This week, we take a break from the holidays and focus on one of our favorite pastimes: video games. With new releases, hacks, and Easter eggs coming out every day, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the choices available. Never fear: we're here to help you sort out the wheat from the chaff.
UK-based designer Dominic Wilcox's Speed Creating Project presents the challenge of making something creative everyday, for 30 consecutive days. Wilcox's best results are pointless in an utterly delightful way. True junk drawer resourcefulness. My 7 favorites below; click through for all 30.
A cartoony, "Trials HD"-type game being released today. It's multiplayer so you can take on people at home or online. Looks like a lot of fun. You can also create your own levels. Here is an excerpt from the Game Informer review:
With hordes of games populating the Google Play Store, it's grown increasingly difficult to find trending, non-gaming apps that you might find useful on your Android device. There are a few in the Top Charts pages, peppered in among the various games you'll never play, but other than that you'll have to do some serious searching to discover any new apps.
Last week, we showed you how to bring the classic start menu to Windows 8. Now, we're going to show you how to bring the new Metro start menu to older Windows versions! WinMetro
Help your non-active friends remove the FarmVille application. We all have friends who have installed Farmville at one time or another and then end up quitting the game. But since they might be real life friends, we do not want to delete them from our friend list. Here are some directions to remove the application.
If your iPad, iPhone 4 or iPod Touch is already on a tethered jailbreak, this is the tutorial on the new Redsn0w release for all you experienced users. An untethered jailbreak is a type of jailbreak where the device does not require rebooting with a connection to an external jailbreak tool to power up the iDevice. Jailbreaking allows users to get root access to the command line of the operating system, to download otherwise unaccessible extensions and themes, or install non-Apple operating sy...
You may not recognize the term "checker plate", but you've more than likely encountered it many times before. It's more commonly referred to as "diamond plate" and is the hardwearing, lightweight, non-slip metal stock with raised diamonds (or lines) that frequently adorn flight cases, stage decking and metal stair treads. This video will show you how to recreate that grungy look in After Effects.
This is a video tutorial in the Education category where you are going to learn how to understand polyatomic chemical formulas. When writing the formula using polyatomics, the same cross-over rule applies. 1st identify the metal and non-metal. Then you write the symbols, write the charges, cross-over the charges from top to bottom, remove the charge and simplify the numbers and remove the 1s. for example, iron (II) phospahate. The "ate" ending implies that phosphate is polyatomic. The symbol ...
If your vehicle does nothing (doesn't crank over) when you turn the key in the ignition, then you might need a new starter. In this video, Scotty shows you how to check your starter and how to replace it if it's bad. Your first reaction for a non-starting car may be to jump start it, due to a dead battery, but if your battery is brand new, or if jump starting doesn't work, you'll need to get a starter tester to check out the starter. If it's bad— replace it with a new one! See how!
Your cultural experiences growing up shape the kinds of food that you like, and nowhere is this more evident than in the case of Vegemite.
Creating a good 3D model in 3D Studio MAX is hard enough. Now I've got to model clothes onto them too? Why can't all 3D game characters be naked?
Mr. O shows his audience in this video how to make oobleck, a slime-like substance which has a variety of unique properties. For this project, you will need a mixing bowl, food coloring, corn starch, a measuring cup, and water. First, color the water with food coloring to a color which is much darker than the color you would like. You will need the correct ratio of water to cornstarch, in a 1 to 2 ratio. Add some water to the bowl and add the cornstarch, then add the rest of the water. Finall...
In order to prepare Vegan Zucchini Cake, you will need the following: non-stick cooking spray, 4 cups of grated zucchini, 2/3 cup of canola oil, 1 mashed banana, 1 1/2 cup unbleached flour, 1 cup of sugar, 3/4 cup of cocoa, 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
It's no surprise that there's a link between not stretching your muscles and crippling back pain. Admittedly you work at an office all day, bum blued to your chair, but that's no excuse to continue your non-movement when you get home. In fact, if you have an office job it is almost indispensible that you stretch your muscles out or else you will develop a pinched spinal cord.
In this video, Aida shows us how to make Mexican potato skins. First, roast some new potatoes with salt, pepper and olive oil at 425 in the middle rack. While they are roasting, grab 6 oz of Mexican chorizo and put it into a hot non-stick pan. Once the potato skins are done, scoop out the middles with a melon baller. Next, add the chorizo to the potato skins and place the potatoes onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over them. Place them back into the oven on 425 degrees for about...
In this tutorial, you will learn exactly how to make a router-based inlay. And inlay is made up of small cut out sections of wood, and looks like a stencil or pattern when you are finished.
Students show how mercury thiocyanide or "rock from mars" burns. First and foremost, make sure you are outdoors and with a considerably large space. Spread a non-flammable material over the space you decide to work on and place a small fragment of the mercury thiocyanide in the center. Keeping a respectable distance from the "rock" touch the "rock" with a lighted match. Watch as a substance oozes out from the rock. Make sure that the process has ended or that no movement can be seen from the ...
http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com The second thing that all high-level tennis players do when hitting a forehand is to take the racket all the way back using both a continued shoulder turn and their hitting arm. At the same time, they extend their non-hitting arm out across their body about waist-high and in line with the baseline. This helps them stay on balance and judge the oncoming tennis ball.
Learn how to play the Manhattan Timbrel percussion instrument. This is a step by step that also includes parts with music and non-music instruction. The timbrel is used in military performances.
Well, there's three parts to this video from Dan Brown on how to solve the bigger Rubik's Cube, the 4x4. Watch it. Learn it. Live it.
As far as cooking appliances go, rice cookers are pretty fabulous. All you have to do is add rice grains and water, press a button, and wait for the magic to happen. You don't have to worry about the food burning or the pot boiling over. But what if you can apply those same lazy steps to cook other things, too?
This little how-to shows you three ways to connect your iPhone to a TV. Also, you can add Cydia which allows you to download non-Apple certified apps. Follow the steps to help your iPhone get out of jail for free!
In this video, you'll learn a quick and simple tip for removing shoe stains from your patent leather shoes. All you have to do is use a cotton ball and dip it in a non-acetone nail polish remover. Then use it to gently remove any scuff marks. Voila!
White plates may seem boring and overused, but there's a reason they're preferred by five star restaurant chefs and your deal old mom for their dishes.
Though purchasing pretty eyeshadows and makeup palettes at Sephora is much more exciting, selecting the right makeup brushes and learning how to use each one when applying the sparkly goodness from these eyeshadow tins and palettes is important to achieve a cohesive, non-clownish look.
Buddha doesn't just sit on a lotus flower because it's kind of fun sitting on a flower throne. In many Asian traditions, the lotus flower represents sexual purity and non-attachment, which are the core tenets of Buddhism.
Want to design vector (i.e., infinitely scalable) animal characters? With Adobe Photoshop, the process is a breeze. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at IT Stuff TV. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to generate your own cute, non-scalar mouse head logo.
Learning proper American English usage is a challenge, but fortunately this video is here to explain the usage of one common phrase to the non-native English learner. That phrase, one near and dear to the hearts of Americans, is "go shopping". This simple instructional video point out common mistakes that English learners make and shows how to use the phrase correctly in context.
Aspiring card shark? Sink your pearly whites into this easy, impressive illusion. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the non plus ultra of simple card tricks—a trick where the selected card is flipped within the deck. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.
This is a really simple video guide on how to install Hackintosh OSx86 (Mac OS X) on a PC. OSx86 is a portmanteau of OS X and x86, a so-called collaborative hacking project to run Mac OS X computer operating system on a non-Apple brand personal computer, with x86 architecture processors.
Impress your friends by learning three magic tricks to do with your Zippo lighter: 1. Spin the Zippo lighter around your fingers
Check out this how-to video to make non typical box traps and to catch wild ring necked pheasants (hens).
This tutorial shows you how to create a reflection of text or any object on a layer mask in Photoshop so that you do not destroy the original image or text.
Learn how to set-up, hide, show and adjust these non-printable items (grids, guides and rulers) in Photoshop. We also revisit "how to override the default unit of measurement"
A vegan version of these little carrot cakes, smothered with the best non-butter buttercream frosting you'll ever taste.
Find out how to get those plump and perky breasts that will have heads turning. Yes, it's a non surgical breast enhancement! Plastic surgery without the surgery.
Takanori Tomita shows you how to write in Japanese using katakana. Find out what Katakana is, and how to write names or non-Japanese words in Japanese by using Katakana script.
PDFs are the industry standard for document sharing. However, sometimes PDFs generated by non-Adobe apps can tend to be larger than they need to be. In this video you’ll learn how to make your PDF files smaller even if they were not generated by an Adobe product.
In this video tutorial you will learn to use Photoshop CS3 filters. The filters are Adobe Photoshop CS3's new non-destructive editable filter feature. You will need to convert your images to smart object to benefit from the cool features.
