When you're stuck in line or sitting around a waiting room, you probably won't have time to watch a complete movie or even a TV show episode. Even podcasts and iTunes U courses may take too much time to watch a complete episode in a single sitting. For those times when you want to watch something for just a few minutes, you can browse the massive selection of videos available on YouTube.

On a computer, you have to load your browser and then visit the YouTube site, but on your iPad, you can access YouTube directly without going through your browser at all. All you need is a reliable and (preferably) fast Internet connection, and you'll be ready to watch short video clips whether you're standing in line or sitting down.

In this chapter, you will learn how to watch and control YouTube videos on your iPad.