How To: String Christmas tree lights
Putting lights on the Christmas tree may not be the most glamorous part of tree decorating, but the glittering results are worth the effort.
Putting lights on the Christmas tree may not be the most glamorous part of tree decorating, but the glittering results are worth the effort.
Cell phone contracts might seem iron-clad, but loopholes may let you get out of your plan without paying a dime.
The Microsoft Office Access 2007 relational database manager enables information workers to quickly track and report information with ease thanks to its interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge. In this Microsoft Access video tutorial, you'll learn about basic form customization. Specifically, this video addresses the adding a few navigation buttons and a label to a form. Simple stuff! Take a look.
Have you recently switched to an Apple computer? This video how-to demonstrates three helpful techniques to make your transition from PC to Mac as smooth as possible. Specifically, this tutorial addresses workflow management and keyboard shortcuts. For more information, as well as to get started acclimating to your new operating system, take a look at this OS X tutorial.
In this Windows how-to, Digital Connector Jessica will show you how to change the appearance of your Windows XP desktop. Specifically, she addresses how you can use the classic Windows theme using the XP themes feature. For more on modifying the appearance of your Windows XP desktop, take a look!
Want to access a website without using bookmarks or, heaven forbid, typing its URL into your address bar? This video tutorial offers instructions for creating a desktop shortcut to a given website while running any version of the Windows operating system and running any browser. Take a look!
Watch this music tutorial video that shows you how to play "Fool in the Rain" by John Bonham of Led Zeppelin on the drums. Led Astray drummer Fronzo breaks down the half time shuffle to help other drummers trying to play this amazing groove! It may not be exactly what Bonham played but this is a pretty close rendition! Play "Fool in the Rain" by watching this instructional drum playing lesson and improve your drum skills!
There are many types of photography tripods for using in different shooting situations. Watch this instructional photography video to test out different tripods from mini to mighty. Make sure to label your tripod with your name and address, because at a large photo shoots, tripods often get lost, stolen, or confused with other tripods. Most of these tripods work well with digital SLR cameras and 35mm film cameras.
Mike Lively and Alissa Gilley show you how to use and customize their open source Flash video player in this tutorial.
This video tutorial takes a look at using gconf-editor in the Ubuntu Linux distribution. In particular this video addresses what gconf-editor is, how to use it, and what it offers. While this tutorial is Ubuntu-oriented, its lessons will work on other systems such as Fedora and gNewSense, but only if they are GNOME-based. To learn more about gconf-editor, and why you should learn how to use it, watch this how-to.
In this überbrief video tutorial, you'll find instructions for adding a CNAME record to tinydns. The steps, demonstrated in the video, are as follows: Open up the data file, type a capital C, the domain you'd like to use, or subdomain, the IP address of the machine or destination you'd like that hostname to route to and the TTL or time to live. Save the changes, type make, and test it out!
This video demonstrates how to use SSH to connect remotely to your server using its IP address. If you do not have the IP addres of your server, you'll need to obtain it before SSHing into your computer from a remote location. Watch this tutorial for a step-by-step walkthrough of the process.
This how-to video will walk you, step by step, through the process of upgrading the hard drive on your MacBook. More specifically, this tutorial addresses saving your old data by creating a copy, or cloning, your MacBook hard drive with SuperDuper, removing it, and installing the new drive. For precise instructions, press play!
If your cell phone doesn't have internet capabilities, or you're just unwilling to pay the insane price of the web connectivity rates, you can still access Google as long as you can text message. Google responds to text messages with the best match, so it's more ideal for looking up phone numbers, addresses, weather reports, or a word definition. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to search Google on phone through SMS text messages.
Did you know you can sync up your cell phone (any cell phone with Bluetooth) with your MAC computer? Doing so will enable you to do several things, including importing and syncing your address book, iCal (calender application), and even tethering your phone with your computer so you can get internet.
Stuff veal to add moisture and substance to your meal. Veal should be cooked more like poultry than beef. Make your favorite stuffing and allow it to cool before addressing the veal. Be careful not to overstuff the veal breast. Finally, tie it shut with cooking twine, season and cook.
Check out this awesome science video tutorial that looks at how to make a hologram lead by two leading physicists. Follow along as they take you step by step through the process. Watch this science video and learn how to make a hologram
If you're baffled about how to get your own photographs into your Microsoft Office Word 2007 documents, watch this instructional video. A Microsoft employee who uses Word himself shows you how to insert your picture or digital photo into a document and format it the way you want. He addresses questions about terms like "inline" and "floating," and explains how easy it is to set up a watermark.
Do you have a Sciphone? With its internet capabilities, you can check your email or surf the web. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to set up your internet on the Sciphone 168. In order to set it up you need to contact your service provider for information such as an IP address, etc.
This video shows how to set up a mail merge in outlook which allows you to create a document then send it to your address book. A great tool in Outlook
Learn how to move your partner from side to side on the dance floor in a cross body lead for salsa.
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation of a TSOP32 component using the multi-lead method.
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier certified master instructor for Soldering Skills demonstrates removal of plated through-hole flat leads.
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates a point-to-point technique on a QFP 100 using a lead-free solder.
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates how t insert a lead-free gold cup wire.
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the preparation of lead-free gold cup soldering.
Make copy-and-paste chores a snap with this quick Firefox tweak from Tekzilla. Just type about:config into the address bar, find "middlemouse.paste," the double-click on the value to change it from false to true. That's it. Anything you cut in Firefox you can paste back into Firefox by clicking on the scroll wheel in-between the buttons on your mouse.
This demonstrates how to wire a 555 timer chip for Pulse Width Modulation. Items used: solderless breadboard, 555 chip, 510 ohm resistor, 100k ohm variable resistor, 1 RGB LED at 20-25ma, wires, and 9v battery. And those vertical lines are what i mean in terms of what you can see only on the camera. You can see the led light of course without the camera.
This shows the simple steps to making some sweet and strong led glowsticks.
This video compilation shows you how to create various LED and fiber optic hacks and projects the average Joe can assemble to create one hell of an awesome, wild party.
This guitar lesson shows how to play the guitar solo from Tangerine by Led Zeppelin, and is easy enough for even beginner guitarists to play.
This guitar lesson shows you how to play "Tangerine" by Led Zeppelin on guitar.
Now you can edit the physical location of any address in the US in Google Maps. You can correct your home, your business, or even your favorite park. Try it at maps.google.com
See how to power an LED with a lemon battery.
Learn how to make a magnetic LED throwie. This cool light will stick to anything magnetic.
Segment on how to season a metal untreated wok from the Master Chef Apprentice Training Package. Brought to you by WokFusion, this tutorial addresses the skill and preparation that must go into preparing Chinese food.
Tired of Windows and Mac OS? You might want to try Ubuntu or some other variation of the Linux operating system. The Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, teach you how to install and run Ubuntu on your system. They also address several concerns you may want to be aware of.
Kipkay shows you how to turn an ordinary Bawls bottle into a cool crystal LED light.
There's such a variety of massage styles to choose from today. Take Shiatsu and Thai massage. They're based on traditional Asian medicine, and are designed to address aches and pains, but are also aimed at balancing the energy of the body to improve health and well-being.
In this economy being competitive for a job means your application must stand out above the rest. Here's how to write a cover letter to successfully introduce your resume. Make sure your cover letter follows business letter format. Your name and address must be written at the top left corner. The employer's name and address are written just below. The letter should be addressed to a specific person within the company. Paragraphs in a business letter are not indented, but instead are left just...