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How to Edit Your Minecraft Maps with an External Editor
In a previous tutorial we took WorldEdit for a spin, a fantastic in-game editor that lets you perform advanced changes to the Minecraft landscape while playing the game.
How to Edit Your Minecraft World In-Game and On-the-Fly with WorldEdit
While the primary allure of Minecraft is building there are some tasks that are quite tedious and practically beg for a copy and paste button.
How to Render Your Minecraft Creations in 3D Glory with Chunky
If you're looking for a way to 3D render and preserve your favorite Minecraft creations, big or small, as beautiful images then look no further than Chunky.
How to Pair Third Party Controllers with Your Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Amazon offers a Bluetooth controller to pair with their Fire TV and Fire TV Stick media units, but if you're not a fan of shelling out $40 for a controller (especially if you already have some game controllers laying around) you don't have to.
How to Render Your Minecraft Worlds Google Earth-style with Mapcrafter
If you've ever had the urge to zoom around your Minecraft world like it was a Google Earth map, Mapcrafter is for you.
How to Search Your Minecraft Worlds with AMIDST
Mushroom biomes, remote villages, temples buried in desert sands, ice spike villages: whatever rare structure or biome that eludes you will elude you no more armed with AMIDST, an external Minecraft tool that's like having a world map and GPS unit rolled into one.
How to Select a Remote Minecraft Host
You read over the local-host server guides, you even set up a local server (or two), but you’ve realized that your home network isn’t fast enough for you to share your server with friends.
How to Run A Local Minecraft PE Server for Fun and Persistent World Building
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) is every bit as popular as the PC edition.
How to Run a Simple Local Minecraft Server (With and Without Mods)
While it’s easy enough to share a Minecraft map with other local players on your network, it’s nice to be able to run a dedicated server so people can come and go without the original game host loading up Minecraft.
How to Overhaul and Expand Minecraft with Game Changing Mods
The fundamental allure of Minecraft is the ability to build anything and make the game whatever you desire it to be.
How to Pump the Minecraft Eyecandy with Shaders
The simple and blocky styling of Minecraft is endearing to many fans of the game, but if you'd like a more sophisticated 3D look with realistic lighting, reflections, and enhanced graphics you can achieve the shimmering 3D paradise you crave.
How to Enhance Minecraft's Core Mechanics with Mods Big and Small
Minecraft is a fantastic game but there is always room for improvement.
How to Manage Minecraft Instances and Mods with MultiMC
Whether you’re a mega modder, someone looking to keep your Minecraft versions and their accompanying worlds in a nice orderly fashion, or you want to totally silo your kids’ Minecraft experience to keep their worlds separate and cut down on the fighting, MultiMC is the solution to your problems.
How to Optimize Optifine for a Smooth Minecraft Experience
Even if you're not bent on heavily modding Minecraft, every player should install Optifine.
How to Install Minecraft Mods to Customize Your Game
On its own Minecraft is an awesome game you can lose yourself in for days upon days.
How to Restyle Your Minecraft World with Resource Packs
Some people love Minecraft's 8-bit chunky look, while others can’t believe a game would look like that these days.
HTG Reviews the Amazon Fire TV Stick: The Most Powerful HDMI Dongle on the Block
With the skyrocketing popularity of the Google Chromecast and to a lesser degree the Roku Streaming Stick, 2014 sure shaped up to be the year of the HDMI dongle.
HTG Reviews the Amazon Fire TV: Beefy Hardware Primed for the Amazon Ecosystem
In the age of dwindling cable TV subscriptions companies are clamoring for control of your living room, and Amazon is no exception.
How to Switch Between Minecraft Versions the Easy Way
Preserving old world saves, trying out new features, and keeping your Minecraft version in sync with your favorite multiplayer server all require knowing how to adjust and save your Minecraft version number.
How to Mount a Flash Drive on Your Android Device
Although mobile devices have more storage space than ever before it's so easy to fill up, wouldn't it be nice if you could just pop a flash drive right into your device and expand your storage on the fly? Read on as we show you how mount a flash drive on your Android device.