C For Chemistry delves into the chemistry of science experiments. This chemist knows what he's talking about. These chemistry experiments are not only fun, but very educational for all of those interested in scientific chemical reactions and properties.
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make copper sulfate from copper and sulfuric acid in three ways. They show you how to make copper sulfate from copper and sulfuric acid using two chemical methods and one electrochemical method.
Systm is the Do-It-Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. They will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast. In this DIY episode, see how to build a firewall from a junk PC to protect networks.
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to test if a fertilizer has nitrates rather than urea or ammonia as its nitrogen source.
My Briggs and Stratton power generator wasn't used for 3 years. Trying to start it again, lead to some problems. The video will show you the true story and the solution. The first problem was, that it lost some fuel - the fuel pipe was broken. In good hope I tried again to start it, but it stopped within seconds. A check of the spark plug to find a very dirty one. After cleaning the spark plug, the engine ran, but only for a few seconds. It lost a lot of fuel and stopped again. The fuel was c...
MySQL is a structured query language (hence the 'sql'), and is an open source language published by Oracle. If you want to learn how to manipulate and use databases (such as customer lists or membership rosters), you will need to learn MySQL.
This is a great way you can mod your new Kinect - wire up the Kinect to a laser projector. All you need is OpenCV (an open source computer vision library) and a cardboard box to train your Kinect with.
In this webmaster's guide, you'll learn how to get started using Google Chrome Frame — an open-source plug-in that brings many of the features and functionalities of the Chrome web browser to Internet Explorer 8. For more information, and to get started using Chrome Frame yourself, take a look.
This video tutorial will show you how to create a list of links on a WordPress website. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about its features through videos like this one. Take a look.
Learn how to create a realistic 3D model of an eye within Blender with this video guide. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own 3D eye models, take a look!
This clip offers advice on how to customize the appearance of a YouTube clip embedded within a post on your WordPress blog of website. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid.
Learn how to edit a WordPress posting after the fact with this free video tutorial. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
See how to choose and install a free theme from your WordPress dashboard with this free video tutorial! Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
This video goes through how to set up WordPress Multisite in 3.0. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
Learn how to work with the new Menu Manager tool in WordPress version 3. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
Learn how to install and configure Pixopoint's Multi Level Navigation plug-in within WordPress 3.0 Thelonious. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
This clip discusses the process of downloading and installing Blender, the free 3D modeling and animation application. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look!
Looking better (but equally free) way to burn DVDs from within Apple's Mac OS X? See how to use Burn, the open-source optical media authoring tool, acheive just that with this home-computing how-to. For details, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started burning your own discs with Burn, watch this home-computing how-to.
"Blender is the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation." Looking to get started using the program, Blender? In this video, the basics are gone over as well as tips & tricks to get started easily. To download Blender, visit www.blender.org.
In this video we cover downloading Papervision 3D using tortoise svn then using those Papervision classes with open source code in Flex 3.
This software tutorial is on downloading and using Sizer to resize windows for exact screen grabs. Sizer is a free open source software that allows you to size a window to an exact numeric size instead of dragging the window around randomly. This is great for screen recordings with softwares like Camtasia, or for image screen grabs. See how to download and use Sizer in this tutorial.
Mike Lively and Alissa Gilley show you how to use and customize their open source Flash video player in this tutorial.
Interested in teaching an online course using your own server but can't quite figure out how to install everything you'll need? This video demonstrates how to install Moodle, the free, open source course management utility, to your server via the Webmin interface. For step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in teaching an online course using your own server but can't quite figure out how to install everything you'll need? This video demonstrates how to sinstall the PHP GD Library for Moodle, the free, open source course management utility, via SSH. For exhaustive, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in teaching an online course using your own server but can't quite figure out how to configure everything? This video demonstrates how to adjust folder settings within Moodle, the free, open source course management utility, via the Webmin interface. For step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in teaching an online course using your own server but can't quite figure out how to install everything you'll need? This video demonstrates how to install Moodle, the free, open source course management utility, to your server via the Webmin interface. For step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Are you, as a Linux user, jealous of the gaming possibilities available to your Windows and GNU/Linux-running friends? In this tutorial, Linux Journal Gadget Guy Shawn Powers walks you through how to play Windows games on Linux using Wine, an open source implementation of the Microsoft Windows API built on the X-Window System.
This open source software tutorial shows you how to use the tile clone tools in Inkscape. The tile clone tool allows you to create the first few tiles and then clone them to create an entire grid or fill a specific area with the tiled pattern. Check out this Inkscape tutorial and start expanding your graphic design abilities.
This open source software tutorial shows you how to put text around a circle in Inkscape. This is similar to having text follow a path, but you have the text follow a circle. Improve your graphic design abilities with this Inkscape tutorial.
In this software tutorial you will see how to create a polaroid picture and make it look like it is pinned up on a wall using Inkscape. All you need for this creative pinned-up polaroid is a picture and the open source software Inkscape.
If you do any amount of graphic design or layout design, then you know the importance of using kerning when working with typeface. This Inkscape software tutorial shows you how to manually kern text within Inkscape. This isn't the best graphic design software, but it is open source and if you are using it for layout you may need to use text kerning and will find this video helpful.
In this software tutorial you will learn how to make a simple paperclip from scratch using the curve tools in Inkscape. Inkscape is an open source freeware software so it's easy to get ahold of and start using for your graphic design needs.
XAMPP servers are a free open source server that makes it cheap and easy for you to test and review your website building as you go. This tutorial covers how to configure your XAMPP server for windows.
How to convert videos to various formats (including web format) with VLC Media Player, free open-source media player
This video tutorial will explain you how to secure a USB thumbdrive (or flashdrive) using the free, open-source encryption software TrueCrypt.
The war on dehydration is a commercially burgeoning marketplace. An increasingly sophisticated consumer population hoping to conquer everything from 26-mile marathons to vodka shots is deconstructing every functional remedy in the fight to quell the effects of severe dehydration.
When it comes to watching movies and TV shows in Amazon's Prime Video service on an iPhone, it's as simple as installing the Amazon Prime Video app, signing into it, then playing content. However, on an Android phone, it's a lot more complicated.
YouTube won't let you play videos in the background on Android without paying for YouTube Red, so if it's your primary source for streaming music, and you don't want to shell out $9.99/month, you'll just have to take matters into your own hands. The simplest solution to this problem would be to download MP3s straight from YouTube for offline playback, but in the past, this hasn't exactly been easy on a mobile device.
Before Continuity and Handoff were even announced, Pushbullet was already allowing users to quickly send notes, links, and photos between their devices with a few clicks.
Apple hasn't been the most avid supporter of widgets over the years. Yes, they added them to the Notification Center in Yosemite, but that requires a drawer to be opened and closed whenever you want to check them. In my search for a better solution, I came across Ubersicht by developer Felix Hageloh.
