Podcasts - All New To Me!
29 December 2009, 04:35 PM
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Podcasts - All New To Me!
Evening all ...
Got an X Series Sony MP3 Player for Xmas - seems really good.
It can, apparently, download Podcasts from the Internet - sounds useful, only I have never done anything Podcast wise! The instructions with the unit are of little use to me (they assume you know the basics, I don't!).
Podcasts are, as I can make out, a way to take radio and video with you on your device (my Sony X Series) and watch/listen whenever I wish ..... is this the same as the BBC iPlayer? I don't quite understand that either (except I can watch things I missed on my PC).
I can see that I need a program to get these Podcasts - iTunes, Zune or Zencast ..... which is best? Do I need one of these? What do I do?
Basically, what do I need to do to get stuff via Podcast onto my Sony MP3 Player? Any tips? Anything I should avoid?
Thanks
Got an X Series Sony MP3 Player for Xmas - seems really good.
It can, apparently, download Podcasts from the Internet - sounds useful, only I have never done anything Podcast wise! The instructions with the unit are of little use to me (they assume you know the basics, I don't!).
Podcasts are, as I can make out, a way to take radio and video with you on your device (my Sony X Series) and watch/listen whenever I wish ..... is this the same as the BBC iPlayer? I don't quite understand that either (except I can watch things I missed on my PC).
I can see that I need a program to get these Podcasts - iTunes, Zune or Zencast ..... which is best? Do I need one of these? What do I do?
Basically, what do I need to do to get stuff via Podcast onto my Sony MP3 Player? Any tips? Anything I should avoid?
Thanks
29 December 2009, 04:39 PM
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I listened to my first ever podcast last week, iirc as far as i could work out it was a little radio show in mp3 format.
That is about it as far as i could see to be honest ........
That is about it as far as i could see to be honest ........
29 December 2009, 05:50 PM
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How did you get the Podcast on your MP3 Player Micky?
I have tried to on the MP3, it just says I need to subscribe - but doesn't give a clue as to how, why and when
I have tried to on the MP3, it just says I need to subscribe - but doesn't give a clue as to how, why and when
29 December 2009, 07:32 PM
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The Naked Scientists Online, Science Podcast and Science Radio Show
Answer Me This! Podcast
The Guardian Science Weekly Podcast | Science | guardian.co.uk
BBC - Podcasts - Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist
When you figure it out, all of the above Podcasts are quality.
Answer Me This! Podcast
The Guardian Science Weekly Podcast | Science | guardian.co.uk
BBC - Podcasts - Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist
When you figure it out, all of the above Podcasts are quality.
29 December 2009, 08:08 PM
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Dr Karl is excellent
A podcast is essentially a fancy name for an mp3 media file
(usual tech crap speak to cover something essentially very trivial in a cool sounding name, a bit like blogging -- err it’s an online fvcking diary you idiot)
anyway the USP of podcasting is that you can "subscribe" to them -- which means they automatically download -- wow, but this is more a virtue of web technology than MP3 media format
A podcast is essentially a fancy name for an mp3 media file
(usual tech crap speak to cover something essentially very trivial in a cool sounding name, a bit like blogging -- err it’s an online fvcking diary you idiot)
anyway the USP of podcasting is that you can "subscribe" to them -- which means they automatically download -- wow, but this is more a virtue of web technology than MP3 media format
29 December 2009, 08:28 PM
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I downloaded it via a twitter link
You might need a little bit more help
Can you not just download the podcast of your choice as a .mp3 file ?
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Right, I've found some RSS Feeds listed in the MP3 and have selected some stuff and it is downloading them as I type .... we shall see what happens.
Do they renew each day/week/month? Or do I have to download them all over again?
Thanks for the replies ....
Do they renew each day/week/month? Or do I have to download them all over again?
Thanks for the replies ....
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