Hi Christopher, In other words, it's kind of academic for me to be wondering why the operation is called synchronizing (has anyone thought to use the Jaws dictionary to force it to say "sink" instead of pronouncing "synch" the way it does? Drives me nuts). I guess that just refers to setting its schedule for checking a site for new feeds/programs. If that's so, how come when you set a VCR to record a sitcom, you don't talk about synching the VCR to the network "feeds?" Don't get caught up in the question. I'm just fascinated with language. Professional hazard. In any case, I haven't set a VCR for a few years, so I guess that was a nostalgic analogy...
Thanks, Danny mused by of us who ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:32 PM Subject: Re: Very basic iPodder question, to start with hi Dan Basically, you leave iPodder running in the background. It's a set it and forget it type of thing. You set iPodder to check every so often and it goes out and checks all your feeds in the background. and when you have time, you can check a specific folder and you notice that there are new shows available. You play these in Winamp or another player, iPodder is a downloading program, kind of like a manager that you set to check things for you. the synching comes into play because iPodder needs to be able to know what's been downloaded and what hasn't so all that's done in the background. So again, subscribe to your favorite podcasts, and leave it running all the time and your new shows will come in when they show up. At 02:14 PM 5/24/2005, you wrote: >Okay, here goes: I've successfully downloaded and installed the iPodder v. >2.0.1 Beta, and have just read over its instructions in the readme file for >the first time. After the list of improvements that the Beta version >offers, the actual instructions seem to be exactly the same as the readme >file I looked at when I originally installed version 2.0. > >anyway, until I actually launch iPodder and explore its interface with >Jaws, >I'm not going to be able to ask many good questions. But one thing I think >isn't premature to ask is about synchronizing. I've already seen the term >used in conjunction with other, related things like the management of >downloads from audible.com, but I confess to not understanding what the >concept means, yet. > >Let me specify how I imagine using iPodder, and then someone tell me where >the term synch comes in, if at all, in that scenario: All I imagine doing >is setting up iPodder at first so that I can check for new downloads of >certain daily or weekly programs on my local NPR station's Web site. I >just >want to be told if a new program ("feed," should I be saying?) is >available, >and then, if I wish to, issuing a command to download it to the player. > >Then I expect to have a choice between either using iPodder to play the >file on my computer (couldn't it be played on WMP, Real Player, or Winamp?) >or, if I wish instead, to copy it to my .mp3 player to listen to that way. > >I don't want to leave that player connected to my USB port all the time and >have things being copied onto it automatically. It's just a little flash >memory player I use for audible.com programs, and I don't even have any >idea >how large these podcast files are likely to be. It's not as if I have an >iPod and can just cram it full of stuff, indiscriminately. > >So, does what I'm describing fit the term "synching?" Or is there no >synchronization involved because I'm only talking about downloading files >and later, if I wish, copying some of them onto a mobile device? > >This is a really basic orientation question, and I hope someone can help me >understand the terms here. I know what it means, generally, to synchronize >something with something else, but the word doesn't seem to have its usual >meaning in this context. What's being synched with what? I just don't get >the concept. And does what I want to do even have anything to do with that >term, anyway? > >Thanks, >Daniel > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - Release Date: 5/24/2005 > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - Release Date: 5/24/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - Release Date: 5/24/2005 _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
