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How To: Build a steadycam for small hybrid digital cameras

Need to shoot a film for class and realized you don't have a Fisher Dolly and your cinematographer's hands are a little to shaky for what you would consider good filmmaking? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to make your very own steadycam. Check out how a nautilus design transforms into a more suitable steadycam; the gimbal is the key, and gimbals are very hard to find, especially the right one.

How To: Use the basics of GIMP

This tutorial is on GIMP Basics. GIMP is a free Photoshop substitute available for all platforms and pre-loaded in Linux operating systems. The tutorial covers the scale, crop, cut with transparency, flip, and rotate commands of GIMP. Part 2 covers saving and file size reduction in GIMP.

How To: Get rid of mosquitos

Water gardens are great but Mosquitoes like them too. To help control Mosquitoes a safe and effective remedy is Mosquito dunks. When placed in the water they are attractive to Mosquitoes, but they contain a bacteria. The Mosquitoes feed on it, it gets into their gut and kills them. The dunk is safe for pets, for fish that might be in the water, for wildlife and for humans. Just leave the dunks in the water, they will last about 30 days in a pond this size. Normally use 1 in 100 square feet or...

How To: Pick a small lock on a cabinet or mailbox

Have you accidentally been locked out of your mailbox, or lost the key for a cabinet holding all your important documents? For being such small locks, the ones on mailboxes and cabinets can be deceptively difficult. This tutorial shows you how to pick a four cylinder lock easily. You'll need some basic lock picking tools, scaled down to match the small size of the pick. Once you have the right tools and technique down, it's just a matter of being able to get past all the pins.

How To: Use the Nokia C5's Share Online feature

Share media with your friends, family and colleagues! The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable collection of C5 video tutorials.

How To: Send pictures and video on a Nokia C5 mobile phone

In this clip, we learn how to share media with friends, family and coworkers when using a Nokia C5. The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable collection of C5 video tutorials.

How To: Prepare a Desi style masala cornish hen for Thanksgiving

If your family isn't quite the size of the Duggars yet and you're planning what to put on the menu for Thanksgiving, a 30 pound bird is probably not the best choice. Yeah, we know that having a big fat bird in the center of your table is tradition and whatnot, but we seriously doubt a family of five or six could finish all that PLUS side dishes and desserts.

How To: Grill an easy beer can turkey in no time

Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to be a nightmare. If you have a decent-sized grill, you have the perfect platform for a delicious turkey feast. But there's one more thing you'll need— beer. It's called a beer can turkey, but you can substitute the beer can for just plain water and spices.

How To: Make Vincent Valentine's arm guard

This video explains how to make Vincent Valentine's arm guards in under 20mins. The supplies needed to complete this task include card paper, tape, gold spray, pencil and scissors. A ruler must be used to measure the length of your hand and fingers so you can correctly size the arm guards. Card paper is the cut into many small circles and placed around all of the fingers and then painted with gold spray. The hand portion is created by wrapping your hand with card paper and pulling tight befor...

How To: Make 300 Spartan greaves or leg guards

The first part of the video shows examples of completed Spartan leg guards. The materials needed for this project include boxes of cardboard, two liters of soda pop, gold paint, masking tape, scissors and wire. you must first print out the template shown by the narrator and use it to cut out the leggings to the appropriate size. Now use the two liters to fold the cardboard around the two liters to give the legs their shape. Once the cardboard has shape use the wire to hold to the paper in it'...

How To: Draw the original 8-bit Mario

This video shows how to make the original 8-bit Mario using only pixels. The first step is to use three dark brown pixels to create a stair like shape for Mario's feet. The next step is to create his pants by making a 6x6 red square which is attached to the characters feet. The body and arms are created making the same sized red square out of pixels. The arms are made as various straight lines which are made up of about four pixels each. the last step is to make a 4x4 tan colored square for t...

How To: Make a pop-up book

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a pop-up book. First, take a piece of paper and fold it in half. From here, take another piece of paper that is the same size and fold it in half. Then, cut small slits in the middle where you folded it. Then, fold these slits into the middle and pop them out from it. Then, fold the paper again and it will be a stand for the middle. Add glue to the middle and then place what you want to pop up onto this. Let it dry and then fold it down. Then, glue the m...

How To: Do a super cute hairstyle on your American Girl

In this video from stephenswodadancer we learn how to do a hairstyle on the American Girl doll Mia. You need a brush, 2 regular sized bobby pins and 2 rubber bands. Start by brushing her hair back from her head and hold it with your hand. Using your finger nail start at about the corner of her eye and go up on each side. Pick up all that hair in the front. Turn her around and brush it out smooth and put the bobby pins in on each side. You can leave it like that or continue on. Part the back o...

How To: Calculate a t-statistic confidence interval for a small sample size

Want to find the value of a t-statistic confidence interval for a small sample? This clip's your ticket. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps. For all of the details, watch this installment from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan's series of free math tutorials.

How To: Make a u-turn on a motorcycle

In this video, we learn how to make a u-turn on a motorcycle. You must be able to complete a u-turn without putting your foot down. Depending on the size of your motorcycle, you will need 20-24 feet to do this properly. The most common mistake is oversteering and putting your foot down. Keep the clutch in the friction zone, drag the rear bike the stabilize the bike, add throttle if needed, and shift your weight. Keep your head up and make sure you are looking all the way through the u-turn. D...

How To: Draw hands in the anime style

In this tutorial, we learn how to draw hands in the anime style. When you are drawing hands, they have a square look to them. So, start out with that shape and then start to draw the fingers onto the hand. Indicate where the joints will be and then you can further elaborate with the fingers. Make sure you make the fingers the correct sizes. The pinkie should be away from the wrist, as well as the thumb. Use a line to help center all of the fingers and then draw them around this. When finished...

How To: Decorate a carrot cake

In this tutorial, we learn how to decorate a carrot cake. First, apply icing all over the top and the sides of the cake. After this, apply sliced pecans to the side of the cake using your hands to press them on. After this, use your icing to create squares in the cake to make equal size pieces. Then, use orange and green icing to create carrot shapes on all of the individual squares. Once you're finished making the carrots, you will be ready to cut this up and serve. If you want more icing, y...

How To: Resize photos in Photoshop CS4

In this tutorial, we learn how to resize photos in Photoshop CS4. First, open up Photoshop and then open up your picture. The quality of your picture will effect the outcome of what it looks like when you resize, so use a high resolution picture for the best outcome. Now, go to image and then image size. From here you will change the width and height to what you need it to be. Then, you will need to click on the boxes at the bottom, click on all of them. When finished, you will save this and ...

How To: Cheat on a test using a Band-Aid

In this tutorial we learn how to cheat on a test using a Band-Aid. First, go on your computer and type out the answers and information that you need. After this, you will need to shrink down the size of the font until it's really tiny, but you can still read it. After this, you will print it out and cut it out around the edges. From here you can do one of two things. The first option is to roll the paper up and put it inside your pen and then take it out to use on your test. The second way is...

How To: Make a standard blanket from crocheting

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a standard blanket from crocheting. First, you will start your crochet by positioning the material into your hand. Then, you will need to tuck in between your ring and middle finger and around the others. The fingers will control the tension in the string. Now, start the first stitch by rotating the string around the finger. Then, grab the back one and pull it over the front. Use your finger to pus up and then you have your first stitch. put it on your h...

How To: Password protect your folders on a Mac coomputer

In this tutorial, we learn how to password protect your folders on a Mac computer. First, use the spotlight tool to type in "disk" and then click on disk utility on the drop down menu. From here, go to the save as menu and enter in the name for the volume. After this, change the size of the desktop and change the encryption choice. Use the one that is recommended and then click on 'ok'. Form here you will be asked for a password, then you will need to verify that password. From here, click on...

How To: Cook perfect broccoli

In this video, we learn how to cook perfect broccoli. When making broccoli, you want something that is not mushy but not hard and bright green. First, you will need to cut the florets so they are all the same size. From here, boil some water with lots of salt in it. After this, you will put the broccoli into the pot. Let this cook for exactly three minutes. After this, take the vegetable out using a filter so the water drips off. Then, put it into ice cold water so it stops cooking. From here...

How To: Draw hands without references

In this video we learn how to draw hands without references. First, draw the basic structure of the hand using a photo to make sure it's true to size. After this, draw on boxes and circles to create the wrist, hand, and the knuckles. Then, you will draw on straight lines for the bones in the thumb. After this, start to add details of the fingers and make out their basic shape. As you continue with details, erase any background lines and start to add lines in for wrinkles on the skin. Finish t...