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OpenOffice Calc / LibreOffice Calc - How To Add A Line Return In A Cell

Published on 2012-03-24 20:37:26

Script: Hello, I'm HowToPhil and today I'm going to show you how to add line returns to cells in OpenOffice or LibreOffice Calc. Adding a line return in a cell allows you to have multiple lines of text in one cell, which can be very useful for column and row labels. The process is fairly simple, but not necessarily something that someone would come to on their own. First make sure that the cursor (the blinking line you see here) is located in the cell you'd like to add a line return to and not [..] > read more

How To Block Someone On Facebook

Published on 2012-03-22 22:12:03

Blocking people on Facebook is an easy way to alleviate the Facebook stress. Try it out before you decide to delete your Facebook account. > read more

How To Draw The HowToPhil Comic Toon

Published on 2012-03-08 22:09:08

A quick video showing how to draw the basic HowToPhil comic toon. I'd love to see how you draw me as well. > read more

Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive by Robert Cialdini - Look At A Book Review

Published on 2012-03-01 13:18:21

Grendle the puppet reviews "YES! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive" by Robert Cialdini Buy the book from Amazon: http://amzn.to/wFUlLq Be sure to check out the show on the Youtube page and leave a comment there: http://youtu.be/4bAXImHkJRI Also, check out the episode of "Atop The Fourth Wall" that Grendle is talking about. > read more

Join thousands of youtubers who already know this persuasion technique - Quick Tip

Published on 2012-02-20 02:11:46

A quick tip on a very effective persuasion technique. Join thousands of youtubers who already know this persuasion technique - Quick Tip Hello, I'm HowToPhil and this is a Quick Tip. {Quick tip title card} The technique that convinced you to watch this video is known as the band-wagon or herd effect. Essentially it is the tendency of human beings to base their actions off of the actions of those around them and those that they consider similar to them. The fact that you are watching this vide [..] > read more

Tickle My Tush by Dr Sadie Allison - Look At A Book Review

Published on 2012-02-18 16:25:55

A quick review of the book, Tickle My Tush, by Dr Sadie Allison Buy The Book On Amazon Script: What's got tips for beginners, friendly illustrations, and a return to the basics for the gung-ho "back door love making" enthusiast? One tiny tome - Tickle My Tush by Dr Sadie Allison! I'm HowToPhil, and this is another Look At A Book {Look at a book title card} Dr Sadie Allison is a doctor of human sexuality, a member of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and therapists, and an a [..] > read more

Watch this, because you could make HowToPhil shave his head

Published on 2012-02-17 02:29:21

This video is part of the "ShaveMyHead" HowToPhil promotion. 1000 tweets (less than 140,000 characters) will make me shave my head. Check out the page: http://shavemyhead.howtophil.com Just tweet it: http://bit.ly/y0kUbU > read more

Book Review - Getting Past No By William Ury

Published on 2012-02-13 21:09:46

A quick review of Getting Past No by William Ury. A great book on negotiating in difficult situations. 5/5 all around. Transcript: Hi I'm HowToPhil and I'm going to be reviewing "getting Past No" by William Ury. William Ury is the director of the Global Negotiation Project at Harvard University, so he knows negotiation. This is a book about negotiating in difficult situations and with difficult people. In it he covers every element of negotiation in a difficult situation and still managing to [..] > read more

Social Network Announcement Page Template - Free

Published on 2012-02-11 15:40:03

In an effort to make a lighter weight Social Media News release template I created the SNAP (Social Network Announcement Page) template: Social Network Announcement Page (SNAP) was created by leveraging the Bootstrap from Twitter framework and my previous Clean And Simple Social Media News Release Template You can download SNAP (Social Network Announcement Page) for free and modify it for your own needs. You'll need a decent understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc, but it's a good starting [..] > read more

Clean And Simple Social Media News/Press Release Template

Published on 2012-02-08 20:15:38

I was setting up a social media news release for HowToPhil and decided to try out Bootstrap from Twitter as a framework. After a few hours I constructed my SMNR and then also stripped out all the HowToPhil branding to make a template I could release to all of you: Check out the HowToPhil SMNR Download the Clean And Simple Social Media News/Press Release Template by HowToPhil Take a look at what the Clean And Simple Social Media News/Press Release Template looks like before you modify it You can [..] > read more

Kaossilator - No Time

Published on 2012-02-02 12:43:48

This is a song I made using my Kaossilator, a "Fly" brand external speaker, my H4 zoom field recorder, my voice, and audacity. I'll be covering how to do these things in future videos. Stay Tuned. The mp3 is available to download for free on my soundcloud account: http://soundcloud.com/prhoades/no-time-phillip-j-rhoades-2012 > read more

A Special Halloween Message - Watch Out For Zombies!

Published on 2011-10-28 17:43:45

Watch Out For Zombies! Don't get undead. > read more

How To Turn Off Curly Or Smart Quotes In Google Docs

Published on 2011-07-19 18:44:56

If you're like me, you really don't like having smart quotes cropping up in all of your documents on Google Docs. You'll see below that it's just a matter of two steps to turn off those pesky curly (or smart) quotes and get things back to nice, universally recognized, and simple normal quotes. You'll have to click on "Preferences" under the "Tools" menu in an open document, then uncheck "Use Smart Quotes" and you'll be all set: Feel free to share this image on your blog: > read more

How To Remove Facebook Applications And Games From Your Facebook Profile

Published on 2011-06-16 13:46:34

Some of you may be having a little trouble figuring out how to remove applications and games from your Facebook profile. They do have it a little buried, so I've made this video to walk you through it: Feel free to use this embed code to share the v > read more

Remove Twitter Applications - Revoke Application Access Rights on Twitter

Published on 2011-06-10 13:27:36

If you’re like me you have granted more than a few Twitter applications access rights to your Twitter account and there are a few that you’d like to take those access rights back from. I hope the video below helps you out. Script: Hello, this i > read more

You Got An iPad?

Published on 2011-06-02 14:19:43

Sid loves the Android OS and can't deal with the fact that HowToPhil has an iPad. Gun-toting-hilarity ensues!Android: http://android.com iPad: http://www.apple.com/ipad/ iDroid: http://www.idroidproject.org/ Abraham Harrison: http://abrahamharrison.c > read more

Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon red wine review

Published on 2011-05-26 11:41:05

Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon red wine review. All in all a decent table wine. Tags: bogle, cabernet, sauvignon, red, wine, review, california, county, valley, fair > read more

Testing Sound With The H4n Zoom and the MXL 991 And An Update on HowToPhil

Published on 2011-05-25 09:45:59

Just testing out my new piece of sound equipment, the ;H4n Zoom. Super nice piece of kit. Also letting you all know that I'm still alive and that new videos are on the way. :) Tags: h4n, zoom, sound, phillip, j, rhoades, howtophil, test, update, vlog > read more

How To Block Application And Event Invitations From Specific Users On Facebook

Published on 2011-05-09 22:06:27

Here's how to block application and event invitations from specific users on Facebook Feel free to share this image on your blog with your readers by copying and pasting the embed code below: > read more

Controlling The Zombie Lane Board - Facebook Game - Strategy

Published on 2011-05-09 20:45:47

For those of you playing (and possibly addicted to) this game on Facebook, Here's some Zombie Lane strategy for gaining control of your board (or "yard" as it's called in the game). Go players may recognize the classic "2 eyes" strategy. Feel free t > read more

11 Ways To Make It All Less Stressful

Published on 2011-04-21 12:15:59

Is every project an insanity inducing stress factory? Stress less with these 11 tips: 01) Always tell people that it will take longer than you think it will, because you are wrong and it will. You think the project will take 3 weeks? Don't tell anyon > read more

How To Invite Multiple Contacts To Your Google Chat

Published on 2011-04-15 13:14:02

Some of you may have a larger list of contacts you'd like to invite to Google Chat without having to enter each one at a time. This method only works with email addresses that have Google Chat accounts, and you might get the "Some of your addresses a > read more

How To Add Custom HTML, Javascript, etc Code To Your Tumblr

Published on 2011-04-05 14:07:32

Some of you might be struggling with how to add Google Analytics code or similar bits of special code to your Tumblr. Below are directions for the key steps to embedding special HTML into your Tumblr. Share this on your blog: > read more

How To Schedule Tweets For Later Using Hootsuite

Published on 2011-03-26 09:17:41

Some of you might be wondering how to schedule tweets to be sent out at a later time. While there are several options, one easy option is to schedule tweets via Hootsuite. Once you've signed up for a free Hootsuite account simply follow the direction > read more

5 Things You Are Doing Wrong On Twitter

Published on 2011-03-07 17:45:15

http://howtophil.com A quick overview of 5 things you are doing wrong on twitter. Tags: twitter, howto, things, list, wrong, how, to, howtophil, phil, phillip, rhoades, social, media, openclipart, kevin, macleod Feel free to share the video on your o > read more

How To Deal With Going Completely Insane

Published on 2011-03-04 14:34:30

If you're wondering how to deal with going completely insane, just follow these steps and you'll be fine: Step 1: Find the nearest non-crazy or less crazy person Step β (beta): Ask them questions with no answers, such as "Why do hot dogs come in > read more

Broke Ass Red Wine Review

Published on 2011-03-03 17:56:37

http://howtophil.com A quick review of the $6 red wine "Broke Ass Wine" by HowToPhil. All in all a decent wine, especially for the price point. Give it a try. Tags: broke, ass, red, wine, review, howtophil, cheap, inexpensive, 6, dollar, $6, phil, ph > read more

Google Blocks Content Farms With A Change To The Search Rank Indexing Algorithm

Published on 2011-02-25 23:14:11

http://howtophil.com http://abrahamharrison.com http://marketingconversation.com ". . . Now in order to understand this change you'll have to understand what content farming is. The process of content farming involves creating a large quantity of lo > read more

Gatorade Review

Published on 2011-02-25 23:08:39

http://howtophil.com A quick, rough and ready review of my experience with Gatorade combined with my new workout regimen. Tags: gatorade, review, gatoraid, gatoraide, howtophil, workout, routine, regimen, phil, phillip, rhoades, howtophil.com, quick > read more

And Now Some Puppets Talking About Google Chrome Laptops!

Published on 2010-12-16 14:50:08

A bit of fun here folks. Hope you enjoy. :) And now a word from our sponsors (well not so much sponsors as sister sites and projects). The puppets from PRpuppet.com are talking about what they would do with Google Chrome laptops. http://abrahamharri > read more

How To Leave A Proper And Effective Voicemail Message

Published on 2010-12-08 19:23:39

How To Leave A Proper And Effective Voicemail Message. Also includes an example of what might happen if you leave a bad voicemail message. ;) Just follow the 6 easy steps. :) Be sure to send this to all your friends, family, and coworkers who can't s > read more

An Update On What's Going On With HowToPhil

Published on 2010-11-27 16:09:31

Just a little update to let everyone know what's going on with me, what I'm up to, and why new videos have been a little slow in showing up. Stay with me. Big things are in the works. :) > read more

How To Change Your Name In Google Gmail

Published on 2010-10-18 09:52:36

Below is an image showing how you can easily change your name in Google Gmail. YOu can click on it to see a larger version: Also available on Twitpic: > read more

How To Use Google Gmail To Send From Alternate Email Addresses

Published on 2010-10-17 14:36:41

If you are like me, you may have several email addresses that you wish to send from. It is possible to send as these alternate email addresses from within a single Google Gmail account. > read more

How To Edit A New Facebook Group

Published on 2010-10-13 14:10:14

This is a follow up video to How To Create A Facebook Group. In this video I explain the steps you should take to edit your Facebook Group after you have created it in order to spruce it up and make it more appealing: read more > read more

How To Create A Facebook Group

Published on 2010-10-12 21:35:45

I had quite a few people ask me to explain the new Facebook Groups and how to create one, so I made this video tutorial Recently Facebook updated it's groups feature and the update has changed Facebook Groups significantly. The new Facebook Groups a > read more

How To Use Incognito Mode Browsing In Google Chrome To Protect Your Data

Published on 2010-10-07 21:57:09

This is a follow up to How To Use Private Mode Browsing In Firefox To Protect Your Data and can be used with How To Invite All Of Your Friends On Facebook To A Facebook Page, Event, Or Group if the Google Chrome extension is failing due to a conflic > read more

How To Use Private Mode Browsing In Firefox To Protect Your Data

Published on 2010-10-06 20:42:56

Everyone occasionally finds themselves using a friend’s computer or a public computer. No matter how much you trust your friends you may find that you are concerned with the possibility of leaving behind automatically saved passwords, cookies, and > read more

How To Invite All Of Your Friends On Facebook To A Facebook Page, Event, Or Group

Published on 2010-10-05 23:54:52

If you're like me you have a lot of Facebook friends, and sometimes you'd like to invite all of them to an event, page, or group. Normally this could take hours of mind numbing and wrist damaging clicking and scrolling. However, with Google Chrome an > read more