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Listen to the world. 2008-02a
Don't have time to read the daily news paper or watch the news on TV? You tried news radios, but they don't always have stories that interest you? You can use technology to help you with keeping up with the world.
If you have an iPod or other MP3 devices, you can listen to podcasts while commuting to work, walking the dog, or on an airplane. Podcast are voice or video recordings of news articles, how-to instructions, or a recorded speech. Basically, anything recorded to a digital media file that can be played back on a digital music player. Best of all, quality Podcasts from reputable sources, such as the Wall Street Journal and Business Week are mostly Free.
We will use Apple's iPod and iTune as an example. From your computer, connect to iTune store, and select Podcasts. You will see there are many categories in either Video or Audio formats. Lets look at a few of the News and Politics Podcasts available. Looking at the screen on the right side, it also lists the day's top podcasts.
What can you do with this to help you keep up with the changing world?
Find the podcasts that interests you and you can subscribe to them. Every night before you go to bed, connect your iPod to the computer, open iTunes, and in the morning, you will have all the new stories you want to listen to or view the videos! Its that simple! For example, if you like NBC Nightly news, you can subscribe to it, and you will have it available in the morning during your commute.
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Podcasts are especially good when you are going on a trip either by car or plane. Down load the podcasts you are interested in, and you can listen / watch them while you are traveling. On a recent trip to Florida, I loaded up with ~4 hours of news, golf, money, environment, and education podcasts. It made the traveling time productive! I listened to a podcast on innovation (by Business Week), now I understand the difference between innovative vs. evolution products. I also learned what stretches I can do to maintain flexibility for golf while sitting in an airplane seat. I learned something new for work, as well as pleasure.
Give podcasts a try, you will be hooked by its convenience and the rich contents available.
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