[iTunes] disenchanted with podcasts

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Oct 15, 2006, at 8:49 PM, Becca Price wrote:

> I am not sure what I'm doing wrong, but the only podcast I can
> get onto my iPod is Science Friday, which seems to behave the
> way I expect it to: when there's an update, it's automatically
> copied onto my iPod in the Podcast folder. The other three that
> I have, including a subscription to Quirks and Quarks, have blue
> dots in the first column, and I can't seem to get it onto my
> iPod. It seems to download nicely into iTunes, but doesn't copy
> over to the iPod no matter what I do. (yes, Terry, I've tried
> making the podcasts into play lists and copying that over;
> doesn't work.)
>
> I'm not sure what the blue dot signifies, but it has to have
> some meaning, because it's not there for Science Friday, and it
> is there for all the other podcasts that I can't get onto my
> iPod.
>
> I don't think this can be a feature of my preferences settings,
> because otherwise why would Science Friday work and Quirks and
> Quarks not?

The blue dot means there is a podcast you haven't listened to.

When you connect your iPod, click the Podcasts tab and make sure you  
have it set to copy all podcasts...


Kirk

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