How to remove and replace a door handle / door knob. How to install a door knob. This is a job that can be done quickly and easily without any special tools (a cordless drill with a Phillips bit or a hand held Phillips Head screw driver). Follow the steps outlined below for a hassle free experience.
If you have a lot of friends on Facebook, chances are that every day is at least one of their birthdays. If you took the time to individually post a message every time, you'd spend ALL of your time on Facebook, but you don't want to be a bad friend either. Let's face it, some people take this stuff personally.
If you're interested in adding a Facebook button to your profile to allow your friends and others to subscribe to you so they can see your updates and posts without being your friend, take a look at this tutorial. With it, you'll be able to turn on a Facebook button for your profile.
Butterflies are truly beautiful, delicate creatures. And while many people enjoy collecting them post mortem to stash like collectibles under glass, we personally find that a little creepy.
This greeting card is great because it can serve a variety of purposes. It depicts a huge, beautiful flower bouquet and can be sent to friends just because or with a "Get Better" greeting posted up front.
Create a three-dimensional logo in Cinema 4D and Photoshop with realistic lighting, reflection and shadows. The render is created in 3D inside Cinema 4D using Mograph Text and a bend deformer, textured and lit for initial reflections, and polished in Photoshop with blending modes, blurs and curves. Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates in this informative hour-long video.
This isn't quite origami, since you will need some kind of tape or glue to hold it together, but this will still make a lovely Christmas star ornament you can hang on the tree! Better yet, Post It Notes are perfect for making these origami stars.
Fold your own eight pointed transforming ninja star! This is a modular origami model, where you will join eight identical modular pieces together to form the star. You can even make this out of Post-It notes, or any square paper!
The raging debate in the electronic music world between digital and hardware music production is virulent and unnecessary when the best setup is clearly a mix of the two. In this video you'll learn how to get your computer and your DJ hardware together by using the Ableton Live external effect plugin to control sounds from your gear using the computer. It's the best of both worlds!
Make a beautiful and spooky Halloween card using the masking technique! Masking technique? It's really not that hard! This card making tutorial shows you how to use masking to create a 3-D effect on your card - all you need is some Post-Its and scrap paper!
Learn how to navigate and use the Tumblr Dashboard tool! It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using the Tumblr Dashboard admin tool yourself, take a look.
NeverShoutNever has really carved out a niche for himself as the post-pop-punk-solo-acoustic-guitarist-singer of his day, and he is certainly talented for one so young. His songs are pretty easy to learn, and are a great place to start on the guitar. This video will teach you how to play his hit song "Can't Stand It" on acoustic guitar, the way it was meant to be played.
FL Studio is a very powerful piece of audio production software, and it of course incorporates everyone favorite old-school voice distortion device: the Vocoder. This video will show you how to create a really cool vocoder effect in FL Studio, allowing you to zazz up the vocals on any track you're producing with that Zapp & Roger electrofuck edge.
Want to know how to submit and post Facwebook fan page updates directly to Twitter? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this clip, you'll learn how to post a reply link to another Tweet on Twitter. What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial.
What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which offers instructions on how to use URL shorteners to shrink links to Twitter-friendly sizes.
In this clip, Jay Goldman of Butterscotch explains the finer points of replying to people on Twitter. It may not sound like a complicated topic, but there's a lot more than meets the eye when you hit the Reply button. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started responding to other users' posts on Twitter yourself, watch this helpful microblogger's guide.
Interested in modeling a DJ deck using Houdini 10 but aren't quite sure how to go about it? This guide will get you started. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Eager to make a foray into the world of 3D modeling with Houdini 10? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Bunting is one of the most beautiful, most finesse-requisite parts of the small-ball game that has been enjoying a resurgence in the post-steroid era of Major League Baseball. This video features MLB outfielder Travis Buck explaining when and how to bunt a baseball, including how to analyze a situation to determine if a bunt is appropriate and how to place a bunt where you need it to be to create the play that you want.
Hayes mag calipers on a chain-stay mount are not the most common sort of brakes anymore for mountain bikes since they can't be put on a full-suspension bike, but they are great for those without. This video shows you how to set one up yourself and maintain it.
In this video, get some tips for Adobe After Effects. In this tutorial, Nick will show you how to remove banding artifacts in After Effects. Banding is something that happens when you upload your otherwise perfect graphics to the Internet. Use this method to ensure you keep a smooth gradient no matter where it is posted.
Want to create a time-lapse video montage from photos shot on a DSLR? This tutorial presents a general overview of the equipment, settings and post procedures (e.g., cropping & color correction) necessary to create beautiful, finished-looking time-lapse clips. Get started shooting your own time-lapse segments with this free video guide.
There are so many different lighting kits out there, but what's the right one for you. Fortunately this video tutorial series demonstrates the different types of lights and picking which ones are the right for your production.
In order to get the Canon 5D Mark II production ready, you're going to need to invest in a few accessories to get you up to speed. Fortunately, this video from Mauro Media gives a great breakdown of how you can get your slick camera up and ready to go for any handheld doc, narrative, or ENG shoot.
The 3D animation program Houdini is automatically bundled with Mantra, Houdini's production-class renderer. In this masterclass, developer Mark Elendt shows you some of the latest features of Mantra including PBR (Physically Based Rendering) and the new volume rendering architecture. He will also review the process of rendering with different rendering engines in Mantra. See how the rendering engine works.
Sam Cassell teaches you how to master your mid range shooting by creating space from your dribble and posting up, and lastly how to shoot a clutch jumper. These are NBA Fundamentals from TNT. These skill drills and tips will help you win in the mid range game.
Learn how to tie a Rolling Hitch - a useful knot for attaching a rope to a railing, post, or another rope where the pull is along the length of the fixed object. It isn't as good at resisting slipping as an Icicle Hitch, but it is a good deal quicker to tie. This is a good knot for sailing, boating, general outdoors and even bondage.
It's that time of the year again to add a little bit of sexiness to your wardrobe. So in celebration of Valentines Day, Rob and Corinne visit homemade underwear extraordinaire Clare Bare for lesson on how to make your own undies.
Watch this video to learn a simple cheat that will make your paper longer. Good trick to know when you are in a crunch and need to stretch your class paper. You will need to use your existing term paper and either Microsoft Word or Open Office to use the Find&Replace command. Here's some forums you can post anonymously with other like-minded, less scrupulous people: http://academicdishonesty.net
Boris Continuum Complete 5's UpRez filter is a fantastic new filter that lets you upscale SD video to HD. In this podcast, Dave DiPinto demonstrates a possible production scenario in Apple Final Cut Pro where you have D1 resolution stock footage that you want to use in a 1080 HD project. He shows you how to use the BCC plug-in filter UpRez to upscale the footage to HD for use in the Final Cut Pro project.
This audio production software tutorial shows you how to set up audio and MIDI recording devices on a PC using SONAR 6 Home Studio. See how to plug-in cables, and set up audio and MIDI for optimized recording and playback on a PC. This video shows the process in SONAR Home Studio 6, but the concepts can be applied to most Cakewalk software.
This FL Studio tutorial is actually a music theory lesson that teaches you how to read Chord progression notations (intervals), such as (I-VI-ii-V), and an easy system to keep track of them all within FL Studio. If you are new to music and want to learn music production and work with FL Studio, this tutorial will help you understand the basics of intervals and chord progressions.
What to do when you got no ideas and are just getting frustrated with your production software? Try some of these ideas! Watch these FL Studio tips for the un-inspired Producer and learn how to break the musician's block!
This music production software tutorial is a demonstration and explanation of the usage of Dr. Rex as a melodic instrument or otherwise in FL Studio. See how to use the drum pattern maker Dr. Rex for non-pattern sounds in FL Studio.
Learn how to navigate the FL Studio interface. Get a basic intro and explanation of each of the panel windows in FL Studio and how they relate to other music production software.
This music production software tutorial shows some ideas and inspirations in using, automating, and humanizing the arpeggiator to make believable-sounding patterns in FL Studio (fruity loops). See how to rock the arpeggiator!
This music production software tutorial demonstrates the use of an Audio Delay to create an effective CV delay, with some tweaking in Reason. CV delays are useful for instrument design and combinator construction. Learn how to delay control voltage outputs in this Reason video.
There are many ways to program or automate the redrum in Reason. This music production tutorial looks at an innovative way to auto-quantize using the Drum Solo options. Watch and learn this easy keyboard setup with a lot of potential for ReDrum in Reason.
This music production tutorial covers ADSR and AHDSR envelopes, how to understand and implement them in Reason, FL Studio, Reaktor and almost every piece of music software. The tutorial shows you how to work with envelopes in each program and includes several takes on common use. If you are new to midi sequencers and synthesizers in Reason, Reaktor, FL studio etc., watch this important tutorial on using ADSR and AHDSR envelopes.
