How To: Make a survival bow
Mors Kochanski quickly demonstrates making a simple bow.
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How To: Install a PHP web server
Using a simple peice of software XAMMP to streamline the setup process of apache+php+mysql
How To: Make a simple paper box with origami
Learn how to make an Origami box.
How To: Fix a squeaky door
Stop a door from squeaking with these simple steps.
How To: Make a pirate bandana like Jack Sparrow
Arrr matey, it's getting a little drafty in here! Time to tie up a pirate bandanna to keep yer head warm! This simple how to show's you how to make a pirate banana just like the one Jack Sparrow wore in Pirates of the Caribbean. This is simple to do, costs almost nothing and is essential for creating your own pirate costume. You'll need a 2ft by 2ft square of light cloth. Walk to plank and watch the video! Arrr!
How To: Make a simple boat themed cake
Yo ho ho and a.. tube of icing? Do you have some nautical fans in the family? Someone who's bonkers about boats who's having a birthday soon? This how-to gets you up and boating in no time, helping your create a water themed desert. This is a great little cake, simple to make, perfect for anyone interested in boating. Would also make a nice retirement cake. A great video to help you float this idea out of your imagination and onto the birthday table!
How To: Tike a simple reef knot (a Solomon bar) using 550 paracord
Paracord, or parachute cord, has a very interesting history. As its name implies, it was used to suspend parachutes in WWII. The super lightweight cord is used nowadays as a utlity cord in the military and other applications. The paracord, also known as 550 cord, has even been used in outer space by astronauts repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
How To: Add up a column of figures with Apple's Numbers '09
Apple's iWork '09 is full of great features, including a simple and elegant way to add up a column of numbers in a spreadsheet. This detailed video shows you just what to do to get down and add up.
How To: Fold a modular origami butterfly ball
First of all, we're not going to lie: This butterfly ball origami project is not a simple one to fold. In fact, you should only attempt it if you're an intermediate or advanced origami student. Second, we have no idea why this star-like object is called a butterfly ball (perhaps because it looks like a cacoon?), but either way it's a very cool modern shape.
How To: Decorate simple and festive turkey cupcakes for Thanksgiving
Serve your friends and family an alternative turkey this year with these cute as a button turkey cupcakes. We know you're probably already up to your hairline in planning for the big Turkey Day celebration, so lighten up your baking load by baking simple vanilla cupcakes and then decorating them into these easy turkey shapes.
How To: Make simple vanilla whipped cream and maple whipped cream
Thanksgiving is coming up in a matter of weeks, which no doubt means you'll be consuming lots of pumpkin pie. And while pumpkin pie is heavenly on its own, adding a dollop of whipped cream on top makes it simply godly. But don't waste your time on those yucky whipped cream cans you can buy at the store.
How To: Create simple and quick brown smoky eyes
Every girl needs a "go-to" recipe, as it were, for looking good. For every girl this "go-to" is different: One gal may fall back to a red lip and neutral eyes when she wants to look hot with minimal effort, while another may work some magic with her smudge brush to create the perfect smoky eye.
How To: Make simple chicken stock with leftover rotisserie chicken and herbs
Now that we're approaching the holiday season (i.e. the season of friends, family, and gain ten pounds) boxes of chicken stock are soon going to be flying off the shelves to be tossed into soups, to flavor meats, and to add a richness to vegetable dishes.
How To: Craft a simple decorative frame with Mod Podge
Mod Podge is well known in the world of crafts, and if you haven't used it yet for your découpage needs, then you have to check out this video tutorial from Mod Podge Rocks. You'll learn a simple frame project, in which you'll make a beautiful DIY handmade frame with Mod Podge in a matter of minutes.
How To: Make simple spicy Italian sausage ragu pasta
The air is cooler, the winds nipper; cheery pumpkins congregate in majestic formations outside homes; and folks everywhere are sipping hot chocolate or apple cider to warm themselves up. It's officially fall, guys and gals, which means time to start whipping up warmer, seasonally appropriate foods.
How To: Play an Freddie King style Blues lick over the IV chord on guitar
They always did say, "simple music is the hardest to play, and Blues is simple music." Playing the Blues requires a specific touch that takes practice as well as a great compilation of licks! In this video you will learn how to play a signature Freddie King lick (ripped off by Eric Clapton, Stevie and other great guitar players, because that's what we do) over the IV chord of the progression (the fourth chord in the scale of the key). The faster you get with it, start to add trills, quick ham...
How To: Model and animate a cardboard box in Autodesk 3ds Max
This very simple tutorial is ideal for a beginner to Autodesk 3ds Max. Start your project by creating a simple cardboard box. Then apply texture mapping, add graphics to the face, and then set the animation so your box behaves like a real one would!
How To: Create a simple low budget shoulder mount for a DSLR camera and accessories
Wow. Forget about buying an expensive pro-style digital camcorder. You can make your DSLR camera into a moviemaker camera with a simple DIY shoulder mount. The goal of this video is to give you a way to create a low budget way of mounting your camera and necessary gear onto a cheap shoulder mount. It works really well. See for yourself!
How To: Make healthy and simple sweet potato fries
Fries are such a killer food. They're beloved as the favorite "vegetable" of kids and adults everywhere, yet they are one of the absolute worst foods you can eat if you want to, you know, live past 40, containing high levels of saturated and trans fats that clog your arteries and lead to lots of gnarly diseases.
How To: Create a simple and bold teal blue eye makeup look
Eye makeup doesn't have to be super complicated or take half an afternoon to do in order to be bold and beautiful. In fact, there are many ways you can simplify your makeup routine, cut out colors, and save time while still making your eyes pop.
How To: Make a hexagonal illusion cube blanket with Kathy Elkins
Want a knitting project that looks really impressive and complex but is actually much simpler than it appears? Then this hexagonal illusion cube blanket, made with an array of variously colored hexagons. The blanket is made of 100% wool, so it's perfect for covering up and then snuggling with your partner during cold winter nights.
How To: Make a simple origami paper wallet for beginners
When you muse on the topic of origami, you're probably imagining some pretty advanced stuff that sends your head - if not your fingers - for a spin. Modular dodecahedrons (what?) and magic squares, done by the more advanced origami artist, make the art seem too difficult for common butterfingers like us. But fear not; no matter how clumsy you are with crafting, we've got an origami project that you can do easily.
How To: Hack a Bic Message Pen into a personal remember pen
Have you ever been in a situation when you needed to remember something real important, but you didn't have you didn't have your trusty cell phone or other electronic savior with you?
How To: Change filenames in bulk on a Mac running OS X
Want to rename a group of files on your Mac computer without going through them one at a time? Rename them en masse with a free application! This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Make menu fonts bigger in the Mozilla Firefox browser
Having trouble reading menu fonts in Mozilla Firefox? Make them bigger with Theme Font Size Changer! This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Add an IMDB search function to the Chrome web browser
Looking for a quicker way to use IMDB in Chrome? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you how to use GoToIMDB for the best way to look up films with a single click.This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Turn any Flash file into a custom Windows screensaver
Want a more interesting screensaver? If you find any Shockwave Flash file, turning it into a screensaver is as easy as a single click with InstantStorm! This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under three minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Make simple sugary pecan pralines
Pecan prailines are the foodstuff our ice cream parlor dreams are made of. With copious amounts of sugar, deliciously sweet prailines, and a nice toffee crunch that accompanies every bite, pecan prailines are the perfect treat to serve alongside plain vanilla ice cream and a soda pop (yes, we're piggies like that).
How To: Create a simple scrolling LED display in After Effects
This simple After Effects tutorial from Laurence Grayson will show you how to use CC Ball Action effect in AE to create a realistic scrolling LED signboard effect, like the ones you see at conference centers and football stadiums. Then end result can be altered to suit your project, and corner-pinned into a scene. There are no plug-ins required, and this method uses the standard toolset in CS3, CS4, and CS5.
How To: Create a simple growing tree animation in Cinema 4D
This tutorial will show you how to create a simple scene of a stylised tree growing out of the ground. You'll also learn a few settings needed to add snow to your scene, using PyroCluster. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using this trick in your own Cinema 4D projects, ...
How To: Do a crochet offset V stitch for left handers
V, the masked and rather offbeat/tortured hero from the movie "V For Vendetta," had a strange obsession with a particular letter of the alphabet, embellishing all his clothing and gear with a great big letter "V."
How To: Get a five minute "girl next door" curly hairstyle
There's a reason friendly girls next door are beloved by guys next door: Whether it's their sweetness, devotion to family and friends, or clean good looks they achieve without even trying, girls next door are simple all-American beauties.
How To: Create a simple studio backdrop in Blender 2.5
This quick Blender 2.5 video tip shows how to make a simple drop-cloth effect like those you see photographers often use. The tip also demonstrates how to make the drop cloth follow the camera's rotation. 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 informa...
How To: Tie a simple chain knot
Know your knots! With this free video tutorial, you'll learn how to tie a simple chain jeweler's knot. Chain knots are attractive knots and are used in a lot of jewelry projects. The knot is easy to tie provided, of course, you know how to go about making it. For an easy-to-follow, step-by-step overview of how to tie this useful crafter's knot in a minute's time or less, watch this free video knot tyer's guide.
How To: Write a simple Java program to average numbers
Want to program your own Java games and applications but don't know beans about object-oriented programming? Never you fear. This free video tutorial from TheNewBostonian will have you coding your own Java apps in no time flat. Specifically, this lesson discusses how to build a simple Java program to sum and find the mean for a list of ten numbers. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful programmer's guide.
How To: Make blue phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark powder
Making a blue glowing substance is easy, as long as you already know the secret to making green luminescent phosphorescent glow powder. By watching the green glow-in-the-dark procedure, you know that you will need strontium nitrate, aluminum nitrate, europium and dysprosium nitrates, and nitric acid. That will make a green glow, but if you want to make a blue version, it's a relatively easy fix...
How To: Make a simple garlic compound butter
Compound butter is just flavoured butter. LegourmetTV shows you how to make garlic butter, which is a good companion to fresh bread. One clove of roasted garlic is added to half a cup of unsalted butter to make simple garlic compound butter. You can also add cinnamon and sugar to butter for toast. Alternatively, you can even add any of your favourite herbs to melt down a steak. You can also shape the butter into a log, wrap it up in baking paper and keep it in the refrigerator for storage. Th...
How To: Make simple potato wedges
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to make simple potato wedges. Get potatoes depending on how many people are going to eat. Wash them and brush them so that they are clean. Then dry them up. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Now cut the potatoes in to wedges. Take a cookie tray, spread aluminum foil over it and spread olive oil on the foil. Spread out the wedges on the foil and sprinkle salt and pepper. Put the tray in the oven and after about 45 minutes the potato wedges are rea...
How To: Polish the guts of a paintball gun with a brillo pad
KRASHARPSHOOTER gives a detailed example on how to better improve performance from the Tippman paintball marker. Some of the advantages to following this method is that it allows the internals to cycle smoothly. He shows us, using a very simple method. The method that he follows in a step by step process in his video is start by taking a Brillo pad and dipping it into water. After that while soap is coming out keep rubbing the pad back and forth on the internal of the paintball marker. He sho...
How To: Get a nice, even stain on wood
You will learn how to get a nice, even stain on wood in this Home and Garden video tutorial brought to you by TheSoapGuy. It’s really easy and simple to do. Get a finished piece of wood. You should work in a well ventilated area because wood stain generates a lot of fumes. Wood stain comes in aerosol spray and in cans. Mix the stain in the can by rolling the can. Don’t shake it, it will generate bubbles. Open the can and apply the wood stain with a brush evenly on the surface. The more coats ...