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Title: YouTube videos now cached by browsers Post by: Alex on June 15, 2009, 11:09:08 AM YouTube videos now cached by browsers
In the past people with slow connections who tried to watch YouTube videos often had their patience tested. Playback often caught up with the buffer, leading to annoying pauses--and leading many to give up entirely on watching Youtube videos. Things have changed for the better, reports the Google Operating System blog. YouTube videos are now held in the browser's cache by default, allowing people to watch them again and again without pauses once they have been downloaded. Youtube even has helpful advice for people with slow connections: "Still rockin' the 56k? No problem. As you may already know, a slower connection simply means slower delivery of services. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/e0Cp9AzpRGY/youtube-videos-now-cached-by-browsers |