Tuesday, September 30, 2014

How to avoid hackers, from cyber security experts on campus - GW Hatchet (subscription) (blog)








GW Hatchet (subscription) (blog)



How to avoid hackers, from cyber security experts on campus

GW Hatchet (subscription) (blog)

Michael Chertoff, chairman of GW's Cybersecurity Initiative, spoke Monday afternoon to an audience in the Elliott School of International Affairs on the importance of preventing cyber attacks and hacks on major corporations, banks, and government ...








How to Make the Best, Prettiest Cheese Plate in the Whole World - Munchies_ Food by VICE









How to Make the Best, Prettiest Cheese Plate in the Whole World

Munchies_ Food by VICE

It's time to address that age-old question that has ignited battles, lost lovers, and become the political soapbox for leaders like Putin to come into office: how does one compose a proper cheese plate? There are hollowed instructions in countless ...








How to Avoid an iOS 8 Bug That's Deleting iCloud Documents - Wired








Wired



How to Avoid an iOS 8 Bug That's Deleting iCloud Documents

Wired

Most iOS users rarely, if ever, need to head into their device settings and hit the “Reset All Settings” button. But sometimes, particularly with a new OS install, unforeseen issues can force your hand. Unfortunately, a new bug is making device resets ...








How To Get More People Into Movie Theaters (Without Higher Ticket Prices) - Forbes








Forbes



How To Get More People Into Movie Theaters (Without Higher Ticket Prices)

Forbes

Movie theater owners have a problem when it comes to getting butts into seats. The home experience has become so good and movies are hitting home video so quickly that most people now feel there needs to be a special reason to go to the theater.








How To Cook Breakfast Over A Campfire Like A Pro - Gizmodo








Gizmodo



How To Cook Breakfast Over A Campfire Like A Pro

Gizmodo

Forget instant oatmeal, in the outdoors you should be eating like a king. Here's how to cook the breakfast of bearded champions: bacon, eggs and fried potatoes over a campfire. There are few things more likely to rouse groggy humans from bed than the ...








How to use Google Glass at work - Fortune









How to use Google Glass at work

Fortune

Wearable technology like Apple's new smartwatch has gotten plenty of attention lately, as have startups that are customizing Google Glass for specific workplace uses from oil rigs to operating rooms and factories in China. But if you work in an ...








How to Spot a Trafficking Victim at an Airport - TIME









How to Spot a Trafficking Victim at an Airport

TIME

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Perfect Your Portraits With This Two Light Setup

Photography can be an expensive enterprise, especially when going for the perfect portrait shot. Most professional photographers (and many amateurs) use complex and expensive lighting setups for portraiture, yet it’s totally possible to capture great portraits using less equipment.


The Best Way to Clean Up a Photo's Background with Photoshop

If you’re a portrait or PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHER who uses seamless white backdrops for your subjects, you might have noticed that after a few hours of shooting, your nice CLEAN backdrop has morphed into something with smudges, footprints, and other detritus, creating a post-processing headache.


3 Tips From an Iconic Celebrity Photographer

Brian Smith has made quite the name for himself as an iconic celebrity photographer over the past 30 years. He has not only worked with some of the most famous people in the world but has won numerous prestigious awards, including a Pulitzer, written a best-selling book, and exhibited his work at the Library of Congress.


How to Get Natural Looking Portraits Using Speedlights

Using this technique, you can accentuate the natural light; your shots will look much less like your average studio portraits.


10 Beginner Tips to Improve Your Photography

I am an amateur photographer. I photograph in my spare time because it is my passion. Here are 10 tips that I think will improve your photography. As with anything, there are rules in photography, but sometimes when you break them, you get unique and interesting photos.


Asymmetry with MirrorMe

Despite the fact that we are surrounded by a lot of symmetrical creatures and objects, some of their elements are not symmetrical. Today you will learn how to create asymmetrical objects of the illustration without removing the symmetry axes of the MirrorMe plug-in.


Create a Realistic Sunset Photo Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an awesome romantic manipulation using Adobe Photoshop.


How to Turn a Photo into a Seamless, Tileable Texture in Photoshop

This tutorial will teach you how to convert an image that doesn't repeat well into a seamlessly tileable pattern in just a few minutes so you're no longer limited to using textures "as-is".


Hide default dashboard widgets in WordPress

This is a handy WordPress code snippet which allows you to hide or remove the default dashboard widget from WordPress dashboard.


How I Shot This: Violinist

Although I cover a lot of photographic genres, my main interest has always been portraiture. I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of getting the best possible shot of people – even when they insist that they never take a good photo! This is a photograph from a shoot that took place around 8 years ago, but it’s still one of my favourite shots.


CorelDRAW Tutorial: Grab CMYK Color into Your Pattern

Cyan, Magenta, Yelllow and Key is initial for Black color, they are printable color. Today, I want to creating a pattern from those color. You can learn how to create a pattern in the CorelDRAW using the PowerClip effect tool and use only one basic shape.


Photoshop: Wood Brand! How to Burn an Image into Wood

Photoshop CC 2014 tutorial showing how to burn or brand an image into wood.


How to unzip or extract and a Zip file using PHP

This is a handy PHP function which allows you to extract the contents of a zip file inside a specified folder. It accepts two parameters path of zip file and destination where the zip will be extracted


How to Butterfly Shrimp

Butterflying shrimp before grilling or frying it helps it cook more evenly and gives the meal a pretty presentation. Shrimp are commonly butterflied by opening the flesh along the back. It is also possible to also butterfly shrimp along the inside belly, a process that's more time intensive but yields a unique result. See Step 1 to learn both ways to butterfly shrimp.


How To Stop Your Thirsty-Ass Jeans From Fading - Deadspin








Deadspin



How To Stop Your Thirsty-Ass Jeans From Fading

Deadspin

How To Stop Your Thirsty-Ass Jeans From Fading. Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here periodically to answer your filthiest questions. Long-time listener, first-time caller. I rarely clean anything, but I always read your ...








Everything you need to know about oysters and a how-to-shuck tutorial - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com








The Oregonian - OregonLive.com



Everything you need to know about oysters and a how-to-shuck tutorial

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

In celebration of all the bivalves out there, we sat down with The Parish co-owners Ethan Powell and Tobias Hogan for a little Oyster 101, where they show and tell us everything there is to know about different species, names, taste, the "R" month ...








A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids - The Stir









A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids

The Stir

Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I'm talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can't refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the ...








How to Avoid Getting Delhi Belly in India - Munchies_ Food by VICE









How to Avoid Getting Delhi Belly in India

Munchies_ Food by VICE

There were a few occasions I found myself walking to the toilet a pace or two faster than normal, a ball of paper napkins stuffed into my pockets from a restaurant, just in case. I was in India for a month recently and, minus a few close calls, found ...








How to Tackle the Toughest Shipping Restrictions - Lifehacker








Lifehacker



How to Tackle the Toughest Shipping Restrictions

Lifehacker

Fall is the season of shipping weird stuff across the world. While most packages won't raise an eyebrow, there are some things like alcohol, lithium ion batteries, and perishable items that have their own special rules. Here's how to manage some of the ...








19 ways to trick yourself into becoming a morning person - CNN









19 ways to trick yourself into becoming a morning person

CNN

Here's how to skip the snooze button and hop out of bed when that alarm starts buzzing. 9. Set your motive. As with any change, it's important to have a tangible reason for waking up early. Come up with a meaningful goal you'll be able to achieve by ...








NJ legislature approves bill requiring hospitals to teach family how to care ... - NJ.com









NJ legislature approves bill requiring hospitals to teach family how to care ...

NJ.com

TRENTON — Recognizing the important role of a spouse, relative or a friend when a patient is discharged from a hospital, the state Legislature has passed a bill that will require hospitals to provide designated caregivers with detailed instructions ...








How to finance a fixer-upper - Philly.com (blog)








Philly.com (blog)



How to finance a fixer-upper

Philly.com (blog)

How to finance a fixer-upper. 0 comments. If you´re buying a home that needs a little TLC, a typical fixed. If you're buying a home that needs a little TLC, a typical fixed-rate mortgage isn't going to help you pay for repairs. istock. Travel Deals ...








How to End Hong Kong Protests a Tricky Question for Xi - Bloomberg








Bloomberg



How to End Hong Kong Protests a Tricky Question for Xi

Bloomberg

The most violent protests in Hong Kong in almost 50 years pose a dilemma for President Xi Jinping: clear the streets and risk embedding anti-China sentiment in a city that has prized its relative freedom, or make concessions and appear weak at home.








How to Skateboard (Beginners)

Everybody has got to start somewhere. If you want to learn to skateboard, but don't know an ollie from an elbow, you've come to the right place. You can learn to get the right gear for learning to skate, learn to stand on the board and ride comfortably without falling down, and some helpful hints for sticking with it and actually learning to ride. See Step 1 for more information.


How to Build Your Brand Through Storytelling - Huffington Post









How to Build Your Brand Through Storytelling

Huffington Post

Garnering increased sales, adding new clients and achieving a higher level of success is what brand building is all about, and building a brand is done a bit differently today that it was in yesteryear. For example, brand building used to be primarily ...