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How To: Use 9-slice and 3-slice scaling in Fireworks

This video shows you how to slice a button for a website using 9-slice scaling and then using 3-slice scaling. Scaling is done the same way in Fireworks and in Illustrator CS3, so the concepts done here in Fireworks, are the same in Illustrator. Knowing how to use these tools will make creating rich symbols much easier. Use 9-slice and 3-slice scaling in Fireworks.

How To: Create a web page using Photoshop

In this video tutorial you will learn to create a website page using Adobe Photoshop. Learn to use the slice and slice select tools to break an website image layout into different pieces. This allows faster loading of your web pages. Create a web page using Photoshop.

How To: Retouch photos in Adobe Photoshop

In this video tutorial you will learn some basics of retouching your portrait images in Photoshop. In this example, we'll see how to use the liquify tool to make the eyes and nose smaller. Learn to use the layer mask to create some lighting effect onto the portrait. Retouch photos in Adobe Photoshop.

How To: Create a photo cube in Photoshop

In this video tutorial you will learn to create a photo cube using Photoshop. Learn to use 3D Transform to do the trick. The tool might have different names in different version of Photoshop, but it should come with the default Photoshop. Create a photo cube in Photoshop.

How To: Create cartoon landscapes using Photoshop

Have you ever wanted to create cartoon landscapes using Photoshop but don't know how? In this video tutorial you will learn how to create simple cartoon-like backgrounds and landscapes from within Photoshop. Learn to use the pen tool to create a work path. Create cartoon landscapes using Photoshop.

How To: Use Photoshop's Apply Image dialog box

Apply Image is a feature that's not new in Photoshop, yet many users are unfamiliar with it. It’s typically used for quick compositing, but it also provides the capability to blend a color channel into an image. In this video tutorial you will learn to use Photoshop's Apply Image dialog box and set of tools for various effects. Use Photoshop's Apply Image dialog box.

How To: Plant broad beans

Tom Cole shows us how to plant broad beans. Using the listed tools from the video and the easy steps from the video, Tom Cole stresses not to position the beans opposite of each other so they do not block each others sunlight. Plant broad beans.

How To: Make a wedding bouquet

Trish Horrington shows how to make a wedding bouquet. Trish covers which roses, tools and tips are needed to accomplish the bouquet. Cutting the lengths of the stems as well as breaking off the ivy are covered in this fabulous instructional video. Make a wedding bouquet.

How To: Change a fuse in a traditional fuse box

Middle-aged woman shows how to change a fuse in a fuse box. Video explains the importance of fuses in the home and the roll they serve. Tools for fuse replacement are listed and subtitled as well as standard fuse amperage. Quick and easy video with safe results. Change a fuse in a traditional fuse box.

How To: Use PMS colours in QuarkXPress

Color is an important part of any page or design layout and in this tutorial you'll learn how to open the color tool, append PMS colors and apply them to your QuarkXPress document. Make sure you click on "video tutorial sections" in the top left corner and pick the lesson. Use PMS colours in QuarkXPress.

How To: Scale components in Maya

This is a really simple and tutorial that shows you how to quickly and uniformly scale components of an object in Maya. This video is definitely for beginners but still a great example of how to use the scale tools when modelling. Scale components in Maya.

How To: Use art to encourage literacy

Kids love doing art projects and having a chance to really make a mess. Art activities are more than just fun and creative…they’re a tool for learning. Discover how to encourage learning and literacy by using art. You're child will be having so much fun, they won't even notice how much they're learning. Use art to encourage literacy.

Build a Home Arcade Machine: Part 1

Remember the arcades? Were you saddened when they closed up one by one, leaving no outlet to actually go out and socialize while you played video games? With all the home consoles and internet connectivity, gaming has evolved, but the social factor has been eliminated. Sure we can play against others, but they may be miles and miles away. Remember back in the day when you could go down to the corner store to play your favorite game and show off your skills in front of a crowd? Well, all is no...

Chalk It Up to Experience: How to Make Realistic Chalk Symbols in Photoshop

Need help getting started on this week's WTFoto Challenge? Look no further! In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create simple chalk symbols and writing in Photoshop. So read through this post and try it out yourself—or I'll tell your cousin what you said when you were drunk that one time. Keep in mind that the steps are similar for other programs, such as GIMP.

How To: Sneak Past Web Filters and Proxy Blockers with Google Translate

Do you need proxy access, but cannot have it for some reason? The most common perpetrator behind the issue is the network you're trying to access the pages from. Some networks will block websites, then go as far as filtering out all of the web queries for terms like "proxy" because it can get around their filter. Quick web proxies can be used for tons of other things, though.

News: You Don't Need to Be a Hacker to Hack with This Android App

Security awareness seems to be a hot topic these days on the web, with developers making apps and devices that can hack networks and machines with just a few clicks. But these applications aren't only exploiting security flaws in systems and networks, they're being used by amateur and wannabe hackers who want to have a little fun, but don't want to learn how to actually "hack" anything.

News: Early Humans Use Each Others' Skulls As Drinking Cups

How far would you go to be resourceful? Early Britons used each others' skulls as drinking cups and bowls. Recently, researcher Silvia Bello found human skulls with the top cut off laying in Gough's Cave, England. Skillful cut marks make it look like fellow humans scraped off the dead skin to clean the bone, and chips around the rim of the skull cup make it look like the edges were evened out for a better drinking experience. Researchers have found other skull cups in France and Germany, but ...

News: FIX WINDOWS 7 SLOW STARTUP TIMES...

How to Fix Windows 7 Slow Start Up Is your Windows 7 slower on start up? Wondering how to make Windows 7 super fast? There are various reasons why this operating system performs slower but one common reason is that mostly it happens because of too many start up programs and services running in the background.