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Gretchen's Desktop Video Blog February 2009 Archive

By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com Guide to Desktop Video

Take Me Away, YouTube

Friday February 27, 2009
You can find any kind of video on YouTube, and this time of year my favorite kind of videos are ones that make me feel like I’m on vacation. On ... Read More

How Wide Are Your Bands?

Wednesday February 25, 2009
Bandwidth is an important term to know if you want to watch or share video online. It’s all about how much info you can move, and how fast you ... Read More

The Paparazzi’s Place

Monday February 23, 2009
TMZ serves up celebrity videos every day, so it’s the place to go if you want to check out Oscar highlights.

Video to Go

Tuesday February 17, 2009
I began subscribing to Netflix years ago, when it first became available. I always hated going to the video store. With Netflix I got a much wider selection, ... Read More

Fire up the FTP

Tuesday February 17, 2009
If you want to upload videos to the web on your own, bypassing the YouTube gateway, you’ll need to know about FTP. An acronym for file transfer protocol, it’s ... Read More

Videos Fit for a President

Sunday February 15, 2009
School may be out today, but TeacherTube is in session. Check out their variety of President’s Day Videos. You’ll find biographies, animations and music videos that entertain while ... Read More

Let in the Light

Friday February 13, 2009
One advantage of having a professional video camera, is that you can manually adjust the aperture. Most consumer cameras control the aperture automatically, widening or narrowing to let in ... Read More

Valentine’s Video Mix

Wednesday February 11, 2009
When I was young, making a mix tape was a popular way to show someone how much you cared. This Valentine’s Day, you can update that idea by creating ... Read More

There's More to Watch on MLB.TV

Tuesday February 10, 2009
Pitchers and catchers report this week, a fact my husband has repeated to me just a couple times. With the start of the baseball season, MLB.TV is rolling out ... Read More

Are You Watching 3GP?

Friday February 6, 2009
You May not be familiar with the term 3GP, but if you’ve ever watched video from a cell phone you know the technology. 3GP is a simplified version of ... Read More

Real Food Videos

Thursday February 5, 2009
I have a special passion for farming. In fact, the first major movie I made was a documentary about my family’s Vermont farm, where I grew up. The ... Read More

Extreme Winter Videos

Wednesday February 4, 2009
My idea of a winter sport is a sprint from the car to the house. But it turns out other people actually enjoy going outdoors in the cold weather. ... Read More

What’s Blu-Ray Anyway?

Tuesday February 3, 2009
You’ve heard of Blu-Ray disks, but what are they anyway, and how are they different from DVDs? Here’s the answer, straight from out Desktop Video Glossary. The name Blu-ray is ... Read More

Straight to Commercial

Monday February 2, 2009
Online videos are great for people who love Super Bowl advertisements, but have no interest in football. Superbowl-ads.com is the site to check out. You’ll see ads from ... Read More

The Life of a Groundhog

Monday February 2, 2009
Every year in early February a groundhog pops out of his hole and predicts the weather. But what do they do the rest of the year? According to ... Read More
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