So you've sent your query letter off to your favorite literary agent, but a response has been slow in coming. Should you follow up? When is too soon? Should you follow up by email, or is a phone call better?
As any habitual baker knows, the cake making process doesn't end when you pull out the piping hot masterpiece from the oven. From there, you have to level out the cake - shaving off any areas that are jutting out or not fitting the shape you desire - and also add layers of icing filling.
Firesheep! It's a good reason to be cautious when using public Wi-Fi. But is it reason to stay off of open networks altogether? Certainly not! There are, in fact, a few simple steps you can take that will make you invulnerable to the malicious Firesheep Firefox addon. Learn how to protect yourself against Firesheep with this video guide.
The blistering suns of the Mojave Wasteland beat down on your brow, wouldn't you love it to be in a big hulking suit of Power Armor instead? It's off to find the Brotherhood of Steel then! Joining their ranks is the only way to learn how to wear it! In this video you'll get the location of Hidden Valley and where
Skunks are cute little animals with a nasty surprise waiting in the gland under their tail for anything that threatens them. If you've been sprayed by a skunk, you're never going to be at peace until your get rid of that smell, and this video will teach you how to do just that.
Moss can be a beautiful part of natures, but it can also wreak havoc on your roof shingles or garden plants and rocks. If you've got a moss problem, watch this video for some easy ways you can solve them.
You'll need to have Cheat Engine installed to be able to pull off this hack. As long as you do have it, you can use the hack demonstrated in this video to get nearly infinite gold from the local merchants.
This is a small exploit of a glitch that can give you infinite xp and money when you play Dragon Age: Awakening. After you complete a certain mission, hold off on accepting the follow up mission. Just talk to the commander again and again, getting money and XP each time you do it.
Here's how to zombify your sims in Sims 3 without cheating! Kill off one of your sims, and then give another one a job working with the paranormal. Once they've been promoted high enough, you can find the special resurrection phone... a direct line to the Grim Reaper. Buy back your dead sim, and he'll return as a zombie!
Want to be able to sail two boats at once in the free browser game Seafight? How about three or more boats? Build your own pirate fleet! This hack shows you how to pull off this trick by using GreenBrowser to play.
You can create a kleptomaniac sim in Sims 3, and use him to run amok in your neighborhood and burgle all the neighbor's houses! From creating the sim to pulling off your first heist, this video shows you how to accomplish theft in Sims 3.
Here's how to kill off sims for easy money in the PC game Sims 3. You have to trap new sims into small rooms so they will eventually die. Every time you create a new sim, you get more money in the bank.
If you're fighting with a spear at a boffer larp, you'll eventually need to stage a retreat. This video shows you how to pull off a retreat that will hinder your opponent - make sure you have a sidearm or dagger to protect yourself.
Make a charm that will show off your Mythos Lore! This tutorial shows you how to make a silicone mold for a Cthulhu cameo. All you need is some silicone putty and a good idea for the charm or cameo you want to make.
Is your silverware or silver jewelry showing too much tarnish? You can remove the tarnish easily by using a baking soda toothpaste. This tutorial demonstrates how you can use just a dab of toothpaste, a soft cloth and some rinse water.
The trick to this tutorial is how you can make a big white room and fill with objects that use shadows and unlimited movement in the room. You're shown a basic step by step on how to pull off this look in Cinema 4D.
You'll need to assemble a good team if you want to pull off double dutch. This video comes from competitive jump ropers, but you can use the strategies and techniques outlined for your own leisure or playtime jump rope games.
This basic drawing tutorial is aimed at young children who want to learn how to draw a very basic castle, with one middle tower and two smaller turrets off to the side. Follow along with your child - all you'll need is some paper, a pencil with an eraser and a few markers!
Show off your im-"press"-ive handstand moves with this pressed handstand. If you can't seem to perfect the handstand press, then these girls will show you how to do one like a professional gymnast. Learn how to pike up, straddle up and other ways of getting into a handstand. Knowing these handstand exercises can help you improve your balance and ability to do advanced gymnastics tricks.
Early in the game, you'll have to fight off the crazy mailman Carl in order to get a large supply of Zombrex. This tutorial shows you a few good strategies to dodge Carl's exploding packages and shotgun shells, as well as a few locations for powerups.
If your iPad is no longer responding to your touch, it might be frozen. You can fix this sometimes by holding down the wake button on your iPad, then slide it off. Hold down the power button until you see the Apple logo, and then let go. That may reset your iPad and fix the freezing problem.
Want to start making your own tech how tos or play alongs? It's easy, and better yet, free! All you need is to download Microsoft Expression Encoder 4. Once you have installed this program, you can easily record both visual and audio off your computer screen.
Start with a polymer clay rose, some beads and elastic thread. Thread a big-eye needle, and then string the beads along your elastic thread. Once you have enough beads, string on your clay rose. Then tie off, and you have a fun piece of rosy jewelry!
High humidity and glaring heat make summer a difficult time for girls who wear makeup. Heck, if you live in a warm climate it's probably expected that by the time you're done with all your makeup half of it has already melted off.
A baby's life is full of milestones. If you and your child have reached the point where they need to start weaning off of milk and eating solid food, watch this video for tips on how to make the transition go smoothly.
Tree sap is hard to get off of things, and Christmas Trees are a great chance for sap to enter your home and stain your possessions and family. Watch this video to learn how to get sap stains out of carpet, clothes, hair, and your car.
One fun way of showing off your creations to people in Minecraft is to share your save file for the world to see. But once you've downloaded them, figuring out how to use them is the hard part. In this video you will get a basic walkthrough of how to install and run other peoples save files in your copy of Minecraft.
Skunks aren't popular anywhere, and no one wants to risk getting sprayed by one. You can keep skunks at bay by using garbage cans with tight-fitting lids, setting up cage traps and installing floodlights and a sprinkler system in your garden.
Create an effect which looks like a piece of paper is peeling off the page and then dropping from the screen. This tutorial shows you an easy and quick method to replicate this common and eye catching effect in Adobe Photoshop CS5.
No matter how many blow outs we endure and curling irons we abuse, we always head back to our oldie but goodie ponytail when it comes to desiring comfort. Ponytails are by far the quickiest and easiest hairstyles to pull off, and there are loads of different ponytail styles to choose from.
Tying a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue is a very seductive and impressive move to pull off. If you've been in the dark as to how it's done, watch this video and practice up to learn how to tie a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue.
Real chrome is one of the world's shiniest metals, and it has defined the world of metal auto body accents. If your chrome has gotten rusty, as it is wont to do, watch this video to learn how to restore it's original shine quickly.
Exhaust leaks are usually easy to find, but if you encounter one that defies location and you don't want to take the manifold off to check, watch this video. It will teach you how to use a sound amplifier to diagnose the problem.
This Adobe Flash CS4 tutorial shows you how to pull off the complex technique of having two different movie clip timelines able to be affected by the same buttons. This becomes useful if you want to animate your movie clip index.
Nail polish is hard to get off of your nails, and your carpet is no different. If you spilled nail polish on your carpet while painting your toes, watch this video to learn how to get the stain out for good.
Horseback riding is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. If you go flying off a horse into the same area as it's giant hooves, you better have a good helmet. This video will explain some features you should look for in a helmet to make sure you're buying a safe, effective one.
Arguably the most impressive dance move a man can execute in the pursuit of a woman is the dip. Dipping women has been a climactic moment in dance for centuries, and you really should know how to pull it off if you're a man and you like romance and dancing. Watch this video to learn how.
Long, skinny scarves are sexy, practical, and versatile. In this video, you'll learn about seven different looks you can pull off using only one scarf! Wear it as a belt, in your hair, or as an actual scarf! The choice is yours.
Designate a back end or administrator sector of the website, a place you can use to manage the content on the rest of the site. This tutorial shows you how to use Dreamweaver to set up this area of your website and cordon it off from the rest of your website.
Handbrake is a free software program you can use to take video files off a DVD or CD and rip it into a format you can use to watch it on iTunes, your iPod.. or even watch them on your XBox 360! Make sure you're not trying this on an encrypted DVD, though.
