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How To: Walkthrough Limbo for the Xbox 360

If you're looking t0 purchase a new arcade game from the Xbox Live Arcade lineup, Limbo should be on top of your list. This puzzle platform game is a 2D side-scroller that puts you against dangerous environments, numerous hidden traps, and a huge giant spider. You play a nameless boy who is in searching for his missin sister. The game offers graphics unseen by any other game and some pretty interesting and tough puzzles that need to be solved.

How To: Create a scrolling background in Adobe Flash CS4

Want to animate a background you've designed for scrolling? See how to do just that using Adobe Flash CS4. See how to use the Code Snippets panel to add ActionScript functionalities to your Adobe Flash CS5 projects. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more inform...

How To: Load text into a dynamic text field within Flash CS5

Learn how to load HTML-formatted text for an external .txt file into a dynamic text field or textarea component within Adobe Flash CS3, CS4 or CS5. See how to use the Code Snippets panel to add ActionScript functionalities to your Adobe Flash CS5 projects. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from thi...

How To: Watch torrents on an Xbox with TorrentFlux and XBMC

TorrentFlux is an web-based system for managing bit torrent file transfers. It is an open source package (GPL) and developed for Linux, Unix & BSD platforms on the ubiquitous LAMP stack. In video tutorial, you'll learn how to set up TorrentFlux and how to share your downloaded content via a Samba share to an Xbox running XBMC. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, or to get started watching your own torrented media from the comfort of your couch, take a look.

How To: Use the basics of GIMP

This tutorial is on GIMP Basics. GIMP is a free Photoshop substitute available for all platforms and pre-loaded in Linux operating systems. The tutorial covers the scale, crop, cut with transparency, flip, and rotate commands of GIMP. Part 2 covers saving and file size reduction in GIMP.

How To: Do a calf stretch

Stretching calf muscles is important for lengthening a key leg muscle and increasing flexibility. Learn how to do calf stretch exercises in this stretching and flexibility video. Take action: use platform or stairwell, stretch calves before flexing muscles, go one leg at a time, toe against wall, heel planted & lean forward, and hold 15 to 30 seconds. Tom Clifford, the instructor of this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, whe...

How To: Strengthen calf muscles

The calf muscles at the back of the lower leg are important to target when strength and weight training for speed and agility. Learn how to do calf muscle exercises in this strength training video. Take action: use platform or stairwell, stretch calves before flexing muscles, follow full range of motion to increase intensity, try using one leg for more resistance, and keep feet together or wide apart. Tom Clifford, the instructor in this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitne...

How To: Collect, organize, and visualize data in InspireData

This tutorial on the companion Tech Ease for Mac site shows you how to use Inspiredata to collect, organize, and visualize data using several types of diagrams supported by the program. The movies were recorded on a Mac, but Inspiredata is a cross-platform program so the steps shown should work on the Windows version of the program as well. Inspiredata works like a database system that allows you to add notes and more.

How To: Create concept maps in Inspiration 8

This tutorial on the companion Tech Ease for Mac site shows you how to use Inspiration to create concept maps that help you brainstorm and organize your ideas. The movies were recorded on a Mac, but Inspiration is a cross-platform program so the steps shown should work on the Windows version of the program as well. Watch and learn how to use Inspiration to create concept maps.

How To: Grill an easy beer can turkey in no time

Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to be a nightmare. If you have a decent-sized grill, you have the perfect platform for a delicious turkey feast. But there's one more thing you'll need— beer. It's called a beer can turkey, but you can substitute the beer can for just plain water and spices.

How To: Clear Your Browser's Cache History and Cookies

In this video from FLPCNERDScom we learn how to clean your browser's cache and cookies on Internet Explorer 7. Click Start, right click on Internet Explorer, and choose Properties. Or go to Internet Explorer, go to Tools, and click Internet Options. Click delete in Browsing History, and then at the bottom click Delete all. Click the box that says Also delete files stored by add-ons. Then click Yes. This may take a few moments depending on your browser's history and cache. Once complete, click...

How To: Clear Your Browser Cache on Your BlackBerry

In this video, we learn how to clear your browser cache on your Blackberry. From the home screen, go to the browser and then wait for it to load. After this, you will click on menu and then click on the options button. From here, go to 'cache operations' and click on it. After this, click on the 'clear history' button that appears on the top right hand side of the screen. Once this finishes clearing out, the information on your screen will be gone and the things saved on your browser will no ...

How To: Clear Your Cache for Windows

In this video, we learn how to clear your cache for Windows. The cache is where temporary internet files and information is saved on your browser. A lot of times, if this isn't cleaned out, your computer will go a lot slower. To do this, you will go to Internet Explorer and then click on the tools menu in the right hand corner of the page. After this, select 'delete browsing history' and then click 'delete files'. After this, click on 'yes' and it will load. When it's finished, your cache wil...

How To: Clear the Cache on Your Browser

In this tutorial, we learn how to clear the cache on your browser. This is one of the most important things on your browser and should be cleared every so often so it doesn't fill up your hard drive. To clear this out, you will first need to open up Firefox. After this, you will go to the top of the screen and click on the tools. From here, go to the privacy tab. Click on the options for the history you want cleared out and then choose if you want your cookies cleared out. Next, you can click...

How To: Build a Tech Deck quarterpipe

This is a video tutorial in the Hobbies & Toys category where you are going to learn how to build a Tech Deck quarter-pipe. For this you will need hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, coat hanger, cardboard, card and scissors. First cut out the three pieces of the frame out of the cardboard. Then glue a support to the bottom of the 3 pieces. Now glue the card on top of the frame. To make the coping, cut off a length of the coat hanger that is equal to the width of the quarter -pipe and glue on the ...

How To: Get down from a floating island in Minecraft

In Minecraft there is a possibility of spawning on a floating island in the world. And although this is rare, it does happen, and it can be frustrating being stuck on one single platform while not being able to get down to the world below you. Instead of falling down and dying, this video gives you a safer alternative. In it, you will learn how to build a large pillar of sand and then ride it all the way down to the surface.

How To: Clear a Web Browser Cache

In this video, we learn how to clear your browser cache. Cleaning out your cache and internet history can help keep your personal information safe and your computer running more quickly. In Internet Explorer, first go to tools, then to delete browsing history. Make sure all boxes are check, then click on "ok". After this, a window will pop up showing the status on what it's deleted. When that is finished, go back to your home page and delete the history again like you did in the previous step...

How To: Prank someone with an ice cube drop in hot weather

Being based in sunny Los Angeles, we at Wonderhow are no strangers to heat. This prank was designed for use in hot areas, but we think it would be just as amusing if not more so somewhere cold. All you do is buy a lot of ice, locate or construct a platform over an entryway your victim often uses, put the ice and yourself up there, wait for them to arrive and dump it on them. It'll be cold, wet, and oh so surprising.

How To: Hem a sleeve

In this video, we learn how to hem a sleeve. First, turn your shirt inside out, then lay it flat. After this, grab the sleeve and fold it over to where you want it hemmed to. Next, place pins in the spots where you want your shirt hemmed, then go over the area with an iron. Next, go to your sewing machine and slip the sleeve around the platform arm. You will have to take the outer base off the machine to do this. Now, lower your needle and sew in the spots where the pins are, removing them as...

How To: Clear Cache and Cookies Using Firefox

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to clear cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox. This task is very simple, easy and fast to do. Begin by opening the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Then click on Tools menu on the top of the window and select Options. Now click on the Advanced tab. Under the Network tab in Cache, click on Clear Now. To clear cookies, click on Tools and select Options. Then click on the Privacy tab and click on Clear Now under the Private Data heading. This video will bene...

How To: Build a bridge in The Sims 3

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to build a bridge in the game, The Sims 3. This task is very easy, simple and fast to do. Begin by adding a foundation across the water. Then select every second block of the foundation and remove it. Now place a platform over the stands of the bridge. Add any fencing or stairs if desired. This video will benefit those viewers who play the Sims 3 video game, and would like to learn how to create a bridge for the virtual characters to cross over water ...

How To: Find the Hidden Browser Cache on Firefox with Tekzilla

In this tutorial, we learn how to find the hidden browser cache on Firefox. First, log onto a website that you use often and if you want to see how many times you have visited it, right click on an empty space on the page. Next, click on "view page info", then click on the "security" tab. When you click on this, you will be able to see how many times you have visited that website, and if they are storing cookies on your computer. You will also be able to see if you have stored passwords throu...

How To: Import photos and Photoshop documents into Adobe Flash

There are a few ways to bring pictures into a Flash file. This tutorial shows one simple way to do that. You can work with the photos in many ways, which will be discuss in later tutorials. Importing a .psd directly into Flash can be very useful because it maintains the layers in CS3, making it easy to animate or apply action script later to the layer. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS...

How To: Create a rotating slideshow with Flash ActionScript

This tutorial shows you how to create a picture rotating slideshow, that fades in and out using Adobe Flash. Using optimized embedded photos is not the only way, but it is a very basic and easy method to create a slideshow picture rotator. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step ...

How To: Use startDrag and stopDrag functions in ActionScript 2

Add interactivity to your Flash files with this basic tutorial on start/stopDrag functions in ActionScript 2.0. This function allows the user to manually move objects with their mouse clicks. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using startDrag and stopDrag in your own projects, watch this ...

How To: Bump a volleyball

This video shows how to bump a volleyball.First you have your feet shoulder width apart and knees bent.Move to the ball so that it will come down squarely in front of you.Make contact with the ball in front of you.You may have to turn away from the net.Make your platform with your forearms by putting your forearms straight out almost parallel with the ground clasping your hands in front of you with your thumbs side by side but dot clasp your fingers together.Keep elbows locked and knees bent....

How To: Hunt deer from a treestand

If you like to hunt deer then knowing how to effectively hunt from a tree stand is a useful skill to have. This video will show you how to set up and wait in a tree stand which is basically a platform set up in a tree in order to hunt a deer without detection. You can use wind checker and know the habits of the deer and the area to know where they should be coming from. The deer in this video might not be real but the tips are. The kill method is with a bow and arrow and practicing your shoot...

How To: Take pictures with an iPod Touch

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to take pictures with an iPod Touch. iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, and Wi-Fi mobile platform. The iPod Touch does not have a built-in camera, but it is able to take screenshots. Begin by going to any option or application that you want to take a screen shot of. Then hold power and home button at the same time until you see a white flash. The picture is located in the Saves Photos folder in the Photos application. T...

How To: Set up your computer to make Silverlight applications

This is a Computers & Programming video tutorial where you will learn how to set up your developer computer for Silverlight applications. First you need to install some tools on your developer computer. The premier developer tool from Microsoft is Visual Studio. If you don’t have a license, install Visual Web Developer Express which is free. It is installed via the web platform installer. Then you need to install the Silverlight toolkit. Go to Silverlight codeplex and you will find a complete...

How To: Win at Minesweeper

Suck with Minesweeper? Always losing? Frustrated? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you need to watch “How to play Minesweeper - It's not all about luck!” by watchmytutorial. In this tutorial, you will learn some strategies to help you beat Minesweeper and you will hear a few helpful tips. Many people do not know, to mark a mine, you right click. The Windows game Minesweeper is a strategy game only for the Windows platform. If you want to start beating Minesweeper easily then...

How To: Clear Your Cache for Safari

This video will show you how to clear the cache for Safari for Mac. It is important to clear your cache from time to time. Just follow these steps to clear your Safari cache: In the Safari menu, click on "Empty Cache". You will be asked if you are sure you want to empty the cache. Click "Empty". Reload the page. Your cache is now empty.

How To: Clear Firefox Browsing Cache and Cookies

Here Danny Beales shows you how to quickly clear your Firefox cache and cookies. To clear your Firefox cache, do the following: Go to Tools Clear Private Data Select which data you would like to have cleared, and click on Clear Private Data. Your cookies and/or cache has been cleared. Remember to do this from time to time, because it will help speed up your browser's performance as well as keep harmful cookies from tracking your browsing.

How To: Clear Your Cache for Internet Explorer

This video is a step by step guide to clear cache for Internet Explorer version 7.0. On your Internet Explorer browser version 7.0, go to tools. Click Internet options. Go to general tab, then click browsing history and hit delete. Window will pop up. Click delete on temporary files and click yes to confirm. Click delete on cookies and click yes to confirm. Click delete on history and click yes to confirm. Click x to close the window and the current Internet Explorer window. Pull up a new Int...