[iTunes] ARUGH about podcast downloads

[Becca]

--- On Sun, 1/18/09, Ken Stevens <kestevens at mac.com> wrote:

> This is just a guess but it may be worth trying.  In your
> iTunes Preferences under the iTunes Store Tab check to see
> if "Automatically check for available downloads"
> box is checked.  Its a guess but maybe that's the issue
> with iTunes
> trying to download each time it is started.

yes, it was checked - I've unchecked it, so we'll see what happens tonight when I've got some more podcasts due to be downloaded.


> 
> With all the problems you have been having it might be time
> to try a different podcast aggregator.  I used one called
> "Juice" before I switched to iTunes.  The make a
> version for Windows.
> 
> http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/
> 
> It seems to me it allowed me to set the time for
> downloading manually.  

I'll save your post, and see if unchecking the autodownload box cures the problem. If it does, I'm golden. If not, I'll try Juice.

-becca