What to Do When Your Bored

How To : Origami a frog-lily base kusudama ornament

You really NEED to be VERY PATIENT, VERY BORED or HAVE TOOO MUCH TIME to do this project... I actually don't know how I made it!!!... It took me 3 days to finish it! All you need besides time is a lot of origami paper and string or glue.

How To : Make a heart out of a cigarette pack

Here we show you how to create a heart out of the plastic film which seals a pack of cigarettes. A nice thing to do if you're hanging around bored in a pub. Make a heart out of a cigarette pack. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

How To : Replace your iPhone 4 back cover step by step

The iPhone and its cousin the iPod Touch are products of genius design, but sometimes we get a little bored of all that black and white with nothing in between. Inject some personality into your mp3 listening or phone calling by simply switching up your black plate, or the bac ...more

How To : Embroider your pillows with your own designs

If you've just recently gotten into embroidery, or are bored with the look of your pillow cases and want to give them a personal touch, check out this video! In it you will learn how to embroider your own custom designs right into the pillow cases! Before you know it you will ...more

How To : Make a chocolate yule log aka Swiss roll

The holidays are here! This means that holiday desserts are just around the corner. This baking video will show you how to create a yummy chocolate yule log cake, a popular holiday tradition. It's also known as a Swiss roll. Learn the ins and outs of making this delicious cake ...more

How To : Draw an emo cartoon boy

Are you feeling moody and emo? Do you feel like relaying that attitude to your doodles? Well, check out this tutorial and learn how to draw an Emo style cartoon boy. This boy is super Scene and loves his funky clothes, bed head and dreaming of skulls and other punky objects. T ...more

How To : Fold an inverted Stella Conica

Bored with boxes? No longer content with cranes? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make an inverted stella conica from thirty sheets of paper using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to ...more

How To : Kill your sim in Sims 3 nine different ways

Whether you're bored with your sim or just want to have some naughty fun, here are nine ways to kill your sim - electrocution, pestilence, fire, drowning, disease, starvation... you can even get creative and scare them to death, or drop a satellite on them!

How To : Get wireless internet on your Nintendo DSi

Bored of sitting on your PC? Need internet on your Nintendo DSI? First check out whether you have WAP/WPA2. You can find out whether you have WAP by going to internet and typing your IP address and going to your wireless settings. If you do have WAP/WPA2 then go to system sett ...more

HowTo : Transform a Boring Image Into Amazing 3D Magic

Andrew Odewahn of O'Reilly Answers posts a HowTo on creating 3D(ish) images through simple processing. Odewahn employs the practice of stereoscopy (a technique for creating the illusion of depth in a 2D image): "In wiggle stereoscopy, the 2 images are aligned so that the 'sub ...more

How To : Make the world's biggest and best paper airplane

Bored in class and need something to toss around? Check out this video! In the following tutorial, you will learn how to fold the world's biggest (and best) paper airplane that really flies! This plane glides like the real thing and will fly super far. So, the next time you n ...more

How To : Watch movies for free on the Internet

PCRescue Repair shows you how to be able to watch movies on the internet. What's special about this video though, is that he shows you how to watch them for free. He directs you to a website that gives you the ability to watch a variety of movies for free, right from the comfo ...more

How To : Play the Carom pool billiard game

Pool is an amazingly challenging game that one can spend a lifetime mastering. If you're bored with it, however, and want to try a new game on your pool table that uses the same skills, this video will show you one. It explains the rules to a game called Carom Pool, which is a ...more

How To : Spice up a boring outfit into a fashionable ensemble

Turn those boring blue jeans and that drab white shirt into a fashionable ensemble with a few accessories. Watch and learn how to spice up your outfit with layered shirts, belts, fashion scarves and boots. There's nothing to giving an outfit a little more zest.

News : Final Fantasy 14 First Impressions

These impressions are coming from a person completely new to the Final Fantasy Online world. Never played FF 11 or the FF 14 Beta. This game is not friendly to new people. The account creation is a Kafka like experience in things that don't make sense. For the game itself, the ...more

How To : Perform the floating cutlery trick

If you find yourself alone and bored with a spoon and fork then this is worth taking a look at. Learn how to float utensils above a glass using only fire and your imagination. This trick would work great for parties and bars alike. Float cutlery items and become a local magica ...more

How To : Dress up a boring pair of shoes with cute bows

You can use this tutorial to decorate any plain or boring pair of shoes in your closet. The easiest way is to make a pair of cute bows from ribbon matching the color of your shoes, and attach them to the toes. Part 1 of 2 - How to Dress up a boring pair of shoes with cute bows ...more

How To : Make boring household items interesting

In this homemade craft projects video series, get ideas and tips on how to decorate everyday household items with stickers and stencils. Our expert artist will show you how to liven up your life using a few crafts supplies, some great ideas and a little time. Have fun! Part 1 ...more

How To : Make a paper pyramid tower

Bored and want to make a cool decoration? Using a sheet of paper and an exacto knife you can make a paper pyramid tower. Make a paper pyramid tower. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

How To : Boffer sword fight with the proper education

The Knights of Gray... um... The Pirate Guild? Bored of being indoors? Well, see what PVC pipe, duct tape, and foam insulation, otherwise known as a boffer weapon, can do for you. In this video tutorial, you'll learn all about what a boffer exactly is and what you can and ca ...more

How To : Perform the "split bottom mount" yo-yo trick

Everybody had a yo-yo at one point in their life; some when they were just little children, some when they were bored teenagers, some when they found the kid inside of them they never knew of, and even some when they felt retirement was just not very fun. It just goes to show ...more

News : The Smartphones of Austin's Underground Musicians

Smartphone technology has become as ubiquitous as automobiles. In Austin, Texas, a city that is widely known as the "Live Music Capital of the World," smartphones have been embraced by the music community not just as a way to document and promote, but to create music. A rock ...more

How To : Find cool things in Google

If you are bored and surfing the internet, check out all the strange and hidden features of Google. Here are all the entries to type in google : google bearshare, google gothic, google linux, google l33t, google ewmew, xx-klingon, xx-piglatin, google bsd, google easter egg, go ...more

How To : Fold a paper fortune teller

Predicting the future is always cool.. what if you could do it with just a piece of paper? With this tutorial, learn how to fold an origami fortune teller and at least pretend you can predict what will happen! All you need is a single sheet of paper and some pens or markers to ...more

How To : Set Up 2 Simple Bathroom Pranks for April Fool

Everyone uses the bathroom at least once or twice a day, which is why its the perfect place to set up some booby traps as practical jokes for april fools day or any other day for that matter. You can set these up as payback for something your friends did to you or just becaus ...more

News : Welcome to Yownas Redstone Playground

For a while I've been playing around, buliding a redstone playground. I've tried to gather and build some things, from a simple AND-gate to more complex things. It is not supposed to be a place where I try to be a show-off, but rather a place where people can come and get insp ...more

How To : Obtain custom Google Chrome themes

If you are tired or bored of having the same theme/layout for Google Chrome as many others, you can obtain custom themes by going to deviantART. There you will be able to customize your theme and download the theme that suits your personality best and step out of the norm.

How To : Create a cool text style in Illustrator

Are you bored with the similar font styles? Open Adobe Illustrator, click the text tool. Select Arial font, bold & italic and a size of 48. Type some text and give its fill color-white and stroke color-black. Duplicate the layer text by going into layers. Then change the dupli ...more

News : Make Friends by Using Proper Server Etiquette

What happened to please and thank you? When did asking someone to come look at your build degenerate into COME NOW or FOLLOW or sending out teleport requests to any and all currently on the server without asking? Phillip Chan, a yahoo network contributor wrote this back in 20 ...more

How To : Watch TV on your iPhone with Joost

In this tutorial, we learn how to watch TV on your iPhone with Joost. First, you will need to download this application to your phone. After you do this, click the icon that is on your phone. Once you are on this, you will be directed to a page with different options. Click on ...more

How To : Train your cat to behave

Here’s the thing—dogs will do things just to please you. But cats want to know what’s in it for them. Learn how to train a cat. You Will Need: * The patience of Job * Consistency * Food treats * Spray bottle of water * A scratching post * Bubble wrap, sticky paper, or alumin ...more

How To : Perform the "butterflies" yo-yo trick

If you're confused in life and completely bored, then it's probably about time you picked up a yo-yo. A yo-yo is a toy that consists of a pair of jointed discs with a large, deep groove between them, where a string is attached and wound, that can be spun alternately downward a ...more

News : Horsesurfing (Swear, No Photoshop Used!)

The Brits have contributed a new sport to the world, coined Horsesurfing. Yes, it is just what it sounds like: the combined skill of horseback riding and surfing. According to the Daily Mail, "Horsesurfing is the brainchild of stuntman Daniel Fowler-Prime (Extreme Horse Ridi ...more

How To : Customize Finder's background on a Mac OS X

Tired of the lame dull background in Finder windows? Conveniently, Apple integrated a feature which allows you how modify the color or image that is displayed in Finder windows. This video will show you how to modify these settings to snazz up your Mac. From Revision3: Gettin ...more

How To : Paint a faux rug effect on your wood floors

Bored with your wood floors? Want to trick your guests? Well then set yourself up with a faux rug! This video will show you the steps to not only painting it yourself, but creating the desired "fabric" effect in your paint.

How To : Perform the "arm stall wrap" yo-yo trick

If you're confused in life and completely bored, then it's probably about time you picked up a yo-yo. A yo-yo is a toy that consists of a pair of jointed discs with a large, deep groove between them, where a string is attached and wound, that can be spun alternately downward a ...more

How To : Perform the "ladder mount" yo-yo trick

Everybody had a yo-yo at one point in their life; some when they were just little children, some when they were bored teenagers, some when they found the kid inside of them they never knew of, and even some when they felt retirement was just not very fun. It just goes to show ...more

How To : Origami a usable envelope

Bored writing notes in class? With one more sheet of paper you can pass your notes in style with help from this free Origami tutorial. In this video, learn how to make a usable and durable envelope by folding only one sheet of paper.

How To : Perform the "hyper pendulum" yo-yo trick

If you're confused in life and completely bored, then it's probably about time you picked up a yo-yo. A yo-yo is a toy that consists of a pair of jointed discs with a large, deep groove between them, where a string is attached and wound, that can be spun alternately downward a ...more

How To : Perform the "laceration slack bind" yo-yo trick

If you're confused in life and completely bored, then it's probably about time you picked up a yo-yo. A yo-yo is a toy that consists of a pair of jointed discs with a large, deep groove between them, where a string is attached and wound, that can be spun alternately downward a ...more

How To : Cook khaman gujarati

Bored with that plain old white bread? Don't get discouraged, get creative! Khaman gujrati is a delicious Indian appetizer you can make for yourself in your own kitchen! Add some new flavor to your life and spice things up with this recipe from Show Me The Curry. This video wi ...more

How To : Perform the "spirit bomb" yo-yo trick

Everybody had a yo-yo at one point in their life; some when they were just little children, some when they were bored teenagers, some when they found the kid inside of them they never knew of, and even some when they felt retirement was just not very fun. It just goes to show ...more

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