How To: Start a Fire
This is for those people that want to create a fire in a camping situation, survival situation, flare type alert to other that you are lost, or simply for entertainment.
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How To: Prevent a computer disaster by backing up your Windows XP system
What if your PC crashed? What would you do? Everything would be gone, erased forever, and you'd be in a horrible and stressful situation, especially if all of you homework or work files were stored on your Windows PC. But why even enable yourself to be in that situation? In Windows XP, it's not uncommon to have experienced a corrupt registry or a missing DLL file, or having a blue screen of death.
How To: Flirt in class, in bars and other situations
The Wing Girls teach us how to flirt in class, in bars, and other situations. If you're in any kind of school, it's a great place to meet girls. The girl has to stay in class, so you will have a certain amount of time to interact with her during class. Make sure to borrow something from her so you can forget to return it, then get her number. If you are in a bar, ask to buy her friend a drink and be nice to both of them. Make it obvious which one you are interested as well. Girls like to feel...
How To: Create a 360 view using Flash CS3
360 degree panoramic viewers are a staple of all kinds of websites from real estate to auto sales. This video will teach you how to create a a 360 degree view that will display on your website using Flash CS3 and Actionscript 3. Don't restrict your users to just one photo, let them see all of whatever you're showing them with the tools your learn in this video.
How To: Make a custom Myspace 2.0 layout
One of the great things about Myspace, is the ability to customize the layout on your homepage. It gives you the ability to be as creative as you want and show as much personality without being restricted. So in this tutorial, you'll learn how to make a custom Myspace 2.0 layout using easy to use computer programs. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Feed Apps Fake Info to Keep Private Data Safe on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
While we're usually responsible for leaking our own private information through mediums like Facebook, there are other times when we mistakenly and unwillingly allow certain applications to scour through our personal data. Some apps may have enabled permissions for internet access, thus allowing it to share said data with its external servers.
How To: Calculate Consumer Surplus with a few simple equations
Struggling to find and calculate the correct consumer surplus for an econ class or in any other situation? Take a look at this guide that will walk you through the different equations and graphs necesssary to understand and calculate consumer surplus.
How To: Make one meter of cordage from 2 leaves of Spiked Aloe plant
In a survival situation making cordage out of plants can enable you to construct apparatus you never would have been able to otherwise and save you life. This video will teach you how to make a meter of cordage out of 2 leaves from a Spiked Aloe plant.
How To: Make solid fuel for starting fires in the wilderness with cotton balls and wax
Tinder is difficult to come by in the best of conditions, but in a damp wilderness survival situation finding it can be downright impossible. Enter this video. It will teach you how to make solid fuel fire starters out of cotton balls and candle wax, which you can use to start a fire even in wet conditions.
How To: Cook with an ESBIT stove for camping or survival situations
There are all sorts of small survival stoves available, and the ESBIT stoves are some of the best. This video will teach you how to use an ESBIT stove to start a fire, even in the rain, and cooke a delicious and healthy backpacking meal on it.
How To: Make a mini fishing kit to include in your survival gear
Fishing is a great way to acquire meat in a survival situation, but bringing fishing gear in a survival gear kit is very space-consuming. This video will teach you how to make a complete mini fishing kit for packing in your survival bag that contains everything you need for small-scale fishing and could give you the food you need to survive.
How To: Start a fire on a rainy day in the wilderness
Rain hampers many survival situations by making fires both more necessary and more difficult to start. This video will give you some expert advice on how to start a fire in the rain the woods, which has a greater chance of helping you survive than almost any other survival skill you can have.
How To: Take into account magnetic declination when using a compass to navigate
If you plan on using a compass as you sole means of navigation in a survival situation, you had better be familiar with magnetic declination and how it affects compass navigation. This video will teach you all about magnetic declination and how you need to take it into account when planning your route on a map with a compass.
How To: Find and use fatwood to start fires in the wilderness
Fatwood is an immense boon for any wilderness survival situation. It's a type of tree that has soaked up tons of nutrients from the ground and is perfect for starting fires. It can be broken down into kindling that will start fires for you time and time again. This video will teach you how to find fatwood and how to use it once you find it.
How To: Choose the right perks in Call of Duty Black Ops multiplayer
The customizable perks in Call of Duty Black Ops multiplayer make the whole experience much bigger and more dynamic, and choosing the right one for a given map or game type can be the difference between pwnage and utter shame. This video discusses a number of the perks and the situations in which you should use them.
How To: Start a fire anywhere with premade fire starters and natural tinder
Starting a fire is one of the most important things you can do in a survival situation, but doing so is seldom as easy as you'd like. This video will teach you all sorts of ways to light fires, including making firestarters out of cotton balls and petroleum jelly, using natural tinder, and using the old spinning stick and string method.
How To: Finish a triangle if your opponent defends against it by hiding an arm in MMA
If you're trying to get a triangle on someone in an MMA or jiu jitzu fight and they hide their arm to try and relieve the pressure on their neck, they might think they are safe. They aren't. Watch this video to learn how to finish the triangle in this situation from Joanne and Hillary Williams of MMA Girls.
How To: Use the triple threat mind reading trick to prank people at bars and elsewhere
Reading people's minds is something that most inquisitive and sensitive people have wished that they could do at some point. Well, what if you could? This video will show you a great multipurpose bar trick that will allow you to appear to read the mind or body of people in a variety of situations. It's really remarkable how easy this is and how well it works.
How To: Hide text message previews on iPhones & Android phones
Brian Tong shows you how to avoid awkward text message situations on the iPhone and Android platforms.
How To: Make a bikini cover-up for summer with Threadbanger
Don't get caught in an awkward situation without the proper gear. Corinne from Threadbanger shows you how to make a simple bathing suit cover-up out of an old towel and Rob takes you on a tour of some wacky wears he found on the web.
How To: Make a tripod out of a soda bottle
Need a quick and stable tripod for party situations? Here's how to make a small, portable tripod out of a soda or pop bottle.
How To: Trap animals
In this how-to video, Andrew Price of Dryad Bushcraft teaches methods of trapping animals in a survival situation. Learn methods of tracking animals as well as the West County trap and wire snare method. Watch this video hunting tutorial and learn how to trap animals like a real Bushman.
How To: Overcome shyness and social awkwardness with tips
Most everyone has a fear of public speaking. Even the most seasoned politicians can't get through a speech without sweaty palms, butterflies in his/her stomach, or general nervousness. But for those who are shy, these symptoms occur every time they're in a social situation.
How To: Create a new Admin account on your computer to help troubleshoot Pro Tools
If you're trying to troubleshoot Pro Tools, one way to help is to set up a new Admin account on your computer. This will help you determine if the problem you're experiencing is global, or is just restricted to your own account.
How To: Set up an admin login form for your website using Dreamweaver
You'll of course want to set up an admin account when you create your own website, so you can restrict access for everyone else but the admins. This tutorial shows you how to set up an admin account on your website using Dreamweaver.
How To: Calculate probabilities with Excel's NORMDIST function
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 22nd installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the NORMDIST function to calculate probabilities for a population with a normal (bell) distribution! You even get to see the four types of situations that you most commonly encounter -- plus visual pictures of each situation...
How To: Set a custom white balance on the Canon 5D Mark II
Most DSLR's like the Canon 5D Mark II come with pre-programmed white balance settings: daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent. But what do you do when you're in a mixed lighting situation and you want to balance between exterior daylight and interior tungsten light? If you set it to daylight, your tungsten light will be too orange. If you set it to tungsten, your exterior light will be too blue. The solution: set a custom white balance to balance the disparate lighting situations.
How To: Graph an inequality on a number line in Algebra
The video described here from [free math tutoring Freemathtutoring] teaches how to plot natural number on a number line in different situations. First, the author defines natural numbers, integers and real numbers. He then teaches different methods on how to plot natural numbers on a number line. The most important fact to remember is that natural numbers are greater than 0; they do not include negative numbers. Like wise, he explains different situations to plot natural numbers on a number l...
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube with the "Ortega method"
Want to learn how to solve the mysterious Rubik's Cube? Well in this video, the viewers will be taught how to do so with the "Ortega method". The video provides a demonstration of this method with a 2x2x2 Rubik's Cube. At each step, the video breaks down the cube into different situations and which algorithm to use for which. The video demonstrates how to recognize each situation, what to do in each case and the fastest way to do so.
How To: Share your calendar 3 ways with Outlook 2007
This tutorial shows you how to share your calendar three ways in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. If your company uses Microsoft Exchange Server, you can share your calendar within the organization by using that feature. You can also send a snapshot of your calendar in e-mail to people outside your company. And you can publish your calendar on the Microsoft Office Online Web site and restrict how much detail is shown and who can access it.
How To: Secure a website with membership and roles in ASP.Net
Learn how to secure a web site using the new Membership and Roles features of ASP.NET 2.0. In this ASP.Net video tutorial, the topics include user registration, password recovery, and restricting access to content with roles.
How To: Access blocked websites from anywhere
How to get around your school or home's computer security to view restricted webpages.
How To: Stop laughing in inappropriate situations
Have you ever found something funny in an awkward situation? When you feel a laugh coming, it can sometimes be hard to avoid. Check out these steps to stop your laugh before it gets you in trouble.
News: Here's How Apple's Stopping Police from Breaking into iPhones
Since the San Bernardino shooting in 2014, Apple's been engaged in a game of cat and mouse with law enforcement. Authorities want access to evidence on criminals' iPhones, but Apple wants to protect all of its customers' personal data equally. The latest installment in this saga has Apple outright disabling the Lightning port.
How To: Obtain the Slumbering Dragon Crest and Silent Footsteps Rings in Dark Souls
If you're willing to kill a few NPC's in Dark Souls (Griggs of Vinheim), you can walk away with a few awesome items. In this situation, the NPC drops the Slumbering Dragon Crest Ring, the Silent Footsteps Ring, the Sorcerer's Catalyst, and the full Sorcerer's set.
How To: Play a short, repeating blues lick in the key of E
It's short, it's sweet and baby it's the blues. Robert Renman teaches you how to play a short, repeating blues lick in the key of E, that you can throw down any time the situation calls. When you're playing the blues you can never have enough riffs up your sleeve, so check it out now.
How To: Bake a classic Canadian apple pie with cinnamon filling
There is no one cure-all remedy for all of life's sucky situations (breakups, not getting that musical role you auditioned for, being sick), but apple pie comes as close as you can get.
How To: Do an armbar from side control in a MMA fight with UFC star Kurt Pellegrino
The armbar might be the most widely used submission in MMA, and can be entered from all sorts of situations. In this video UFC star Kurt Pellegrino will teach you, along with Joanne of MMA Girls, how to do an armbar from side control and win your next mixed martial arts fight.
How To: Go from a collar choke to scissor sweep to triangle choke in an MMA fight
One of the reasons that MMA is cooler than boxing is the abundance of different moves and strategies that can be used in any situation. Take this video for instance. In it Hillary and Joanne of MMA Girls will teach you how to go from a gi collar choke to a fake scissor sweep and then into a triangle choke, hopefully to win the match. Wow.
How To: Defend against the ground and pound and stand up when against the cage in MMA
If you're on the receiving end of a ground and pound in a MMA fight and up against the cage, you are in trouble. There are ways to escape from even that difficult situation though, and in this video UFC star Kenny Florian is going to teach you how to stand up from being trapped against the cage in a ground and pound.