Whether or not The Purge franchise will be as successful as Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, or even the Saw movies remains to be seen, but it's definitely winning in the Halloween costumes department.
Smartphone cameras are so good nowadays that there's almost no reason to own a point and shoot. Once the megapixel spec race was finally settled (hint: more isn't always better), manufacturers started focusing on the quality of their camera sensors, which has led to a huge jump in color accuracy, dynamic range, and image clarity.
Remember portable MP3 players like the classic iPod? Seems like forever ago that they were all the rage, and I don't think I've seen a real one in the wild for a good 5 years now. These devices died out so quickly as a direct result of the onset of smartphones, which allow us to do everything that an MP3 player could do and then some.
Our workdays are typically filled with one thought: get as much completed as possible. Whether you face an inbox filled with tasks or just a project or two, both our bosses and our inner workhorses encourage us to knock out as many tasks as we can each day. But is being super-productive the best course of action for our minds and our employers?
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Creating a haunted house for Halloween was a big deal when I was growing up, and the neighborhood kids were always coming up with ways to try and out-do each other when it came to this frightful night. One beloved game was to blindfold the participants and play the Withered Corpse.
Loaded with a gorgeous display and a powerful processor, the Kindle Fire HDX is an impressive all-around tablet, especially when it's used for what Amazon Kindles were built for—reading electronic versions of novels, textbooks, and other printed works.
Google, like Apple before them, no longer supports mobile Flash, but clearly there's plenty of Flash content still available on the web. From games to videos, it can be frustrating to get the most out of your mobile browsing experience without Flash functionality.
Merely fidgeting and shivering can burn calories, but now you can add trembling in fear to the list too. Just pop in a good horror movie and turn down the lights to burn off up to 200 calories. What would you rather do? Walk for over 30 minutes or watch a 90-minute scarefest?
If you thought humans were reading your résumé, think again. Robots do, and their one solitary objective is to systematically crush the hopes and dreams of those who don't make the cut. Instead of paying a few humans to read thousands of résumés over a couple weeks, many companies use computer programs that can do the job in less than an hour. In fact, at least 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use what they call an applicant-tracking system, aka rejection machines.
The Zumocast app allows you to stream music, movies, or pictures directly from your work or home computer to your Droid Bionic smartphone. The Android device can also access documents or other files located on your PC using the program. This Motorola support video will walk you through the process.
The Motorola Droid Bionic has support for both corporate email and personal email accounts. If you want to setup either, take a look at this guide from Motorola on how to sign into your email on the Android smartphone so that you can start reading and sending new messages using Verizon Wireless's 4G network connection.
In this tutorial, learn how to create an elaborate manicure to show your support for the Mexican soccer team. Whether you are going to a World Cup party, the game itself or just watching from home, root for your team in style with this look.
In this tutorial, learn how to show your support for Brazil in a big way. Follow along with this clip and create an elaborate nail look to celebrate the Brazilian team at this year's World Cup, in South Africa.
A great number of audio editors don't support importing/exporting AC3 files, luckily the awesome—and, of course, free–Audacity does. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Audacity DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video software tutorial, which presents a complete overview of how to open and edit Dolby Digital AC3 audio when working in Audacity.
With the World Cup around the corner, why not support your favorite team with a hip makeup look? In this tutorial, create a cool style inspired by the Brazilian football club. This look is bright and colorful and will look perfect at the big game, so give it a try! Go Brazil!
One of the many significant problems with Apple's ubiquitous iTunes music player and iPod MP3 players is their lack of native support for FLAC, the highest-quality type of condensed digital music file. This video features step-by-step instruction for converting your FLAC files into ALAC files, which have similar quality and can be played on on your iPod.
XML is a file type that can cause a lot of compatibility issues when you are working on multiple operating systems. With iPhone being the newest medium people work on, it presents new problems. But don't leave yourself in the dark. This video will show you how to open XML on your iPhone.
Hardware and home improvement expert Ron Hazelton describes his strategies for using invisible shelving brackets. To begin with, he advises that a shelving installation, invisible or not, be installed beginning at the center point, because upon attaching the main support, it will automatically be leveled. Ron suggests that mounting brackets have the same color as the background, so that the brackets depend not only on being hidden for the most part, but that the portions that are present do n...
This is a video guide on how to do windmills in break dance. He's doing a counter-clockwise version. This is very difficult and involves balancing on your hand while twirling around. You must support your whole body weight with one arm. It is good to practice this breakdancing move on carpet so you don't smash your face up.
Halfback Passing Races are a good way to get weight transfer and sweep passes down. This ends with a shoot. The technique is to master ball delivery and get pick ups to be speedy.
Cleanout Demo drill starts as 2v2 then move to 2v1 with pressure on the defender. Defenders should keep their heads up and body square during this Australian rugby drill.
Basic Pull Pass drill is a good beginner or warm-up drill for practice. This keeps your hands warm and build eye hand coordination as well as partner passing.
Continuous Defense drill keeps your body squared to the offense. It's a point exchange drill that emphasizes positioning in defense for Australian rugby.
1v1 Tracking Square drill in Australian rugby is a great drill to get you on defense and offense as well as get players fit.
Practice Side On Tackle variations in from Ford Rugby Academy in Australia. The side on tackle is a good defense move in rugby.
Perform anz trikz-footbag basic kick with tips from this how-to video. Start by learning the basic kicks, including the inside kick. During an inside kick, contact should be made just above the support leg knee.
ER showed the world what goes on inside the emergency room, and in every episode, we experienced a common but very important procedure— intubation. But ER never made it seems easy; it showed just how hard it is for medical students to successfully intubate a patient due to fear and naivety. And for real-life doctors and medical practitioners, learning the art of airway management is just as difficult.
When you are tested for drugs, the drugs can be found in your hair and blood. There are three types of tests: hair test, blood test and urine test. The urine test, being the cheapest, is the most common drug test. Some ways to beat this unwanted drug screening is by drinking x-amount of water, this dilutes the drug within your system. The second method is to inform them that you are a user, or that you attend frequent rock concerts. (This method isn't recommended because of the outrageous amo...
If you have pictures, videos, or a presentation you want to share with a larger audience, or enjoy on a larger screen than the one that your Nokia Booklet 3G comes equipped with, grab an HDMI cable.
It's important to know what version of Android your phone has in case you ever need to call for support. And, if you are thinking about upgrading your Android phone's firmware knowing which version you are currently on is a great place to start.
This excercise is not for beginners - only try this if you have a spotter nearby. You will need a bench to support your back, and a pair of dumbbells to perform this properly (make sure your dumbbells are calibrated for you).
For this tutorial, you will need the app Cartagraph, and the free software program GIMP (or another graphic program that supports multiple layers). Once you have those, follow this tutorial so you can reveal where the caves are on your island.
Installing a sprinkler valve box can be made easier by using bricks to support the valve box and using crushed rock in the bottom to make it look a little neater.
You've seen the custom skins and textures on Minecraft fansites, but how can you make your own? You'll need Minecraft, WinRAR and an art program like Photoshop or Paint.net (as long as it supports transparency) to create your own custom skins and textures.
Show your true fan colors when wasting enemies, and support your favorite sports team! This tutorial shows you how to use the emblem editor that comes with Call of Duty: Black Ops to replicate the logo for the Chicago Bears.
Like its Google-branded Android counterparts, the HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone 7 smartphone supports voice searching and speech recognition. Interested in using voice searching on your own HTC WP7 smartphone? This HTC 7 Trophy owner's guide will walk you through the entire process.
Much like Mac OS X computers, Apple iOS mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch support monaural audio output for those with hearing impairments. In this video clip, you'll learn how to turn it on and use it on your own iOS mobile device.
Much like Mac OS X computers, Apple iOS mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad support high-contrast white-on-black text for those with visual impairments. In this video clip, you'll learn how to turn it on and use it on your own iOS mobile device.
Much like Mac OS X computers, Apple iOS mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad support screen magnification for those with visual impairments. In this video clip, you'll learn how to turn it on and use it on your own iOS mobile device.
