]]> <p> PadCaster is a command line tool that converts <a href="http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07463">MacPAD</a> application description files to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28protocol%29">RSS 2.0</a> feeds. A MacPAD file describes one application; it contains the same information as is found in a <a href="http://versiontracker.com">versiontracker</a> posting. Thus, the feed PadCaster produces provides RSS software update notifications. Fraser Speirs coined the term <a href="http://www.speirs.org/appcasting/">"Appcast"</a> for such feed. </p> <p> For developers, this is a convenient way to offer an RSS update feed for your software. For users, this lets you create and subscribe to RSS feeds for applications that support MacPAD. This requires an aggregator that can use scripts as feeds, such as the excellent <a href="http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/beta.php">NetNewsWire 2</a>. </p> <p> See <a href="Software/PadCaster/ReadMe.html">the readme</a> for details. </p>