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TUAW Tip: Get your podcasts out of iTunes
This tip was posted by Nathan Nutter at
his blog, but it is so simple and useful that I thought it would make a great TUAW tip. Firstly, this tip requires that
you have the latest version of iTunes, since this is a new feature.Let's say you have subscribed to a bunch of podcasts in iTunes, and you are underwhelmed with the management features and you want to move your subscriptions from iTunes to some other podcatcher or newsreader. You might think that in order to do this you will need to resubscribe to all your podcasts, but nay that isn't the case. You can export your podcast subscriptions as an OPML file, which is the industry standard for subscription lists, and import them into any newsreader or podcatcher that supports OPML (and all the good ones do). Here's how to do it:
- Make sure you have 'Podcasts' selected in the iTunes source list
- Go to File > Export Song List...
- After selecting 'Export Song List...' you will get a save dialog with an option to choose where to save the file, the name of the file, and the format.
- Change the format to 'OPML'
- Click save
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim Morris said 11:42AM on 2-07-2006
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CrashCrush said 11:58AM on 2-07-2006
Note also that you can import OPML for the opposite action--if you want to bring your existing podcasts into iTunes.
Even more than migrating, this is a good way to get friends and family into podcasting with a pre-made set of podcasts you can set them up with.
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Peter Mankarious said 12:18PM on 2-07-2006
Ha, that's either a joke or a really deranged Apple fan... Feb 31st?
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Tim Morris said 1:27PM on 2-07-2006
It's a joke Peter. iPod that does toast.
I made it. Aren't I awesome.
Yes.
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super g said 3:57PM on 2-07-2006
I use iTunes for my podcasts, but I'm interested in hearing if people prefer another client, and why?
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Josue Salazar said 5:08PM on 2-07-2006
crashcrush, you mean i can import a podcasts opml file into itunes with the import option in the file menu?
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blake said 12:06AM on 2-08-2006
i dont know anywhere else to suggest a TUAW tip so I suppose I will do it here. I have an iMac, my roommate has a Powermac. I have an external hard drive on my iMac. Is there anyway we can share this drive (or other drives, or the entire computer for that matter) over our wireless network?
any suggestions can be sent to bep207@truman.edu
thanks
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