So you’ve probably stumbled upon an ad for a used guitar for sale. The good news is, the price is just right. You’re probably hankering to go ahead and contact the seller. But before you commit on anything, you’ve got to ask the seller a few more things about the guitar.
Here are some things [...]

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A few friends of mine have been hankering me to help them good deals on second hand guitars. Being newbies, I understand their mix of excitement and curiosity in making their purchase. I’ve always been a fan of buying things second-hand (though I don’t with consumer electronics since I value the warranty). Guitars would [...]

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Guitar strings are basically the disposable components of your guitar. Strike them too hard and they may break. Leave it dirty after playing with sweaty hands and you’ll be needing at new strings soon.
Steel guitar strings deteriorate basically because they’re made of steel. Acid, oil, sweat and gunk from your hands would cause the [...]

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Everything’s going digital and it’s one of the most efficient ways of storing data. Ever had one of those old VHS or analog camcorder tapes eaten out by mold? Nasty. Here’s something that you can do over the weekend in an effort to save your old wedding video before mold gets it. How to [...]

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Last time, I’ve created my Top 5 Part/Board Games for Vocabulary Building. To those wondering what my criteria were in choosing my Top 5, well they’re mostly based on my personal standards of novelty, fun-factor, availability, and vocabulary-building.
That post got a comment from Peter Roizen informing me of WildWords. It’s nice word board game [...]

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For some hobbyists and DIYers out there, one material that you’ve probably tried using is spray paint. I’ve had my share of boo-boos when using a can of spray paint that ever since then I’ve always paid attention to the nitty gritty details.
Now this how-to covers the most common of instructions using a can [...]

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Now, being the resident handyman at home, I’ve always made it am point to keep my tools away from women. I was a hobbyist ever since I was in high school and I got a collection of tools even back then. I remember there was a time when my mom used my power drill [...]

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There’s this supposedly Golden Rule of the Toolbox. You only need two tools in your toolbox:
Duct tape to stick, WD-40 to unstick.
I personally have a wide assortment of tools for sticking I have an assortment of adhesive tapes and glues. As far as glues go, my favorite is super glue.
I used to work with [...]

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Here’s an interesting Windows download that can help you pass the time while exercising you creativity. It’s Pivot Stickfigure Animator by a guy named Peter Bones. It’s free. It’s quick. It’s easy.
So here’s a quick rundown of great features of this amazing little software.

Small It’s a mere 837KB installer (almost halved when zipped) so [...]

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I once rummaged through my old guitar accessories and found my old Washburn leather guitar strap. It was still in a good enough condition to keep for future use but I noticed that it was cracking in some places. I needed to remedy those quick or at least prevent the whole thing from cracking [...]

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If you’ve mastered the basic photography tips detailed here, you might want to take your skills to the next level. dg28 has made available a huge list of tips on advanced techniques to really make you shoot like a pro.
Here are some of my favorites:

How to use silhouettes effectively
How to use reflections to [...]

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Want to take your photography to the next level? Kodak reveals 10 basic tips to help you take better photos. They are simple to remember, and useful for photographers at any level. Here are a few tips concerning lighting which I found really useful.
Watch the light
Next to the subject, the most [...]

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Starting
If I start designing a website for a client that is not sure of how they want the end result to look or what is needed in the design, it’s hard. To pull a worthwhile design out of thin air, without any guide to what the client needs or would like, is a long shot. [...]

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There’s a misconception among film enthusiasts that the quality of a film is higher when the budget is lower and when its associations with Hollywood are less. Filmmaker magazine definitely shows its readers that “independent” doesn’t necessarily mean “low budget”. Quality mainstream films are also featured in this magazine, allowing the readers [...]

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