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How To: Play YouTube Videos Locally to Save Bandwidth, Skip Ads, & Always Watch in HD

Real suffering is sitting through a thirty-second ad to watch a fifteen-second video, or watching your favorite music video in three-second fragments. Real suffering is this: “An error occurred, please try again later.” If you’re a modern human and multitask with multiple tabs while you're on YouTube, you don’t have to sacrifice your bandwidth and sanity. There's a simple way to watch YouTube ad-free and lag-free.

How To: Play Almost Any Downloaded Video or Music Files on the Xbox One

Seriously?! That's what a lot of people are saying when they found out that their Xbox One doesn't have a native streaming media player. When a new system is introduced and lacks features that the previous system had, it really pisses people off. The Xbox 360 allowed people to stream music and video files from a flash drive, as long as it was formatted with the Windows FAT32 file system.

How To: Use Hulu Plus on a Roku digital video player

Ever wish you could watch your favorite Hulu shows on your TV using your Roku media player? Before November 17th, 2010, you were out of luck — now, in most cases, it's as easy as running a software update! This clip will show you what to do you get Hulu Plus up and running on your own television using your Roku set-top box.

How To: Remove your name & photo from anything you've shared on Facebook

In this clip, you'll learn how to disable your Facebook profile, removing your name and picture from shared media in the process. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Install Boxee and XBMC on your AppleTV

Boxee will let you stream TV networks on the Internet for free, and AppleTV allows for a whole new level of TV functionality, but can sometimes be restrictive. After making a bootable USB stick, you can launch the Apple TV with your stick to load Xbox Media Center and Boxee on your Apple TV.

How To: Paint a Hawaiian landscape with island inhabitants

Merrill Kazanjian has this painting tutorial which shows the process of his Hawaiian landscape mixed media painting. Follow along with the video and try to learn some of the painting techniques Merrill uses. He uses acrylic paint and at the end, puts his own twist on a boring landscape painting by using PaintShop Pro to add some island inhabitants.

How To: Sync music, movies, and ringtones on an Apple iPhone

Learn how to synchronize media files on your computer with your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this Apple mobile device user's guide.

How To: Hook up your XBox 360 using an HDMI connection

HDMI cables are the new standard for home digital media, and the XBox 360's graphical quality is really hamstrung by the use of any other cables. They can carry sound as well! This video will show you how to hook up your XBox 360 using an HDMI cable, ensuring that you can view the games and movies on your system the way that they were meant to be viewed. Assuming that you have an HDTV, of course!

How To: Fold an easy origami paper fish

Sure, there are other origami fish tutorials out there, but they're usually either difficult and long, or short and unsatisfying. Find the perfect medium with this origami video. You just need one sheet of origami paper, like most paper folding projects, and the instructions in this video. Try pausing after each fold to make sure you learn this fish properly.

How To: Boot your computer from a bootable CD

Learn how to boot up your Microsoft Windows PC from a CD-ROM! It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For the specifics, and to get started booting your own PCs from optical media, watch this handy how-to.

How To: Burn an ISO image to a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray disc

Want to burn an ISO disc image to a CD, DVD or some other optical medium? It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial from the folks at CNET TV can present a complete overview of the process in just under a minute and a half. For specifics, and to get started burning ISO images yourself, watch this handy home-computing how-to.

How To: Add audio and video to the After Effects CS5 timeline

Learn how to add digital media and effects to the After Effects CS5 timeline. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with CS5's new features, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started familizaring yourself with the After Effects CS5 workflow, watch this free video guide.

How To: Make a web credit card holder with duct tape

Duct tape artists are known for their adherence to straight lines due to the difficulty of making more elaborate shapes in the medium. For advanced duct tape artists looking for a challenge, this video will teach you how to create a spider-web-like design as part of a credit card holder into which the cards will go. If you have the chops, this is a very cool effect sure to impress all of your fellow DIY duct tape aficionados.

How To: Open XML support on your iPhone

XML is a file type that can cause a lot of compatibility issues when you are working on multiple operating systems. With iPhone being the newest medium people work on, it presents new problems. But don't leave yourself in the dark. This video will show you how to open XML on your iPhone.

How To: Rip DVDs onto your computer with Handbrake

After building up a DVD collection over the years can make you realize just how much you've invested in your movie collection. DVds are far from the sturdiest media for storing a valuable collection like that. Luckily, programs like Handbrake makes it possible to backup your valuable movies. This video will show you how to do it.

How To: Create a cool appearing text effect in Flash

Ever wanted to create a cool appearing text effect in Adobe Flash? This video tutorial will show you how to use Flash to create a text effect that can be used as a website introduction or in other forms of web media. This step-by-step video will have you creating cool Flash effects in no time.

How To: Use PlayOn to watch Hulu on your PS3

It's easy to watch Hulu on your Playstation 3 console. Using a free trial version of PlayOn, you can watch a variety of internet TV & movie sites on almost any game console - including your Wii. Who needs cable anymore? This video will show you how to set up your PlayOn account and use it to watch your favorite media sites on the console of choice.

How To: Stream music torrents online

Want music now? Not keen on downloading software or suspicious files to get it? This is a handy media trick from Tinkernut on how to torrent audio files without downloads. Stream music torrents without having to download any torrent software using Bitlet.org .

How To: Create a triple braid

You don’t have to live in the Swiss Alps or know how to yodel to wear this cute braided style. Learn how to create a triple braid with these hair braiding tips. You will need at least medium length hair, a comb, bobby pins, and an elastic band. Did you know? Researchers have linked braiding hair too tightly to hair loss in women and children, so go easy.

How To: Keep email private with MixMaster

Email is one of the least private and least secure forms of communication, although few people realize this. MixMaster is one way to allow secure, anonymous communication even over the very public medium of email. This tutorial will get you started with MixMaster quickly and easily.