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Add Extra Video Storage On Your iPad With Camera Connection Kit

9:00AM March 16, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

The iPad is great for watching movies, but there’s only so much you can fit on one device — especially if you have one of the smaller versions. Luckily, you can actually use external storage with the iPad. Here’s how. More »

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Use Valentine’s Day Video Messages To Reconnect With Long-Distance Family And Friends

6:00AM February 12, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Valentine’s Day is coming this Monday and our focus tends to fall on our romantic relationships (or lack thereof), but you don’t want to neglect the friends and family you also love and care about — especially when they’re far away. One really nice and simple way to remind them is to send a video message from you and the people around you. More »

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YouTube Adds Drag-and-Drop Video Uploading

1:00AM January 11, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Yet another Google service frees its users from the tyranny of browse-and-select file picking. YouTube offers drag-and-drop video uploading on modern, HTML5-happy browsers like Chrome and Firefox. More »

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PlayLink Sends Any Web Media To Desktop Media Players

3:30AM January 6, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Firefox: If you’d prefer to watch videos or listen to music in your own desktop players (instead of dealing with, say, Flash), extension PlayLink will let you shoot any audio or video link to the desktop player of your choice. More »

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Vimeo Video School’s Free Tutorials Help Improve Your Skills

5:30AM December 23, 2010 | Adam Dachis

If you’re looking to get started with your new video camera or just refine your skills, Vimeo’s just launched their Video School with some excellent tutorials from Vimeo users and pros alike. More »

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RealTube Brings YouTube, Flash Video To Windows Phone 7

2:00AM December 23, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows Phone 7: For the moment, Microsoft’s latest smartphone platform doesn’t support Flash. For $3, though, you can search and view videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, Funny or Die and other video sites, in HD when available, with the RealTube app. More »

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AirFlick Streams Your Mac’s Videos To Your Apple TV

5:00AM December 22, 2010 | Adam Dachis

Maconly: Since AirPlay’s release, everyone’s been looking for ways to add functionality to Apple’s feature-limited video streaming technology. Rounding out what may be the last of the missing features, AirFlick streams video from your Mac to your Apple TV. More »

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FlashVideoReplacer Replaces Flash Videos With Alternatives

1:30AM December 16, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Firefox: Everyone’s trying to avoid Flash these days, what with its CPU-hogging and battery draining. If you need to watch videos on sites like YouTube or Vimeo, though, you can replace them with lower-power Quicktime and WMV plugins with FlashVideoReplacer. More »

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DivX Plug-In Improves Playback For Some Flash Videos

11:00PM December 9, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows/Mac: DivX, the well-established maker of video codecs, offers a free web plug-in that decodes Flash video with graphics hardware acceleration. In some cases, especially on netbooks or slower machines, it may do the job better than Adobe’s own tools. More »

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EmbedPlus Adds Extra Video Controls To YouTube Embeds

12:30AM December 7, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Embedding YouTube videos is a pretty useful feature, but it only gives you basic player controls. With EmbedPlus, you can start your videos at a certain time, skip self-defined chapters, add annotations, zoom and more to tweak the video to your liking. More »