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| How can I listen to Podcasts? Many users listen from their computer. Let's say you see a podcast on a webpage and you want to listen. If your speakers or headphones are hooked up and you have a media player installed, you should be able to click on the link and the file will download automatically and then play. Don't panic if nothing happens immediately. This is because podcasts can be big files and it takes time to download them before they can play, especially if you are on a slow connection. Should I download the Podcast to my hard drive first if I have trouble opening a file? If you are having trouble, the best way to get around it is to download the file to your hard drive before trying to play it. Steps for Downloading a Podcast to your Hard Drive: 1. Right click on the podcast link and select "Save Target As." 2. Find a place for it on your hard drive. Someplace that is easy to find. 3. Find the saved file through Windows Explorer. Once you find it, you can: a. Click
on the file to listen to it at your computer. Most PCs have Windows Media
Player installed, if not, you should install
Windows Media Player or Apple iTunes. b. Burn
the file to a CD and listen to it in your car, home stereo, computer, or
portable CD player. c. Upload
it to an iPod. Apple iTunes makes this process easy and seamless. d. Upload
and listen to it on an mp3 player, PDA, Smartphone, Treo, Blackberry, or MP3
enabled cell phone. |
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