This shows how to use live trace on Adobe Illustrator to make a vector image. First, you need to open up Adobe Illustrator. Then go to file and select New and adjust your size to letter. For orientation you can choose to have it landscape if you want. Once you have your blank work space you will want to get a saved image. Go to File and click on Place and locate your image. Adjust the size of the image if you need to. Click on the image and then go up to the tool bar to click on the live trac...
This is a handy tutorial about creating the favicon. A favicon is an icon which appears on the tab, in the address bar and in the favorite menu of browsers. To make a favicon:
This tutorial is an on-screen demonstration on how to create a circle that looks like a glass orb using PhotoShop. First make the background black. Then using the elipse took, draw a circle, filled with light grey. Right click on the shape layer and click "Rasterize layer". Select the eliptical marquee tool and make a circle in the grey shape, a little ways in from the edge. Select the area and choose "Layer via cut", click on Layer 2 and delete. Click on Shape 1 and create a contour by choos...
In this how to video, you will learn how to work with standard materials in 3D Studio Max. The material editor is found by clicking the multicolored button to the right. You can see sample spheres where you can see examples of materials. Below, you can see surface properties such as shaders and ambient colors. You can select the type of material to be applied here. You can select the standard material to get familiar with it. First, decide the shaders. Blend is the default shader, although th...
1. First of all select 'filter' at the ‘top tool bar’. Now select the 'artistic' from the ‘drop down’. Then select 'fresco' and then click 'ok'.
In this how to video, you will learn how get VMWare Fusion on your Mac. This will allow you to install Windows and run them on the same computer. First, go to the mediafire page and download the files. Next, download and install Unarchiver to join the files together and extract the file. Mount this file on to your computer. Run the file and click install. Once that is finished, open it. You will see your Windows partition if you already have one installed. To install a new one, click new and ...
Spring Hill Nurseries shows viewers how to plant Chrysanthemums, or hardy mums, in this video. The mums should be planted in early spring. First, choose a place to plant. You should choose an area that has a lot of direct sunlight. You should also plant in an area that has good soil for growing plants. If this is impossible, mix some compost with the soil in the spot you wish to plant in. If you are planting more than one mum, make sure you have enough room to space them two feet apart.
This video explains how to use the Speech Recognition tool on the Mac, which allows you to speak most of the commands that you use on the computer. To enable speech recognition, go the Apple menu, select System Preferences and click on Speech. Then click on “On” next to Speakable Items, and click OK.
The Costsheet demonstrates how to enable macros in Excel 2007 to run correct spreadsheets. First, open up the spreadsheet. Make sure that the macros are enabled. If they have not, enable the macros by placing them in a trusted source by saving them in a particular folder. You can also choose to recognize the publisher as a trusted source. Click the office button and scroll down to Excel options. Click on the trust center option and go to trust center settings. Then, view the trusted locations...
This was a video on IMovie08 a movie editing program. Inside the IMovie08 program to get started you have to import a video. Once you have imported and opened the video you can begin to edit it. You can easily switch between your event library and the Project library. To play your video just click the spacebar. To create a project just click on new project and name it, once you have it named, pick your aspect ratio. Then click on create. Next you have to choose a video, by right clicking on t...
This video tutorial from Britec09 presents how to backup and restore Window 7 registry.First, press Start button and enter regedit command into Start Search area.Registry editor window will open, click File-Export.This option works on all Windows operating systems.Type file name - registrybackup and click Save. You can save it wherever you want, but in this video it was saved to Desktop.Next step is to reboot to Windows DVD. Insert you Windows DVD and reboot computer.Press any key to boot fro...
First of all go to the website source forge and download the file 'DVD Flick'. Once you get it you now need to install this in your computer. Accept the ‘user agreement’ and then choose the folder where you wish to put in this file. You may also choose to store this in your programs directory. Then click on the ‘next’ and then ‘install’ to continue. This shall take some time. Now open this application. Take any YouTube videos. First of all click on the 'add title' from the left side top menu ...
This video describes how to create intricate nail painting designs. The first step is to choose a background color. You can either choose a lighter background color so the darker designs you paint over it will stand out, or a darker background color so the lighter-colored designs will stand out. For this specific design consisting of 3 flowers and a few dots, the former will be used. Next, take globbing paper and glob it with some white polish. Use a nail dotter to apply the polish from the p...
The perfect way to avoid boredom at work or in the classroom is with a good old-fashioned prank, and this one is for tech-minded. In the video below, you'll see how to change your coworker's (or classmate's) computer screen to be display upside-down, which will totally freak them out when they return from lunch or the restroom. The best part is watching them try to revert it back to normal!
Get to design your own watermark for your documents. Here's a video showing these easy steps to watermarking your documents. 1. Go to the "Page Layout" tab in Word 2007 and look for the "Page Background" section of the toolbar and select the "Watermark" button. 2. Click on the "Custom Watermark". 3. Click on either picture or text watermark, whichever you prefer. 4. If you select the Picture Watermark, you need to insert a picture by clicking the select picture. You can also customize the sca...
This video presents how to connect to your iPod Touch or iPhone using SSH (Secure Shell) without using Wi-Fi connection.
First of all open any image and create a new ‘layer’ and add it to your image. Click on the transparency and then click ‘ok’. Now from the right menu bar choose the ‘elliptical’ icon to make a round balloon. Now select the 'free select tool' and select ‘mode’ to 'add to current selection' and then draw a triangle with the base inside the previous balloon and the pointed end outside the balloon. Now select the 'bucket fill' tool and make sure your ‘background’ color is selected as white and th...
First of all open adobe Firework CS3/CS4. Open the 'file', then 'new' and set a banner with 'width' as 900, 'height' as 100 and ‘resolution’ set as 72. It shall open a banner for you on the screen. Now from the side bar underneath the vector, select the 'ellipse tool' and then drag the ellipse to fill in the whole banner as shown in the video. Now from the right side bar you have to expand the 'pages and layers'. Now select 'optimize and align' and select 'animated website 1. 2a’. Now minimiz...
The video tutorial is about creating an 8 or 16 bit Nintendo Character necklace. The first step is to select or search an 8 or 16 bit game character, the person in this video tutorial recommends choosing a sprite (which is a 2D character. Doing online search will help a lot in finding a Sprite character. The second step is to gather the supplies such as Perler Beads and Peg Boards. The peg board will be used in assembling the Nintendo Character necklace. Other supplies includes ring, chain an...
This video shows three ways to change the color of an object in Photoshop. The first method is of hue and saturation. Go to 'Image' & 'Adjustments' and choose 'Hue/Saturation' or press Ctrl+U as shortcut. Go to Edit and choose the color you want to change. As you select the color, a grey bar appears in between the rainbow bars at the bottom representing the color you want to change and the feathering which it will cause. You can change it by sliding it outwards. Slide the 'Hue' slider to chan...
This is a step-by-step guide to cleaning out those old fires in your Windows XP computer. You want to start by clicking the "start" button and then clicking on "my computer". Once there, you are going to want to right click on the C-Drive to clean that one first and click on "properties". Once the box opens you want to click on "tools" on your tool bar and then click on the "defragment now" button. When the box opens click on the C-Drive and then click "Analyze" to
In this video the instructor shows how to make a banner is Adobe Flash CS3. To do this open Adobe Fireworks and create a new document. Set the canvas size to 468 pixels in width and 50 pixels in height. This size is perfect to produce a good banner. Now using a rectangle too select the whole document. First choose a background color according to your preference. Now this can be used as a background to your banner. Now open flash and create a new project choosing a banner template. Now go to s...
The ‘Mango’ is a favorite fruit for most of us, undoubtedly. However, choosing the right mango is of utmost importance, if one wants to savor its taste to the best! This video shows how to check for the freshness and choose the right mango. Always pick up a mango which is reddish or pinkish all way round. It may have a patch of sunset yellow but certainly not green. It should feel soft when gently pressed. Most importantly, it should smell sweet like candy, especially at the base of the stem ...
In this video from Dan and Jennifer they answer a question about how to make a long distance relationship for the both of you. This couple comes from someone who has been apart from his significant other for about 3 months and she does not believe that long distance relationships can work. Dan and Jennifer tell us that long distance relationships can work but both parties have to be in it to make it work. A key thing is that people do need human contact. They tell him that he chose the job th...
This video shows us how to burn files to a disc using Windows Vista. Insert the blank disc in your computer's recordable disk drive. Autoplay will automatically appear. Choose "Burn Files to disc using Windows". Click next when "Burn a disc" dialog box appears. Empty folder window appears. Choose files that you want to copy and drag them to the window. For example, if you want to copy a photo, click Start menu and open the Pictures folder. Select photos and drag them to the window. Photos are...
CreativeIceDesigns teaches you how to make a colorful abstract background using Adobe Photoshop. Go to File - New and make it 1280 x 720 pixels. Make the background black. Use the Lasso tool to make a star shape and fill it with white. Go to Filter - Blur - Radial Blur, amount 100%, zoom best. Go to Filter - Radial Blur. Then Filter - Stylize - Find Edges. Press CTRL + I to invert. Go to Filter - Distort - Twirl - 300 and press OK Duplicate this layer. Go to Filter - Distort - Twirl and choos...
In this video from PCRescueRepair we learn how to record streaming audio from any website using audacity. To get audacity just go to google, type in audacity, click on the link for audacity, and download audacity to install this on your computer. Also you need the LAME mp3 encoder which is on the audacity website. Now he takes you through the steps to do this task. Go into audacity and from the drop down change to stereo mix from microphone. On output adjust to max. and on input adjust the vo...
Watch this video to learn how to download images from Yahoo using Firefox. 1. Click to open Firefox. 2. Surf or open the Yahoo main website by typing www.yahoo.com. 3. Click the Images tab. 4. Click the Search Box and type the word of the image that you are searching for. 5. Click Image Search tab. 6. Thumbnails of images will appear. 7. Note the name of the file, dimensions, file size and URL. 8. Choose a picture that you like and click on it. 9. The picture will become a bit bigger and will...
This tutorial explains how to create a multi colored eye effect. First open the image in Photoshop and unlock the layer. Make a selection of the eye with either the lasso, magnetic lasso or pen tool. If you are using the pen tool, like in the tutorial, right click and choose mark selection, feather radius of three pixels. Now copy and paste the eye. Go to File and select New. Create an image of 1000 by 1000 pixels. Unlock the layer and make sure tea background and foreground colors are black ...
This lesson describes the method to find the factors of a trinomial, which consists of three terms, by grouping. First of all, factor out the greatest common factor (GCF), and write the reduced trinomial in parentheses. Let the terms of the trinomial be written in order of exponent of the variable. For example, 3(3X2+2X-8) trinomial is written in the order of variable, with 3(GCF) factored out. Now identify the coefficient of the first and last terms, for example in this case, it is 3 and 8. ...
This video is about creating sunbursts using symbols in Illustrator.
Looking to wow the next party you attend? How about a card trick? Leave your friends begging for your secrets by performing this bit of sleight of hand. Learn how to do the "Dream Queen" card trick with help from this video.
The experts at Bunning's have come up with a few tips for the consumer to consider when they are next in the market for paving equipment. Find out if the job needs a solid block paver or a thinner grade paver. Preserving the tools once they leave the store is in your hands. Last, but not least, watch the weight!
This video will show you how to choose the right mulch for your garden. The first thing to learn is that you have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting a garden mulch. The first type is organic mulch. Organic mulch is a kind of mulch that will break down into the soil over a period of time. Wood chip is an example of organic mulch. You can put a weed mat down under the mulch to keep the weeds from growing up. A second way to mulch the garden is with a decorative pebble. They come a wide...
Neighbors are a great way to develop your own little community in Cafe World. You can visit your neighbors, sample their special of the day, and leave them gifts.
Moving items in and out of your cafe is the main way to customize your Cafe World experience. Take an active stance on item management, and your cafe will become more productive!
This video shows you how to use couplers for cake decoration using these steps: 1. Couplers usually come in two plastic pieces, a base and a ring. This system fits inside cake decorating bags or cones and allows you to use the same icing with different tips.
Looking for a fun, educational game to play with your children? How about a game of "Hot & Cold"? Played indoors or out, this game helps children refine their listening skills and learn the idea of opposites.
Looking to get your family together somehow? Why not a family portrait? It's both a great keepsake and as an excuse to get everyone together. In this video, learn how to snap a great family portrait.
You have many great memories to share. Why not collect them all in one book? Learn the fun and meaningful craft of scrapbooking. In this video how-to, learn how to get started on your scrapbooking adventure.
