[iTunes] ARUGH about podcast downloads

[Mark Johnson]

On 1/18/09 3:10 AM, "Michael Prete" <michaelprete at cox.net> wrote:

> On Jan 17, 2009, at 9:26 PM, Becca wrote:
> 
>> I must admit, I mostly like Apple products, but this is the
>> *stupidest* little thing! not everyone has unlimited 24-hour
>> bandwidth.
> 
> Actually, *almost* everyone does. Of the ten million or so folks that
> are online, I would venture that less than 1% have the unusual time/
> bandwith restriction that you do. Its hardly fair to fault Apple for
> failing to build in such an unusual feature that so few people would
> need.
> 
> However, I'm thinking that perhaps Automator.app could be used to
> initiate the download process at a specific time. I don't use it
> myself, simply because I've never encountered a problem or need that
> seemed to require Automator. But I have seen occasional "Tips &
> Tricks" articles and demos of the application. Since you *do* have a
> need, you might take it upon yourself to explore and educate yourself
> on this free, built-in capability bundled with Tiger and Leopard. Look
> in Wiki, Google some tutorials or explanations root around for the
> info, and let us know what you discover.
> 
> Good Luck

I live in a rural area and have 2 opitions dialup and Satellite. I am sure
that more than 1% of the national population live in rural areas.l
I am paying for premium service and that gives me 500 mb per 24 hour period.
I hit this atleast 3 times a week.