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News: The Scaling Ratios Every HoloLens Dev Should Know for Clean Text in Mixed Reality

Designing for mixed reality, especially for the HoloLens, can present unique challenges. Dong Yoon Park, a Principal UX Designer at Microsoft with a passion for typography, recently gave a talk to the Windows Holographic Users Group Redmond (WinHUGR) about the pitfalls he ran into trying to convert what started out as a 2D iOS app 5 years ago to the newer 3D Holographic frontier with Unity.

How To: 7 Surefire Ways to Share Your Current Location with Others

Instead of wasting time asking where your friends and family are at a given moment, then having them waste time by describing their location, there are several Android apps you can use that will automate this whole process. To top it off, it doesn't have to be about invading privacy or spying on someone, since most of these apps are offer two-way location sharing, or at least let you share locations only when you feel comfortable with it.

How To: Make and arrange a painting palette

In this tutorial, we learn how to make and arrange a painting palette. First, you will need to buy a large palette that can handle a lot of different colors on it. Now, use the sides to add in the different colors that you are going to use. Use the middle of the palette to mix up colors while you are painting or doing different crafts. You can also use a large paper plate to make a paint palette if you don't have a palette nearby. Anything that is flat with a lot of room on it will work, so g...

How To: Trim your dog's nails without cutting

In this tutorial, we learn how to trim your dog's nails without cutting them. Before you begin, you will need a Dremel tool with a sandpaper drum attached. Now, have your dog sit down and place their paw up on your knee. Now. grab the tool and gently place it on the tip of the dog's nail. Do this on each of the nails, until you have trimmed all of the nails. Make sure you don't trim down too much or push too hard, this could cause a burn on the dog's nail or injure them severely. Keep treats ...

How To: Prepare a fresh artichoke for cooking

In this video, we learn how to prepare a fresh artichoke for cooking. The first step is to decide how many artichokes you want to cook. Take them and cook them well under cold water, and brush with a kitchen brush if you have one nearby. Now, top and tail your artichoke with a sharp knife. You can also rub the top of the vegetable with lemon to stop the artichoke from browning. Now, you can bake, steam, microwave, or boil your artichoke any way you would like. After cooking, you can store in ...

How To: Get the Fly Swatter achievement in Assassin's Creed I

This achievement is sure to make you "fly like an eagle." In the game Assassin's Creed II, you're introduced to a bunch of new weapons and skills that you can use to take down your victims. One of the coolest new additions is that of a flying machine or glider. This can be used to travel from once place to another and can even be used to attack nearby archers. Doing that can actually result in the achievement, Fly Swatter. So check out this tutorial on how they did it and how you can do it. E...

How To: Apply and move a ball marker in golf

This video explains the importance of marking your ball on the putting green. If someone else is also playing golf, and theirs hits yours (and it isn't marked), its a two stroke penalty. In order to mark the ball, set a coin directly behind the ball onto the green. Then when you replace your ball, set it directly in front of the coin. It is important to always put your ball in front of the coin so you don't accidentally gain or lose advantage. When putting your marker in place, make sure to n...

How To: Draw 3D graffiti

Graffiti is a nuissance but it can also be an awesome form of true art. In this tutorial, learn how to draw 3D graffiti as demonstrated in Photoshop CS2. 3D graffiti gives your tag a very cool effect, making it appear to be popping out of the wall it is sprayed on and standing out from any other artwork nearby. Even though it looks advanced, creating 3D graffiti is actually quite easy to do. Try this style out and impress your fellow artists and passerbys alike.

How To: Teach kids to ride a bike

Knowing how to ride a bike is a fun and useful skill that kids can use well into adulthood. This video tutorial demonstrates a safe and simple way to teach kid’s how to ride a bike. Before taking to the streets, make sure the child is wearing a correctly fitted safety helmet. Support the child while they pedal from the street or concrete into a nearby grassy area. Early on, make sure to teach them proper bike-riding safety laws and be sure to keep the mood light and avoid showing any frustrat...

How To: Unlock Wolf and All Star mode in Super Smash Bros

To unlock Wolf, you must've first completed Subspace Emissary. In Subspace Emissary choose to go to "The Ruins" and choose any difficulty and any characters to go. When in the stage keep going as you would in any Subspace Emissary stage and the first door you see you don't have to enter unless you want trophy (not a specific trophy) and a Heart Container which you most likely won't need since the next door you go to, which is very nearby, will be where Star Wolf is and when starting the battl...

How To: Create a sultry Kylie Minogue makeup look

While international pop star Kylie Minogue was blessed with perfectly sculpted cheekbones, beautiful eyes, and princess-like blond hair, her beauty routine is something we can all learn from. While, unfortunately, the chanteuse herself is not in this makeup tutorial, her #1 UK look alike is.

How To: Make a DTV antenna & a steadicam

Learn how to make a DTV antenna & a steadicam. Digital converter box? Check! Great reception? Not so much. John Park shows how to take a fistful of wire coat hangers and make a TV antenna that gives great digital reception. While he’s at it, he also makes a video camera stabilizer using metal piping and counterbalance weight; great for at-home moviemaking.

How To: Replace the backup sensor on an Toyota FJ Cruiser

See how to replace a backup sensor on a Toyota FJ Cruiser. This video shows you step by step replacement of this simple repair. Everyone who owns and FJ Cruiser knows how difficult it can be to judge distance when backing up. Little cars that sit below your line of site which are impossible to see make parallel parking hell. Luckily Toyota added a set of backup sensors to tell you when you’re getting close.

How To: Make a simple paper kite

Can any activity be more charming and whimsical than flying a kite? Ever since we saw the kite flying scene in "Mary Poppins," we've always had a distinctive, old timey attraction to the park hobby. And thankfully, you don't actually need to purchase a kite to fly a kite. All you need is some paper and string.

How To: Get your music heard by a producer w/ Irv Gotti

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to get their music heard. To get their music heard, users should create a mix tape of their best songs. They need to have connections with a music producer or have friends that have connections with a music producer. This will allow the friend to introduce you to the music producer. Users also need to put out their records on their own in public places such as clubs or parties to allow any nearby music producers to listen. This video will benefit thos...

How To: Create a sweetheart rose wire anklet for a wedding

The video shows the making of a rose wire anklet for a wedding. The flower guy in the video takes a string a kind of lengthy wire and makes a small round shape in one end of it, then he inserts the other end through the upper front side of the lady's sandal so that the small circle fits exactly in the portion above the toes, then he glues a red rose and a rose leaf and fixes it in the circle with glue, then he puts the other end of the wire around her leg just above the foot, makes about two ...

How To: Make a pole camera

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a pole camera with John Park. You can take some amazing pictures by just using a pole to mount your camera onto and take pictures with. Most cameras will work with a general pole as long as they have a tripod mounting pole. To help you press the shutter button the camera while it is up in the air, you will need to create a rig that will press it when you trigger it to press. After this, you will need to build an inner frame that tilts up and down to take...

How To: Use the English proposition "at"

This video is in the Language category where you will understand how the proposition "at" is used in English language. "At" is used to indicate either location or time. A few examples of using "at" for indicating location are; "I am at school", "You are at home", "She is at the store" and "They are at the park". To indicate exact time, the preposition "at" is used. A few examples are; "The movie starts at 6:15", "You have to be there at 1:30" and "Let's meet at noon". You can watch the video ...

How To: Play baseball with Goofy

In this tutorial, we learn how to play baseball with Goofy. First, you will need to play in a ball park and have players for each team. The pitcher will throw the ball and the hitter will hit the ball, then run to the different bases. The uniform will be loose fitting so it's easier for the player to run around on the field. Players will also have to practice holding the bat and playing against other teams so they know how to get along with other players. After the pitcher throws the ball, if...

How To: Play "The Bare Necessities" on the ukulele

Want to play "The Bare Necessities" from Walt Disney's The Jungle Book on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started pl...

How To: Identify fall web worms in trees

Curtis Smith (Extension Horticulturist) and Rick Daniell (Bernalillo Co. Horticulture Agent) examine the bark of a poplar tree. The young bark is smooth and will furrow as it grows older. There are straight horizontal lines on the bark that look like sap-sucker damage but in this case, the markings on the poplar is the normal bark development of the poplar. They also look at and discuss Fall Web Worm cocoons which look like bird nests on a tree. Web worms do not do as much damage to the tree ...

How To: Operate the headlamps on a 2010 Prius

Toyota USA shows you how to operate the headlights of the 2010 Prius. Follow this guide to operate the headlights on the 2010 Prius: To turn on the headlights, use the switch on the end of the left hand stalk. Rotate it once to turn on the parking lights, twice to turn on the headlights. The fog lights are switched on my rotating the inner control ring. If your model comes with LED headlamps, you can turn on the headlamp washers by pushing the button located to the left of the steering wheel.

How To: Figure out why he didn't call you back

YourTango presents relationship expert Rachel Greenwald, who breaks down why he didn't call you back. She takes us through the process of learning why men do not call women back after first dates. Find out if you are the type of woman who is at risk of not getting a call back, and it begins with "the blahs", a woman who gives the one word answer to standard questions. Next, see if you suffer from iPod repeatability, the Oprah eyes, or how men call it the Park Avenue princess. If you follow th...