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How To: Fold a beautiful origami iris flower
The tradition of bringing a colorful boquet of dead flowers to your true love is old as balls, not to mention sort of morbid. Stop sending "let these deceased flowers signify the longevity of our relationship" messages by making paper flowers that'll last a long time if not forever (so long as you don't sit on them).
How To: Style your hair like Pixie Lott for summer music fests
The weather is getting warmer and that can only mean one thing - festival season is upon us! In this tutorial, learn how to style your long hair in a cute, stylish way that is also totally practical for the music fest circuit.
How To: Create a quick and easy updo for long hair
Updos are stylish and sexy ways to do your hair in the warm weather. If your hair is quite long, there are many updo options available to you. The styles presented in this tutorial are easy to do and can be worn during the day with jeans or on a romantic evening out.
How To: Perform a back extension squeeze
After a long day at work, your back can feel pretty sore. Fortunately, if you don't have enough cash to go to a chiropractor or massage studio regularly, there are some free and easy exercises you can perform at home.
How To: Download Google Earth program
This video shows PC users how to download Google Earth. To do this, first open up an internet browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.). Go to the Google homepage and type 'Google Earth' into the search box. Press enter. Click on the link at the top of the list, which should be named 'Google Earth 5.0'. Click on the blue bar that says 'Download Google Earth 5.0' on it. A page will load with the terms and conditions of using Google Earth. Read them, then click 'Agree and Download'. A ...
How To: Draw a manga girl with long hair
This how-to video demonstrates a method for drawing a female character in a Japanese manga style. Starting with her eyes, the artist works step-by-step to create a sketch of the girl's facial features. Then the drawing is given more depth and detail as long hair is added. The girl's shoulders and short-sleeved shirt are drawn in, then the shirt is given details such as patterned trim. The drawing is given more depth and perspective through the use of pencil shading.
How To: Curl your hair with no heat
This video demonstrates how to curl your hair without heat. Heat can damage your hair, so try this method.
How To: Keep the ground crew safe around helicopter loads
This video tutorial program is designed to promote ground crew safety when working under and around helicopters during external load operations. This is not a safety-training and is only intended to be used with the participation of a ground crew safety officer, trainer or other qualified personnel. All training and refresher courses must be done in accordance with federal and provincial regulations and the Canada Labour Code.
How To: Setup a VPN on your computer for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Make Indian toor dal
Watch as Manjula prepares two vegetarian versions of this classic Indian toor dal. You will need:
How To: Modify house clocks to run on solar power for five dollars
Power the clocks at your home with the sun! With a solar cell that costs around $5, you can convert a clock to solar power and avoid buying batteries or running up the electric bill. Instead, connect a rechargable battery to the solar panel with a few wires and some adhesive and soon you'll have enough energy to power your clock for as long as it lasts.
How To: Download and play Nintendo 64 games on your computer
Longing for the days of Mario Kart 64, The Ocarina of Time, and King of Pro Baseball? If you're feeling nostalgia for the Nintendo 64 games of old, watch this video and learn how to download and play N64 games on your PC.
How To: Backup all of your saved Minecraft data
You have worked long and hard creating an entire world of Minecraft data. Make sure you have all of that saved data backed up. Watch this video to learn how to backup your Minecraft data. You will be glad that you did.
How To: Survive Terraria's long first night
In Terraria, you have to be able to fend for yourself, by chopping wood, clearing space, and constructing your own shelter. If you want to make it through your first night in Terraria, watch this video. Don't let the slimes get you!
How To: Cut and peel an avocado quickly
Sometimes, in the case of a guacamole emergency, you just need to peel an avocado in a hurry. This video will teach you how to do. Using only a knife and making just four cuts, you can peel an avocado in less than two minutes. Your cinco de mayo party won't be without guacamole for long!
How To: Apply clip-in hair extensions for beautiful long hair
Clip-in hair extensions are a great way to give yourself the full, voluminous, hair you have always wanted. This video will show you how to apply the extensions so that they blend seamlessly with your natural hair, and you can take your look to the next level.
How To: Curl layered, damaged, or very long hair with a curling iron
A curling iron is a great way to get the sexy, glamorous, hairstyles you see on all of your favorite celebrities. But you have to be careful when using heat on your hair. This video will teach you how to use a curling iron properly to get the best results.
How To: Style your hair in a Dutch braid
This video contains the style secrets to a great looking hairstyle for medium or long hair, the Dutch braid. The Dutch braid is an elegant look that will keep your hair in place while looking gorgeous. You can wear this hairstyle all spring!
How To: Give yourself effortless glamor with a fun hairstyle
If you are looking for fun everyday hairstyles that are fashionable right now, watch this video and learn. These hairstyles are great if you have natural long hair or enjoy wearing hair extensions. Styling your own hair is fun and easy when you know what you are doing.
How To: Style your hair for the spring and summer with a waterfall braid
Take your hair in a whole new direction with this fabulous variation on the classic French braid. The waterfall braid look is chic, but takes very little time. A great new look for a night out on the town with friends or a romantic date, all summer long.
How To: Style your hair for a party, prom, or wedding
Are you looking for a fun new summer hairstyle? Something elegant and glamorous for a party, prom, or wedding? This video tutorial will show you how to style your long hair in this up look. Follow the simple instructions of this video to give yourself a fresh summer hair style.
How To: Refill an extended reach camping Bic lighter
This video shows you how to take an extended reach Bic lighter (the kind you would use to light a camping stove, charcoal or something similar) and add more lighter fluid to extend it's life. As long as the spark is still good, you can refill your lighter, and this tutorial shows you how to take apart your extended reach lighter and replace the drained lighter. You will need a flathead screwdriver, and maybe a bit of glue to seal everything back up.
How To: Remove the mighty eagle one hour restricion on Angry Birds
Want to play Angry Birds for as long as you want? This tutorial shows you how to use a glitch to be able to get around the Mighty Eagle One Hour restriction that Apple imposes on some versions of Angry Birds.
How To: Determine if a beauty product is noncomedogenic
The beauty industry uses a lot of long, tricky words on their product labels. From paraben-free to noncomedogenic, it can get confusing trying to decipher just what it all means.
How To: Defeat the first boss and learn more about Isaac's amnesia in Dead Space 2
Beware of large rooms! The key to defeating the first boss in Dead Space 2 is to shoot the yellow markers on its arms. As long as your aim is good, you'll defeat it easily. Also learn more about Isaac's lack of memory.
How To: Find the Statue of Liberty Easter egg in World of Warcraft
Lady Liberty is hidden deep in the World of Warcraft! It's also a small homage to Planet of the Apes. This tutorial shows you where on the map to find it - it's a long hike, so easier if you have a mount.
How To: Craft spring/Easter bunny and chick boxes
There's nothing that makes us feel more like the flowers are a bloomin' outside and the weather is sunny and warm than baby animals. During the spring, they herald the return of life after a long and frigid winter.
How To: Accurately fire cannons in the game Minecraft
This tutorial shows you how to easily find an accurate range for your cannons when you're playing Minecraft. Calibrate your cannons just so, to make sure you score a hit every time you fire them. Works with short range and long range cannons both.
How To: Fold a complex origami snake dragon
What exactly is a snake dragon? Well, as you can see by this origami project, it's a hybrid dragon snake with a slithering, long tail and the head and wings of a dragon.
How To: Make a chat box on your website using JQuery, MySQL and PHP code
This tutorial shows you how to set up an interactive chat box on your website, so you can allow members to communicate with each other in real time. It can be a bit tricky to master, but will definitely be worth it for your site in the long run.
How To: Use clipping masks in Adobe Illustrator 5
This is a quick and easy tutorial that both new and long time users of Adobe Creative Suite will be able to find useful. Clipping masks are one application of layers and shapes that can add new depth to an image.
How To: Get your Windows 7 PC to boot up more quickly with Soluto
Are you waiting forever to get your PC to boot up? Well, this how-to shows off a little program called Soluto which promises speed up your Windows machine's boot time. Find out exactly what's taking so long, and gain control over the startup process.
How To: Fold a tiny origami drinking cup
Let's get one thing out of the way first: Yes, you can in fact drink from this wee paper origami cup. As long as you use wax-coated paper you'll be fine. Just know that this origami paper cup isn't intended to be used multiple times!
How To: Get a super long snake on the Facebook game by using a glitch
Grow your snake to giant size using this glitch! Have your snake start growing from the tail - though you can still direct it around the screen to make fun shapes and patterns. This tutorial shows you where the glitch is and how to use it.
How To: Build a well and a firepit for infinite fire and water in Minecraft
Don't want to use INVedit for more Minecraft resources? You can build a well to get infinite water, and a firepit that will keep burning for a long time. This short Minecraft tutorial shows you how you can accomplish both!
How To: Mix a Monday Morning espresso cheesecake mocktail
So it's 6 AM on Monday morning and you're sitting at your dining room table dreading the hour-long drive to work. While taking a swig of Vodka - or at least a flouncy little martini - would probably make you feel better, invigorate the senses and ease your way into the workweek with this Monday Morning espresso cheesecake mocktail instead.
How To: Make a gift wrap garland out of felt and grossgrain ribbon
Dress up a plain white box with this fun and easy tutorial! All you need is the gift box, some festive felt, a length of grossgrain ribbon long enough to go around the box, and a few cutting and craft supplies.
How To: Snipe your enemies when playing Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer
Sniping is a good skill to pick up when playing war games, since it allows you to kill enemies with great accuracy at long range. You'll need to find good spots with decent cover that give you access to enemy targets without revealing your own location.