Podcasting:Creating a Podcast

Creating and publishing a podcast are surprisingly easy. We will discuss this process and the software and hardware involved with each step. There are many ways to go about creating a podcast; however, we have used Apple’s (Apple Computer) recommended techniques and software to create our podcast. Most of the Macintosh-based software we used is free and comes standard on all new models of Apple computers or as part of new operating system upgrades. QuickTime 7 Pro (Apple Computer) is available for Macintosh and IBM-compatible computers at a price of $29.99. To create and subscribe to podcasts, the user needs the following minimum requirements.

Macintosh

• Macintosh operating system: Mac OSX 10.2.8 or later
• GarageBand (Apple Computer) or Quick- Time 7 Pro (QuickTime 7 Pro requires OSX 10.3.9 or later)
• iTunes 4.9 or later (Apple Computer)
• microphone

IBM-Compatible Computer

• Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• QuickTime 7 Pro or other audio recording software for IBM-compatible computers
• iTunes 4.9 or later
• microphone