What Is Podcast?
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You might be saying the same thing I did: “What is the heck is Podcast?” It is a new technology for using RSS to automatically download audio files to iTunes or Windows Media player via the iPodder software. This is the work of Adam Curry - many of you may remember him as an MTV VJ years ago. I have to say I am impressed with this new technology, because I can download my favorite radio programs that I know have Podcast feeds. The feed is in RSS, which will download audio files to your hard drive. For some people it’s a way of creating their own radio show when at home or on the go to automatically upload content to your MP3 player. You can go to Podcasting.net, which has a small list of feeds you can listen to. I have already begun to enjoy this new technology by downloading the radio shows that have feeds so I never forget to listen to them. I hope more of the shows I listen to will have a Podcast feed.
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Gall Ink » Podcasts for writers
January 22nd, 2007
at 12:16pm
[...] [Note: There is a misconception about podcasts that I find many people still hold. No, you don’t need an iPod to listen to them. No, you don’t need iTunes either. Both of those are great tools for enjoying podcasts but are not necessary by any means. In simplest terms a podcast is an audio file that you can listen to through your computer. Good information about podcasts or netcasts or audiocasts or whatever name they show up under are available here: What is Podcasting? And What is Podcast? ] [...]
The Engadget Podcast now supports AAC and Ogg feeds!
November 8th, 2007
at 5:28pm
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Ian Shaw
May 31st, 2008
at 9:08am
I have absolutely no experience or knowledge of what is meant by the word ‘Podcast’. I am totally non-technical and find most websites appearing under ‘What is podcast?’ to be utterly meaningless. Some BBC Radio4 programmes refer to receiving the program through podcast. I would like to be able to record and replay some radio programs through my PC rather like I did years ago using a video recorder and player through my TV.
Can you please advise me how I can do this without using technical language and damaging my brain?!