I submitted my podcast to iTunes, but haven’t gotten confirmation back. Is there another way people can get it in iTunes?

Any show, audio or video, with an RSS feed can be manually added to iTunes. When I record a Dear Cali Show, I release them in the GeekBrief.TV feed, but I also post them on this site, so if you wanted to, you could use this method to subscribe only to the Dear Cali feed, which of course, would make me sad. ;-)

1) If the site publishes their RSS feed, copy the link and move on to Step 2. If the site doesn’t publish their RSS feed on the site, you can usually guess it if they’re using a CMS (Content Management System) like WordPress or Blogger.

For WordPress sites, just add a “/feed” (www.dearcali.com/feed). For Blogger sites, it’ll either look like this: http://pixeloo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default or like this: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BloggerBuster

2) Once you have the feed copied, open iTunes. Click on the “Advanced” menu, then choose “Subscribe to Podcast…”

3) You’ll get a blank box. Paste the RSS feed in the box, then click on “OK”.

Let it download the first show, and enjoy!

May 4th, 2008
Categories: audio, blogger, feedburner, itunes, podcasts, rss, video, wordpress . Author: Cali . Comments: 1 Comment

Can you help. We are using PodShow (MEVIO) to host our churches podcasts. We need to delete a podcast, can you help? How do you do this?

You can delete an episode of a show by following these directions:

1) The quickest way to delete an individual episode of your show is to go to your show’s profile (geekbrief.mevio.com). Make sure you’re logged in first!

2) Click on “Previous Episodes”. You’ll get a list of all the episodes in that feed.

Each episode will have a “delete this episode” button, but only if it’s YOUR show.

You can delete an entire show on the MEVIO Network by following these directions:

1) Click on “Master Control”. This is where you manage all your shows’ content.

2) Click on the appropriate show in the “My Shows” section.

3) Choose “Show Info”, then “Delete Show”.

4) You’ll get a warning message asking if you’re absolutely sure you want to delete this show. Choose “I’m sure”, and your show will be no more!

April 30th, 2008
Categories: mevio, podcasting, podshow . Author: Cali . Comments: No Comments

I love showing my family recent photos using the slideshow feature in iPhoto. I like that it plays music along with the music, but I’m getting really sick of that same music over and over and over. Can I make it play music from my own collection?

Changing the slideshow music is super simple. In iPhoto, click on a Slideshow so it’s highlighted. In the bottom right corner, you see four buttons. Click on the black arrow.

These are your Slideshow Settings. Choose the “Music” tab, browse to the music you want to play during your slideshow, click “Save Settings”, and you’re ready to add mood to your photos.

On a side note, you can also turn off music entirely using these directions. Just uncheck the box marked “Play music during slideshow”.

April 25th, 2008
Categories: iphoto, mac . Author: Cali . Comments: 1 Comment