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How To: Dominate the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
First off, don't be frustrated. YOU CAN DO IT! Contrary to the message in the image above, it's NOT over. It's just beginning. And when it comes to solving the New York Times crossword puzzle, the old cliche does apply: practice makes perfect.
How To: Replace an electrical socket step by step
Electrical sockets are often taken for granted. It's not until one of them breaks or stops working and our laptops won't turn on that we truly have a crisis (mostly over lost internet time).
How To: Create a pink princess cupcake from polymer clay
We don't know how it happened and can't particularly pinpoint when it happened, but over the last few years cupcakes have way overtaken cakes as to go-to dessert. Perhaps it's because they're pre-portion sized, or perhaps it's because they're so darn cute and easily transformed into any shape we can imagine.
How To: Play the guitar chords to "Handle with Care" by the Traveling Wilburys
Today is the anniversary of George Harrison's death nine years ago in 2001, and we thought a commemorative music lesson was in order. And instead of the usual Beatles fare, we thought we'd show you something a little less known, but just as good— "Handle with Care" by the Traveling Wilburys. Many still aren't familiar with the Traveling Wilburys, despite the superstar musicians involved, but that doesn't change the fact that these guys were awesome!
How To: Cook a broccoli bake with sirloin and Mozzarella cheese
The only reason people don't like broccoli is because they haven't prepared it right. Eating veggies raw is perhaps the healthiest thing you can do for your body, but even we flinch and grimace at stuffing in thick, raw chunks of broccoli.
How To: Connect external USB devices to an Apple iPad
In this clip, you'll learn how to use external USB-powered peripherals with an iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Prepare a USB flash drive to work with an Apple iPad
In this clip, you'll learn how to prepare and format a USB thumb drive for use with an Apple iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Use the hidden keyboard functions on an Apple iPad
In this clip, learn how to access and use hidden and advanced functions on the iPad keyboard. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Change the default search engine on an Apple iPhone 4
Want to use something other than Google as your default search engine? In this quick iPhone 4 user's guide, you'll learn how to change the phone's default search engine. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Add pictures to your contact list on an Apple iPhone 4
In this quick iPhone 4 user's guide, you'll learn how to associate images with people in your contact list. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Record and share voice memos on an Apple iPhone 4
Learn how to take and share voice memos with this video tutorial. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Delete an application on an Apple iPhone 4
Need some help figuring out how to uninstall an app on an iPhone 4? It's easy. And this clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Take a screenshot on an Apple iPhone 4
This video tutorial offers an overview of how to capture screenshots on an Apple iPhone 4. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Customize the Spotlight search feature on the iPhone 4
In this quick iPhone 4 user's guide, you'll learn how to customize the Spotlight search application. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Adjust notification settings on an Apple iPhone 4
Not happy with your current notification settings? Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete overview of how to adjust the phone's various notification settings. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Do a hard reset and reboot an Apple iPhone 4
Fix your stuck iPhone 4 by rebooting it. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete overview of how to do a hard reboot. For details, to get started resetting your own iPhone, take a look.
How To: Use an Apple iPhone 4G or 3G during a phone call
In this clip, you'll see how to use an iPhone 4G or 3G while making a phone call. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPhone user's guide.
How To: Enable and use the Voice Control feature on an iPad
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Voice Control feature on an iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete overview of how to enable the Voice Control tool. For details, and to see what it takes to use iPhone-style voice commands on an iPad, take a look.
How To: Work around the Apple iPhone 4G antenna problem
See how to solve iPhone antenna woes. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4G HD or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete overview how to solve the unfortunate GSM/WiFi antenna bridge problem. For details, to get full bars on an iPhone 4G yourself, take a look.
How To: Use folders on an iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS 4
Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4G HD or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete overview of iOS 4's new folder tool. For details, and to see what it takes to organize documents on an iPhone 4G yourself, take a look.
How To: Fold an origami paper cat
Interested in adding a feline specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps a housecat? Have extra paper and time to match? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper cat (neko) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper kitties, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
How To: Fold an origami bunny rabbit
Looking to add a new specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps something with floppy ears? You're in luck. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make a bunny rabbit from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper rabbits yourself, take a look!
How To: Make ear muffs out of coat hangers
Ear muffs are handy for snow days (or in L.A., cold-ish days) and for eskimo dress-up days at school. Learn how to craft your own ear blankie with this tutorial, which shows you a cheap way to make ear muffs out of a coat hanger frame.
How To: Reshape facial structure with Photoshop liquify
This Photoshop tutorial shows you how you can actually reshape or define someone's facial structure. Want to get rid of that double chin, or perhaps get a more pronounced jawline or lose that large nose? Check this tutorial out and learn how it's done using Liquify and Curves.
How To: Draw manga of your own
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.
How To: Make a beeswax mouthpiece for a didgeridoo
Perhaps you want to replace the beeswax mouthpiece on your didgeridoo, or you might want to tune your didgeridoo mouthpiece to your preferred size, well here's the full information in order to do so!
How To: Make Mediterranean cod pouches
Do you hate to cook because you hate to clean the mess? Then perhaps you should try cooking in pouches! Dani shows us how to make Mediterranean cod pouches. The pouches keep the fish moist and your kitchen clean.
How To: Make miniature sugarpaste bumble bees and ladybugs
The trouble with decorating cupcakes vs. cakes is that cupcakes offer a much more limited amount of space on which to pour on decor. But perhaps this just means you have to miniaturize everything.
How To: Fold a modular origami butterfly ball
First of all, we're not going to lie: This butterfly ball origami project is not a simple one to fold. In fact, you should only attempt it if you're an intermediate or advanced origami student. Second, we have no idea why this star-like object is called a butterfly ball (perhaps because it looks like a cacoon?), but either way it's a very cool modern shape.
How To: Use Near Field Communication (NFC) in Gingerbread on the Nexus S
NFC. It stands from Near Field Communication. And it's invading the world, one small step at a time.
How To: Craft a bountiful turkey cornucopia for Thanksgiving
A cornucopia is perhaps one of the best symbols of what Thanksgiving's all about. Usually filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers, a cornucopia represents a good harvest and a cause for celebration of plenty.
How To: Create a sultry 1920s flapper look for Halloween
Flapper makeup was very dark, contoured, and defined. Flapper girls were trying to look like boys, after all, so they frequently adjusted their faces using makeup for that androgynous appearance. Yet despite their intentions, their dark makeup ultimately became very sooty and sensual looking (perhaps from getting smeared after dancing late nights at a club?).
How To: Create a two-tone hot pink and red lipstick look
During the Fall 2010 runway shows there were a bunch of crazy makeup looks, but perhaps the most unique look was the two-tone lipstick worn by models on the Nanette Lepore catwalk.
How To: Do 1970's "Saturday Night Fever" dance moves
The Era of Disco is perhaps best defined by the dance-centric movie "Saturday Night Fever," starring a young and slim John Travolta. The movie was full of decadence in the form of big afros, big bellbottoms and ever bigger diva egos, but Travolta stood out on his mad dance skills alone.
How To: Draw illusionistic stairway steps with balls
Perhaps one of the most difficult technical challenges of drawing is creating illusionistic images, mazes, or steps. Like in the movie "Inception," illusionistic spaces involve a dream-like atmosphere and paradoxes in structure, like a neverending staircase. If you're interested in stretching the limits of your mind, go see "Inception." Just kidding. Do go see it, but also check out this drawing tutorial.
How To: Play "Me and Bobby McGee" on the ukulele
Want to play Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster's "Me and Bobby McGee" on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started pla...
How To: Make a fondant icing or gumpaste sofa chair
So, Dad's Birthday is coming up and you want to make him a specialized cake. "What are his interests?" you ask yourself. Watching football, baseball, Wheel of Fortune? Do all his hobbies include a sofa and a television perhaps? Then why not make him a cute living room cake!
How To: Change fonts on your BlackBerry
On GetConnectedTV, Darci Larocque, Blackberry Expert, explains how to change fonts on your Blackberry. Have you ever wanted to change your Blackberry font and perhaps make it bigger? From the home screen, scroll to the wrench and hit options. Then, scroll down to the screen and the keyboard. Where it says, "font family" and "font size" you can change it. Hit the space bar and the phrase "the quick brown fox" changes. Press escape and save and you'll see that your font is different.
How To: Make a ninja star frisbee - the super shuriken!
Perhaps you've already learned how to make the standard origami ninja throwing star, and you want to take it to the next level. You want something that really flies, and has enough heft to knock over lamps in your living room and cause other sorts of property damage. Well, the ninja star frisbee - or super shuriken - is the project for you. Made of six small throwing stars folded together into one big flying lump, the super shuriken is origami with a bad attitude. It is also potentially dange...