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