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