How To: Create Gwen Stefani's retro ponytail from "Cool"
Pop superstar Gwen Stefani needs little help looking cool. She did, after all, singlehandedly bring back rasta prints and made Japanese Harajuku prints and designs popular in the mainstream.
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How To: Find the beach ball Easter egg in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
A beach ball? In a racing game? Sure, it could happen! This tutorial shows you where to find the beach ball in Mission Beach. Even better - it's impossible to pop! So you can play with it for the rest of the game.
How To: Cut and style naturally curly hair for kids
We think curly hair is awesome, and we're totally jealous of Taylor Swift's natural mane of beautiful blonde curls. But if you have curly hair then you know that oftentimes it can be difficult to manage, and that frizzies pop up at the first sign of humidity.
How To: Sew a button onto your pants
Often times, when you buy ready to wear clothes, you'll get a garment where the buttons are sewn on very loosely. To keep the buttons from popping off, here is how you can reinforce the buttons on your pants or other garments.
How To: Dance to Jessica Jarrell's "Almost Love"
Young pop star Jessica Jarrell is as cute as can be. With tight, curly hair and a funky, hipster sense of style, she's that popular girl at school you love to hate because she's so damn nice.
How To: Dance the choreography for Chris Brown's "Deuces"
Whether you like Chris Brown or not, you've got to admit that the boy's got moves. Originally called the next Michael Jackson, the pop star dances and croons his way through his music video for "Deuces."
How To: Complete different magnitudes of isolations in breakdancing
Isolations are basically isolating single body parts - the hands, one leg, even one knee - to perform a dance move focused on that one body part. This means you can perform an isolation by popping your knee or gliding your arm up and down, for example.
How To: Create a Taylor Swift "Love Story" curly updo
Pop superstar Taylor Swift is not unlike the flaxen-haired princesses she sings about in her lovey dovey songs. In fact, for her music video for "Love Story" she simply puts her hair up in a bun with a few stray hairs falling down and BAM! She's Cinderella brought to life.
How To: Make no-sew simple star cutout leggings
If pop superstar Ke$ha ever saw these star cutout leggings, she'd totally be rocking them in a heartbeat. This crafting project requires absolutely no sewing skills, just a pair of leggings (with stars or some other pattern on them) and scissors.
How To: Use the Fractal Noise effect in Adobe After Effects CS5
Create eye-popping backgrounds with the After Effects CS5 Fractal Noise effect! Learn how with this brief video guide.
How To: Freak out your family this Thanksgiving with a chest burst SFX
Have a tendency to eat so much at Thanksgiving dinner that you worry you might burst? Using the same SFX for the chest-bursting alien in the movie Alien, you can create that exact, stomach popping effect! Freak out your family this holiday season!
How To: Create an orange pink makeup look for gray eyes
We don't know how many girls we know of who have gray eyes, but if you happen to be one who does (or who wears gray contacts), then this makeup look will make them pop beautifully.
How To: Solve population proportion problems in statistics
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. With this installment from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan's series of free math tutorials, you'll learn how to solve pop. proportion problems in stats.
How To: Have your sims give birth to twin girls in Sims 3
Want your sims avatar to be able to give birth to twin girls? This tutorial shows you a few tips and hints to influence the pregnancy of your chosen Sims avatar to ensure two baby girls pop up in the delivery room! (hint: it's all about the watermelon)
How To: Keep yourself from showing a muffin top by dressing differently
A muffin top is created someone (usually a woman) wears pants that are too tight at the same time as a shirt that is too short. This causes fat to pop out the top of the pants in a way that resembles, well, a muffin top. Watch this video to tips on avoiding having one yourself.
How To: Bring out the colors in a photo in Adobe Photoshop
Bring out all the colors in your photo! Make them extra saturated so your image has exceptionally vivid colors. This tutorial shows you how to use the luminosity and other light effects in Adobe Photoshop to make the colors really pop for your project.
How To: Script a Java popup window and add it to your Flash based website
The Java windows can pop up and alert your user to important aspects of your website - such as receiving a forum message. This tutorial shows you how to make your own Java-style popup alert window using Action Script 3 and add it to your Flash-based website.
How To: Create or add textures to your photographs and images
Make the texture of a flower petal, porcelain vase or blade of grass really pop in your image! This tutorial goes over the various texture effects you can apply to your Photoshop projects, and a few tips on the best instances to employ them.
How To: Earn the "Nom Nom Nom" achievement in Plants vs. Zombies on the Xbox 360
Plants vs. Zombies, a great tower defense game from Pop Cap games! If you're looking to try to get all the achievements, there's one in particular that requires a little forward thinking and that's Nom Nom Nom. In this video from Achievement Hunter you will learn the three different types of plants that'll be the most effective to getting the achievement.
How To: Play the song "Trouble" by NeverShoutNever on acoustic guitar
NeverShoutNever have become verifiable indie-pop darlings, and their songs are pretty easy to learn and fun to play on acoustic guitar. Why not give it a spin? This video will show you how to play the hit song "Trouble" by showing you all of the chords while the song plays in the background.
How To: Play the song "Big City Dreams" by NeverShoutNever on acoustic guitar
NeverShoutNever have managed to carve out a niche in the post-pop-punk landscape, and their songs are super fun to play on acoustic guitar. This video will show you all of the chords to the song while it plays, allowing you to play your very own awesome cover of it.
How To: Do your hair in long curly waves like Ke$ha
Techno-pop-starlet Ke$ha's hair is one of her greatest assets. It looks great all the time, and is pretty much always this curvy-wavy long style. This video will show you how to do that on yourself with only some simple hair care products.
How To: Look like Katy Perry in the "California Gurls" video
Katy Perry has done it again! She has created the great, new summer anthem "California Gurls". Her video is a sexy mix of candy and bubble gum pop with a little rock and roll thrown in. If you are a fan of Katy's and want to grab her style, follow along with this tutorial from Lauren Luke. You will be looking like you come from SoCal in no time.
How To: Recreate Lady Gaga's "Telephone" makeup look
Lady Gaga is inspiring young women around the world with her provocative style, and makeup recreations are popping up all over the web. In this makeup tutorial, Primp Powder Pout shows you how to recreate Lady Gaga's makeup style from her "telephone" music video. It may be a bit too much for normal wear, but it's great fun to try on.
How To: Do Michael Jackson's leg kick dance move
In this clip, learn how to kick it high and proud just like the King of Pop! You will get a step by step on just how to perform Michael Jackson's popular kick move.
How To: Stay away from bedbugs while on the road
There's nothing worse than finding a few bedbugs on your body. These gross little creatures are starting to appear all over the United States and are popping up in hotels all over. These little insects can be an big problem for people, but can easily be avoided. So check out the tutorial above on how to stay away from bedbugs while on the road. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Set up a POP3 email account in Microsoft Outlook
Need to know how to set up a POP3 account within Microsoft Outlook? When you know how to go about it, it's simple. So simple, in fact, that this home computing how-to from the folks at Easily can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over three minutes' time. For the specifics, and to get started using your own POP account in MS Outlook, just watch this handy how-to.
How To: Make strawberry and cream soda pop cupcakes
Watch this video to learn how to make an unusual dessert. Do you love strawberries? Do you love cream soda? Well, two great tastes meet in this strawberry and cream dessert. It'll be more sweet than you can stand! Watch this video to learn how to make this delicious strawberry and cream cupcake dessert.
How To: Play "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson on piano
Want to know how to perform Michael Jackson's "Heal the World" on your piano or keyboard? Learn how with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing this pop ballad on your own keyboard instrument, watch this how-to!
How To: Play "I Miss You" by Blink 182 on the piano
Want to know how to play Blink 182's "I Miss You" on your piano or keyboard? Learn how with this free video piano lesson. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing this pop-punk song on your own keyboard instrument, watch this how-to!
How To: Use plexiglass to create a "fish tube" for your pond
In this video, learn how to create a brand new way to enjoy your pond. Using plexiglass, create a large, sealed tube that you will then place into your lake or pond. The tube will naturally fill with water and the fish will pop up and visit you inside their new glass window. This way, you will be able to enjoy your fishy friends all the time without falling into the pond water!
How To: Pop the trunk automatically on a Lincoln MKX
This quick video tutorial shows you how to open and close the trunk of a Lincoln MKX with just a push of two buttons. It's prefect for anybody was has to carry tons of books or groceries from their home to the trunk. It prevents you from needing to put the stuff down in order to open the trunk manually. So if you own, or plan on owning, this car check this video out!
How To: Play "Two Is Better Than One" by Boys Like Girls & Taylor Swift on guitar
Learn how to play the Boys Like Girls song "Two Is Better Than One" with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the pop song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Boys Like Girls & Taylort Swift number on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
How To: Play Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah" with Marty
Learn how to play Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah" with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the pop folk ballad including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular tune on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
How To: Play "Old Man" by Neil Young on acoustic guitar
Learn how to play Neil Young's "Old Man" with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the pop-folk ballad including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Neil Young tune on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
How To: Play "Blackbird" by Lennon/McCartney on guitar
Learn how to play the Beatles' "Blackbird" with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the pop folk ballad including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular McCartney tune on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
How To: Do a cute inverted/3D French braid
This is a very unique type of braid. It is similar to a French braid, in the sense that it runs close to your head but different because it pops out instead of falling flat on your scalp. If you would like to mix up your look, check it out and follow along. This look will take you only a couple of minutes to do.
How To: Play "Airplanes" by B.o.B & Hayley Williams on piano
In this tutorial, learn how to play the extremely popular new song "Airplanes" by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams. This song is really pretty and now you can play it on your own. So, if you are a fan of this current pop/hip hop hit, check out this step by step and rock out whenever you feel like it!
How To: Play Airplanes by B.o.B and Hayley Williams on guitar
The newest hit from B.o.B is "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams. If you are a fan, check out this video. This song is way easier to play than you would think and actually only requires a few chords. So, check out this tutorial and learn exactly how to play this huge pop/hip hop hit on your guitar today.
How To: Get Britney Spears' makeup from the 2008 VMA Awards
Britney has her ups and downs but when she is hitting the high notes she is always stylish. In this tutorial, learn how to recreate Britney's makeup look from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. This simple, smokey look will turn anyone into a red carpet ready pop star, so follow along and get ready to turn heads.