It's kind of nice, but I don't like that podcasts are treated
differently from other files. Even when subscribed to and downloaded,
they do not appear in your library. Net result is you can't create
smart playlists for podcasts. Actually you can, but only if you first
drag the podcasts you've already downloaded from the special Podcast
item to your Library. Why aren't they shown in your Library
automatically? I don't think this is a bug, I believe it is the
design of it, because when you do drag the podcasts to your library,
iTunes treats the one in your Library as a separate item from the one
shown in Podcasts - for example they have separate play dates/counts,
even though they are the same exact file (revealing the file reveals
the same file in the same location.) I find this quite annoying.
Also odd is how in the podcast "directory" at the music store, all
podcasts show a "time" of "Not available". That's useful. And you
can't have it show the size of the files either. Then there's the
fact that what you first see when you start up this new version is a
Podcast item. So you click it, of course, and what do you see? A
pretty much blank window. Hidden at the bottom, below the scrollbar,
is a small link to the "Podcast directory". This is just plain bad
design.
Overall, this strikes me as a total rush-job. I certainly hope they
improve upon it soon.
Steve
On Jun 28, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Daniel wrote:
On Jun 28, 2005, at 07:36, Eostachio Cienfuegos wrote:
I downloaded it! Podcasting sounds interesting. And there's a
link for software so that you can make your own. I'm listening to
CBC right now! Very interesting addition to Apple's increasingly
unique software and music store.
Yes, I downloaded it too, but I'm disappointed to see that I am
unable to make smart playlists with podcasts in them. Or maybe I'm
doing something wrong.
Daniel
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