What's a Podcast?
A Podcast is simply an automated way to
download audio content that's of recurring interest to you.
Check out http://www.apple.com/podcasting/
and http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
for more basic info on Podcasting and how to subscribe.
What do I need to take
advantage of this technology?
1) a computer
2) an internet connection
3) iTunes - iTunes is a free software application that acts
as storage for any digital audio files that are on your
computer (mp3, mp4, wav, aiff, and more) - you can download
iTunes at www.itunes.com - the software is available for
Windows 2000 or XP and Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.
What are the names of the HBC
Podcasts?
Saturday - Highland Baptist Church, Waco -
Saturday Nights
Sunday - Highland Baptist Church, Waco - Sunday Morning
in the iTunes Music Store, browse to
Podcasts--->Religion and Spirituality--->Christianity
and scroll down to find the podcasts (or use the search
function and search for Highland)
You can also go to Subscribe to Podcast (under the advanced
menu in iTunes) and enter the appropriate URL.
Saturday -
feed://homepage.mac.com/timcates/HBC%20Sermons/page1/files/page1.xml
Sunday -
feed://homepage.mac.com/timcates/HBC%20Sermons/page2/files/page2.xml
Do I have to have an iPod?
No. If you have an mp3 player (any brand will
do), you can take the sermons with you, but you can still
listen to sermons and burn them to CD if you don't have a
mp3 player.
Do I have to use iTunes?
No. There are several other Podcast
aggregator programs available online; however, iTunes is
the only supported Podcast aggregator and is preferred for
ease of use and cross-platorm availability.
I can't find the Sunday
morning Podcast in the iTunes directory. we are
waiting on Apple to post the link (they have no timetable
for posting links). In the interim, you can go to the
"Advanced" menu in iTunes, choose "Subscribe to Podcast",
and enter this URL to subscribe.
feed://homepage.mac.com/timcates/HBC%20Sermons/page2/files/page2.xml