Temporary Internet Files

[Quasar]

At home I've been using Satan's Browser (damn it, why does that keep happening? I'm sure I didn't type that) Internet Explorer for watching some video's (TV shows mostly), because of one bug feature odd trait it has: namely, it stores the video as an FLV file in the temporary internet files directory. I can then go to Tools>>Internet Options>>Settings (under Browsing History)>>View Files and happily put the temporary file on my hard-drive and play it later.

This is useful because it allows me to show other people the episode without having to re-download it, and with my ISP that's a good thing (By my calculations, the ratio of download rate to playrate of a standard YouTube video ranges between 1 to 2 and 1 to a Million Gazzilion depending on time of day, phase of the moon, position of Jupiter in relation to Pluto...)

Anyone got any idea if this is possible with browsers other than Satans Browser (goddamn it!) Internet Explorer?

[Whateverman]

FLV = flash video, and it's great for the intarwebz because of the small file size.

When I switched to Chrome, I started having the problem you're almost asking about: I could no longer easily find the video file associated with Youtube clips. Chrome's cache viewer is weird, and it doesn't always contain files I can use or copy/paste store.

My solution? Real Player. There's an option that lets you hover your mouse over a clip, which pops up a little dialog box asking if you'd like to cache the clip in your Real Player Library. It works great - I've got DVDs full of Dave Weckl performances from using it...