It is a truth universally acknowledged that food molded into fancy shapes somehow seems tastier. That's true even with chocolate, which is inherently delicious. Now, while you can buy chocolate that's been pre-molded into fancy shapes, you can have a lot of fun and save a few bucks by making your own specialty chocolate molds. All you need to get started are items you most likely already own.
Making a good crêpe takes practice and commitment. The batter is rich—most recipes incorporate melted butter, whole milk, and several eggs—and the cooking of the crêpe requires good technique. You have to learn to deposit and swirl just the right amount of batter to get the thinnest possible crêpe, and then learn how to loosen the entire circle and flip it over without tearing or snagging.
This is a video tutorial in the Software category where you are going to learn how to revert to the Fixedsys font using mIRC. Click on the channel icon and select font. Here you can select the font and the size and then click OK. If you have Windows XP or older version of Windows, you can type in fixedsys in the font window, select the size, click OK and the fixedsys font will be selected. But if you have Vista or Windows 7, this will not happen. So you bring up the Windows explorer and in th...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a cool neon text effect using Photoshop. First, type your text using a big and simple font. After this, right click on the text layer and click on "rasterize type". Now, press the control button while you click the thumbnail of the text layer. After this, grab the lasso tool and click "select inverse". Then, set it on 12 pixels in the toolbar. Now, use the magic wand too and select each of the letters by holding shift. Next, create a new layer and click ...
This video tutorial belongs to the Computers & Programming category which is going to show you how to reformat a computer. For doing this you will need your computer and the operating system CD. Turn on the computer and load the CD. Then keep tapping f8. Your computer will now load from the CD. When the set up options page comes up, select the 'set up windows' option. Thereafter select the number of partitions that you want to create in your hard drive. The hard drive is now reformatted and t...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make free custom ring tones for an iPhone. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Then click on the Folder Options and deselect "Hide extensions for known file types". Now open iTunes and select the desired song. Right-click on it and select Get Info. Click on the Options tab and make the song lasts only 29 seconds. Then right-click on the song and select Create AAC version and wait for it to finish converting. Now open the c...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to data clear and erase an LG CU720 Shine mobile phone. This task is very fast, easy and simple to do. Begin by clicking on the Menu button and select Settings. Then scroll down the list or press the # sign to select Reset Settings. Now select Master Clear and select Handset. If there is data in the memory card, clear it as well. Click on Yes to confirm the resetting and type in your security code. This video will benefit those viewers who have a LG S...
In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to make a basic bar graph in Microsoft Excel. You will also learn how to give your chart a title and how to label the axes. First you put in all your data in to an Excel spreadsheet. Then you highlight the data you want to put in your graph, select the 'insert' tab, then' column' and choose the basic column chart. Next you select the title tab, go to option and choose new title. Now you add the title to the graph. To label the axes, go on top...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to fix the Wi-Fi problem on an iPod Touch or iPhone. Begin by clicking on Settings and select General. Then scroll down to click on General and select Reset Network Settings. When a confirmation window pops up, click on "Reset Network Settings". The iPod device will then reboot. Now click on Settings and select Wi-Fi. Then select a network to connect to. This video will benefit those viewers who have an iPhone or iPod Touch, and would like to learn ho...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use the zoom tool in Adobe Photoshop. To select the zoom tool, click on the magnifying tool in the toolbar. Users are also able to press the "Z" key to select the zoom tool. Once selected, users are able to zoom into the image by left-clicking on the image. Users are then able to select the hand tool to move around the image. To zoom out, right-click on the image. This video will benefit those viewers who use Photoshop to edit images, and would lik...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a shiny glass ball in Adobe Photo-shop. Begin by creating a new document with the default size and a transparent background. Then paint the entire background in black. Now select the marquee tool and create a circle anywhere in the background. Now go to filter, click on Render and select Len Flare. Make the lens flare 105 mm prime with 141% brightness. Then go to Filter, click on Distort and select Spherize. Use normal mode and set the amount ...
In this video, viewers observe the auto reversal magic trick. The magician begins by telling the spectator to select the card. Once selected, the magician places the card back into the middle of the deck. The magician then reveals that he/she has no card markings. Now the magician tells the spectator that he will find the card behind his own back. The magician starts shuffling the cards behind his back. The first card that shows up is not the selected card, so the magician goes through the de...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create a carbon fiber desktop wallpaper using Adobe Photo-shop. Begin by creating a 20x20 pattern with the rectangle marquee and gradient tool. Then go to Edit, select Define Pattern and name the image. Now create a document with the dimensions of your monitor screen. Then go to Edit, select Fill and select the pattern that you have created. Then go to Filter, select Render, click on lighting effects and configure the image's lighting. This video w...
In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to make a winking animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop. Select a photograph of two eyes and duplicate the layer. Now copy the top eyelashes and paste them on top of the bottom eyelashes. Go to the eye drop tool and select a dark color. Then go to paint brush, choose a brush with size 1 and select darken in the ‘mode’ dropdown menu. Reduce opacity to 50%. Now darken the lower eyelashes as shown in the video. Then go to healing brush tool and se...
This video is a tutorial on using the Conditional Formatting function of Excel to automatically color alternating rows, which helps your eye to follow across the row. This can be done manually with the “Fill Color” button, but if you add or delete rows after applying the shading, the whole purpose is defeated.
This how to video shows you how to sort data in Excel in a custom order. First, open a spread sheet in Excel. Select a column of cells with words that you want sorted. Click the office button and select Excel options. Go to edit custom list. You will see different custom lists. Click import to import your selection as a custom list. Next, you can go back to a sheet with those words that you want sorted and click the sort command. Select custom list on the order tab and select your new custom ...
This is a video about the multiplication, determination, and inverse of matrix using excel. First we have to take two matrix in excel. If you take two 3x3 matrices and multiply it then you will get a 3x3 matrix as a result. First we have to select 3x3 cells in the excel and give then a formula of =mmult(and then select the first matrix it will automatically takes the row and cell numbers, next select the second matrix). Then it will give the answer. Next if you want to find the determinant of...
This video shows us the method to transfer files between iTunes libraries in iTunes 9. First step involves downloading iTunes 9 from apple.com. Go to the 'Edit' tab and 'Preferences'. Go to the 'Sharing' tab and select the 'Share selected playlists'. Select the playlists you want to share and click 'OK'. Now go to 'Advanced' and select 'Turn on home sharing'. Make sure that both are under the same account. Type in the password and you will see an icon in the shape of a home in the left side. ...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create a .torrent file using u-Torrent. Begin by opening the program. Click on File and select Create New Torrent. Now select the file, select the directory and type in the tracker code. Then click on Create and save as. Once the file is created, click on File and select Add Torrent. Locate the .torrent file click OK. Now wait for the torrent file to finish downloading. This video will benefit those viewers who use u-Torrent and would like to learn...
This how to video shows you how to create wallpaper for your computer desktop. Open Photoshop and create a new file. Change the dimensions to the size of your desktop. Click okay and go to edit and fill. Choose color and select black. Click okay to fill the screen with black. Duplicate the layer. Once this is done, go to filter, render, and lens flare. Make sure the lens flare is in the center. Edit the settings to your liking. Click okay to add the effect on to the image. Go to filter, disto...
The video shows a quick tip on how to get the best value out of one's BlackBerry Calculator. First, it instructs one on how to access the calculator application from the home screen:
In this how to video, you will learn how to convert DVD movies to AVI or any other type of file for free. First, you will need to download DVDx 2.1 and the install it. Next, open the program and insert the DVD disc you want to copy. Go to file and click DVD root. Find the video and select the video_ts folder. You will see the IFO files. Look for the one with the longest time. Click on this one and press select. If you have a DVD already ripped on your hard drive go to file and click open IFO....
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make floating text on water. Begin by importing the water image into the program. Begin by selecting the polygonal lasso tool in the toolbox and select the top of the water. Once you have made the selection, right-click on it and select Layer via Copy. Then select the text tool and type in your text. Create a contour to make the 3D and give the text a light color. Then place Layer 1 over the ext layer and use the selection tool to place it behind t...
To format an external hard drive on Windows Vista, plug the hard drive in, then click on start menu, right click on "computer", and select "manage". Go to "storage" on the left hand menu and select "disk management". Right click on the letter of your external hard drive, and select "Shrink Volume". Choose the size of the partition you want to create, and click shrink. After it is done, there will be 2 seperate drives, with the new one being allocated. Right click on the unallocated drive and ...
This is a video tutorial that is showing its audience how to set up your own VPN client on your Mac computer. The first step in setting up a VPN client is to go to your system preferences on your computer. Next select network and then select the plus button and type in that you will be making a VPN network. Next you should select the type PPTP and enter your server name. Then you can click on create and it will create a new network for you. Next you should enter your service address and your ...
This video demonstrates how to change the color of hair, dress, car or any thing of your choice using photoshop. This is really simple. Select the photo in which you need to change the color. Create a new transparent layer. Click on the brush tool and select a brush type with the right size required. For hair, you could use a brush with a fuzzy edge while sharp edges for clothes and car. Select the white color in the task bar. Click and drag carefully along the edges and fill in the area wher...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to change/convert a pivot animation into an AVI video format. Begin by loading the animation in the Pivot program. Now click on File and select the Save as type to Animated gif. Nam the file and click on Save. Then open Windows Movie Maker and add the pivot animation into the time line. click on Publish Movie and select This Computer. Name the file and select the save location. Click on More Settings and select DV-AVI (PAL) and click on Publish. This ...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use the blend tool in Adobe Illustrator. The blend tool will allow users to create objects between two strokes or filled objects. When you double-click on the blend tool, there will be 3 options to select from. Select the spacing and press OK. The three spacing options are: Smooth Color, Specify Steps and Specified Distance. Users are also able to select the amount strokes between the two objects. Now select the points of the two objects and it wil...
This video is a tutorial on how to create your own custom screen savers from your favorite movies on a Windows computer. The first step is to download the Movie Screen Saver Software from www.vijusoft.com. When the program is finished downloading from the website then you will have to open the installer package and follow the instructions. The download should only take a few minutes and then you might have to restart your computer when it is finished. The second step, once the program is down...
In this how to video, you will learn how to make a reflection in water using Photoshop. First, open the image in Photoshop. Select the crop tool and select the whole photo. Click and drag the lower part down. Select the rectangular marquee tool and select the picture. Click on the selection and select layer via copy. Click the move tool and drag the upper point in the picture to the bottom of the document. Go to filter, blur, and select motion blur. Choose a -90 degree angle with a 35 pixel d...
This how to video shows you how to use the program Macromedia Flash 8. First, open the program and click Flash Document. Next, select show frame in the drop down menu. Next, right click and select insert layer. Select the pen tool and choose a size. Next, select a color and then draw a picture. Click the other layer and zoom in. Click the onion skin. Continue to draw and then press F7. Keep on doing this for each new animation. Click control and test the movie. Go to file and save the file. Y...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to remove tattoos using Photoshop. First, open the image in Photoshop. The patch tool is the easiest for removing these type of tattoos. If the tattoo is very ornate and complicated, it will take longer to remove. First, select the patch tool, which looks like a band-aid. Hold it down and select patch tool. Zoom in on the tattoo and draw a selection around it. Once it is selected, click the left mouse and hold it down. Drag the selection to an area sim...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to connect an Xbox360 with wireless internet. Begin by connecting your computer to a wireless network. Click on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Go to Network and Internet, and select Network and Sharing Center. Under Tasks, click on Manage network connections and select your wireless connection. Right-click on the connection and select Properties. Go to the Sharing tab and check both the sharing options. Now click OK. This video will benefit ...
JdudeTutorials shows how to Photoshop the rims of a photo of a car, either for previewing different options for your vehicle or just for fun. Open the photo of the car (preferably shot from the side) in Adobe Photoshop. Open the desired rim photo. On the rim, use the lasso or magnetic lasso tool to select the rim from the background. Then copy the selected area and paste it into the car photo. Select the layer with the rim, select "free transform" and resize the image to fit the car's rim siz...
How to test your graphic frame rate in iTunes
A basic maintenance step in Windows XP is deleting temporary files. In this short tutorial, TellYouKnew walks you through the steps necessary to delete temporary files. The first step is to select "RUN" from the Start menu. When the Run box opens, type %temp% in the box and press enter (or click OK). A new window will open which contains all of your hidden, yet safe to delete, temporary files. TellYouKnew advises that you simply select all of the files and delete them. You may delete the file...
Microsoft PowerPoint can be used to create power presentations. These presentation can contain images, animations, audio and video. Open your PowerPoint presentation. Go to the insert and select the audio and video option. Now browse to the file on your hard disk and select it. You can even select a video file to make your presentation better. Now this video will be added to your slide in the presentation. You can also choose different settings to the video and customize it. You can also sele...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to quickly set up the background image on your Apple Macbook Pro. First, right click the desktop and select Change Desktop Background. A new window will pop up where you can change it. Also, you can go to system preferences and selecting desktop and screen saver. To change the image, select any of the options available. This includes solid colors to large images. You can also go to your iPhoto albums and choose any picture in there. You can also go onl...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to make a light saber or similar image in the Final Cut Express program. First, go to the effects tab and go to video generators and select color solid. Drag this to the viewer. Go to the control tab and select the blue color. Now drag it to the time line. Double effect the color solid and go to mask shape. Select filters and change the effects settings to 2.5 horizontal scale. For the vertical scale, select 75 to 85. Go to the effects, video effects, ...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to make a .gif animation from video footage. First, open Photoshop, click file and select import video frames to layers. Next, select the video you want to use and open it. Once this is done, you will see the amount of frames in the videos as layers in the video. Go to window and animation to open a new display for the animation. If you want to shrink the .gif image size, go to edit and image. Change the size to your liking. Now, just go to file and se...
