Posts by sjk

How "really low" do you mean? Any channel up to 192kbps I've tested definitely works that way; there's no "seems to" doubt about it. If you have counter-examples please post them.

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Are you saying that whenever you stream something it comes down at exactly the rate required? Except for slower connections that never happens. Easily proven wrong: Stream any iTunes Radio audio...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin To me it would make sense to have the entire keychain app inside the system prefs. Not with its current 3-pane design, IMO. I personally don't mind it remaining a separate app. Quote: Some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chucker You're confusing things. A stream is a continuous connection as you play. The stream's download definitely does not finish before you play. That wouldn't be a stream. Yep, that's the difference...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin I used keychain once by accident for a disk image password and stopped using it as soon as I saw it was unlocked at login. I think that's one of the stupidest designs ever. The way I think it should...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross My non-objection to this is known.I'm not saying that it can't succeed. I'm saying that I don't see how it will. I sometimes find playing the Devil's Advocate to be more useful then simply...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Why would streaming use a lower amount of bandwidth? Are you talking about slower than realtime streaming? I'm talking about bits/second bandwidth, approximately measured/monitored in near realtime...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I find that by ignoring history we can think that something is true when it isn't. Sure, though I don't think that's applicable to any of my comments. Quote: I've stated many times that I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM There may be a small difference if it really is the same content at the same bitrates. Usually what happens is that streaming often uses lower bitrate encodings than a download of the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGregor Yes, the ability to stream the iMixes would be a much better social framework than any Zunefied squirting. Everyone gets to be their own DJ/radio station programmer without having to design their...