How To: Change a road bike tire during a trip

Jill and Bizzy show you how to fix a flat out on the road. You are lucky if you have a quick release for your back tire. Otherwise it can take a while to get the back inner tube off to either patch the flat or replace the inner tube. This is a great comprehensive video on quickly fixing a tire on the road.

How To: Fix a hole in a flat radial tire

If you have a hole in your radial tire or a flat tire on your wheelbarrow, lawn-mower, ATV, learn how to repair it by watching this video tutorial. Instead of buying a whole new tire, which can be costly, patch the old one. Just follow the steps in this instructional video.

How To: Flip hair out with a flat iron like a professional

Salon Secrets, in this how-to video, teaches you how to successfully flip out or flip in your hair for that iconic look, and gives you some general pointers for styling with a hair straightener. The Salon Secrets video series walks you through different flat iron techniques, demonstrated by a licensed cosmetologist. Finally, learn the REAL way to get that salon finish at home. Watch this video hairstyling tutorial and learn how to flip hair out like a pro with a flat iron.