How To: Position the golf ball with a driver
This is a video segment taken from the Virtual Golf Pro featuring Stuart Smith as he discusses how to position the ball at setup.
This is a video segment taken from the Virtual Golf Pro featuring Stuart Smith as he discusses how to position the ball at setup.
This is a video segment taken from the Virtual Golf Pro featuring Stuart Smith as he discusses how to hit a fade shot.
If you're looking for a new twist for creating Jack-o-Lanterns, Allen Smith has come up with the Jack-O-Lantern totem pole. Watch his demonstration to learn how to make your own!
Learn how to make sugar glazed fresh fruit with Allen Smith. He shows how ordinary fruit can be transformed into ornaments or a centerpiece.
In the winter, the weather can be especially unpredictable. Ice, snow, low temperatures, and high winds can all play havoc on our trees and shrubs and these can be expensive losses. In a two part series, Allen Smith gives some tips on how to protect your garden.
Even if you don't have a yard, you can enjoy a garden of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths this spring right in your home. Here is gardener Allen Smith to show you how to plant bulbs in containers.
Chris Smith discusses the how to on use fresh herbs through out your recipes for a healthy diet. Herbs can be stored in plastic bags for freshness, and can be used to liven up a diabetics diet.
Chef Chris Smith makes two different types of smoothies including a chocolate peanut butter and a berry smoothie usng berries, soy milk, tofu, banana extract and fiber fruit smoothie. Both demonstrations are low carb smoothies.
Learning the blues isn't an easy task, but this video helps make it a little easier. The song you'll be learning is "Coffee Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt. It's in the key of A and is a typical blues progression, in an alternating bass. It's the chords A, D, and E. If you're yearning to learn the delta blues, this is a great first step.
Learn how to do alternating T push ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits
Doxing is the act of finding one's personal information through research and discovery, with little to no information to start with. You may have seen doxing in the news, for instance when not so long ago, hacker team Anonymous doxed and reported thousands of twitter accounts related to ISIS. Doxing can be useful for finding the address of a coworker, or simply investigating people on the internet. The tutorial I will provide to you now will teach you the basics of doxing and how you can prot...
The Running Man was everywhere in the 1990's, and we do mean everywhere. From Will Smith to random kids on the street trying to look cool, the move was popularized by the likes of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice.
Want to get on Santa's "nice" list this year? It's never too late when it's cookies we're talking about (Santa's favorite treat!). Whether you have a Christmas party you're itching to get some easy and delicious treats for or you're prepping a few batches of cookies for friends, these Christmas wreath cookies fit the bill.
Curtis Smith (Extension Horticulturist) and Rick Daniell (Bernalillo Co. Horticulture Agent) examine the bark of a poplar tree. The young bark is smooth and will furrow as it grows older. There are straight horizontal lines on the bark that look like sap-sucker damage but in this case, the markings on the poplar is the normal bark development of the poplar. They also look at and discuss Fall Web Worm cocoons which look like bird nests on a tree. Web worms do not do as much damage to the tree ...
Curtis Smith provides information on how to use chickens to control garden pests. Using chickens keeps the use of pesticides to a minimum and keeps plants healthier. In the organic garden, chickens are used because they'll eat any insect as well. The process is known as Integrated Pest Management, Curtis explains that its basically knowing your pest. It also reduces the amount of feed that has to be purchased for the chickens because they're eating the insects in the garden. It also controls ...
In this Home & Garden video tutorial you will learn how to make chilly pods mild or hot. Curtis Smith, extension horticulturist, presents this video along with Patricia Aaron. The heat of the chilly is in the skin and the veins. When you cut open a chilly, you will see all the veins are near the shoulder or the chilly. So, the shoulder part of the chilly is hotter than the tip. So, if you want to make the chilly milder, then cut off the top part. Seeds do not add to the heat of the chilly. If...
In this episode of Southwest Yard and Garden Curtis Smith shows you how to turn a steep slope into a usable garden. By building walls along the slope using serpentine designs he shows you how to obtain a compromise of both strength and artistic design. Starting with a good concrete footer and rebar you can construct a retaining wall strong enough to hold the weight of the slope. Materials such as wood and railroad ties can be used but may not stand the test of time as the weight of the soil c...
Curtis Smith, an extension horticulturist talks about using cages for your tomato plants. He says that some people like to stake tomatoes, some like to cage them and some even just let their tomato plants sprawl. He talks to a local gardener who has built his own tomato cages out of concrete wire. The gardener shows his cages, which he built 10 years ago and they still look sturdy today. Curtis gives a few tips like wrapping the cages with a special fabric that lets air and light through, but...
Curtis Smith, Extension Horticulturist, and Rick Daniel, Bernalillo County Horticulture Agent, demonstrate how to prune a peach tree and trim raspberry plants. If a branch is in the way and causing problems or if it is unhealthy, cut it off at anytime. Cut outside of the bark collar when pruning branches. Make three cuts by first making an undercut on the bottom side so the bark doesn't strip off too far. Put on gloves when working with raspberry bushes. Cut the bushes down to the ground each...
Curtis Smith of Yard and Garden teachers viewers how to protect outdoor plants and shrubs in the winter. For instance, Lilacs and be burned by the cold weather so it is advised to not place lilac to the South or the West against a wall in the winter. Next, with a privett plant there may be damage on the leaves but others are perfect - but this is normal. This plant is an evergreen and some cells in the leaf may die which will make the leaves look damaged. This will be shown on last years leav...
Windows 7 has hit the streets. If you've got Windows Vista or XP, and you are preparing to do the switchover to WIndows 7, check out this video!
While most of Hollywood and its celebrity class are enthralled by virtual reality, a new augmented reality experience featuring some of the music and film world's top talent is preparing for virtual liftoff.
Wargaming's World of Tanks — the popular multiplayer online war game — teamed up with The Tank Museum to create an augmented reality experience like no other. Alongside several German tanks that are part of the exhibit, visitors can use Microsoft HoloLens and Google Tango technology to explore a rare Stürmtiger tank inside and out.
My least favorite aspect of the winter season is how my fingers always turn into stiff, numb digits, unfeeling and seemingly incapable of making even the slightest movement. Yes, that might sound overdramatic, but if you hate wearing gloves like I do, you probably know exactly what I mean.
Here in America, we have this idea that the bigger, the better. Why purchase large fries when you can get them supersized for just $40 extra, for instance, and why not buy the value pack of salsa to save some money when compared to buying individually?
This is a "Southwest Yard and Garden" episode that details the proper selection of gardening tools for fighting seasonal weeds. Horticulturist and host Curtis Smith takes us to meet with Ron Jobe, an Albuquerque Master Gardener, to discuss the options available for such a task. Ron covers the various conditions a gardener is faced with, including the soil and the weeds themselves. Some suggested tools are: the Wing Hoe, Skimming Hoe, Raker, Pointed Hoe, and Stirrup Hoe. The use of each is off...
In this video you will learn how to tie a knot known as the "Hunter's Bend". A "bend" is a type of knot used to join two ends of a rope together. Generally, it should be possible to untie this type of knot, once it's usefulness has passed. This knot was originally created by a man named Phil D. Smith during WWII, at which time he dubbed it the "Rigger's Bend". An English physicist, by the name of Edward Hunter, rediscovered the knot in 1978, and popularized it's use, leading to it's current n...
In this Home & Garden video tutorial you will learn how to identify problems with the cotton wood and aster tree. Curtis Smith, extension horticulturist, presents this video along with Judy Nickell, master gardener. Female Junipers make berries and male Junipers make pollens. Lot of people are allergic to the pollens. So, you will be better advised to avoid male junipers in your landscapes. On the other hand berries of female junipers attract birds and are good for increasing bird activity. F...
Delia goes through her recipe for a tasty smoked haddock chowder in this classic BBC clip. Learn how to make smoked haddock chowder.
This audio editing software tutorial will show you how to create, setup, and use instrument tracks in Logic Pro. First, Connor Smith shows you how to pick instruments from the library browser in Logic Pro. Then, learn two different ways to create instruments in the Mixer window (first with manually inserting instruments, and then by using the channel strip settings). If you want to learn how to use instrument tracks in Logic Pro, this tutorial is a great place to start.
After a long, grueling day at work and a grueling commute home, the last thing you want to be doing is prying yourself away from the couch to start an hour-long dinner prep session. While we totally get that, it actually doesn't take much to make a meal at home.
Curtis Smith, Extension Horticulturist with Southwest Yard and Garden, and Rick Hobson of Rowlands Nursery, demonstrate how to pick out orchids for your home. Dendrobium Phalaenopsis orchids are very graceful with its long spray and is a very popular orchid. They make great starter orchids because they are easy to grow. They will bloom year after year. They come in a variety of shades and petal broadness. Phalaenopsis Hybrids are also successful plants to grow in the home. They will bloom fro...
This video shows you how to do interval exercises to build muscle in your legs. Darin Steen, creator of the Fat Loss Lifestyle 12-Week Body Transformation Program, shows you how to do the king of all leg exercises... The Squat! Not just any squat, the smith machine back squat. It is the most effective and safe exercise for massive leg development that you will ever see! For safety purposes make sure you use a weight belt when doing this exercise. Keep your feet shoulder width apart, squat dow...
Shannon Smith shows how to upload files using Filezilla in this episode of No Mac, No Cheese. Filezilla is useful in assisting you with putting files onto a web site. Simply type in your web address, user name, and password. Then create a folder and name it appropriately. Adjust the properties by keeping all permissions enabled. Then, open up the file to find all of the folders on your hard drive. You can easily drag and drop a folder from your hard drive or double click to individually selec...
A video from Graham River Productions, presented by Shannon Smith, explains how to interpret Histograms on modern Digital Cameras. Just because a captured image looks nice on the camera screen does not mean that it is really good. One of the better checks for quality of a photograph is the histogram display that is available on many modern cameras. Histograms accurately tell whether the full potential of the the camera's optical sensor has been utilized or not; and are the tools of choice for...
China "The Dragon” smith is demonstrating how to throw a correct jab.
Chef Michael Smith on Food Network Canada tells you how to avoid serving up a solid mass of pasta with sauce sticking to it.
Gardener P. Allen Smith give us some tips on how to care for our lawns during the hot summer months. You need to choose the correct type of grass seed and soil to suit your area and local weather conditions. In the summer, let your grass grow a little longer so that the blades of grass can shade the roots. Watch this instructional gardening video to learn how to maintain a fresh summer lawn, without dumping unnecessary fertilizers onto it or over watering the brittle grass.
When decorating for the holidays, try using as many natural materials as you can. The choices are virtually endless, from the grocery store to the garden. Some of the most effective Christmas decorations you can make are garlands. You can hang Christmas garlands over windows, over doors, over the mantle or even on Christmas trees.
Whenever you design elements for your garden, you should always keep in mind, that the more natural they are the better they seem to fit in. That's exactly what is done when you create this rustic bent wood trellis. But others have taken this idea a step further. In this how to video, Jim Long, author of the book Making Bentwood Arbors and Trellises, explains how to create these artistic garden ornaments.