When I learned that I’d be teaching the unit on podcasting for the class I’m coteaching on digital media composing, I went to the classroom and tried to test iTunes podcasts. I learned that podcasts didn’t play in that room. I reported the problem to IT and wondered if they’d be able to get it fixed in time. Turns out, they don’t play very well across the University.

I received an email update today with good news. They’re still working on the problem and turns out it was a throughput problem across the university. Once they figure out the appropriate setting (2 Mb or 3Mb, which will be up from the 768 k it is currently), they will make the changes in the room where I teach and across the university.

This makes me smile. I’m glad it wasn’t just me. (You know how when you take your car to the mechanic and he is unable to fix it because he can’t duplicate the problem.) I’m glad they’re working on the issue and not discounting it so that I have to find a workaround. I’m tickled that I discovered the issue and that things will change. :)