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Date Posted: 22:25:53 02/09/07 Fri
Author: shygirl
Subject: This isn't really a computer question, but it's technology related. Do you have to have an iPod to listen to a podcast? Is it possible to download it to your computer somehow?

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[> I've listened to podcasts on my computer using REal Players or Windows Media Players just like any other video or audio file. At least, I *think* I was listening to podcasts. LOL -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 07:24:47 02/10/07 Sat [1]

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[> Inside for definition of a podcast. As you can see pocasts are just media files not related to an ipod other than can play one on it -- Hope, 18:41:18 02/10/07 Sat [1]

Podcast
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.[1] Like 'radio', it can mean both the content and the method of syndication. The latter may also be termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast" is derived from Apple's portable music player, the iPod. However, known synonyms for the word pod are capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, and vessel.[2] A pod refers to a container of some sort and the idea of broadcasting to a container or pod correctly describes the process of podcasting.[3] More about the name itself can be found in the History of podcasting article.

Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital audio formats by its ability to be downloaded automatically, using software capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.

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

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