How To: Pronounce the word "meander" in English
Today's word is "meander". This is a verb which means to take a winding course or behave aimlessly. Can you guess what the word is?
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How To: Pronounce the word "xenophobic" in English
Today's word is "xenophobic". This is an adjective which means being fearful of, or showing distrust or hatred towards foreigners and strangers.
How To: Pronounce the word "quirky" in English
Today's word is "quirky". Can you guess what the word is? This is an adjective which means peculiar or unconventional. For example, you can say, "My sister has a quirky habit of eating ice cream with chopsticks ."
How To: Pronounce the word "vehement" in English
Today's word is "vehement". This is an adjective which means being intense in one's conviction or decision about something. For example, you can say, "My brother and his wife are vehement about adopting a baby from Iraq."
How To: Pronounce the word "ubiquitous" in English
Today's word is "ubiquitous". This is an adjective which means being or appearing to be everywhere at the same time.
How To: Pronounce the word "thwart" in English
Today's word is "thwart". This is a verb which means to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or a plan. For example, you can say "The police thwarted three terrorist attacks at LAX last month."
How To: Wire a 555 timer chip for PWM
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.
How To: Tie the angler's loop knot for fishing
This is a good knot for all types of rope including fishing line. Don't you wish you were fishing right now? No, well that doesn't mean you can't try it anyway.
How To: Make wonton soup
One translation of “wonton” means “swallowing clouds” and has always been one of my favorite all-time food translations (and properly made a very accurate one). Chef John is having the family over today and wonton soup is on the menu! He will be doing it with ground turkey instead of the pork you’ll see in the recipe clip.
How To: Make quindim a Brazilian dessert
Quindim is a typical Brazilian Dessert made with eggs, coconut and lots of sugar. The dish was probably a Brazilian born adaptation of a Portuguese sweet, mixed with heavy African influences. In the African Banto language, Quindim means "Girlish Charms". This recipe is so easy I've asked my 7-year-old daughter to prepare it for you.
How To: Stop Windows Messenger alerts
Stopping Windows Messenger Alerts Windows Messenger Service is able to send messages to people. This was meant for the Systems Administrator to send alerts to users.
How To: Make brownies using applesauce
Fall means apple season. This video shows you a delicious recipe for applesauce brownies to combine two great tastes, apples and chocolate!
How To: Ask someone to speak slowly in Japanese
Watch this video and learn three useful phrases when the meaning is unclear during a Japanese conversation.
How To: Make a reflective sticker with a hidden massage
Check out this video that will teach you how to make a double meaning sticker from reflective tape. The hidden message is barely visible with the naked eye but is illuminated with the flash of a camera.
How To: Use an ISA server
So what exactly is ISA Server? ISA Server, which stands for Internet Security and Acceleration Server, is Microsoft's software-based firewall, proxy, and web caching service/product. Now what does all of that mean? This video helps explain it!
How To: Play the Djembe
A step by step lesson on how to play call and response exercises with the West African Djembe drum. These exercises are meant to deepen listening skills and will also assist you in learning the building blocks of how to create great solos with your Djembe.
How To: Turn a human into a statue in Photoshop
Have you ever wanted to build a statue of the one you love to show them how much they mean to you? Well, I'm guessing your no stone sculptor so you'll have to resort to the powers of Photoshop. In this tutorial, learn how to turn any human or person in a photo into a statue in the application, Photoshop.
How To: Age photos using blending modes in Photoshop
In this video, Chad West does some experimenting with blending modes in Photoshop to create an aged look to a new photo. Those of you who already know your way around Photoshop should probably not waste your time watching this video. It's meant for beginners.
How To: Install a trailer hitch on a Ford Escape Hybrid
Just because you have a hybrid, that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the functionality and convenience that a trailer hitch offers. This video shows just how simple it is to add a hitch to your hybrid suv so that you can continue to tow trailers, use a bike rack, cargo carrier, or any of the other hundreds of hitch mounted accessories available today.
How To: Hack a network by sniffing VOIP
In this episode we demonstrate how to sniff Voice Over IP (VOIP) conversations, which basically means how to tap an Internet phone.
How To: BBQ spatchcock chicken
Spatchcocking chicken basically means you butterfly the chicken - this creates a wider area for it to cook on so it cooks faster and more evenly. In this video you'll learn how to spatchcock your chicken and then barbeque them.
How To: Make vegetable 65
Chef Sanjay shows you how to make vegetable 65 which is mixed vegetables cooked 65 style. What's 65 style? It's an Indian style originally meaning it has 65 ingredients! But have no fear, Sanjay has made it a bit simpler for you.
How To: Create a movie swamp monster
From the dark depths of your local swamp, and by swamp I mean Indy Mogul, comes the SWAMP MONSTER!!!! For under $35, you can make your lead actor so ugly that you'll be able to steal his girlfriend.
How To: Fly around with Google Earth's flight simulator
Does sitting for hours on end in your office cubicle just make you want to fly away to St. Lucia for a week to bask in the sun? Well, you probably can't do that realistically without taking away from your vacation time, but in the mean time you can fly around virtually using Google Earth's flight simulator.
How To: Perform tonfa kata
This is the full form, or kata, for the tonfa, which means you should already have practice with the hojo-undo, or basic moves.
How To: Tie-dye your clothes with a punk flare
This week, the Thread Heads teach us how to punk rock tie-dye our clothes. Punk rock means you don't use hippy colors, but hard core greens and blacks. Yeah, punk rock is hardcore.
How To: Share photos via email in iPhoto '08
iPhoto '08 has a great feature built in that allows for ultimate laziness in sharing photos. Ooops! We mean convenience... iPhoto '08 allows you to email photos to your friends without having to open your email until the VERY end.
How To: Choose a good Chianti
This is a great episode that helps to explain exactly what Chianti is and what the different types mean. Gary tastes a couple different Chianti's and gives you his opinions and some great advice on how to choose a good Chianti (surprise you don't always have to pick the most known!)
How To: Use the Spanish verb "hacer"
Larry Keim, the host of "Rolling R's", teaches Junior High School Spanish and has created this video podcast to give away Spanish lessons for free. In this show, Larry demonstrates the verb “hacer” which means “to do" or "to make.” He'll go over how to say it and how to use it.
How To: Learn the golf swing plane
What on earth does swinging the golf club on plane mean? Too many coaches assume we understand what the swing plane is. If, like the vast majority of golfers you don't, simply listen to this tip and you'll soon understand!
How To: Slow play a Texas Hold'em hand
Are you not quite sure what slow playing mean in poker terms. You should only slow play when your hand is very strong and the odds of the next card giving your opponents a stronger hand very small. Master the art of slow playing and win more hands than before.
How To: Choose a motorcycle jacket
Safety on a motorcycle means more than wearing a helmet. Chopper Chick Jackie Nunes covers safety and styles of jackets on the market today.
How To: Treat a Jellyfish Sting
Gharelu Nuskhe of an Indian TV channel discusses your many options of treating a jellyfish sting. They include castor oil, vinegar and soap. She indirectly recommends the use of urine in that she says "anything but fresh water". We all know she means pee.
How To: Use Spanish verb "llevar"
Larry Keim, the host of "Rolling R's", teaches Junior High School Spanish in Mesa, Arizona. He has a passion for Spanish, and he's created this video podcast to give away Spanish lessons for free. In this show, Larry introduces you to the Spanish verb “llevar” which means “to wear”.
How To: Read tarot cards properly
This short video shows the meaning of various key tarot cards. For an initiate this can be a helpful how to video, for others it's an interesting tutorial and a few moments of entertainment.
How To: Decipher what he means when he says "You're fun"
So you've been going out with that cutie from Math class for a month already and the sparks are flying but you wouldn't consider yourselves boyfriend and girlfriend. Then there's the kicker: One night after having a great dinner, he tells you "You're fun."
How To: Incorporate isometric training exercises into your workout
Isometric exercises are strength training exercises that don't let the joint angle and muscle length contract during the movement. This means that the exercise is done in a static position with the muscular intensity coming from the weights and your own body.
How To: Get tips for clearing blemishes for acne-prone skin
Is your face starting to look oilier than the Louisiana coast? We feel you. With temperatures and the humidity soaring, summer often means more sweat and more oil to clog your pores, which in turn means more acne for all, especially if you're acne-prone.
How To: Make adorable Japanese chibi charms
The term "chibi" means "small person" or "small child" in Japanese. While it can be used to designate such personages in real life, it is more often used to refer to small, doll-like characters in Japanese manga, anime, and jewelry/fashion wares.
How To: Fix a frozen, locked up iPhone or iPod Touch
Look at the Main Menu on our screen. If the Icons on the screen do not respond to your commands, it means that the system is corrupted. To fix this problem, hold and press down the Power and Menu button at the same time for about 6-8 seconds or until you see a black and white Apple logo right on the middle of the screen; after the icons disappear. This means that your system is rebooting without losing any of your original data. This ensures the system functioning properly again as soon as yo...