On 4/19/2010 12:18 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 11:47 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On 4/19/2010 11:31 AM, Craig White wrote: >>> >>> Specifically current iTunes (9.x.x and even previous 8.x.x versions) do >>> not have a problem finding/using my Linux based mt-daapd server but of >>> course this does not have anything to do with actually trying to run >>> iTunes software under wine or subscribing to podcasts with URL's hostile >>> to everything but iTunes. >> >> Are there subscription-friendly podcasts and software that don't involve >> itunes? I'm more interested in knowing how this might work directly >> from an android phone (which I don't have yet), but anything that could >> replace the cycle of updating on itunes then having to sync an ipod to >> that specific device would be good to know. > ---- > of course, and just to verify, I used my android to go to > http://www.thisamericanlife.com and they have 2 podcast URL's - 1 for > itunes and one for everything else and it worked just fine (the other). > > I think that people are starting to figure out that delivering Apple > proprietary content is good for Apple but not for the general public. Just to be clear, I don't mean places where you can download mp3's through a link, I mean something where you can subscribe to a feed and have the software automatically download new copies as they appear, add them to a playlist, and optionally delete them after playing. When I'm driving, I just want to select the playlist and always have the most recent subscribed and unplayed item at the top - without any intervention other than the initial subscription. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com