How-To Geek on MSN

Why VLC Media Player is the ultimate Swiss Army knife for your media

VLC is not your average media player. Discover the cool and surprising things you can do with it.
XDA Developers on MSN

5 game-changing VLC features I wish I’d started using sooner

Can't believe VLC had been hiding how cool it could get.
Make Tech Easier

Modern Windows Apps Are Too Heavy: 10 Lightweight Alternatives to Make Your PC Run Faster

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives ...
Make Tech Easier

Turn Your Media Library Into TV Channels With This Open-Source Tool

Turn your Jellyfin or local library into ad-free TV channels you can flip through, complete with schedules, guides, and that old-school live TV feel.
Daily Mail

Migrants share video tutorials on how to sneak into Britain: Footage from northern France teaches asylum seekers to jump onto moving lorries without drivers realising

Migrants are sharing video tutorials on social media on how to illegally smuggle themselves into Britain. Videos posted on TikTok show migrants hiding behind bushes before sprinting after moving ...
Game Rant

Sony Patents AI Ghost to Provide In-Game Help for Stuck Players

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...
NPR

Politics

February 2, 2026 • Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant ...