Playing videos

Apparently YouTube is trying to block software that allows you to download videos from their site. I can report that the Firefox extension DownloadHelper still works okay as of today. Who knows for how long? but you can guarantee that our tireless geeks will eventually circumvent anything YouTube can put in place.
Of course, when you have successfully downloaded a video, you still have to find something to play it on. Windows Media Player doesn't do it. But a little freebie called FLV Player is just the trick. It has a VERY basic interface, but it works well. Miro is another free player with more bells and whistles, which can handle just about video format you can throw at it (but I prefer FLV for its simplicity).