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How To: Make a Japanese flag fan

This instructional video shows us how to make a Japanese flag fan. The materials required are: Foamy (Red and white), four popsicle sticks, glue and scissors. First cut two circular shapes (with one straight edge) from the white foamy, then glue on the popsicle sticks to the straight edge of one of the circles to make the handle. After this, glue down the other white circular piece of foamy to cover the tops of the popsicle sticks. Then cut out two smaller circles from the red foamy and glue ...

How To: Attract more business with feng shui

Elizabeth Chamberlain with Space Lift demonstrates how to attract more business with feng shui. To attract more business you need helpful people to hire you or to spread the word about your goods and services. The travel of information is also important in business. Your house should address these areas. First, find the focus room on your energy map by laying the energy map on top of your home floor plan. The travel and helpful people area is in the lower right corner of your home, standing i...

How To: Improve video quality when recording with Camtasia

HelpTube1 teaches you how to improve video quality when recording with Camtasia. The reason some videos don't have the HD version is that it takes 30-40 minutes for YouTube to verify whether the video is in high definition or not. In Camtasia 5 there is a Tools tab at the top of the program window. Click on that and then go to Capture. Check the box that says Save as AVI. Then go to Video, change Manual and change the frame rate to 80. Then click Ok and you will get these options every time. ...

How To: Make easy mince pies

To make easy minced meat pies you will need 425 grams of ready rub pastry sheet, a little bit of cinnamon and sugar, one beaten egg, half a jar of minced meat, some chopped walnuts and some icing sugar. Sprinkle your work station with icing sugar and roll out your pastry sheet. Spoon out some minced meat on top of the pastry and add walnuts. Roll up each side of the pastry so it meats in the middle. Slice horizontally into the size you want. Brush with your beaten egg and sprinkle with cinnam...

How To: Draw Chilly Willy and graffiti characters

In this video cholowiz13 teaches you how to draw Chilly Willy. You start with a big circle for the head. Inside, draw two ovals and two smaller circles there. These will be the eyes. You then create another oval adjacent to that which will be the cheek. Draw a triangle facing outward, which will be the beak. Draw the body next and two flat feet at the bottom. One arm should be behind his back and the other extending, showing the letters you will draw. Also add a hat on top of his head and dra...

How To: Save your project in Pinnacle Studio

This tutorial explains how to save your work in Pinnacle Studio. The first step is to go to "File". Next is saving projects by using the drop down menu from the top left corner of the program. When you save your project it does not mean that all the video files will be saved. In fact, all the original files have to be stored in the exact same place so this will work. To save your new project you have to go to movie and make and output format like Vdix or VCL.

How To: Make a spring time fruit salad

In this video, Betty will show you how to make a colorful and healthy springtime fruit salad using strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple. In order to do that you need these ingredients: 2 cups of fresh strawberries, (washed & dried with paper towel) quartered. 2 cups of fresh blueberries, washed and dried. 2 cups of fresh pineapple pieces. Should be the same size as strawberry slices. 3 tablespoons Splenda (or sugar or other artificial sweetener) 1 carton strawberry glaze and

How To: Shrink a cereal box before you throw it away

The top flaps on the cereal box should already be open. Then you must open the flaps on the bottom of the cereal box (the side parallel to the opening) and flatten it. Now use the creases made by the corners of the box and fold them inward; it should be flat again. Fold it length wise thus leaving a little rectangle of the flattened box that is not overlapped by the other half of the flattened box. Tax this tab and insert it into the opening in the adjacent half of the cereal box. Your cereal...

How To: Prepare oven roasted chicken breasts

Kitchen Improv #3 shows us how to make some simple and delicious oven roasted chicken breasts. Roasting the chicken breasts wrapped in foil makes clean-up a snap. Just cover two pieces of foil in Pam spray and place chicken on one piece of foil. Put some simple seasonings on the chicken (oregano, parsley, basil and red crushed pepper) and some melted butter. Place the second piece of foil on top and fold over all four sides twice to keep everything inside. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. ...

How To: Bleed a towel radiator like a professional

This video shows you how to bleed a towel radiator like a professional. The radiator is hot at the bottom and cold at the top, which means that there is air in the system and the system will have to be bled. To bleed the system, you will have to open the bleeder valve with a key or flat screwdriver. Turn off the system first, so that no more air can be drawn into it. Open the bleeder valve slowly by turning with the key or screwdriver until you hear air and then stop. If the air stops quickly...

How To: Use Garageband to create free ringtones to your iPhone

This tutorial is about how to get ringtones on your iPhone. The narrator starts out by showing us how to use an app called Garageband to load ringtones. He demonstrates how to load the application, then open the file to search for a song that you wish to download. He clicks on the song and drags it to the import window. Once the song is there, create a cycle region by clicking the icon along the bottom of the screen to turn the cycle region on. Next, he shows how to use the yellow bar across ...

How To: Make a homemade kite

Learn how to make a homemade kite with this video. To do this you will need a regular plastic bag, some plastic straws, string and scissors. Begin by using the scissors to cut the bag in half, around the edges. Once you have this, make a rhombus shape out of it. You will need five straws and tape. Use one straw for the top and two straws on each side. Make sure that these two sides are the same side. Add clear or regular tape to stick the straws to the plastic bag. Lastly, tie the string at t...

How To: Draw musical instruments on a computer

DrawingNow teaches you how to draw musical instruments on a computer. Start by drawing a guitar and then draw all the other instruments on top and near it. Use straight lines for the neck and interior. Use curves on the outside. Make sure to draw simple shapes and add detail later. Also, don't over complicate your drawing. Remember to keep proportions. The trombone is all about curves and circles. Don't be scared if it doesn't come out smaller than the guitar. Finally add drums and you can al...

How To: Cook super tasty hash browns

Grog is good demonstrates how to cook some hash browns. You'll need a food processor with a grating attachment, a peeler, a knife, a cutting board, two pans, some margarine, oil, and either red or Yukon gold potato. First peel the potato and put it into the food processor. Next get them into water to watch the starch off of them and prevent browning. Next dry them using a colander and dry them with a towel. Heat some margarine and a teaspoon of oil in a pan on medium high heat and then drop y...

How To: Make a fall themed flower bouquet

Grassvalleyflorist teaches you how to make a fall themed flower bouquet. For this you will need some fountain grass, autumn leaves, English laurel, redwood, oregano and another weed that looks good. Layer all of these together, on top of each other. You can also add some pine cones. Wire in the stems allows the whole thing to stay together. Use ribbons or florist wire. Cut the ends so that the bouquet is not very long. You can also make a bow out of a big piece of material or ribbon. The best...

How To: Make chicken royale & chicken cushion

Learn to make two different delicious chicken recipes, chicken royale and chicken cushion, from a professional butcher in this video. Watch the demonstration of how to carve a whole raw chicken into two boneless breasts and two boneless legs. The legs will become chicken cushion, a bacon wrapped dark meat dish filled with stuffing and sauce. The second recipe shown is chicken royale. It is similar to the first recipe with stuffing and sauce, but the bacon is draped over top instead of wrapped...

How To: Perform the frontal splits in yoga

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to perform frontal splits in yoga. The frontal split is a stretch that targets the hamstring muscle. Begin by extending your right leg forward and flex the toes out in front of you on the mat. Very slowly and carefully, slide your right leg forward until you feel some resistance. Once you start to feel a stretch in your hamstring, you need to get your fingertips firmly planted into the floor or else on top of a block. This video will benefit those vie...

How To: Predict a card trick

Want a card trick to amaze and wow your friends? With just a normal deck of cards, you can fool and fascinate your friends by just following this video. First of all, go through your deck and grab 12 diamonds, 6 clubs, 3 hearts and 2 spades. Now hand these cards to your friend and have them shuffle and mix them up. With probability, the chance of a diamond showing up is over 50 percent. So all you have to do is predict that the card on the top of the deck is a diamond. More than half the time...

How To: Make simple paper flowers

This video demonstrates how to make paper flowers. She lays a silicone mat on the table. She shows how to use distress inks by stamping some red and yellow ink onto the mat, sprays water onto the mat with a mister, and lays punched-out paper flowers into the wet ink. She turns them over and uses a heat gun to dry the ink. After the flowers are dry, she layers them on top of each other, putting a piece of foam tape in between the layers. She shows how she used the layered flowers to decorate a...

How To: Make deep fried biscuit donuts

In this video recipe you will be shown how to make delicious biscuit donuts. To make biscuit donuts, do the following: Heat about 1 inch of oil in a skillet. Remove the biscuits from a 10-count can, and use a small cap to press in the center and make the hole. Fry them in hot oil until they are brown on one side, and then turn and fry the other side. Remove and place on paper towels to drain excess oil. They are great topped with powdered sugar, frosting, a glaze, or even cinnamon sugar. To m...

How To: Backup Windows Vista to an external hard drive

Learn how to backup Windows Vista to an external hard drive! 1. Click on start. Go to All Programs, select Accessories, then select System Tools. Open "Back-Up Status and Configuration". 2. Click on "Set up automatic file back-up". Be sure the top radio button is selected. Select your external hard drive. 3. Click next. Select all folders that you want to back-up. Click next again. Set your schedule (how often, what day, time). 4. Click on "Save settings and start back up". Windows will final...

How To: Make an oven-baked apple crisp

this video shows us how to make a delicious apple crisp using an easy to follow recipe. To make some apple crisp, you will need: 4-5 apples, 1 cup of brown sugar, 2/3 cup oats, 2/3 flour, 1ml salt, 2 ml cinnamon, 1 ml nutmeg, 1/2 cup melted butter To make the apple crisp: pre-heat your oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit slice the apples and place into a greased 8x8 square pan. take 1/2 cup brown sugar and pour over the apples. on a bowl, combine the oats, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 cup...

How To: Bake salmon with a pinapple sauce and mango pico

Miguel Guzman teaches the secrets of baking salmon with pineapple sauce and mango pico. First to make the sauce, cook a cup of pineapple juice in a pan till it is reduced. To make the pico, nicely chop a mango, tomato, pepper, quarter of an onion and half of lime and mix them well. Now season the salmon with salt and pepper and bake it in the oven with a pineapple ring on top. Finally when everything is done, serve the salmon in a plate with the mixture and sauce.

How To: Make easy baked artichokes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Open tomatoes and drain liquid. Pour tomatoes into a mixing bowl. Add parmesan cheese and mix well. Crack two eggs into the bowl and incorporate into the tomato/cheese mixture. Add onion dip and garlic. Open can of artichokes and drain. Slice artichokes and mix into the bowl. Spray baking dish with cooking spray such as Pam or Mazola. Pour into the baking dish and bake for 30 minutes. Remove baking dish and add croutons to the top. Put back into oven and bake for ...

How To: Prepare Chinese sticky rice

Chef Daisy teaches you the secrets of preparing Chinese sticky rice in simple steps. First soak the Chinese rice in water with some salt for an hour. Now use two leaves to make a cup shape, add some rice, pork, egg yolk, dry shrimp, Chinese sausage, chestnut, mushroom, green beans and finally some more rice on top. Use two more sticky rice leaves to finish the packing and tie it up two water grass. Repeat the same to make more packs, put it into water boiling at 100 degrees and cook for 4 hou...

How To: Take apart and eat a pomegranate

Pomegranate is one of the most intimidating and kind of expensive fruit from India. Watch this video to learn how to eat a pomegranate. 1. You need to cut it into halves. It should be crosswise cut To reveal the seeds on both halves. 2. You can start eating just the outside or with the seed in it. 3. After eating the seeds on the top of the halves, continue splitting the halves to reveal the seeds hidden deeper. 4. Now, enjoy eating up to the last drop of the seeds.

How To: Use acetate sheet to develop watercolor painting

This video teaches the secrets of using acetate sheet to develop watercolor painting. Some tips of using acetate sheet to develop watercolor painting are: Acetate sheets will come to use mainly when painting flowers, nature, birds, animals, etc. (e.g., flower in this video). In this case first finish painting the flower and some easy parts. Now painting the weeds is difficult as you may find it tough to get it in the right area. Now you can place an acetate on top of your painting and draw th...

How To: Build a perfect burger

Sonya McDaniel is showing you how you can make that perfect hamburger you always want to make. Its very easy first step is get all the ingredients you would in your hamburger. Put your hamburger in a good block. Then you take your hand sideways and cut it the hamburger down the middle then cut in smaller pieces. The same way. Then take each piece and form into patties, put a small divot on top of each. Place burgers on grill and cook until there down add your cheese right before you take the ...

How To: Make phone calls from your PC

In this video Dionne shows how phone calls can be made by PC. There are a number of softwares available in the internet for making phone calls, but the best and the cheapest is Skype. Skype is easy to download and install in your computer. Then you can enter the contacts and their phone numbers. After that you have to buy Skype credits so as to start making calls anywhere in the world. Calling from Skype is so cheap that if you buy a credit of 10 pounds, it will last many days no matter where...

How To: Use gold foil on your nails

May Paris teaches how to use and apply gold foil on your nails. First step is to apply the base coat as it protects from some harm. Carefully tear the foil in small parts. Now apply brown nail color(or any other color you wish) on the base coat of your nails. Let it dry and use tweezers to pick up the foil. Stick the foil very carefully to your nails as shown. Let it dry and follow the same procedure for all of your nails. Finally apply the top coat to secure the foil as shown. The foil can b...

How To: Thread an industrial sewing machine

This quick tutorial video will show you how to thread an industrial sewing machine. Follow these quick steps to thread an industrial sewing machine: Wind the bobbin thread and pace the bobbin in the bobbin case. Pull out 4" of thread and place the bobbin case in the hook. Now feed the top thread right to left through the eyelet bar and feed through the thread holes around the tension discs and upward through the take up. Go down through the thread guides and through the needle bar thread guid...

How To: Cheat on a test using tape

If you are not afraid of cheating during an exam or test follow these tips on how you can cheat using tape. Acquire tape, pen or pencil and non-construction paper. Start by writing your notes in the top part of the paper where there is a blank area. Afterwards cut a piece of tape and stick it onto the paper on the part where you wrote your notes. Once you have done this peel the tape slowly from the paper. The notes will be included on the tape practically. Afterwards just stick that piece of...

How To: Increase battery life on LG phones

This video describes how to increase battery life on most of the LG phones", for that first we have to enter into the service by typing the numbers "##77647269700" and then clicking the call button. Now it will ask for 6 digit "service code" to enter into the service. Just type "000000" as a code and it will enter into the "services" Menu and from the menu click on the "Network Select" and from that choose "Mode Preference", by default "Digital Only Hybrid" mode will be in selected. Now to sa...

How To: Find the equation of an ellipse given a graph

Notes College Algebra teaches you how to find the equation of an ellipse given a graph. You first want to find out the center of the ellipse, which in the video is (2, -3). The major axis is parallel to the X axis. The equation is (x - h) squared/a squared plus (y - k) squared/a squared equals 1. A is the distance from the center to either of the vertices, which is 5 over here. B is the distance from the center to the top or bottom of the ellipse, which is 3. You then use these values to find...

How To: Make a whiskey sour cocktail

This video describes how to make a whiskey sour cocktail. First take the following ingredients Bourbon Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Gomme Syrup, Cocktail Glass, Strainer, and Shaker. Now take Cocktail glass with full of "Ice cubes", and stir it well and using "strainer" filter the water out and pour the "Lemon Juice" of 1 1/2 oz(ounce),and add 3/4 oz of "Gomme syrup" and then now pour 1 1/2 oz of Bourbon Whiskey into Cocktail glass added with ice cubes. After added all the ingredients take the "Shak...

How To: Create a "cut" text effect in Xara Xtreme

Egg Bram teaches you how to create a cut text effect in Xara Extreme. Create a simple colored rectangle and add some text on top. Then select these two objects and go to Arrange - Combine Shapes - Subtract Shapes. Now the two objects have combined into one. Although the text appears to be white now, if you move another object underneath you will notice that the text is transparent. You can also add effects to this new objects, like a contour or a shadow.

How To: Make a German chocolate cake martini

To make this special cocktail, you will need three essential ingredients: Cherry Vodka, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, and Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. First, put three scoops of ice in a cocktail shaker, so that it is over half full. Add one to one and one-half ounces each of the Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, and then one ounce of the Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. Close the shaker and shake vigorously. When the metal shaker is frosted and ice cold to the touch, you will know your concoction is ready. Fill a coc...

How To: Create a vector logo from a bitmap logo in Photoshop

Thinkingserious teaches us how to use Adobe Photoshop to transform a normal bmp or jpeg logo into a vector logo that can be MADE as small or large as desired without losing quality. He creates the text, leaves it white and then adds a stroke. He picks the exact color from the original image. The stroke should be 1. Then the gradient is done using the colors from the bmp image. This is a two-step process. First he creates the top gradient. He also adds a soft inner bevel. The end result is sav...

How To: Create wavy hair without curlers

This video describes how to create wavy hair without curlers. First of all, start with semi dry hair. For this, use the curling spray Lucido Hair Curl Lotion. This will work with a travel hair dryer. Then blow dry the top section of the hair for volume. Grab the right section and twist inwards. Then blow dry the twisted section with the nozzle pointed downwards. Like that grab the left section, twist inwards, and blow dry the same way as in the right section with the nozzle pointed downwards....

How To: Properly cut a cantaloupe

In this video from C4Bimbos we learn how to cut a cantaloupe. This also works for a watermelon, she says. Slightly cut off each side - top and bottom - so that you can stand it up. Now you want to shave each side down. Using a sharp knife is the best way to go! Get all of the green part off. Now, turn it over to get the rest of the outside off. Now, cut it right in half. With a large spoon, scoop out all of the seeds and put them in a bowl. Cut the cantaloupe in perfect slices and you are rea...