iTunes 4.9 With Podcasting Support

eakthecat writes "Hot on the heels of the 4.8 release, Apple has released the next version of its popular iTunes jukebox software. Version 4.9 incorporates several new features, most notable of which is podcasting. The front page and iTunes webpages have not been updated yet, but you can get your greedy little hands on it or through the new podcasting link in the music store! !"

Comments

Re:What IS podcasting?

[djkoolaide]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

Re:What IS podcasting?

[Anonymous Coward]

Podcasting is an audio distribution system based on RSS with enclosures. This allows anyone to setup their own audio show and easily distribute it to subscribers. One of the pioneers of Podcasting is Adam Curry http://www.curry.com/

Re:"Mac-dotted"

[the_unknown_soldier]

The podcasts are held on the server of whoever makes them. Slowness of teh podcasts is most likely due to the fact that Curry/Madge can't handle the bandwidth hit.

IPOD UPDATE

[the_unknown_soldier]

Perhaps more interesting.. there is also an ipod update available!

http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/

This means that your podcasts will FINALLY be organised on your ipod, and your ipod will treat it like an audio book: press pause, come back later and it remembers where you are!

Re:What IS podcasting?

[SFEley]

If it was news or other information, I could see the usefulness, but podcasting seems like a fancy soapbox for people.

Some of it is news. Some of it's music. Some of it's audiobooks. And yeah, some of it's just personal life and ranting. But don't limit your perspective to just those. It's basically whatever you want.

My own podcast narrates science fiction short stories. We also do some reviews and commentary, but I've made a solemn promise on it never, ever to simply tell you about my day.