So today I'm a little bummed because even though I listened to these podcasts, they didn't get their playcount synced back to iTunes and so my Codcasts have old data. Hrrrmph!
Also it would be nice if these podcasts self deleted after listening. I think that's possible, I'll let you know if I figure it out.
But I promised to mention two things why Codcasts are great. The first is that you get to listen to your podcasts one after the other without intervention, just like a regular tv network. The second is that on the iPod, if I go to Music / Playlists / Codcasts, I only get the audio podcasts. When I go to Videos / Video Playlists / Codcasts, I get all the podcasts. What I was hoping was just the video codcasts, though! Close enough!
See you later!
January 27, 2007
January 26, 2007
My first CODCAST
I'm really excited about how easy this was, but ashamed that I waited so long to figure it out. It's so E A S Y . . .
To begin, open iTunes and choose File New Smart Playlist.
A form will appear to fill out.
Check the box next to Match.
Choose the ALL options. It should read: "Match all the following rules:"
The first dropdown should say PODCAST
The next dropdown should say IS TRUE. It should read: "Podcast is true"
Then press the plus (+) button to make another rule
The first dropdown in the new rule should say: "PLAY COUNT"
The second dropdown should say IS
The third dropdown should say zero (0). It should read: "Play count is 0"
Check the box to the left of the Limit To. Type an amount, I chose 25. Choose ITEM in the next dropdown. Choose the least recently added dropdown.
Check Match only checked items.
Check Live updating.
Click OK.
Your new playlist will appear and you can name it. Call it a CODCAST so you can easily find it.
And listen on! Or watch on!
More about the benefits of this technique soon!
To begin, open iTunes and choose File New Smart Playlist.
A form will appear to fill out.
Check the box next to Match.
Choose the ALL options. It should read: "Match all the following rules:"
The first dropdown should say PODCAST
The next dropdown should say IS TRUE. It should read: "Podcast is true"
Then press the plus (+) button to make another rule
The first dropdown in the new rule should say: "PLAY COUNT"
The second dropdown should say IS
The third dropdown should say zero (0). It should read: "Play count is 0"
Check the box to the left of the Limit To. Type an amount, I chose 25. Choose ITEM in the next dropdown. Choose the least recently added dropdown.
Check Match only checked items.
Check Live updating.
Click OK.
Your new playlist will appear and you can name it. Call it a CODCAST so you can easily find it.
And listen on! Or watch on!
More about the benefits of this technique soon!
January 24, 2007
WHAT IS A CODCAST?
The idea of codcasts came to me while listening to the netcast of TWIT (http://www.twit.tv/)
I listen to about a dozen different podcasts, but I was havng a hard time staying on the road and switching between podcasts. I mean, if I want to get caught up with The Economist (http://www.economist.com/) 's casts of 5-7 minute shots, I should be able to go to the podcast folder and play should just play them all one after another. But, they don't.
So I got smart. I created a playlist in iTunes (http://www.itunes.com/) which includes podcasts. When I play the playlist, it plays each podcast one right after the other and my hands are free to be on the wheel or on my dinner, ahem.
But it gets better, not only do I get continuous podcasts, but I get them shuffled in nice ways so that the end result is I have my own personal BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok) with diverse, eclectic and mainstream content. For example, I get the KEXP (http://www.kexp.org/) song of the day interspersed between tech news and sports talk and my prefontal cortex is suitably massaged.
So, what are the settings for my CODCASTS? Stay tuned...
I listen to about a dozen different podcasts, but I was havng a hard time staying on the road and switching between podcasts. I mean, if I want to get caught up with The Economist (http://www.economist.com/) 's casts of 5-7 minute shots, I should be able to go to the podcast folder and play should just play them all one after another. But, they don't.
So I got smart. I created a playlist in iTunes (http://www.itunes.com/) which includes podcasts. When I play the playlist, it plays each podcast one right after the other and my hands are free to be on the wheel or on my dinner, ahem.
But it gets better, not only do I get continuous podcasts, but I get them shuffled in nice ways so that the end result is I have my own personal BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok) with diverse, eclectic and mainstream content. For example, I get the KEXP (http://www.kexp.org/) song of the day interspersed between tech news and sports talk and my prefontal cortex is suitably massaged.
So, what are the settings for my CODCASTS? Stay tuned...
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