Podcasts are usually MP3 audio files that are available for downloading
onto your computer and transferred to an iPod or any portable
digital-media device that can play MP3 files. Note that MP3 files can
also be played right on your Windows, Linux, UNIX, or Macintosh system.
The most common way of receiving a podcast is through a podcast
receiver, which is a piece of software that's similar to a Web browser.
Several popular podcast receivers are available, almost all of them are
free.
Juice is a popular crossplatform podcast receiver that can be downloaded at:
RSSOwl is another receiver that is platform independent and works well with the Solaris Operating System.
iTunes is another podcast receiver. You can subscribe to podcasts directly with iTunes version 4.9.
Setting up a podcast subscription is usually as simple as copying the podcast URL from a Web browser to the podcast receiver.
