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How To: Manscape

If you're metrosexual, you definitely need to learn the skills of manscaping. If you aren't familiar with the term, then your metrosexuality is just amateurish, and you don't want that, do you? You need to learn about and acquire all of the manscape skills to really succeed.

How To: Pick a door knob lock with a tension wrench &lock pick

Watch this video conning tutorial and learn how to pick a door lock. Maybe you locked yourself out of the house, or you're just a criminal trying to get in somewhere you don't belong. You will need a lock pick and a tension wrench. To make the lock pick in this video take a hacksaw blade and trace a lock pick onto the surface. Lock pick templates can be printed out all over the internet. Next grind it down to size either with a bench grinder or a dremel. To make a tension wrench take out the ...

How To: Make your first iPhone app with Xcode

In this video from XcodeMod we learn how to make an iPhone app with Xcode. Open up XCode and go to File...New Project. Pick what kind of app you'd like to save it as and come up with a name to save it as and save it to your desktop. Open the Classes folder and go into the AppDelegate.H. In the space above @end, type - (IBAction) buttonTapped to create a button. Save that, copy that line and paste it where you want the button in your appdelegate.M. Now in Resources folder open the Mainwindow.x...

How To: Delete apps from your iPhone or iPod Touch

This is a very simply process. Pick any app and press down on it. Soon an X will appear in the upper left hand corner. All Iphones have certain default apps, which cannot be removed. These apps will not get an X. The apps will start vibrating. Decide which apps you want to remove and touch the X. You will get a message saying that the certain app is being deleted, as is all of the apps data. The message will say "delete" or "cancel". Once you hit delete you will get a message, which will ask ...

How To: Make a decadent sweet potato pie

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a decadent sweet potato pie with Food Network's Dave Lieberman. First, you will need to go to the store and pick out your sweet potatoes fresh from the produce section. Once you have these, you will wrap them in foil and roast them in the oven until they are soft to the touch. After this, you will crush up graham cracker squares and combine with melted butter and brown sugar to create the crust. After pressing this down on the pie tin, you will bake it i...

How to Do card tricks: "Four Cards" trick

In this video, we learn how to do card tricks: "Four Cards" trick. First grab a regular deck of card and double stick tape. Take any of the aces and place an inch of the double stick tape on the back of it. Put this on the top of the deck and the other aces on top of this one. Start off where the person pulls out the deck, then you mix it up keeping the four aces on top. Next, have them pick a card and when they are showing it to everyone, take the card and have them put it on top of the aces...

How To: Make a folder invisible and hide it for a computer prank

The My Computer section of most PC computers is an absolute mess, especially if you're trying to navigate someone else's computer. Why not take advantage of this fact by pulling this awesome prank on one of your data-loving friends? The video above will show you how to make a folder invisible and then hide it on their computer, making the chances of them finding it without knowing that you've pranked them slim to none. Just make sure you're there to watch you victim freak out afterwards! That...

How To: Achieve a 1960's 'Mad Men' look

In this video, Carsen Labella teaches us how to achieve a 1960's 'Mad Men' look. First, you will need to apply foundation to your entire face. Next, you will need to use a peach blush to the apples of your cheeks, then blend together with foundation. Next, apply a pearly white eyeshadow to the entire eyelid. Now, pick out a soft baby blue and paint it on the eyelid on top of the pink eyeshadow. Next, apply a thick black eyeliner to the eye, making a thicker line on the outside of the top of t...

How To: Download apps from the App Store on the Apple iPhone

There's a ton of great applications you can buy and download for your iPhone, even your iPod Touch, and they're all at the tip of your finger (literally), right there in the Apple App Store. So how do you actually get one of those apps on your iPhone? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to download apps from the App Store on the Apple iPhone.

How To: Use Macromedia Flash Pro 8

If you want to use Macromedia Flash Pro 8 you should first open up the program. You should first take the brush tool and draw a stick figure person or an object so you can use the tool. Press F6 to add a few frames. You should also press the eraser and practice erasing. Erase an arm, press F6, draw in a waving arm and continue the process again. Now, watch this and press enter - your figure should wave. You can also pick up the entire figure and drag and move it so it moves when you watch it....

How To: Paint your nails with a pink and blue art design

This video tutorial shows you how to paint an interesting design on your nails using pink, white, and blue polish. Begin with a base color. Pink polish is used here. Next do a side swipe using blue. This swipe starts about halfway down the nail and comes up to the top of the nail. Then add a little blue shimmer to the blue polish. Next use white polish with a thin brush to outline the blue. This line can be a little thicker. Then add a shimmery dark blue line next to the white line. Now place...

How To: Plant and grow pumpkins

In this how to video, you will learn how to grow pumpkins. First, you must pick an area with plenty of sunshine to place your seeds in. Make sure there is enough room for vine and pumpkin growth, and that the area will not freeze. Build a mound of dirt about three fit in diameter with compost and soil. Next, plant two seeds per mound. Plant them in the middle about 8 inches apart. Cover the seeds with an inch of soil. Give them plenty of water once you have planted them. The pumpkin vines gro...

How To: Create a blood spatter from Watchmen

TutCast shows viewers how to create the blood spatter from Watchmen in Photoshop! First go to TutCast.com/watchmen and download the given file that will provide you with the layers needed for this project. First, click layer and click bevel and emboss. First, start with Inner Bevel, Keep it smooth and leave depth at 100. Direction is up and change the size to 8 and soften to 10. Now, set the angle to -70 and altitude to 30. Now, the gloss contour you should pick the fourth option and the high...

How To: Troll live bait in your kayak

In this how-to video, you will learn how to troll large live bait in your kayak. Use a circle hook and attach it to your rod with a small loop knot. This will allow the live bait to have a natural presentation. This means you must troll slowly. You must have slight tension on the string. The bait must have a natural feel when it picks it up. This means there should be no resistance when it grabs the bait. Use a big casting reel with it out of gear and the clicker on. This means the button is ...

How To: Create a watermark when editing video in Final Cut Pro

Open your video in Final Cut Pro. Go to Effects>Video Generators>Boris. Then drag the option called Title 3D over your video. Then select Title 3D and go to your controls. Then click on "Title 3D Click for options". Now a new box should be open. Type your text into it. Then, highlight your text and pick the font size, then hit enter. Next, select the font. After that, go to the bottom test menu, and select Drop Shadow. Make the shadow distance 2. For the shadow opacity, turn it up all the way...

How To: Hold an acoustic guitar correctly

True Fire TV and Guitar Lessons for Beginners demonstrate how to correctly hold an electric guitar. Good posture and hand positions will affect the sounds that you are making. Cross your legs to prop up your guitar which gives you more flexibility and freedom. Prop out the neck for better hand and finger positions. Don't look over the guitar. Remain loose, comfortable and relaxed. The left hand fingers should be close to the end of the fret. Press the strings only as hard as you need to using...

How To: Shoot free throw shots

In this edition of ClubHouseGas, with host Casey Bass, basketball coach Chuck Melito shows us how to shoot free throws. He shows us how to work on both the mental and the physical approach to free throw shooting. A right-handed shooter should place his right foot at the center of the basket. A left-handed shooter should place his left foor at the center of the basket. Then it's important to get balanced, so you're not leaning to one side or another, or more weight on one foot than the other. ...

How To: Spike your hair like Sum 41

If you want to spike you hair like Sum 41. You should get some Got 2 B hair gel. First, you need to make sure your hair is dry before you sure you use the gel. Next, put a handful of the gel in your hands and slick the gel through your hair. Make sure you spread the gel around. Move your hands up through the back so it gives it a spike from the back. It does not take much to spike it. Just take your finger tips and pick at your hair into spikes. If you want big individual spikes, take a secti...

How To: Calculate the probability of two dependent events

This video explains how to solve the problem of probability dependent events. In this video the problem is that a box contains three pens, 2 markers, and 1 highlighter. The person selects one item at random and does not return it to the box. So what is the probability that the person selects 1 pen and 1 marker. That is 6 items total. First she count the all items that involved in this problem. Then count the individual probability of the pen and marker. The person selects 3 pens out of 6 item...

How To: Create an email account with Windows Live Hotmail

This tutorial shows how to create an email account in Windows Live. Use Google search to find the Windows Live Hotmail page. When you get to that page, click on the button that says, "Get it Free". On the next page, you can choose your email address, ending with either @live.com or @hotmail.com. If the email address is already in use, pick something else or add some numbers. Next, choose a password. There is a bar that shows how strong your password is. You can set a security question that ca...

How To: Sort data by multiple columns in Microsoft Excel

Today we are going to learn how to sort data in a Microsoft Excel 2003 spread sheet. We will go over single column and multiple column sorting. In a single column sort you may high light the data or just click on any cell in the column. Once the data is selected look for the sort icons just under the menu bars. There is a sort ascending and sort descending icon. Click on the icon and Excel will sort the list. When sorting multiple columns the data must be in columns next to each other. If the...

How To: Process southwestern desert plants for eating

In this video, Ruth Greenhouse teaches us how to process native plants for eating. The Mesquite desert plant is a great fuel as well as good for beans in the summer months. One way to use the beans is to pick the dry beans when they are ripe (they will be tan) and you can grind the pod into a fine powder, which will make a flour that is healthy. You can mix this flour with water and it can be a healthy beverage. It can also be added to cookies and breads to make them sweeter. Another plant is...

How To: Make a DVD on a Mac using "Burn"

If you want to make a DVD on a Mac using 'Burn' you should first you need to open your web browser and go to the Burn application website. Here, you should click on the download link and download the program. Now, open up the burn application. You can work with just the Audio, Video or do a complete copy. To do a DVD go to the Video tap and click on DVD. Now, click the plus button, find the file you want to make a DVD of and open it. If you need to convert it to a compatible file, choose yes ...

How To: Play "Blessed Assurance" on the lap guitar

If you want to learn how to play 'Blessed Assurance' on the lap guitar you should first print out the tab to Blessed Assurance so you can follow along. On the first note you want to roll on the first three strings of the 6th fret and then you want to roll on the first string of the 7th fret. Then play an open third string. This will all be open, a quick roll on the 6th, 2nd and 4th string. Now do an arpeggio on your 4, 3 and 1 string open. Now go to the 3rd, 4th string. Now go to the C chord ...

How To: Plant a hardy mum

Spring Hill Nurseries shows viewers how to plant Chrysanthemums, or hardy mums, in this video. The mums should be planted in early spring. First, choose a place to plant. You should choose an area that has a lot of direct sunlight. You should also plant in an area that has good soil for growing plants. If this is impossible, mix some compost with the soil in the spot you wish to plant in. If you are planting more than one mum, make sure you have enough room to space them two feet apart.