| Podcasting -- Radio on your MP3 player | | | | syndication format which allows you to automatically |
| Podcasting is the latest buzzword in the computer | | | | receive content that you have subscribed to. RSS is |
| world. It refers to radio style MP3 recordings that are | | | | used on many types of web sites -- you can |
| available for download from web sites. It seems like | | | | subscribe to everything from the latest news and |
| almost everybody is involved in podcasting. Radio | | | | weather to shopping information. |
| wannabes have at last found their niche -- there are | | | | Once you have subscribed to an RSS feed the |
| podcasts on every subject under the sun. | | | | content is downloaded automatically so that you can |
| Podcasts can be listened to using any kind of audio | | | | view it any time. The same thing with podcasting -- |
| software that is installed on your computer, or they | | | | new podcasts are downloaded to your computer so |
| can be transferred to an MP3 player. There's no need | | | | that you can listen to them at your convenience. |
| to use the Apple iPod MP3 player -- the "pod" in | | | | People have an Apple iPod MP3 player are not the |
| podcasting refers to iPod but has no connection to | | | | only ones who can synchronize their podcasts. |
| that particular player. | | | | Software is available which allows you to synchronize |
| The Apple iTunes software, though, can be used to | | | | content with any type of MP3 player. It works the |
| synchronize your podcasts automatically. Simply plug | | | | same as Apple's iTunes -- just plug the MP3 player |
| your iPod into the USB port of the computer and any | | | | into the USB port and new content is automatically |
| new podcasts will be transferred to the player. | | | | downloaded. |
| But how do you find podcasts? How are they | | | | Want to get into podcasting yourself? All you need is |
| downloaded? | | | | a web site and a microphone. Simply record your radio |
| There are many websites that have directories of | | | | shows and upload them to your web site in MP3 |
| podcasts. You can search for podcasts by subject or | | | | format. Add an RSS feed and you too can participate |
| region. After finding a few that look appealing you can | | | | in the exciting world of podcasting! |
| subscribe to them using an RSS feed. RSS is a | | | | |