First of all, those of you getting our show via a regular podcatcher application keep using it. There are a bunch of reasons why and I will point you at several. [PodNova] [Dave] At least Microsoft offered their name spaces…
I have been sitting here today reading the torrent of mail in the podcaster mailing list, and reading commentary on weblogs across the planet and have realized a couple of things. Apple does not understand RSS, and because they did…
I just checked my latest Libsyn Stats and downloads are through the roof. I am getting reports that sites like Dawn and Drew are down, servers have melted all over the podcasting sphere. Thus far this site which is hosted…
First of all I welcome Apple to the Podcast scene, second thing is it is obvious that they talked to very few people in the podcasting community in the way they have implemented things. First of all if you look…
If you want to subscribe to the Geek News Central Podcast and use iTunes directly it is very easy. Download the version 4.9 update. Choose Podcast on the menu bar, then click on directory at the bottom followed by Technology,…
Digital Rights Management (DRM)is a tool that doesn't reflect the general preference of legal music downloaders. Before you read on, hoping that I will advocate for the free distribution of music, let me warn you: I'm a strong supporter of copyright and the protection of intellectual property; I want artists and distributors to make a decent living, but I'm frustrated by the current misuse of digital technology that attempts to thwart illegal distribution. In practice, DRM makes creates compatibility problems that make it excessively difficult, and in most cases, impossible, to listen to music that has been purchased online.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this week that 36 million Americans, 27 percent of internet users, report having downloaded music or video files. Half of this group have skirted the traditional peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and commercial online distribution services (i.e. Napster, iTunes). This is a significant number of digital media users whose sharing of digital media is untraceable by the recording industry and copyright holders.