I’m so happy Dr. Williams reminded me to get into Podcasting. The Stevenote from the WWDC had a big schpiel about it too, so I think that got me looking for iTunes 4.9 early. In order to save time, I downloaded it while on the T3 at work, USB 2.0′d it to my NTFS formatted iPod and had it installed within 30 minutes of getting home. Unfortunately, the 30 MB download for the corresponding iPod update had to be done over the dial-up, so that took until the next day. But now that I’ve tried it, I’m so excited!
I have really listened to just a couple of Podcasts at this point, the longest being Inside Mac Radio. They were very geeky, but it was the kind of radio show I’ve wished existed in the past. I was always sure I’d never find such programming. They asked their guests amazingly specific questions, all about the use of their Macs. I haven’t enjoyed a radio show so much in years.
I also found a ER doctor with a Podcast. His name is Sammy on the Web and he’s kind of funny. His pictures reminds me how many kids from my graduating class at Seoul Foreign School went into the “accelerated seven year medical program” at Duke or Harvard. Man, am I glad I didn’t do that! His Podcasts start with some Top 20 song clip and end with a clinical question to be answered in the next Podcast. I’ll definitely stay subscribed.
iTunes has their own Podcast, of course, and it leads the way with artwork and chapter links to the web and the iTMS.
All this geeking-out made me at least curious about making my own Podcast, though not seriously. If I had friends and relatives who knew enough about technology, a Podcast might save time. We end up saying the same thing a dozen times on dozen long-distance phone. But, alas, I am the geekiest person I know by a long-shot. A biweekly audio exposé on our lives, complete with the latest words and sounds from Reason’s mouth would fall onto no one’s ears. Rapid Weaver may support Podcasting, but my acquaintances do not. *Sigh*. I can’t wait for the technology to trickle down!
