How To: Do a Very Basic Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, dates back to over 500 years ago and is still practiced as a highly respected cultural art form in modern-day Japan.
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News: Weezer Represents! Unofficial World Cup Theme Song
Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo is one devout soccer fan, so as a homage to the World Cup, the band composed this seriously passionate fight song: Unadulterated World Cup love or marketing/PR stunt? (Let's not forget about the infamous Weezer snuggie.)
More Than Just Ice: 20 Alternative Uses for Ice Cube Trays
If you have ice cube trays lying around in your refrigerator and chilling your drinks with ice cubes is not a huge priority for you, you can still make use of these handy kitchen tools in a number of useful ways, both edible and non-edible.
How To: Turn Milk into Strong Natural Glue with Baking Soda and Vinegar
You can do all kinds of unexpected things with milk, like make your own pore strips and invisible ink, or even get rid of red wine stains with it. But did you know that you can also use it to make your own glue?
How To: 11 Unexpected Uses for Silica Gel Packets
Though silica gel packets clearly instruct you to throw them away (and not eat them), you can actually keep them for a variety of unexpectedly practical uses around the home. Silica gel is a desiccant, a substance that absorbs moisture, which makes these packets perfect for keeping things extremely dry and moisture-free.
How To: 9 Non-Edible (+ 3 Amazing Edible) Uses for Honey
Got a minor cut, but no Neosporin? Rather than running to the nearest drug store, simply grab a jar of honey from your pantry and apply directly to the wound before wrapping with a band-aid.
How To: Make a Taylor Swift-Inspired "Love Story" Updo
This video tutorial shows how to make a loose, curly updo inspired by Taylor Swift's music video "Love Story." This hairstyle is fairly quick to make and would be perfect for prom or another formal event.
How To: Apply effects to groups of clips in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to apply effects to groups of clips in Premiere Pro CS4. Apply effects to groups of clips in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Import footage in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to import footage. For more in importing video, watch this Premiere video lesson. Import footage in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Apply transitions in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to apply video transitions. Get started using star wipes with this video tutorial. Apply transitions in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Add and adjust audio in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to add and adjust audio. Take a look. Add and adjust audio in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Have a secret affair at work
Learn how to successfully have a secret affair at work. This narrated how-to video with step-by-step subtitles discusses how to keep a romantic relationship at the office alive, while keeping it under the radar screen of fellow workers. Tips include: avoiding physical contact and intimate conversations, maintaining a professional demeanor, and scheduling safe and secret rendezvous events. Have a secret affair at work.
News: The Odyssey
THE ODYSSEY is an epic adventure, a world first, a race against time, an entire year of living dangerously.
How To: Enjoy New Year's Eve Fireworks Anywhere & Anyway Possible
For most people, New Year's Eve means watching the ball drop in Times Square. It means celebrating the New Year with friends and family. Countdown parties, clocks, confetti... passing out before the clock strikes midnight because you drank too much. But there's one more thing, and it's something we usually only see one other time each year— fireworks.
News: WorldFest this Sunday!
LA's Green Compassionate Music Festival World Fest is a solar powered celebration of music, the environment, animals and humanity. The event promotes things we can do to help the earth and its inhabitants.
How To: Use Photoshop CS4 with Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to use Photoshop in conjunction with Adobe Premiere. Use Photoshop CS4 with Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Normalize audio for a master track in Premiere CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro video tutorial, you'll learn how to normalize audio for a master track in Premiere Pro CS4. Normalize audio for a master track in Premiere CS4.
How To: Set up your first Premiere Pro CS4 project
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to set up your first Premiere Pro project. Set up your first Premiere Pro CS4 project.
How To: Capture video from tape in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to capture video from tape. For more on the Premiere Pro CS4 video capturing process, watch this video lesson. Capture video from tape in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Edit video in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to edit video. For more information, and to get started editing video in your own Premire projects, watch this video lesson. Edit video in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Color correct in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to apply color correction. Color correct in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Apply effects in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to apply special effects. Take a look. Apply effects in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Insert graphics in Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to instert graphics into your Premiere projects. For more information on inserting graphics, watch this video lesson. Insert graphics in Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Export a project from Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software is the start-to-finish video production solution ideal for editors, filmmakers, cable and network broadcasters, event and corporate videographers, rich media creative professionals, and hobbyists. In this Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 video tutorial, you'll learn how to export audio to multimedia formats such as Blu-ray and YouTube as well as how to launch the Adobe Media Encoder and render vide. Export a project from Premiere Pro CS4.
How To: Shot put for distance
Heptathlete Denise Lewis shows you how to do one of her seven events, the shot put. Legs are crucial and it's all about transferring your weight. You need to twist your hips and your upper body strength will get that shot flying through the air. Shot put for distance.
How To: Make flower centerpieces
Watch as Preston Bailey (internationally celebrated event designer) gives us his specials tips on how to make your own flower centerpieces! Make flower centerpieces.
How To: Disable the Full-Screen Calendar Alerts on Your Samsung Galaxy Phone
By default, when there's a new event in Samsung's Calendar app, it pops up with an obnoxious full-screen window to let you know. Thankfully, there's a way to turn these into regular notifications.
News: Unpacked! Samsung Teases Galaxy S5 Reveal Date
Falling in line with tradition, Samsung is ever-so-subtly teasing their big Galaxy S5 reveal at an event dubbed Unpacked 5. Just like with previous releases, we've seen a steady stream of information leak about Samsung's next flagship, from possible UI elements to more detailed hardward and software information. Now, we've got a date to look forward to, on the first day of Mobile World Congress no less.
News: Book Review - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Have you ever found a photograph - a photograph of complete strangers? Maybe in a used book or at a flea market? Not a photograph of anyone you know or anybody famous or of a place you’ve ever heard of. Just somebody else's ordinary, precious personal photo. Working at a used bookstore I found a number of photos tucked into books over the years. There's one on my fridge. There used to be one tucked into the edge of my mirror. There’s one that I brought home and put in a frame.
News: Sense of Wonder Night Indie Game Showcase to Broadcast Live from Tokyo This Friday
One of the biggest video games events of the year is about to happen in Japan tomorrow, when the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) kicks off. If you've never heard of it, just think of it as the E3 of the East—a video game extravaganza open to both businesses (Thursday and Friday) and the public (Saturday and Sunday). And even though it hasn't officially started, TGS has already released some grand announcements, specifically about Nintendo's future lineup and a precipitous drop in their share prices.
DIY Anthropology: International Obscura Day this Saturday. Go Wild.
Calling all curious minds—scientists, anthropologists, relentless tourists: Saturday, April 9th, is International Obscura Day, the day to "explore hidden treasures in your hometown," or so says Atlas Obscura, a website dedicated to public curiosities and esoterica. If you're the kind of person who appreciates public oddities every day of the year, tomorrow is icing on the cake. Celebrate Obscura Day in one of hundreds of locales—from Los Angeles to Sydney, from Berlin to Manila.
L4D2: The Riverbank and the Wedding Witch
The Passing takes place before Dark Carnival in L4D2, right after Dead Center. The chapter starts with random chatter between characters of part 1 and 2. You'll see either Francis or Zoey on the bridge, but they don't always say the same thing. Zoey! We miss your slow witted jokes! The game uses the aging Source engine, modified throughout the years with new effects to keep it current. Outdoor scenes look great but indoor scenes suffer.
How To: Watch a Replay of the 2011 State of the Union Address Online
On Tuesday night, at 9 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama delivered his second State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives.
How To: Increase Time Increments from 1 to 5 Minutes in the iOS 7 Calendar App
How many of you have appointments that start at 11:07 in the morning or 4:46 in the evening? Probably none of you.
How To: 10 Profitable Tips for Hosting a Successful Yard Sale
Whether you're moving out of your current living space or simply just want to clear up space, a garage or yard sale is a great way to make some extra cash while letting go of things you no longer need or have room for.
News: What are the symptoms?
The following are some not all the symptoms that you could have when you experience stress. Some of these symptoms could happen after a long-term stress.
WTFoto of the Day: What If Airline Safety Cards Were More Accurate?
If only airline safety cards were more like this in real life, we would be much more tempted to read them. Then again, in the unlikely event of an emergency, we'd have to endure cries of "Won't someone please think of the children!?"
News: Homeland Security is watching YOU
The department of Homeland Security released a list of 'words and phrases' it uses to search social media for terrorism, and whatever else they decide they are looking for that day. Read some of these. A few are obvious "bomb, nuke" and some "target, event" are just down right vague. More reasons to watch what you do on the Internet. You are not the only one watching!
News: The Homepage of jQuery
jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.
News: Symantec Source Code Released by Anon After Failed Negotiations
A hacker from Anonymous broke off communication with an FBI agent posing as a Symanec employee after being offered $50,000 to not publish the Symantec pcAnywhere code online. And in a not surprising turn of events... the code was released today on peer-to-peer networks.