You know that really annoying whirring sound your computer makes when it's, well, working? That's due to your hard drive vibrating and creating a small noise while doing so. Luckily, you don't have to put up with a loud hard drive anymore.
A great card trick knows as the ESP trick. Called by some "the greatest not rigged card trick."
You already know you can create photo pages by selecting a photos template and dragging in individual photos from your iPhoto library. Now there's an easy way to add entire photo albums to your site, each with their own dedicated photo pages.
See in this Italian Game lesson how to do the Two Knights Defense and the Hungarian Defense in your game of chess. Come on, you know you need to watch this. Everyone should watch this. Everyone who wants to be good at chess anyway.
Do you know what a "double attack" is in a chess game? Well, the "knight fork" is basically the same thing; a simultaneous attack of one piece against two opponent pieces. Don't let your opponent win! Use this.
Have you maybe been eyeballing some things you'd rather other people didn't know about? Clear your Internet history and leave your anxiety behind.
Learn how to draw the Japanese genre of comics, manga, in this crash course for drawing your own. You will need some drawing pencils, a drawing pad, a kneaded eraser, and perhaps some manga examples. Before you know it, you'll be drawing those quirky and hyper-expressive characters.
Here are some tricks/patterns you can do on the Rubik's Cube. You'll need to know how to use notation and algorithms, otherwise this will be useless to you. So, in order to do tricks, you need to not be an idiot, or just be willing to take it all the way.
In the season finale of Know How, Tim uses a laser pointer and a wine glass to scan a 3-D image of his mom’s head. You have to see it to believe it.
Xeni checks in with the authors of the forthcoming O'Reilly HOWTO book "iPhone Hacks" (David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz) for a demonstration of how to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. The authors promise to teach you how to coax more out of these devices: little-known features, performance tweaks, and tips on great web-based apps to install -- video game emulators, IM and VoIP apps, and media players that can handle a wider range of filetypes.
You've got a camera, you've got some shooting know-how, and your audio is sounding sweet. Now, what about lighting? This video shows you three options for lighting your film.
Lawrence Perez, from Saddleback College, and his assistant Charlie, give this intermediate-algebra lesson on logarithms, the bare basics of them. Know nothing about logarithms? Well, you've come to the right place.
Lawrence Perez, from Saddleback College, and his assistant Charlie, give this pre-algebra lesson on the metric system. If you want to know all about that glorious metric system, well, need I say more?
Make your very own hydrogen (and oxygen) generator with a 9V battery, copper wire, and baking soda (or salt). Why? Who knows. Make sure to check your connections. For more information on this hack, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on assembling your own HHO generator, watch this how-to video.
Charles Sedlak shows you the pentatonic blues scale, consisting of five notes. You definitely need to know these, if you want to hit some awesome riffs.
Charles Sedlak shows you 'blues buffs' how to properly tune your guitar for a perfect blues experience. You already know how? Fine, then don't watch. But you'll be missing out.
Charles Sedlak shows you one of the most fun strumming techniques in Flamenco - the Rumba. You won't be able to stop playing this Spanish style music. It's so addicting, like crack, but how would I know.
Charles Sedlak demonstrates the Rasquedo, a strumming technique perfect for playing Flamenco. This guy knows his stuff, so sit up and listen.
This is the same knot used for lassos. You can go wrangle some cattle or horses now, or if you not on a farm you can practice on your dog or cat, or better yet - you're neighbor's dog or cat.
Like other minor chords, this one should be a piece of cake if you know your major chords! Here we will learn the E7 chord, with Charles Sedlak. Yes, that's right - the E7 chord. If your fingers are bleeding from those strings, good. Calluses help.
Want to crack a bottle over your friends head, but you don't really want to hurt him? Okay, well, you won't learn that here, but you will learn how to make breakable glass to knock him over the head with a pasta dish. Sugar glass, yeah!
Violin Lesson #17 -- the Rebound. Todd Ehle teaches the rebound, a technique learned from Richard Fuchs, a student of Paul Rolland, in this lesson. Knowing about retake-lifts will help.
Todd Ehle teaches the retake or lift or bow circle. You'll need to know about the balance point first, since it covers the first steps of the lift.
Check out how to make this origami representation of the arrangement of 60 Carbon atoms known as the "Buckyball."
Filler words like "um" and "you know" can make speech choppy and disconnected if used too much. Learn how to improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent using these simple speaking techniques. You'll be glad you did! This video is best for people learning to reduce their accent or students learning English as a second language (ESL).
Did you know that someone could be watching what you're doing on your computer via another computer? That's right - if they are using VNC or Apple Remote Desktop software they can moniter what you're doing and even control your computer?
Don't know what to do with old broken keyboards? Here is an amazing solution how to use them! Easy to do, nice to have! Hack together this cool project.
Here's a great introduction to the scroll saw. If you're a craft woodworker, you probably already know what a useful tool it is. It's the best saw for making precision cuts in wood, plastic, and metal.
Learn to perform a Jiu Jitsu Ude Garami,also known as a key lock or hammer lock. This technique is done from a hook punch.
Veronica Belmont from CNET shows you all you need to know to start using Gmail's Google Calendar (gCal) for all your scheduling needs.
Just got an iPhone, but you don't know how to activate it? This tutorial will take you though the steps to activate your new iphone using itunes on a mac or pc.
In the first part of this two-part tutorial, Justin goes over how to know when to change your electric guitar strings and of course, how to do it. As you may guess, you'll have to start by removing the existing strings!
The dolly zoom shot is also known as the Vertigo Effect in filming. It's that dizzying, slightly unstable camera effect you see in shows like "Glee" and sometimes "The Office." It creates audience confusion, thus forcing them to keep watching in interest.
Chlorosis means yellowing of the leaves, particularly the older leaves of the plant. When present on older leaves it's possible the plant has a Nitrogen deficiency and could indicate that it's a good time to fertilize. If the same symptoms occur with younger leaves the most likely problem is over watering.
Did you know that you can make a Nintendo Wii Wiimote function as a mouse or joystick on your PC? Here's how you can use your Wiimote as a PC controller using a bluetooth adaptor or card and some specialty software called GlovePie.
Did you know that malicious people can use scanners to read the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips in your credit cards and identification documents and steal your personal information? Learn to protect your personal information from hackers and scammers with this simple method involving aluminum foil.
It doesn't matter what type of music you specialize in or plan to play because everyone needs to know how to strum. In this video Justin breaks down the process so well you'll be strumming rhythmically in no time!
Did you know you can control which software opens which file extensions on your computer in Windows XP? Learn how to edit file associations and default to your favorite programs.
Some one you know smoke? And want to give them a scare? In this video you learn how to make the tip of a cigarette explode using toy gun caps. You can't hurt anyone with this prank, and it is really easy to do. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Mary Jose shows us how to make California rolls. Sushi is popular and this is one of the more popular dishes. The ingredients you will need are seaweed, rice, cucumber, green mustard (which is better known as wasabi) and salmon. The ingredients should be purchased at a Japanese specialty store. Enjoy.
