Lynda.com at Mac App Store analyse

Buggy as hell.

I pay about $30 USD every Month since 6 years and LOVE Lynda.com Now they have this app. And while they let you download it, they wont let you connect because I am not a premium user. I pay a premium but NOT the one which enebles me to download the course. WHICH I dont want to do anyway…. I has been possible, since ever, to download Lynda Courses and watch them offline. I thoght the app was going to be for all paying users and somehow cache the course for a few days or so… The extra premium was ALWAYS for the course data-files which I guess would save some time for some folks that were writing along. However, that someone like me that pays $30 a month and DONT need the data-files cant even use this app - is IMO appalling…. But then again, Lynda is Lynda no more… It is LinkedIN.

- Remove the huge pause/play icon from the middle of the screen. It’s blocking the video whenever the mouse is moved! - I get that the app is designed for offline viewing only, but it’s more convieniet to be able to search for online videos inside the app (like the iPhone app). Switching between the app and the browser is distracting.

The lynda.com app is great for extending the usage of the lynda.com website. It would need a little help to be able to replace the website usage. As an offline viewer only, the app isn’t that useful.

It does a good job of letting you view offline, but when downloading the tutorials after a while it loses the connection to the servers and stop downloading, so you need to pause and resume the download. Something that needs to be added is searching and adding videos directly from the application, instead of going to lynda.com and doing it there. Another missing feature is hiding the app. Command-H does not work and it is annoying to have to go to the corner to hide it, or to command-tab a few times to cycle apps and the command-tab-h to hide it. It is a command that should be instantly added to any application that is createdm like command-q to quit or command-w to close a window.

I’m already a premium member of lynda.com but Lynda does not let me use this app beacuse i’m not an annual premium member. That’s not make sense for me. I’ve rights to download course metarials and watch videos but they do not let me use their app. I hate it!

Great, I’ve been waiting for the ability to save Lynda videos offline for ages! I think that the app player should include all the features that the web player has, esp. playback speed. I often watch vids at 1.5x or even 2x speed because the voice-over is quite slow. Also, I find the lack of ability to sync entire playlists frustrating.