Benefiting from Podcasts

Podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. A podcast is a specific type of webcast which, like 'radio', can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the name of Apple's portable music player, the iPod, and broadcast[1]; a "pod" refers to a container of some sort, and "cast" to the idea of broadcasting.

In other words, a podcast is a collection of files (usually audio and video) residing at a unique web feed address. People can "subscribe" to this feed by submitting the feed address to an aggregator (like Juice- software that runs on the consumer's computer). When new "episodes" become available in the podcast they will be automatically downloaded to that user's computer. Unlike radio or streaming content on the web, podcasts are not real-time. The material is pre-recorded and users can check out the material at their leisure, offline.
Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically, using an aggregator or feed reader capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.

Dowinloading Juice, ( Podcast Receiver)

Visit : http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net

Install the program
Run the program
Perform the following tasks:

- Press Alt to activate the menu bar
- Press T to pull down Tools
- Select “Add a Feed”
- Type “Nattiq Technologies” in the Title box
- Type http://nattiq.com/audio/feed in the URL box
- From the File menu select Preferences
- Select Player Tap
- Select your favorite MP3 player

To start the process of checking for new podcasts, you may press F5. You also may use the “Scheduler” from the Tools menu to set up periodic downloads of new podcasts from Nattiq Technologies’ website.

If you have an iPod – Shuffle player, which is near accessible, and iTunes software, connecting the iPod into the USB port will automatically download new podcast files for you to enjoy on the road.