| You're On The Air! | | | | podcasts is that anyone can create them. It's quite |
| Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? Produce | | | | simple to get started and there is very little start-up |
| your own radio talkshow? Ever since I was a kid I | | | | cost to creating your own podcast. All you need is |
| have been recording my voice, or my music on to | | | | some recording software, a microphone, a show idea |
| various formats of tape recorders and most recently | | | | and a page on the Web to make your podcast |
| computers. (Check my music website at I am excited | | | | available. |
| about some brand new recording devices and a new | | | | Choose a topic that you're passionate about. It could |
| forum called "podcasting" to get your message or | | | | be about music, health and wellness, sports or politics, |
| music out to the world. | | | | then plan your podcast. The best way to post your |
| Podcast is a term coined for Internet broadcasting by | | | | podcast to the Web is using FTP. Podcasts are |
| combining the words "iPod" and "broadcast." Podcasts | | | | typically large files so FTP protocol is designed to |
| are created and posted to the Internet as an MP3 file | | | | safely upload large files. |
| that you can download to your computer and listen to. | | | | Microphone |
| Using mp3 audio to broadcast a message was | | | | Soundcard |
| formerly known as "audio-blogging." With millions of | | | | MP3 Player or computer with iTunes installed |
| iPod owners out there, the name became associated | | | | Let's Get started |
| with Apple's, iTunes. Podcasting software allows you | | | | A: Record your Podcast to MP3 format |
| to be automatically updated when a specific podcast | | | | (I recommend the portable Edirol R-1, or the iRiver for |
| you subscribe to has been updated. | | | | recording directly to MP3 remotely.) |
| Here's How Podcasting Works... | | | | I use Apple's Garage Band for editing and recording at |
| A Podcast, or your "Radio Show" is basically a file | | | | home. |
| sitting ona website waiting to be downloaded. When | | | | B: Upload your MP3 to a website |
| someone subscribes to the Podcast by using easily | | | | C: Create an RSS feed of your podcast |
| available freeware. The program will check for | | | | I am using WebJay an online html generator |
| updates and download any new files to your playlist. | | | | To find a podcast, simply type "new podcasts" into a |
| To automatically sync files to your iPod, you'll need to | | | | search engine like Google. |
| use a podcast client. iPodder is a free, open-source | | | | You could also visit an online directory of podcasts |
| client that is available for Mac OS X, Windows & Linux. | | | | such as |
| Podcasting is realtively new and because of this many | | | | There are also communities such as: ipodder.org, |
| new podcasts are be created. The cool thing about | | | | PodcastAlley, and Digital Podcast. |