Hi Ester, YOur info is enlightening for anumber of reasons. If I want to subscribe to a podcast though and I have the url for it, can I use this info in ITunes?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: getting rss address Hi David, On Sep 16, 2008, at 3:36 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > google sounds easier. Maybe that's because my reply instructions were too detailed? How about if I just said, select your podcasts library and export it as an OPML file in iTunes. This option is under the iTunes File menu. You can send the OPML file to any friends who want a copy of your podcast subscriptions, or you can check the file in TextEdit for both the RSS feed location and URL web page (if given) for each of your subscribed podcasts? An alternative answer would be to just find the podcast page at the iTunes Store by typing its name into the Power Search, and select the Podcast page for your subscription. He could actually copy the iTunes Store URL for the podcast page and save it (control click on the title of the podcast in the HTML area and use "Copy iTunes Store URL". But that wasn't what Jessie was asking for; he was asking for the RSS feed. And if he wants to send them to a particular podcast episode at the iTunes Store, he can use the contextual menu on that episode listed in the Songs table to "Copy iTunes Store URL". For example, last week's Assistive Technology roundtable discussion episode is: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=37725381&id=217363884 I'm not sure what he wants to do with this information. If he wants to send it to a friend who is just starting to use a Mac and start podcast subscriptions, giving them a copy of his OPML file and telling them to import it is a heck of a lot easier than googling each one and doing a copy and paste of the list, then telling them to subscribe to each one individually. And the feed URL information as well as the hosting web page is all in the OPML file. They can also use this cross-platform if they use a different podcatcher and not iTunes. Cheers, Esther > David, I think Jessie wanted to get the RSS for podcasts from his > iTunes library. >> Subject: getting rss address >> >> >> hello i would like to know does anyone have any idea how to get an >> address to a podcast that you subscribed to in itunes? > > David Poehlman wrote: > >> you could google it. > > OK, the organiziation of iTunes commands has changed in iTunes 8. > This information is under a new menu folder item callled "Library" in > the File menu. > > 1. Select "Podcasts" in your Sources Table > 2. Navigate to the File menu on your menu bar (VO-keys+M; press "F") > 3. Navigate to the Library submenu (arrow down; press "L"; arrow > right) > 4. Navigate to the "Export Playlist" option (quickest way is to arrow > up once) and press return > 5. A save dialogue window will pop up prompting you to supply a file > name, location, and format. VO-right arrow to the format popup button > and set this to "OPML". The default name will be Podcasts.opml, and > the default location will be you Documents folder. Change these as > you prefer, then press return (or VO-right arrow to the Save button > and press it with VO-space). > 6. You can send this OPML file to a friend, and he can import it in > iTunes to get the subscription addresses of all your podcast > subscriptions, or you can open this in TextEdit and find, for example: > > <outline text="VoiceOver Getting Started for Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard" > type="rss" > xmlUrl="http://www.apple.com/podcasts/voiceover-leopard/voiceover_leopard.xml > " htmlUrl="http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/"; /> > > which tells you that the RSS feed for the VoiceOver getting started in > Leopard podcasts is: > http://www.apple.com/podcasts/voiceover-leopard/voiceover_leopard.xml > and that the assocated web page is: > http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ > > Or, as another example: > > <outline text="The Assistive Technology Show" type="rss" > xmlUrl="http://feeds.feedburner.com/atshow > " /> > > This is Steve's Assistive Technology Show that did the roundtable > discussion last week. There's no web page given (for the iTunes Store > podcast page), but the RSS feed is: > http://feeds.feedburner.com/atshow > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > > > > >
