[clug] ANU Lecture Recordings

[Pilcher, Fred]

Hi Bob - many thanks.

I've had some good advice, which I'll post to the list and all will
become clear(er). ;-)

Cheers,

Fred

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Edwards [mailto:bob at cs.anu.edu.au] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2008 9:34 AM
> To: Pilcher, Fred
> Cc: CLUG; Jenny.Edwards at anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [clug] ANU Lecture Recordings
> 
> 
> Hi Fred,
> 
> I lecture Computer Networks at ANU and make my own MP3 
> recordings (when I remember to press "record" instead of "play"! :-).
> 
> I have never tried to download a recording made by the 
> "digital lecture delivery system" (or whatever it is called 
> these days), but I am surprised that you couldn't get it to 
> work with Firefox as that is the standard browser in most 
> common parts of the ANU.
> 
> I don't use the central system because they chose Real Audio 
> as their format. If my little MP3 recorder produced Ogg, I 
> would probably use that for my lecture material, but I am 
> happy to use MP3 at this time (despite all the history of IP 
> associated with it).
> 
> Can you send me to the URL you were trying to use to download 
> the audio?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.
> 
> Pilcher, Fred wrote:
> > #1 daughter is in her first year at ANU this year. She 
> missed lectures 
> > yesterday and tried to download them from the ANU's site, without 
> > success, so called to Dad for help. The system is an 
> abomination. The 
> > recordings are only available as streaming Real Audio - 
> they can't be 
> > downloaded, the system doesn't recognose Firefox as a browser, and 
> > what should be a simple HTML page is so thoroughly 
> java-infested that 
> > I couldn't but shake my head in bewilderment.
> > 
> > I installed the Real Audio player but still had no luck at 
> all. I even 
> > resorted to Windows, which didn't work either.
> > 
> > If anyone has any clues about what I can do to make these lectures 
> > available I'd be most grateful. For my own curiosity, I'd be 
> > interested to know what was in the minds of the people who created 
> > this monstrosity.
> > 
> > In anger and frustration,
> > 
> > Fred
> >   
> > 
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