The &quot;Ask a Durham Student&quot; Thread :)

A quick question.

I've had some minor troubles with online radio before due to ports and proxy settings randomly messing up (at home), or I wouldn't be asking this, but I'm assuming that online radio stations do work on the Durham connection, and aren't blocked by the evil firewall? :smile:

Reply 125

OP

I had a bit of trouble listening to radio online, I assumed it was because I'm a Mac user though, as some of the PC users on my corridor had no problems at all listening to radio. If you're like me and can't function without radio, then I'd recommend you bring your own radio if you can, just in case the online radio doesn't work for you. I could never get online radio, but I never contacted the university IT department to find out why, so it's possible that there are ways of getting by the proxies etc...

Reply 126

I'm going to bring my radio too then, just in case. Thanks for the info. :smile:

Reply 127

OP

No worries :smile:

. If you haven't already got one, a DAB radio might also be a good idea. The signal around colleges can be a bit poor at times, considering that there are lots of buildings clustered around etc, and as far as I know this doesn't affect DAB so much.

Reply 128

Itchynscratchy

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loggins

There are some stuck up students, though I've never heard people insult Mildert for that reason. You can't stereotype Mildert students as being from comprehensive schools. I know a lot of people (including myself) who were private schooled.

Also, I found that after the first couple of weeks, the whole comp school/private school thing tends to go out of the window anyway

Reply 129

Fields

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You can definately stream radio on the Durham network, I did it in first year, but I seem to remember there was a lot of fiddling about with proxy settings and stuff. I'll have a look for you and see if I can remember how I did it :smile:

Reply 130

OP

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that one up Fields!

Reply 131

It's a DAB radio, though it does buzz quite a lot. :frown:

And thanks fields! :smile:

Another question, I've given up any hope of online gaming at Durham, but I'm wondering If any of the coffee shops around would allow Steam to work so I can activate the single player games Portal/Ep2 that are released mid October? :smile:

And how secure are said connections? I could always get the bus home - but it would cost £5. :/

Or would there be any chance of steam not being blocked for a day or so ala a few years past when HL2 was released? :smile:

Reply 132

Fields

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Have a look here, that should sort you out. That's for Mac, but presumably it's roughly the same for WMP/Real on Windows :smile:

Reply 133

OP

My friends in Grey played Counter Strike and World of Warcraft with each other via the university LAN, I'm not sure if this is the same as online gaming :redface:

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Reply 134

Fields

Have a look here, that should sort you out. That's for Mac, but presumably it's roughly the same for WMP/Real on Windows :smile:

Awesome. Thanks mate. :smile:

Reply 135

dobbs

Jonnyh

It's a DAB radio, though it does buzz quite a lot. :frown:

And thanks fields! :smile:

Another question, I've given up any hope of online gaming at Durham, but I'm wondering If any of the coffee shops around would allow Steam to work so I can activate the single player games Portal/Ep2 that are released mid October? :smile:

And how secure are said connections? I could always get the bus home - but it would cost £5. :/

Or would there be any chance of steam not being blocked for a day or so ala a few years past when HL2 was released? :smile:

If I recall correctly, as long as you've already got Steam installed and sorted out on your computer, you shouldn't have a problem connecting to it. It's the initial connection/download of it that was blocked (was SO annoying in First Year when I bought HL2 to find out that I couldn't install it, until some random Collingwood geeks posted on their message board how to get around it, hehe). Anyway yeah once Steam is installed you can use it to your hearts content I THINK - if I'm wrong, I apologise! :redface:

However you can't use it for online gaming, just for the whole playing single player games, downloading updates, etc.

Reply 136

socialist cook

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arkbar

In my first year, both the Hatfield and Collingwood ( I think) freshers handbooks made references to Mildert being 'the comp on the swamp' because of the relatively high number of comprehensive school students as compared to other colleges.

In my first year(aka 2004) the Hatfield freshers handbook if I can remember referred to your college as "the People's Republic of Van Mildert". I personally saw this as a compliment rather than an insult! Perhaps I am Wolfie Smith.

Reply 137

NickiM

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Questions about the University Orchestra (the auditioned one)
1. Does it have a website? (Googled, but couldn't find it)
2. Does anyone know what is the procedure for auditions? Is there a set piece? Do you have to do aural/sight reading/scales
3. If nobody knows, who could I email?

Thanks

Reply 138

OP