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How To: Replace your live keyboard rig with Propellerhead Reason
Interested in using Reason or Record as part of your live rig? Learn how with this official tutorial from Propellerhead. Whether you're new to Propellerhead's virtual music studio application, Reason, or their newer DAW app, Record, you're sure to find much to take away from this brief, official video software tutorial.
How To: Use Reason as a live DJ mixing tool
Both Reason and Record's custom wiring capabilities make both programs well suited for the task of DJ mixing. Whether you're new to Propellerhead's virtual music studio application, Reason, or their newer DAW app, Record, you're sure to find much to take away from this brief, official video software tutorial.
How To: Use Cheat Engine to hack Microsoft Paint
Yes, you can use Cheat Engine to even hack programs that aren't games, like Microsoft Paint! This tutorial shows you first how to download the most recent version of Cheat Engine, and then use it to hack the attributes in MS Paint!
How To: Encode movie files into AirPlay compatible videos with HandBrake
Apple recently released iOS 4.2 for all devices— iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch— and one of the best features is AirPlay, which lets you stream video directly to AppleTVs. There's only one problem— it will only stream video that meet's Apple's specifications.
How To: Export your videos in true HD quality in Screenflow
In this video from AppleGenius0921 we learn how to export videos using Screenflow in HD. Launch Screenflow, make sure you're editing is complete and go to File, then Export. A window will come up asking the name you want to save it as and where you want to save it. Make a good title that is relevant to your video. Now click customize. Then click settings. Now go to compression type and double click H.264. Set the quality on Best. Click OK and use no filter. Now go to size and click 1280x720 H...
How To: Convert audio files
This video tutorial is in the Software category which will show you how to convert audio files. First you got to download the free audio converter at this site. Then right click on the zip file and extract all files. Once it is done, open up the free audio converter application and a set up window will come up. Click on next, again click on next on the 2nd window and click on install on the 3rd window. Once it's done, click finish. Click on the icon to open it and it will give you a list of 2...
How To: Make a free .Mac/iChat Account
In this video from AppleGenius0921 we learn how to create a free .mac account and AIM account to use with iChat. Go to iChat and go to Preferences. Click the plus sign in to bottom left. An account setup window will pop up. Click get an ichat account. It will redirect you to apple's site where you can create an apple ID. After you complete that step, go to the plus button again, and set up your new .Mac account that you just created within ichat.
How To: Put makeup on photos with Sumo Paint
In this tutorial, we learn how to put makeup on photos with Sumo Paint. First, load your photo to this website and then open up the editing options. You will see a display of different colors on the right hand side that you can use to color the photo. On the left hand side are the tools you can use to do different effects to the pictures. Use the smaller drawing tools to apply makeup to the eyes on the photo and make different things appear. When you have finished the photo and adding on diff...
How To: Enable a Live/Hotmail account in Mac's Mail
In this video from AppleGenius0921 we learn how to enable a Live/Hotmail account on the Mail application on a Mac. Open Mail. In full name put your full name. Type in your email address and password and continue. Leave the account type on POP and name the description what you'd like. The incoming mail server is pop3.live.com. Type in your live.come username with @live.com in it! Click Continue. The outgoing mail server should be smtp.live.com. Check use only this server and check use authenti...
How To: Make beats using FL Studio
In this video, we learn how to make beats using FL Studio. First, load in the different beats that you want and then find where the tempo is at. Take the tempo down to around 90 and then find the different editing tools you have. Use the editing tools to change the sounds that you load into the program and then change when they play according to when you load them. You can change the tempo, bass, and volume for each of the different instruments, depending on what you want to achieve. When don...
How To: Put Youtube files in PowerPoint
In this video maniactive teaches how to embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint 2007. You must have a live internet connection to do this. Make sure your Developer tag is turned on in your ribbon. Click on the PowerPoint logo on top left , click PowerPoint options. Under popular click show Developer tab in the ribbon. Click OK. Now in the Developer tab you'll see a toolbox in the toolbar. Scroll all the way down to where it says shockwave/flash object. Draw where you want the video in your PowerP...
How To: Use a U-bot on MocoSpace
MocoSpace is a newly emerging social network, aimed and designed primarily for users of smartphones and other mobile devices. This tutorial shows you how to use the Ubot software to work with and monitor activity for your clients and customers on MocoSpace.
How To: Turn your manuscript into an ebook and sell it on Amazon
Have a great manuscript you just know will do fantastic on Amazon's e-book store? You can't just upload a straight document for easy reading on a Kindle - here's how you can reformat your file and then upload it to Amazon to be read by anyone with an e-reader.
How To: Publish your book in Kindle format on Amazon
You can reach more people by using ebooks and epublishing - like the Kindle. But you can't just upload a Word or PDF to Amazon. You will need to format your book in a certain way to make it Kindle friendly.
How To: Make a greeting card for Diwali in Microsoft Paint
During Diwali, when family and friends can't be together to celebrate the festival of lights, then it's courteous to send an appropriate Diwali greeting card. But you don't need to fork out money on store-bought versions. You can make your own! All you need is MS Paint. Watch this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to make your own Diwali card in Microsoft Paint, or any similar program.
How To: Plot a dramatic and exciting crime novel using Freemind
You can download Freemind for free from SourceForge.net, which will let you create and customize your own mind maps. These, in turn, you can use to plot a dramatic and exciting crime novel by organizing all the different aspects of the story, such as plot, setting, characters and motive.
How To: Create a solid model when using AutoCad 2011 on a Mac
Create solid models in AutoCAD 2011! This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular 3D drafting application or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the newest iteration of the program, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
How To: Add an annotation to a Autocad 2011 project on a Mac
Need some help figuring out how add notes to an AutoCAD 2011 project on a Mac OS X computer? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular 3D drafting application or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the newest iteration of the program, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
How To: Organize palettes when using AutoCAD 2011 on a Mac
Organize your AutoCad 2011 palettes! This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular 3D drafting application or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the newest iteration of the program, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
How To: Create a 3D claymation scene in Blender 2.5
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a 3D claymation scene in Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Blender 2.5 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide. Create a 3D claymation scene in Blender 2.5 -...
How To: Create a 3D model of a Tim Burton-style skull in Blender 2.5
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a 3D model of a Tim Burton-style skull in Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Blender 2.5 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide. Create a 3D model of a Tim Burton-style sk...
How To: Create a 3D model of a werewolf in Blender 2.5
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a 3D model of a werewolf in Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the 3ds Max 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide. Create a 3D model of a werewolf in Blender 2.5 - Part 1...
How To: Draw Sonic the Hedgehog in Paint
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw Sonic the Hedgehog in Paint. First, draw a round circle for the head and then connect the spiked hair to the back of it. From here, draw in the arm and the hands as well as the body and the legs. After this, draw on the socks and the feet. Then, draw in the details of the character and the rest of the shading. From here, color in the blue and the whites on the body and then color in green on the eyes. When finished, make sure to save this and then you're...
How To: Restore Windows 7 after it crashes
In this video, we learn how to restore Windows 7 after it crashes. First, turn on your computer with the Windows disc inside of it. From here, click on the 'repair your computer' link on the bottom. Then, it will give you a recovery tool to choose from. To restore this to an earlier time, click on 'system restore'. Then, choose the time where you want to restore your computer to, before your computer crashed. Then, your computer will start to run through the restoration process. After this, i...
How To: Draw a Sony PSP device in MS Paint
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a PSP in Ms Paint. First, draw the outline of the PSP with a light pencil marking. After this, draw in the details to the controller. Use details to make the buttons and make them look 3D. After this, you will add in shading to the buttons and around the console. Then, add color to the front of the console in any colors that you would like. After you have added in all of the details you want, you are finished! Save this and then come back to it later if ...
How To: Configure Outlook 2007 to work with Gmail
In this tutorial, we learn how to configure Outlook 2007 to work with Gmail. First, go to the start menu and then open up Outlook. From here, go to tools and then options. After this, go to the mail setup tab and then click e-mail accounts. Then, click on "new" and then next. Enter in your information in the blank boxes on the screen. Then, enter in your e-mail address and make sure the server is not checked on this screen. From here, you will continue to go through the wizard until it's comp...
How To: Resize an image in MS Paint without losing resolution
In this video, we learn how to resize an image in MS Paint without losing resolution. First, you will go to the file menu and then open. From here, open up the photo you want to resize. After this, go the 'image' section on the toolbar and then click 'stretch and skew'. From here, change the vertical and horizontal stretches until you have the size of picture that you want! Continue to play with it until it's right and then save this over again. This should only take a few minutes and will ke...
How To: Create and mount an ISO file using ISO Recorder
ISO recorder is a freely downloadable software that can be used to create ISO images of CD's DVD's. The very format of these images allows for easy replication, storage and virtual mounting using appropriate software.
How To: Draw eyes in MS Paint
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw eyes in MS Paint. Start out by drawing the outline for the eye using a thin marker. After this, draw on a thicker line at the top of the eye and then draw on the crease of the eye above this. Now, draw in the details of the middle of the eye and start to shade in around the crease of the eye and the middle of the eye. From here, draw in the eyelashes on the top and the bottom of the eye, making them longer if they are for a woman. When finished, save thi...
How To: Create music with JamStudio
In this tutorial, we learn how to create music with JamStudio. First, open up JamStudio and then open up some beats onto the screen. After you do this, you can add in loops and then change the sound of the tempo. From here, you can add in chords and also change in the bass or piano sounds. There are a ton of different things you can edit and change in here. Play the audio as you make it to test out how it sounds. Once you get the right combination put together, save it! Have fun creating musi...
How To: Create a Diwali (festival of lights) greeting card in Microsoft Paint
It's time for the festival of lights— Diwali (aka Divali or Deepavali), which is a five-day festival celebrated in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. This festival usually occurs in October and November, and is an official holiday in India and other countries. But you can't celebrate Diwali without a greeting card! Luckily, this video tutorial will show you how to make on yourself in MS Paint. Finding one in stores can be tough, so it's necessary to resort to a DIY version in a program like Paint...
How To: Create a 3D model of a cupcake in Blender
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a comprehensive 3D model of a cupcake complete with paper within Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better your skills, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide. Create a 3D model of a cupcake in Blender - P...
How To: Animate a swinging chain in the Blender 3D modeling software
This tutorial can work for anything you want to make swing, but it focuses on how you can make a chain swing back and forth when using the Blender 3D animation software. It also explains some of the artist concepts behind the process of animation.
How To: Animate realistic looking guts in the Blender 3D software
Start with a new project, and then use the curves toolbox to create a pile of guts sitting on the floor. Then you can go in and use all the texture editors to add that special offal texture and create a realistic looking pile of guts!
How To: Set up a great music playlist to sync with your playlist
Having music to listen to helps a workout go by, but you can also use music and the beats to enhance your workout. This tutorial shows you how to choose the right music and set up a playlist that will motivate you to work out!
How To: Set up a teleprompter app for your video blog
Want a professional way to deliver your video blog presentation without relying on notes or having to memorize every line? All you need is some paper and a CD case, and either a smartphone or a laptop to set up your own free teleprompter program.
How To: Replicate the effect on the album cover for Drake'sThank Me Later
A fan of Drake's music, Thank Me Later or just like the way the album art was done? This tutorial shows you how to go step by step to create the same kind of effect using the free photo editing software GIMP.
How To: Create a new publication in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a new publication when working in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Write and collaborate on screenplays online with Plotbot
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Plotbot, a web application for writing and collaborating on screenplays. For all the details, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Plotbot yourself, watch this home-computing how-to from the folks at popSiren.
How To: Create multiple UV maps & clone paint projected textures in Blender 2.5
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use multiple UV maps and clone paint projected textures within Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look. Create multiple UV maps & clone paint projected textures in Blender 2.5.