Tag: BUFFER

Here's a semi-useful nugget from YouTube: You can easily stop a video from buffering by using the context menu. I'm not quite sure when this option actually comes in handy, but it's there if you need it. The blog post over at Google Operating System says that it's useful if the video is boring and you pause it. In that case, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just close the tab. I'm thinking this ...

Around 7pm CST every weekday, YouTube becomes painful to use where I live. Downloading just can't keep up with playback and the clips end up limping along until they're totally cached. I'd rather just cache the whole clip first then watch it - which is precisely what Youtube Buffer Video for Greasemonkey is designed to do. Install and activate it, and autoplay is automatically disabled on ...

Online video site Hulu has rolled out two new features, including one I've been hoping for since the site first launched. You can now watch embedded videos in full screen. Next time you see a Hulu video embedded in a web page (like when you check out the video I've added to this article after the jump), just scroll over the video until you see a full screen icon in the upper right hand corner. ...

Twuffer is a site that lets you keep a buffer of Twitter posts that will go up at times you schedule. Twitter plus buffer equals Twuffer, get it? In theory, this is a pretty good idea if you're someone who needs to make periodic announcements or post reminders at intervals. The thing is, I don't think the majority of Twitter users could do that without being annoying. Twitter is starting to become ...