Couple of points. Yes, there are some podcasts which only keep a few
recent episodes available at any point in time. Case in point, my
favorite, Car Talk, in the iTunes Store shows only the two previous
weeks show. So you can't go back and get earlier ones. Once you
subscribe, you get the weekly shows and can keep them on your PC,
and/or, as in my case, sync them to the iPod.
Also, I have found a number of sites which allow you to play their mp3
"podcasts" only through WMP or RealPlayer, not download the mp3 files.
This should not be called a podcast, as you can't get the file. What you
can do, is to play these "podcasts" real time and capture them in mp3 on
your machine using something like Audacity or Total Recorder. This was
the method I used to use before Car Talk became available as a podcast.
Paula Minor wrote:
From what I can tell one can only get a few recent programs from
iTunes and that iPods only work (well?) using iTunes. QUESTION 1: Is
that true? QUESTION 2: Are there any combinations of software and
hardware that one can use to put old ARCHIVED programs on a PDP?
I pretty much only use my iPod for podcasts and I've gotten them from
many sources. However, I believe you have to transfer them to the
iPod via iTunes. Even when I was Windows only I used iTunes to make
the transfer. I've never tried using any other method. I know you can
see your iPOd as an external disk in My Computer when it's attached so
you could theoretically drag the podcast over to that 'drive' but I
don't know how you would find it to play it. iTunes is free and works
with Windows so that would be the most trouble free way to go.
As to archived podcasts, if you can download them to your computer you
then, in iTunes, go to File-Add to Library and in the window that
opens choose the location of the file. You can choose multiple files
by holding down the...ooops,it's Command on a Mac...forget what it is
on Windows....maybe Shift) Anyway, they'll be placed in your iTunes
library where you can then transfer them to the iPod.
Enjoy! I LOVE podcasts!
Paula
IN/USA
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arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a
ride!" Have a wonderful day!
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