Aereo is a subscription service that allows you to watch your local channels from any computer or smart device. It does not support cable channels, just the local over-the-air channels in your market. You can use Aereo to watch live, or record a program to watch later. Aereo costs about $8 per month. If you want to watch your live TV on the go, you will want to download the app for your mobile device. The app is free as long as you have an Aereo subscription. You will not need an app to watch shows on your computer. If you are watching from your computer, Aereo recommends using Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Opera. Internet Explorer works but tends to have more issues than the other browsers. Aereo uses Adobe Flash to play video through your computer's web browser, and you will have the best experience if you are using the latest version. For details on how to update Flash, see this guide. Once you are signed up, you can access Aereo from the website on your computer or through the mobile app for your iOS or Android device. You will presented with a guide displaying all of the programs that are currently airing on the channels you have access to. Once you select a show, click the Watch button to start watching it immediately, or you can record it to watch it later. Basic Aereo subscriptions come with 20 hours of recording time, while premium subscriptions come with 40 hours. Aereo only supports watching the current program. If you want to continue watching that channel after the program ends, you will need to select the next program in the guide.

Summary: Sign up for the Aereo service. Download the app. Update Flash. Log in with your Aereo account. Select a show.

Omegle allows you to search for other chatters with similar interests. Enter in some interests that appeal to girls in order to increase your chances of being paired with a female. Examples include popular music groups and singers, female-centric hobbies, and television shows and movies with a primarily-female audience. It can be tough to get a conversation with a stranger going, so be prepared with a few lines you can start off any conversation with. Ask her how her day is going, if she's seen such-and-such movie/band/show, if she's ever traveled, etc. See this guide for more details and tips on breaking the ice in a conversation. If you start off the conversation asking if the other person is female, you're bound to drive most people away. Let the conversation happen a bit, and you'll likely be able to figure out the truth after a little while. If you are doing a video chat, make sure that the other person is real. It is fairly easy to fake a video using a recording, so ensure that the person is actually talking to you live. When you first start chatting with someone, keep the topic of conversation light and easy. Ask her about the place she lives, what she's into, what she's studying at school, her hobbies, etc. You'll be able to keep her attention a lot longer if you two have something in common. If she brings up something you're interested in, be sure to let her know! It can be tempting to brag and expand the truth when chatting online, but you'll get a lot farther if you stay humble. Avoid boasting, and try not to talk about yourself too much. Humor is a great way to break the ice, but you have to be careful with it. It can be hard to express inflection and subtlety when typing, which can cause a joke to totally lose its meaning. Avoid offensive jokes. Try telling a funny story about something that happened to you. It not only paints you as someone who's humble and able to laugh at themselves, but it can also do wonders for breaking the ice. She may have a similar story! Avoid being rude or crass. Nothing will end a conversation faster than you saying something lewd or inappropriate. Always be a gentleman, and judge the conversation before taking that leap. Don't get angry is she doesn't want to continue the conversation. Dust yourself off and find a new chat partner. Don't take out your frustrations on her. If the two of you are hitting it off, it may be time to exchange contact information for a better chat program. This will ensure that you can chat with each other at leisure. Popular programs include Skype and AIM. Avoid using any service that includes your real name, such as Facebook, until you've gotten to know each other better.

Summary: Enter interests that relate to girls. Start off with an ice-breaker. Avoid asking if they are female. Keep the conversation light. Find common interests. Stay humble. Crack some jokes. Keep it classy. Take your chat elsewhere.

Gauge refers to amount of crocheted fabric that a specific hook size and yarn type will create. While the gauge is less important if you have an unending supply of yarn and aren't worried about the size of your completed project, most of the time you need to be aware of the size of your crochet stitches. To check your gauge, crochet a swatch approximately 4 inches (10.2cm) by 4 inches in the stitch pattern listed in the crochet instructions. If your gauge is larger than the gauge indicated in the pattern, try a smaller hook. If your gauge is smaller, try a larger hook. These are usually listed before the actual pattern begins. You can look for tutorials on the Internet for any stitches you may be unfamiliar with. The basic stitch types include: chain slip stich single crochet half double crochet double crochet triple crochet Some crochet patterns list a key with abbreviations and their terms. Some patterns assume that you know what the abbreviations stand for. Some of the most common abbreviations include: ch=chain sl st=slip stitch sc=single crochet hdc=half double crochet dc=double crochet tc=triple crochet inc=increase dec=decrease turn=turn your project over and start crocheting in the opposite direction join=connect two stitches together rep=repeat It is common to encounter asterisks (*) in crochet patterns, so you need to know what they mean. Asterisks indicate that the steps provided need to be repeated in order until you reach the end of the row. For example, if you encounter instructions for a row that read: "Hdc in next 6 sts; *dc 2, sl st, dc in next st; rep from * to end," then you will know that the instructions that follow the asterisk need to be repeated in order until you get to the end of the row.
Summary: Check your gauge. Identify any special terms or stitches that are used by this pattern. Interpret all the abbreviations that are given in the pattern. Repeat steps when you encounter an asterisk.