If you engage in any nefarious activity on Xbox Live or simply like to swear a lot when you're playing online, your account may be flagged for a ban. Getting banned sucks, so watch this video to see how to use a program called XVAL to check your account and see if it's been flagged for banning in the next ban wave.
Come on baby light my fire! If you're going to be a survivalist, the first thing you'll need to know is how to start a fire. This simply video shows how to use a piece of quartz and a piece of steel to build yourself a fire and stay alive! In addition, the video shows how to pack it all together in a nifty little Altoids tin.
If you recently unearthed your silver from storage hoping to use the pieces to set your holiday table, you may have been a bit disappointed at how tarnished all those spoons and forks look.
Perhaps the two oldest and most-used computer pranks in the book are presented is clear, easy-to-understand language in this video: the printscreen frozen desktop trick and the fake shutdown virus icon trick. If you don't know how to do either of these easy and devestatingly effective pranks, watch on.
Halloween is only a few weeks away, fellow goblinesses, which means it's time to begin planning for your costume, makeup, and nail look. If you're planning to dress up as a vampire this Halloween or simply want a mischevious nail look that screams "Halloween" and "Twihard" all at once, check out this nail tutorial for creating a bloody fang vampire nail look.
Nail polish is such a fun and quick way to display your mood - or current fashion fascination - with pizazz. But we hate it when, just a day into application, we notice the first few chips and tears and cracks.
Ear training is incredibly important to any musician. Knowing to hear and identify root and chord movement and being able to analyze a chord progression quickly is so important to your career. In this video you will get a great ear training lesson on how to analyze the chord progression of a song simply by using the movement of the melody to identify the tonic and chord progression.
In this clip, you'll learn the ins and outs of using variables and strings when writing code in Python 2. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the features and functions of Python 2, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this clip, learn how to split and join strings when coding in Python 3. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of Python 3.0, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this clip, learn how to generate and employ objects when coding in Python 3. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of Python 3.0, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this clip, learn how to use exceptions to handle errors when programming in Python 3. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of Python 3.0, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this clip, you'll learn how to create and call simple functions when coding in Python 3. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of Python 3.0, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this clip, you'll see what it takes to write a "Hello, World" app in Python 3. Whether you're new to the Python Software Foundation's popular general purpose programming language or a seasoned developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of Python 3.0, you're sure to benefit from this free video programming lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
The turkey has been eaten, the mashed potatoes with chives inhaled, and the glasses clinked. After all the hullabaloo of Thanksgiving, the task of cleaning up and taking care of leftovers daunts every host.
Flash Actionscript 3 is a wonderfully powerful, but somewhat obtuse, tool for creating websites. This video will teach you how to use one particular function in the language, creating a class that has multiple key detection enabled. This will allow you to create a website where users can key in multiple inputs and the website will respond appropriately.
Create a text box for the web using Adobe Photoshop! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create and slice up your own custom text boxes in Photoshop from scratch, watch this web designer's guide.
Create a rounded corner box with CSS in the Adobe Dreamweaver! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular WISYWIG image editor or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create your own rounded-corner boxes, watch this web designer's guide.
Want to know how to create Twilight-style text using Adobe Photoshop? This lesson will show you how. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to recreate Twilight's cover text, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Need to convert a large number of images to rich, contrasty black & white using Photoshop? Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to batch convert color images to high-contrast black and white, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Want to create a realistic-looking fiery explosion? With Photoshop, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom three-dimensional shapes and how to create a fireball in Photoshop CS3, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Looking for an easy way to create 3D abstract art? Have Photoshop CS3 or later? Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom three-dimensional ice sculpture and how to create and apply textures, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Looking for an easy way to create 3D shapes? Have Photoshop CS3 or later? Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom three-dimensional shapes and how to create and apply textures, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Want to separate a foreground object from its background? Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from TutVids. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how get started doing digital tattoo removal yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Want to digitally remove a pair of glasses? Given patience and a little Photoshop know-how, it can be done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Ever wanted to combine two or more images? With Adobe Photoshop, it's a simple process. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started creating composites in Photoshop yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Learn to use Photoshop's new timeline animation system to create a wipe-style image transition! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started creating wipe transitions yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Touch up your digital photographs for studio-quality images. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started creating pixel-perfect images yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Accidentally stick a time stamp on an image file? Get rid of it with Photoshop's touch-up tools. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to learn how to get rid of digital photo time stamps yourself, watch this digital photographer's guide.
If you're not familiar with its mask tools, you're not taking full advantage of Adobe Photoshop. Learn how to use them with this clip. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started layer, vector and clipping masks yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Looking for a guide on how to create icons for your website? With the Adobe Photoshop, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started creating navigation bar-style web icons yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Want to work with RAW image files in Adobe Photoshop? With the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from Tutvid. For more information, and to get started using and editing RAW image files in Photoshop yourself, watch this graphic designer's guide.
Create a cherry wood texture in Photoshop with the noise filter and few other built-in tools. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which offers a step-by-step guide on how to generate wooden textures at any resolution in under five minutes.
Want to preserve an old family photograph for posterity without also preserving the physical imperfections of the print? Touch it up with Photoshop. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at Britec Computer Systems. This video offers a step-by-step guide on how to restore images within Adobe Photoshop.
Whether you want to create a custom icon for an iPhone app or simply ape the glossy style, with Adobe Photoshop, the process is a snap. And this free graphic design tutorial will walk you through the entire process. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this handy designer's how-to.
With this video you'll learn how to achieve nice and creamy mashed potatoes. A classic side dish just right for you and the entire family. Perfect, with some meatloaf, or steak, simply delicious.
MatttChapman shows you how to build a guerilla-style camera dolly to add to your filmmaking bag of tricks. This guerilla dolly is so simple, made with a rain gutter and cover from a local hardware store. This is ingenuity at its best. Don't spend a ton of money for a dolly to simply pan, build this rain gutter dolly!
Aperture's new retouch brush makes it simple to remove dust, blemishes, spots, and other unwanted elements from an image by simply brushing over them.
Here is a technical tutorial from a technical communication class. An oscilloscope is for viewing oscillations, like electrical voltage and current, with cathode-ray tube display. See all about it in this great introduction to the device. Simply, this video tutorial will show you how to use an oscilloscope.
A video tutorial on how to rip a DVD simply using VLC Player. This allows you to choose codecs and other options when ripping your DVD.
This instructional how-to video is hosted by Simply Ming’s chef Ming Tsai. Watch this cooking lesson as Ming shows you how to flip food in a pan. Tossing food in a pan is a simple technique that any anyone can learn to do. Once you've mastered the art of flipping food you can impress all your friends at your next dinner party.
