[P1] Download Problems

[Rebecca J. Hoffman]

Thanks George!

On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 07:01  PM, George Slusher wrote:

>> I have an 800 MHz iBook. I'm trying to download the latest version of
>> iMovie. I keep losing my internet connection. I turned off the "sleep"
>> function in System Prefs, thinking that was the problem, but that
>> didn't help. I've had this happen before on large downloads. Any
>> suggestions?
>
> Downloading stuff from the Apple website can be problematic, especially
> something as popular as iMovie's latest release. Try doing it in the
> middle of the night.
>
>
>> Here's the second question. When I was using Omniweb, if I lost my
>> connection during a download, when I dialed up again the download took
>> up where it had stopped; I didn't lose what I had already gotten. Now
>> I'm using Safari, which doesn't seem to have the same feature. When I
>> dial up, the download goes nowhere and the only option seems to be
>> starting over. I have over half of iMovie downloaded (for the second 
>> or
>> third time) and I'd love to be able to take up where I left off. Any
>> suggestions for this problem?
>
> Uh, go back to Omniweb? Some browsers support resuming stopped 
> downloads,
> others don't. I've not used Safari. Does it have a "Download Manager"
> window, or something like that? If so, go there and click on the line 
> for
> your download. It might open a window that will allow you to resume.
>
> Failing that, I'd suggest a good download manager, like Speed Download.
> There are others, as well. They can usually queue a list of downloads,
> then go through them in order. Many have the capability to resume a
> stopped download--check the specs. Go to Version Tracker and search on
> "download" or "download manager." They can also make multiple
> connections, which isn't much of a help with a dialup connection, but 
> can
> be with a high-speed connection like DSL or a cable modem. Speed 
> Download
> has worked pretty well for me in OS 9.2.2. There is an OS X version, I
> believe.
>
> George Slusher/Eugene, OR
> gslusher at rio.com
>