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Podcasting is taking a step into the mainstream. Apple Computer Inc. yesterday introduced a version of its popular iTunes music software that includes a directory making it easier to find and listen to podcasts -- radio shows and other audio programs posted on the Internet for anyone to download. Many podcasts are produced by individuals, on a range of quirky subjects, but it hasn't always been easy finding the tens of thousands of available programs and downloading them to digital-audio players. The new directory -- a sort of TV Guide for Internet audio programs -- also makes it easier to...

Ever want to find snippets of video on the Internet, but don't know where to look? Here are two new search services that'll help you out. This one is from Yahoo. But the really cool one, IMHO, is from a little-known outfit called Blinkx. Try them both and see what you think.