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How To: Surf the web anonymously using TOR and Privoxy

Want to protect your privacy when surfing the Internet? Thwart would-be snoopers with this free video guide from CNET TV, which presents an overview of a number of services and good practices one can observe to project one's privacy when using the web. For specifics, and to get started surfing the Internet anonymously yourself, watch this free video guide.

How To: Run Windows on a Mac using Bootcamp in OS X Leopard

Want to run Windows Vista or 7 on your Apple computer? With Bootcamp and OS X Leopard (or Snow Leopard), it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial from CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes and a half. For detailed instructions, and to get started running your favorite Windows apps and games on your Mac, watch this handy how-to.

How To: Play the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" on guitar

Want to know how to play the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" on the guitar? Learn how with this free video guitar lesson. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, guitarists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing this classic John Lennon song on your own guitar, watch this how-to!

How To: Play along to "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Want to know how to play "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd on the guitar? Learn how with this free video guitar lesson. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, rock guitarists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing this southern rock anthem on your own guitar, watch this how-to!

How To: Make a curtain in GIMP, the free Photoshop alternative

In the mood for a little digital decadence? Learn how to create red velvet drapes using the GIMP image editor. Whether you're new to GIMP or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to get started creating your own digital curtains, watch this graphic designer's guide.

How To: Using motion tweening in Flash 8 Professional

Getting started with motion tweening? You've found the beginner's guide! Motion tweening is one of the best and easiest ways to animate just about anything. Learn how to motion tween in Flash 8 Professional in a matter of minutes... Also taught? Learn how to make a simple image fade & swap movie using the skills you will have learned!

How To: Fold an inverted Stella Conica

Bored with boxes? No longer content with cranes? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make an inverted stella conica from thirty sheets of paper using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own geometric 3D sculpture, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.

How To: Fold an origami chopsticks holder

Looking for a craft project as easy as it is useful? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a paper chopsticks holder with origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own paper chopstick cases, watch this free origami lesson.

How To: Fold an origami decorative box

Looking for a fun and useful crafts project? Learn to make the most utile (and simplest) of origami sculptures, the paper box. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a decorative paper box using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper cubes, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.

How To: Make an origami dragon

Looking to add some fantastical creatures to your paper menagerie? Know how to make an origami crane? Make a sinister dragon (à la Smaug from the Hobbit or Saphira from Eragon) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own dragons from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper dragons yourself, take a look!

How To: Fold a letter into a cute heart

Want to give a special someone your heart (and get rid of junk mail in the process)? Make a paper heart using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper hearts from a folded letter . For more information, and to get started making paper hearts yourself, take a look!

How To: Fold an origami bunny rabbit

Looking to add a new specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps something with floppy ears? You're in luck. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make a bunny rabbit from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper rabbits yourself, take a look!

How To: Fold an origami boa snake

Looking to add a rare and exotic specimen to your paper menagerie? Make a boa constrictor with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own serpents from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making snakes yourself, take a look!

How To: Tune up quickly when playing the ukulele

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the ukulele or any other instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free, high-quality uke lessons, like this one from YouTube's preeminent tropical tutor, Ukulele Mike. This particular tutorial provides a detailed, step-by-step overview of how to tune up. For more information, and to get started tuning up your own uke, watch this helpful how-to.

How To: Play movable barre chords on the ukulele

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the ukulele or any other instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free, high-quality uke lessons, like this one from YouTube's preeminent tropical tutor, Ukulele Mike. This particular tutorial provides a detailed, step-by-step overview of how to play barre chords. For more information, and to get started playing movable chords on your own uke, watch this helpful how-to.

How To: Substitute diminished chords for 7b9ths in jazz guitar

Ready to make your brain hurt? In this free video jazz guitar lesson from Justin Sandercoe, you'll learn about dimished/7b9 chord substitution. In short, if you have a functioning 5 chord, you can substitute a diminished chord (with one of the root notes a semitone above the root). For more information, and to get started using this substitution in your own jazz playing, watch this helpful tutorial.

How To: Draw the moon

Drawingnow.com not only shows you how to draw the moon, but also shows what could be described as, drawing everything but the moon. Since your paper is white and so is the moon you will start off by drawing your circle and adding light shading in the bottom half of your moon. Now you can start with your black marker, pastel or drawing instrument of your choice, blacking out the rest of the paper around the moon. With the rest of your page blacked out, it really accentuates your moon and almos...

How To: Deal with spindly seedlings

The Survival Podcasting present how to handle leggy or spindly seedlings that have grown too fast. Potted swiss chard seedlings are used as examples. The seedlings are growing well but are a bit floppy or spindly. This happens because the warmth from being started indoors encouraged their fast growth but since there is not enough light for them, they started reaching for the light. A `head space` is developed between the root and the leaves that makes the seedling flop over. A simple trick to...

How To: Crack open your iPod Nano and access the inside

Apple products can be really expensive for some of us but we can’t live without them, especially the Apple iPods. For those that want to keep their iPods healthy and up to date, it may be a good idea to know the make-up of the interior to get an idea of how you can replace or fix parts when your iPod starts to go bad. This video shows you how to open up your iPod Nano by using a very thin putty knife. To get started, place the putty knife in the gap between the metal base and white case, sl...

How To: Do whipstitch applique

Want to attach an appliqué with a whipstitch? It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a complete and thorough overview of the stitching process in just over two minutes' time. For more information, as well as to get started applying your own appliqués by whipstitch, watch this free video guide.

How To: Do time calculations with Microsoft Excel's MOD

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 286th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate hours worked for a night shift where workers start at 9 PM and end at 5 AM.

How To: Make goop out of Elmer's glue

You wouldn't think it would take much to make "gloop" from Elmer's glue but, as it happens, it's an art. And with this family-oriented video tutorial, you'll learn just how to make the goopy stuff for yourself. For more information, and to get started making icky, sticky gloop for yourself (or for your kids) watch this free how-to.

How To: Improve your handwriting in just a few minutes

Do you dream of having beautiful penmanship? Well, check out this tutorial and start turning that dream into a reality. In this video, you will learn how to properly hold your pencil and where to place your letters on the paper so that you get a neater result everytime. So, whatever your age, it is never too late to start practicing and improve the way you write forever. So, grab a pen or pencil and have a seat - turn the video on and follow along. You are only a few minutes away from lovely ...

How To: Master the basic crochet steps

Start by making a loop around the needle. Next you grab the yarn string with the needle hook and pull it back through the loop. It should now be around the needle shaft. Do the same thing again, grab and pull through. When you have done as many as you want, turn the crochet around and put the needle through the last loop, grab the yarn and pull it through, ending up with two loops around the needle, grab the yarn and pull through both of the loops, you now have one loop on the shaft. Repeat u...

How To: Use a hula hoop

You might know that the best way to learn something is from a professional. But you might not have known that there are pro hoola hoopists. There are. And Marawa the Amazing, star of the La Clique cabaret show is one of them. In this hoola-hooping how-to, she'll show you how to get started with the ring-shaped toy.

How To: Control a friend's PC with Windows XP Remote Desktop

Wartex8 demonstrates how to use remote desktop in Windows XP. Remote Desktop is a useful utility that you can use to control another computer and its applications.The necessary steps that are adopted to activate remote desktop are:1) Right click on my computer icon (either the icon on the desktop or the one on the start menu list) and select properties, and a new dialog box called system properties will pop up on the window.2) In the System Properties, select the computer name tab and write d...

How To: Find the IP address of a printer

In this video, we learn how to find the IP address of a printer on your computer. Before you begin, make sure you start on your main desktop. First, click on the "start" menu, then click on "control panel" and last click on "printers and faxes". Once you're in there, right click on the printer you want to see the IP address for and then click on "properties". After this, you will find the IP address under the "location" section. You can look up the IP address for all the printers in your netw...

How To: Calculate azimuth in trigonometry

Azimuth is simply the angle of an object in the sky along the horizon. Yes, it's spherical trigonometry but it's not difficult! Check out this video and in just a few minutes you will be able to solve azimuth problems on your own.

How To: Unfreeze a clickwheel iPod

Learn how to unfreeze a click wheel iPod properly in simple steps. If your iPod freezes suddenly while using it, you can easily unfreeze it. Just hold the 'Menu' button and the 'Center' button on your iPod for a few seconds until the iPod turns off and a apple logo appears. Now release the menu and; the center buttons and wait for your iPod start again. Your iPod will be ready to use when is starts again. If this doesn't work let your iPod as it is for a few hours to let the battery die and t...