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How To: Dance with a girl at a school dance

In this how-to video, you will learn how to dance with a girl at a school dance or club. This will be helpful for guys who are too self conscious to start dancing. It is important to just have fun. The main thing is to be confident so you do not feel embarrassed the entire night. Be prepared to get rejected. If you dance closer to a girl and she walks away or gives you an excuse if you ask her to dance, move away. Move around and find another girl. If she is with a group of friends, be carefu...

How To: Cope with empty nest syndrome

Not sure what to do now that your kids are gone? Is the house feeling eerily quiet and empty? Check out this video and grab a few tips on how to turn 'empty nest syndrome' into an opportunity for some precious 'me time'. In no time at all, you will be adjusting into your new life without the kids around.

How To: Feng Shui your workspace

Lure luck your way at your workplace by arranging things according to the ancient Chinese design philosophy known as feng shui. De-clutter your desk and workspace, which is the most important thing you can do to balance the _chi_—or energy—in your office. Repair or get rid of anything that’s broken—like a pen that’s out of ink or a flickering desk lamp. They block your chi. The placement of your desk and chair should allow you to see who’s coming into the room. Business and opportunity symbol...

How To: Solder a pair of headphones

Find yourself faced with a dead channel on your headphones? Before them out, you might take the opportunity to see what you can learn from trying to fix them yourself with a soldering iron. The repair can often be straightforward. For detailed step-by-step instructions on resoldering a broken connection on your own cans, watch this headphone repair tutorial. Take a look.

How To: Set up a Singer knitting machine

In this video, the demonstrator sets up a knitting machine for the first time. This is a unique opportunity to provide a video guide for going through the first real run through on a knitting machine. This instructional video should help out new machine knitters or folks who want to look at how to look at their machines and how to start knitting on them.

How To: Steal the basketball

Do you play basketball? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to steal the ball on the court with Kansas senior point guard Russell Robinson. To this you, first you need to apply pressure. As you do this you force your opponent to make mistakes and this will give you a window of opportunity to exploit the situation. Keep in mind that you need to maintain defensive principles.

How To: Do the king's Indian defense vs. queen's pawn in chess

This explores Bobby Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at his tactical use of the King's Indian Defense against a Queen's pawn game. Of particular interest is Fischer's strength in maintaining the tension of the position until an opportunity arises. The match took place in 1971 against Mark Taimanov, with Fischer winning.

How To: Distribute a film and avoid the pitfalls of contracts

FreshDV had the opportunity recently to speak with Jerome Courshon on the marketing and distribution of movies and films. Jerome offers a full course in the “Secrets of Distribution” . If you are a filmmaker of any kind you owe it to your crew, your cast and yourself to watch this segment. From contracts, residuals, and pitfalls to avoid Jerome covers the 101 basics of film distribution and helps prepare you for what you need to know once the ink dries on the DVDs. In Jerome’s words:

How To: Find, replace & sort in MS Excel

In order to Find, Replace, and Sort, using MS Excel, become familiar with your home tab. When you click on Sort, it will give you the opportunity to sort in different ways: e.g. alphabetically. If you accidentally shift your table, you can undo it by using Ctrl + Z. Custom Sort will allow you to be very specific in the way you want your data sorted. You can add or remove a filter with the same drop down menu, in order to be even more precise.

How To: Make a tinted moisturizer using foundation and lotion

In order to make your own Tinted Moisturizer, you will need the following: lotion and foundation. In advance, you will need to select an appropriate foundation and moisturizer. The foundation that you choose should be very close to your current complexion. Mixing it with lotions will dilute it a bit, but it will still need to be close to your current complexion to blend in well.

How To: Sharpen a knife with a fine & coarse stone

This video by Slokkro shows how to sharpen a knife using multiple wet sharpening stones. The video has no spoken words, choosing instead to have English subtitles, pointing out the various items and techniques for sharpening a blade. Following the directions should enable the viewer to put a nice edge on dull blades, with the technique of using a coarse stone first, then a fine-grained one. The motions are repeated several times in the video, giving the viewer an opportunity to study it witho...

How To: Write a good book proposal

It is very important to learn how to create a good book proposal. This video helps shed more light on things to think about when creating your book proposal. Essentially, a book proposal is your opportunity to sell yourself as a marketable asset to a publisher. Most publishers websites have down-loadable book proposal forms. They will request a lot of information such as what is your market, how do you intend to promote yourself, along with a few sample chapters. Publishers receive hundreds o...

How To: Meet women using your dog

David Wygant discusses how to meet women using your dog. If you own a dog, start spending quality time with your dog. Instead of taking your dog for walks around your quiet neighborhood, take your dog onto a crowded street. When you're on a crowded street you have the opportunity to meet people through your dog. Your dog is one of the best props you can use to attract people. People will want to open up and communicate with you because of your dog. Stop into storefronts on your walk and meet ...

How To: Answer "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

In this video from NescoResource we learn how to answer the question in an interview of "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" This question provides you an opportunity to show your commitment to that job and to demonstrate your knowledge of the company's and the role you could have in achieving that vision. To provide a thoughtful response, you need to do the homework on the company. Do not answer by saying you see yourself in the interviewer's job. This could really backfire on you because...

How To: Make a Facebook landing page

When people go to your Facebook page they are automatically sent to your wall. If you have a landing page you have an opportunity to: introduce who you are or what your business is about, have an opt-in area for a newsletter or email list, and give a call to action to become a fan! Learn how to use the Facebook application "Static FBML" to create an exciting and attractive landing page. This video contains everything you need to know to leave a lasting impression on your friends, colleagues, ...

How To: Study for the QuickBooks advanced certification test

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to prepare for the Advanced Certification exam in an interactive day long, live session with an Advanced Certified Pro advisor! Get a jump start on becoming a QuickBooks Advanced Certified Pro Advisor. Learn how advanced certification can help you grow your business and continue to improve your skills. You will understand what advanced certification is, why it is important to your practice and how it can benefit you and your clients. Learn how to effi...

How To: Defend against the jab

Add some spice to dinner tonight by cooking up some exciting Indian fare! Cook up a delicious stew with ground beef, common spices found in most kitchens, and some versatile, delicious spices commonly associated with Indian cooking. You might not coriander or turmeric in your kitchen right now, but this is the perfect opportunity to add them to your culinary ventures. This dish is healthy and savory and is sure to bring some exciting new flavors to your kitchen and dining room table!

How To: Ask a girl out for Valentine's Day

This video will help you feel more comfortable approaching someone new to spend Valentine's Day together. It can all start with a simple and innocent question. "What are you doing on Valentine's Day?" This really will work equally well for men asking women out or women allowing men the opportunity to ask them out. This could be just the encouragement you need to take the first step in starting a new relationship or just getting to know someone whom you have found interesting. The best part to...

How To: Use earthen plaster

Lately, there's been a lot of building work going on around Dancing Rabbit. So for this episode of Dancing Rabbit TV, they're taking the opportunity to provide a one-two how-to natural DIY building lesson, an in-depth video about earthen plastering techniques and application. Tamar will guide you every step of the the build process, showing how easy it is to make natural plaster from just a few simple ingredients, both making and mixing the plaster, and then applying it to a natural home wall...

How To: Encrypt data w/o admin rights using Rohos Mini Drive

This technical video will show you all about the Rohos Mini Drive. See how you may work with an encrypted partition on a PC without admin rights using this free portable encryption solution. It securely protects your portable data on any USB device. Portable utility Rohos Disk Browser gives you opportunity to work with your sensitive data on a USB drive in the usual way on any PC (even at an internet cafe, where you don’t have admin rights).

How To: Calculate NPV & IRR with a TI BAII Plus calculator

The video shows you how to calculate capital budgeting with a Texas Instruments BA2+ financial calculator. Capital budgeting will help you determine cash flows for given investments for a certain number of years in the future, thus helping you determine if the investment is worthwhile. The buttons you will use are the CF (cashflows) button, the NPV (net present value) button, and the IRR (internal rate of return) button. The video uses the example of a $10,000 investment that will return $5,0...