[Revolting cat!]

Somebody splain it, pleeze to the technologically backward. (Are we 12th century, or what?) What are Podcasts and why should I care? (I know, I know, Wikipedia, Google, the new improved Axe.com, but come on!)

[6SJ7]

What are Podcasts...

Just think of them as audio recordings, just like one would record on an old cassette player, but stored on the iPod. The advantage is podcasts offer the ability to have your iPod automatically download the latest show. Plug the iPod in to the computer and it syncs up with iTunes to download any new podcasts for any shows to which you subscribe.

[6SJ7]

I should add, you don't even need an iPod to listen to podcasts. If you have a computer, Mac or Windows, with iTunes, you can subscribe to podcasts and listen to them on your computer. Of course the iPod makes it all nice and super portable.

[Dont Mention the War]

Somebody splain it, pleeze to the technologically backward. (Are we 12th century, or what?) What are Podcasts and why should I care? (I know, I know, Wikipedia, Google, the new improved Axe.com, but come on!)

Basically, it's radio on demand. You don't actually need an iPod® to listen to them; any computer can download them and play them, and any MP3 player can handle them.

[SunkenCiv]

In the 16th century, Apple introduced the iCod, which was a necessary addition to the pantaloons then in vogue...