Comments on: iTunes and download speed http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:19:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: eme http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-3783 eme Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:41:32 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-3783 itunes itunes

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1464 Matthew Schinckel Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:28:19 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1464 And, in terms of transmission (this was true in the 'old days', not so sure if it is now) 1 byte was actually 10 bits, as there was a start bit, at the start, incidentally, and a stop bit at the end. And, in terms of transmission (this was true in the ‘old days’, not so sure if it is now) 1 byte was actually 10 bits, as there was a start bit, at the start, incidentally, and a stop bit at the end.

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1463 Matthew Schinckel Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:24:13 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1463 Yeah, I do. Must have been before my brain woke up. Do you know what half a byte is? Answer: It's a nybble. True story. But seriously, most of the time people don't make this distinction, and instead just use one in either place. And, I must say, this is the first time I've come across any application software that measures stuff in -bits per second, rather than -bytes, with the exception of communications software. By the way, it should be kb/kB, not Kb/KB. K is not shorthand for kilo-, k is. Yeah, I do. Must have been before my brain woke up.

Do you know what half a byte is?

Answer: It’s a nybble. True story.

But seriously, most of the time people don’t make this distinction, and instead just use one in either place. And, I must say, this is the first time I’ve come across any application software that measures stuff in -bits per second, rather than -bytes, with the exception of communications software.

By the way, it should be kb/kB, not Kb/KB. K is not shorthand for kilo-, k is.

]]> By: Peter Tsimop http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1462 Peter Tsimop Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:28:38 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2006/11/18/itunes-and-download-speed/#comment-1462 hmmm it's nice to teach your teacher :p ... b = bits B = bytes Kb = kilobits KB = kilobytes Mb = megabits MB = megabytes Gb = gigabits GB = gigabytes 8 b = 1 B 1024 b = 1 Kb 1024 B = 1 KB 8 Kb = 1 KB etc ... geez i thought you of all people would know this... hmmm it’s nice to teach your teacher :p …

b = bits
B = bytes
Kb = kilobits
KB = kilobytes
Mb = megabits
MB = megabytes
Gb = gigabits
GB = gigabytes

8 b = 1 B
1024 b = 1 Kb
1024 B = 1 KB
8 Kb = 1 KB
etc

… geez i thought you of all people would know this…

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