What’s a Podcast?

A Podcast is a prerecorded audio program, a lot like a radio program that you listen to on your computer. Because it’s prerecorded, you can listen to it any time you want. Although everyone calls it “Pod”casting, you don’t need an Apple iPod to listen to it… any computer that can play an MP3 music file can play a podcast! (Of course, if you do have an iPod or any other MP3 player, you can listen to it on that, too.)

So, what software do I need?
You can just download the podcast like any music MP3 file, and play it using whatever program you like, but the really cool feature comes if you use a Podcatcher or Aggregator. This lets you subscribe to the podcast, and be told automatically when a new episode has been published.

Our favorite podcatching software is Apple iTunes. It works great on both Windows and Macintosh OS machines, and you don’t need an iPod; it works great all by itself. Be sure you have at least version 4.9; that’s the version with podcasting support in it.

Other software programs for podcast aggregation are iPodderX and iPodder.

Creative Component consults other companies on the art of podcasting. If you’re interested in learning more about this, the future of web publishing, then please contact us!

How do I subscribe to CreativeXpert’s podcasts?
Each different podcast aggregator has its own way to subscribe to a podcast, but you always need the “feed URL.”
The feed URL for CreativeXpert’s podcast is: {coming soon}
In iTunes or Yahoo, you can search for “creativeXpert” or “web design” and you’ll find us there.

Or, just copy and paste the above URL into the appropriate place in your podcatcher, and you’re all set! In iTunes, for example, select “Subscribe to Podcast” from the “Advanced” menu, and type or copy-and-paste the URL above into that box.

Does it cost anything?
Never! CreativeXpert’s podcasts are always free. Most podcatching software is free, too.

Does “subscribing” mean I’ll get spam?
No! Although they call it “subscribing,” it’s really just “downloading.” It’s completely anonymous. We won’t even know you’ve subscribed.

I still don’t want to subscribe. It sounds scary.
If you’d like to download each episode separately, without subscribing, you can use the direct download link in the episode description. You’ll get the MP3 file downloaded directly to your computer.

Is it work-safe?
Yes. All of our content is great for all ages.

I can’t make it work!
For more technical information about podcasting and podcatchers, check out Podcast Alley and iPodder.org.

While we can’t provide technical support for every possible computer and podcatcher, we’ll help if we can! Drop us a note at podcast@creativepert.com.

Enjoy!