How To Videos from Howcast

Do you ever find yourself needing a trip-wire alarm system? Or perhaps learn how to pick locks? How to play poker and look very suave while doing so? How to get your fifteen minutes of fame? How to cook a certain dish? How to increase your odds in surviving a disaster? How to have sex in a car? How to tell if your girlfriend's a psycho? Well, Howcast is here to help — in website, podcast, and now in app form— hundreds of thousands of how-to videos at your fingertips that you can access anytime, anywhere.

There are seven ways to watch your videos: a selection of featured videos ranging from the serious (How to Prevent and Recognize Symptoms of Swine Flu, for example) to the silly (How to Handle a Celebrity Sighting) from the Howcast website; Most Recent, which is pretty self-explanatory — view the most recently uploaded videos; a selection of of popular playlists and categories (like how to eat better, or tips for more effective spring cleaning, or how to best justify your video game obsession); the search feature; top-rated videos, your selected favorites, and your video history; and shake your device to see a video selected at random.

How to get your 15 minutes of fame

I really, really enjoy this app— it's… well, helpful. The videos are explained in a very clear manner — with a list of everything you need to accomplish whatever it is you're trying to learn, and with an interesting fact or two at the end. I think just about anything you could think of is available already — and if it's not, you can expect a how-to added eventually. And what's best? It's completely free, and without ads. Definitely snag this one, and start educating yourself! 5/5