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Podcasting the News from Gibraltar for Monday 28th November 2005!

As I announced yesterday, I am experimenting with Podcasting… and here’s my second attempt at becoming the next John Snow!!

Gibraltar News Online Podcast News for Monday 28 November 2005!

Please be patient. Podcasts, by their very nature are hefty files, as MP3 files, this one is around 11Mbs, so it will take a little while. All worth it in the end… I hope! A new windown will open up, which will look blank… for around 10 minutes if you’ve only got a ‘dial up’ connection. But if you look on the bottom left corner of your browser, you will notice the file is downloading to your PC… so just be a little patient. After a while, the file will open up your media player, and you will be able to listen to the podcast. Please see instructions below, to manage Podcast downloads more efficiently. Broadband (ADSL) users should manage the download a lot quicker of course!

I very much hope you enjoy it! I would welcome any feedback! Please leave your comments at the bottom of this post (Click on Comments) or you can also discuss Podcasting in our Forum

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting has become very popular and is very much a growth industry! Basically, it is an audio file, which you can download to a PC or mp3 player and listen to it at your convenience at any time. What’s more, you can subscribe to your chose podcasts, configuring your PC or mp3 player to search and download these podcasts as and when they are made available. Much in the same way as you can subscribe to Blogs, through RSS feeds.

Think how an RSS desktop aggregator works. You subscribe to a set of feeds, and then can easily view the new stuff from all of the feeds together, or each feed separately.

Podcasting works the same way, with one exception. Instead of reading the new content on a computer screen, you listen to the new content using your computer, or more and more an mp3 player such as iPods or iPod-like device via iTunes for instance.

Think of your PC or iPod as having a set of subscriptions that are checked regularly for updates. Today there are a limited number of programs available this way. The format used is RSS 2.0 with enclosures. For quick samples of the latest podcasts, check out the following feeds where my Podcasts are fed from:

Podcast.net
Podcasting Information Page

You don’t need any special software as your Computer or iPod will handle downloads and playback quite well. However, if you don’t have a good broadband connection, Podcast files tend to be quite large and you’re best advised to use one of these Podcast software programmes to manage things better.

Download Podcast Software

To fully enjoy what podcasting is all about, you will need to download special software to “tune in” to these podcasts. Links to software for various operating systems can be found below. After installation, go to Podcast.net for links to add shows and customize the reception of your personalized podcast station.

Windows

• Juice
• Doppler

Mac

• ipodderX

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