Sorry my mistake, I started on the Caching thread and have not caught up with it
:x Ian On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 21:57 +0000, David Greaves wrote: > Mr I Forrester wrote: > > No one seems to have picked up on the launch of the iPlayer download AIR > > application for Windows, Linux, OSX. > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/12/introducing_iplayer_deskto.html > > > > I wonder why? maybe I should save it for a personal blog post... > > We can't make it work???? </me ducks> > > > You clearly didn't read the "iPlayer caching" thread - such an obvious title > too ;) > I made an attempt at a subject change about 3 days ago. > > > My experience: > > I went to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ > Then I went to the Labs. > It says "You are signed up for BBC iPlayer Labs. Start using iPlayer labs > features." > > I did find http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/where_to_get_iplayer/ > (the linux clicky doesn't take me anywhere useful) > > After about 200 clicks I gave up on finding a download of any kind. > > Then it just plays online and has nothing helpful to say about working > offline. > I didn't find anything on the BBC to tell me what to do. > > Now I guess I need to go elsewhere for AIR and then it will magically work - > but > where? > > A quick post to the BBC Linux support system (aka Backstage) and I went here: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install/bbc_iplayer_desktop > (Thanks Alan!) > > But despite having flash 10.0.12 it doesn't offer AIR and this page: > http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR_for_Linux:Release_Notes > tells me that my version of Linux (Debian, you may have heard of it) isn't > supported. > > Ah well. Back to MythTV... and at least I can watch Strictly again with that. > > Merry Xmas all > > David > > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
