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How To: Draw a graffiti alphabet for beginners

In this tutorial we learn how to draw a graffiti alphabet for beginners. To draw the graffiti letters, you will first need to have a visual to look at while you are drawing them. Each of the different letters have a different look to them. They may be hard to read at first, but they each have a unique look. You will make the letters bubble letters, but have an edge to the bottom and top of each of them. To practice this further, you can trace along different letters to get a feel for how the ...

How To: Use a stud finder to locate your wall studs

In this tutorial, we learn how to use a stud finder to locate your wall studs. First, you will use your stud finder tool and place it against a wall. It will go off when it has found the edge of a stud. Place the finder against the wall then slowly move it until the red light on the top beeps. Move it around to make sure you know exactly where the stud would be located. The finder will go off wherever the edges of the studs are to help you pinpoint exactly where the stud is. You could get wro...

How To: Install a car alarm on a Viper 5900

In this tutorial, we learn how to install a car alarm on a Viper 5900. First, read your manual and figure out which wires go where, then label them so you don't confuse them. Next, grab all the tools you will need and have them prepared and ready. After this, find the electrical box on the car and remove all the wires that are inside of it. Now, you will take out the wires that go onto the current alarm system. Replace with the new alarm system and apply the wires where they belong. You may n...

How To: Clear the check engine light on your dashboard

In this tutorial, we learn how to clear the check engine light on your dashboard. This could be caused from an over-boost from the turbo charger that the engine does not recognize. The solution is to grab a tuner device and plug it into the car. Wait for it to power up, then go to the main menu. After this, go to "read dtc's", then find the trouble codes. It will show you what unknown codes are coming up, then you can clear them by pressing the "s" key. Now your light should turn off and you ...

How To: Use CutePDF to read and create PDFs

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use and create portable document formats for free. This task is very fast, easy and simple to do. Users will need to download the CutePDF program provided in the video. Once downloaded and installed, the program will essentially create another printer driver in the system, allowing users to print files in the portable document format. This video will benefit those viewers who create text documents, and would like to learn how to create portable doc...

How To: Say "double room" in Polish

In this tutorial, we learn how to say different words in Polish. If you want to say "double room with a bathroom", you would say, "pokoj dwuosobowy z tazienka" in Polish. To just say "double room", you would say "pokoj dwuosobowy" in Polish. Finally, to just say bathroom, you would say "tazienka". Use several resources to make sure you have the pronunciation of these words correctly. This language is very difficult to learn, so you will have to learn how to pronounce the letters before you ca...

How To: Craft a heart shaped bookmark

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a heart bookmark. First, take a sheet of paper and fold it in half, folding the crease. Now, take a pencil and draw two heart humps from one edge to the next. After this, cut them out, leaving the fold together. Trim any edges that aren't round, then add glue to the edge of the heart, and fold it over and let it dry. You can now decorate this will markers and ribbons. To use as a bookmark place your page in the center of the heart. This is a great craft ...

How To: File an unemployment claim online for Florida

In this tutorial, we learn how to file an unemployment claim online for Florida. First, log onto the website FluidNow. Once you are on the website, you will see a left hand sidebar with a menu, click on the option to file a claim. You will now go to a new screen where you will see guidelines and information on filing a claim. Continue to read the list of information you need, the check that you have it, and continue the application. Enter your personal information on each page you are present...

How To: Make a papier-mâché Halloween pumpkin

In this tutorial, we learn how to make paper mache Halloween pumpkins. You can purchase the pumpkin already made in the correct shape. When you are read to paint it, use orange pain and then a darker color in the creases to make it look realistic. You may need to smooth the pumpkin out before you paint, to make it easier to paint. Let the paint dry when finished, then add a gloss on. You can also paint on faces and different designs if you want to spice things up. You don't have to paint them...

How To: Write an introduction to your academic essay

In this tutorial, we learn how to write an introduction to your academic essay. The first part of your introduction should say why the topic is important. Using the phrase "is a topic of growing importance" is a great way to help boost your topic's importance. Next, you should have a sentence or two sentences talking about the difficulties of the topic and what issues are involved. The third part of your introduction should be a thesis statement that narrows down what the topic is going to be...

How To: Set up a Tumblr blog

In this tutorial, we learn how to set up a Tumblr blog. First, log onto the Tumblr website by clicking the sign up button. Enter your email address, a password, and the URL you want your Tumblr website to be at. After this, click the sign up button. Now, you will be brought to a welcome page and start changing your settings. Click on customize, then add a title, description, and upload a picture. You can also click on the theme, colors, and feeds tab to change more preferences. When you are f...

How To: Beatmix without headphones when DJing

Learn to read the mixer in order to understand what is coming out of the speakers. While DJing might appear simple to the untrained eye, truly mastering the turntables requires as much time and dedication as mastering any other instrument. Fortunately, the internet is awash in free video DJing lessons like this one, which make the learning process easier than it's ever been. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look

How To: Password protect a folder in Snow Leopard on your Mac

In this tutorial, we learn how to password protect a folder in Snow Leopard on your Mac. First, go to the finder and click on "utilities". Now go to "file, new, disk image from folder". Now, you can select the folder you want and then click "image". Make it a read/write folder so you still can edit the files and enable the encryption. Save this, then it will ask you for a password. Create a password and then verify it. When finished, uncheck the "remember my password", then click on "ok". Now...

How To: Craft a good thesis statement for your research paper

In this tutorial, we learn how to crate a good thesis statement for a research paper. Make a clear thesis statement so you give the reader something to hang your argument on. You will want to choose a category and give the details very clearly. People read very quickly and will create their own meaning from what you write, so be very clear so they can't have an argument about what you are writing. The reader will appreciate understanding of the paper and have a new relationship with the paper...

How To: Do Sookie Stackhouse's minimal "True Blood" makeup

The third season of "True Blue" just kicked off last week, which means hot chicks and shirtless guys. Though many of the character spend most of the show rather, um, naked, which takes up most of our attention, next time you watch the HBO series you should also pay attention to the girls' makeup, which always flatters and never looks overdone.

How To: Flirt through your own body language

In this tutorial, we learn how to read body language and how to flirt with your own body language. The first way to attract someone's interest is to look them in the eye, without glaring or staring at them. When you get eye contact for a short period of time, you will get the other person's attention. If you want to get attention from another person, face towards them and adjust your hair. Another way to show someone you are interested in them is to lean towards them and point towards them wi...

How To: Cheat on a math test with a sticker

This video will show students how to cheat on a test using a sticker on which you will write the information that you will need. You should use any sticker where you can write all the information that you will need. Write as necessary in order to put all the information in one place. After you have written the information that you want, stick it on your leg above your ankle under the leg of your pants. in order to get the information to cheat during the test, simply sit with your leg on top o...

How To: Adjust tilt steering in your vehicle

Now before checking out this next tutorial, it's a good idea to read your owner's manual to find out if you have tilt steering. If you do, then this video is for you. Not all cars are the same, but one cool feature is the ability to tilt the steering wheel up and down. It's something that has been around for years, but has improved with time. Not only can you move it up and down, but now you can pull it and push it away. So check out this tutorial on how to adjust tilt steering in your vehicl...

How To: Flash the firmware on your Xbox 360

Flashing the Xbox 360 is the first step to modding the console. It allows you to modify the firmware on the consoles disk drive to make it read burned discs. You will need to buy this and this. Then you need to disassemble your Xbox 360; we have several videos on the site detailing how to do this, like this one. Now, download this, connect your Xbox's drive to your computer, and follow the rest of the steps.

How To: Draw Jean Grey (Phoenix) from Marvel's X-Men

X-Men is one of the oldest and still coolest comics from the Marvel universe. So many likable characters and story lines that it's a blast to read. Many fans of the comic book have their favorite characters, but one of the most popular is that of Jean Grey or Phoenix. She has an interesting story and great mutant powers. So in this sped-up tutorial, you'll see how to draw Jean Grey in your X-Men outfit. So good luck, pay attention, and enjoy!

How To: Add album artwork to iTunes music

Almost anybody who owns an Apple product, especially an iPod or iPhone, has iTunes downloaded on their computer. It's a great piece of software that gives you easy access to all your favorite songs, shuffles your music in certain categories, and even updates you on the latest music out. But when it comes to downloading music from another source that is not iTunes, certain information may be missing. In this particular case: album artwork. It's nice to see what the album is playing without hav...

How To: Download and setup WinRAR compression software

Go to the site www.downlaod.com and type in winrar in the search tab. Download the first search result and install successfully. Winrar helps you compress a large file into a smaller one, single or in parts. Right click on the file to be compressed and click on ‘Add to archive…’, a window pops up. In this window, in the left-bottom corner you get an option to compress the folder into a single file or into several files with the file size of your choice. Now it is easier to send the part...

How To: Use email on your Blackberry

In this video, Jake Allman from Butterscotch.com shows us how to use e-mail on a Blackberry. First, configure your e-mail account onto your Blackberry. You will need your login information as well as internet information to do this. Now, return to the main screen and click on "messages". Once you are in it, you can tap on your e-mail messages to read them and you can compose new ones to anyone or any Blackberry messenger. New e-mails can also be composed from the address book if you want to d...

How To: Digitally sign and encrypt your email messages

The only people who should read your emails are you and your intended recipients. Protect your privacy with this simple crytography guide, which shows how to obtain a free certificate for signing and encrypting email messages, how to download and install the certificate on Mac OS X 10.5, and how to use the newly installed certificate in Apple Mail.

How To: Increase screen contrast in Mac OS X

Mac OSX offers an easy solution to increasing the contrast of your display, and switching the screen from black on white to white on black. In the Universal Access section of System Preferences, under the large "Display" label, you will find a set of controls. Switching from black on white to white on black will invert the colors on the screen, making it easier to read for some people. There is a toggle to the right of that control which switches your display from color to grayscale. Below th...

How To: Control flies around your home

In this video, we learn how to control flies around your home with Rick Steinel. The common house fly can be found everywhere in the house and are full of disgusting germs. We can now make a type of liquid that attracts flies and kills them. These are safe for humans so it won't hurt your home or you. This liquid can also be placed inside of a container which will collect the flies outside, before they have a chance to enter your home. They are also very easy to install and it's very easy ins...

How To: Spray paint properly

Try to use the same brand of spray paint throughout the project, read the instructions, follow them. Different brands may have different instructions, this is why we advise against mixing brands. Begin by lightly sanding your project with 600 grit sand paper, anything lower can potentially scratch your project. Use a sturdy tape to cover the parts you want to leave unpainted. Use a very light coating of primer, sand it with 600 grit sand paper (lightly). To add 'special effects' to the job, u...

How To: Navigate the web with VoiceOver in Mac OS X

The video is about how to use voice over in Safari for Mac OS X. To use Voice over it has to be enabled first. It can be used to read the entire html content on web page using short cut control + option + shift + Down Arrow. To move between different items on the web page use Control + Option + left or right arrows. To click any link use Control + Option + Space bar. To go back in the browser use Command + [. To stop interacting with HTML content use Control + Option + Shift + Up Arrow. After...

How To: Make an authentic Jamaican-style jerk chicken

Watch this video and find out how to make authentic Jamaican jerk chicken. The basic ingredient required to prepare this dish is Jamaican allspice or pimento berry which is powdered and pound to a paste. The chicken is rubbed with this paste and kept to marinate in the fridge for about 24 to 48 hours so that the meat absorbs all the juices and spices. The pimento leaves are placed on the grill on top of which sticks are placed. This is an offset cooking, that is, the chicken is cooked away fr...

How To: Use Google Reader with RSS, Atom, & XML feeds

In this video, learn how to use Google Reader with RSS, Atom, and/or XML feeds. Feeds allow sites to "pull" information from the web without having to visit the site manually. It also helps prevent web users from having to go "check" a site for updates because the feed will check for you! In this video, learn how to add and remove feeds from Google reader and get tips on how to sort & read them these feeds effectively.

How To: Encrypt batch files with variables

Encryption is the process of converting you data in to other obscure form so that no one can read it. Encryption can also be done using batch files. Batch files are scripting programs in windows which can be used to program small automatic operations. To do this open a notepad to write the batch program. First turn of the echo by inserting the command '@echo off'. Now write the rest of the program as shown in the video. Now save the image as a bat file. Now you can encrypt this batch file. To...

How To: Prepare for the PSAT writing section

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to prepare for the PSAT writing section. Avoid any long, wordy answer choices. Make sure that the answers are short and simple, and does not contain any redundancy. Read the sentences literally to check if the sentence is properly structured and makes sense. Review the grammar rules to ensure that you can understand sentence errors. Some grammar rules that should be reviewed include: pronoun reference, pronoun case, modifiers and parallelism. Not all ...

How To: Approach questions on SAT passage section

Eva Holtz shows us how to approach different types of questions on the SAT, in this episode from Brightstorm. The different types of questions in the SAT Passages section include "Vocabulary in Context", "Line reference", "Whole passage", and "I, II, III, except, least, not" questions. Eva explains that the best way to approach Vocabulary in Context questions is to treat them like Sentence Completion questions. First, read two lines before and after the word in question. Then, it's best to ca...

How To: Prepare for the PSAT math section

In this video the tutor explains a four strategies for standardize tests, complete with examples of each, explained fully. The first strategy to prepare for the math section of the PSAT, is simply reading the question, and understanding what the question is asking. The second strategy the tutor recommends is that, for some questions, you choose your own numbers. One more strategy suggested is to use the figures and diagrams. The final strategy shown in the video, is to "plug in answer choices...

How To: Take Apart Your PS3 to Clean the Lens

This video shows how to take apart a Play Station 3 (PS3) in order to clean the disc reading lens. First locate the sticker that says "void if removed" and remove the plastic cover from this point with a screw driver. Once this cover is removed there is a second cover which is removed by unscrewing the nine screws which hold it into place and rotating the cover towards the front of the device. Disconnect the disc housing on the right by pulling out the smaller cable then remove the five screw...