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YouTube tip: Create your own Yule log video playlist

by ben patterson on December 24, 2012

Create a YouTube Yule log video playlist

Want to cozy up to a digital fireplace as you unwrap your Christmas presents? You can find dozens of Yule log videos on YouTube, of course, but most of them Read More

Tagged as: YouTube

How to keep Netflix from chewing through your monthly data cap

by ben patterson on August 23, 2012

How to keep Netflix videos from chewing through your data cap

I’m often asked by would-be cable cutters whether they should trade in their cable Internet for a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. My answer typically begins with another question: How often do Read More

Tagged as: Mobile hotspots, Netflix

How to take a break from your Netflix subscription (updated)

by ben patterson on April 11, 2012

Want to pause your Netflix subscription without losing your DVD queue, or all those recommendations you’ve built up over the years? You can, although you’ll need to get the timing Read More

Tagged as: Netflix

1080p, 720p, and 480p: What do they all mean? (HDTV tip)

by ben patterson on April 5, 2012

Not all that long ago, there was only one question you had to answer when it came to picking a TV screen: how big? Nowadays, though, size is just the Read More

Tagged as: Featured, HDTV

What is HDMI? (home theater 101)

by ben patterson on March 27, 2012

Mention Apple TV, Roku, the Xbox 360, or any garden-variety HDTV set, and the term “HDMI” will inevitably pop up—especially once the subject turns to plugging one home-video gizmo into Read More

Tagged as: glossary, HDMI

Podcast 015: Apple TV and cutting the cord

by ben patterson on March 16, 2012

Sick of spending a hundred bucks or more each month for cable or satellite TV? You’re not the only one.

Tagged as: apple tv, Netflix, Roku

Now showing on iCloud: movies

by ben patterson on March 7, 2012

For months, iCloud users have been able to re-download their purchased apps, music, and videos—in other words, everything but movies—from iTunes. With the launch of the newly 1080p-capable Apple TV, Read More

Tagged as: apple tv, iCloud

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