3 posts tagged “podcasting”

Wow, I've gone 4 days without needing a reset! I set up Best Profiles so that it switches to the Night profile at 4 am. Also, when the Night profile is activated, Podcasting starts. I get all my shows downloaded when I wake up

The N97 v10 firmware has a strange bug where Podcasting closes after running out of RAM. Once that happens, Podcasting cannot be opened again.

Not impressed with Nokia's recent announcements, I decided to get a replacement N82 Black.  It arrived Wednesday and I immediately went about installing my favorite apps.

On Thursday, v30 firmware was released.  When I updated my N82, it bricked!  Much to my surprise, Nokia Software Update provided instructions for getting it back up and running.  Simply removing the battery and holding down the power button brought it back to life.  A second try with the update process and I had v30 firmware.  A great thing about firmware updates on the N82 is User Data Preservation.  I didn't lose anything when I updated.

Most news sites and blogs didn't notice any major changes, but I just found one that changes my viewing habits immensely.

It wasn't until Saturday night that I opened up the Video Center.  Normally I use a combination of Podcasting for my phone and Video Center for my Internet Tablet.  I watch a lot of video podcasts on my N800 since the screen is larger.  Some shows I watch on the N82, since it can handle higher quality video.

I added Rocketboom to my channels and noticed that there's some new options.  You can refresh your feeds and set up automatic downloads.  This is great news, to me at least.

From now on, Podcasting will be dedicated for audio downloads and Video Center will handle all video.  Some people will prefer using Podcasting to handle all their new media needs, but I like to keep things seperate. 

One good reason to only use Podcasting is for opml support.  You can import and export .ompl files that are filled with links to shows.   The Podcasting app makes it easy to import shows.  Using Video Center, you have to manually add shows.  Even with cut and paste or a bluetooth keyboard, it takes time to input. 

So why am I putting myself through that kind of torture?  Any video played from Video Center has a resume function.

Recently, the N95-1 and N95-2 also got v30 updates.  If you have one, does your Video Center also have these upgrades?

On This Week in Tech episode 134, Leo and his guests talked about RSS feeds and podcasting.

At the 41:30 mark, Dave Winer talked about how the iPod and iTunes is an "epic fail" at podcasting.  They were designed for music, not podcasts.  You have to tether to iTunes to get podcasts off.  Then he made 3 points about the optimum podcasting device:

1. The device should have a podcatcher built in.  It should work over wifi.  It should work without being tethered to a computer.  They mentioned this won't happen on an iPhone even with the upcoming SDK, since Apple will never let this happen.  They want you tethered.
2. The device should be able to put your own software on it.
3. You should be able to record your own podcasts and broadcast it.

Dvorak says a pda serves this purpose and he's almost right.  One of the guests doesn't think such a device will exist until 5 years from now.  S60 phones, like the Nokia N95, do all this and more.

1. S60 has a great podcasting app that can do scheduled downloads over wifi.  You can delete files when you're done.  You can search by genre or add the RSS feed manually.  It's so much better than iTunes, but hardly anyone knows about it. 
   
2. S60 is open to new features.  The SDK is already here.
3. You can record up to an hour with the built in sound recorder on the n95.  With 3rd party software, you can record in mp3 or other formats.
   

You can listen to TwiT 134 here:
http://twit.tv/134