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@Podder says the URL doesn't look like a feed? Either the URL is incorrect or it may be unavailable at that moment? Add it if you think it's ok - you can always delete the feed URL later.

2. "Process"

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@Podder shows the current feeds in a table. Hover the mouse in the 2nd column for a feed's description

Click "Process All" button on "Get Podcasts" Tab

@Podder takes up too many resources, disk space drops, or clipboard is needed for editing. Click "Pause Downloading" (then Resume).

Want downloads Ready at intervals during the day? On the Options tab, select "Use Schedule" , Choose a Next Time from spinners, select an interval, and click "Change Schedule"

Only Want a Few Feeds? Mark Then "Process Marked"

"Process"= "fetch each feed, identify new podcasts, and download the mp3 files"

@Podder stops downloading feeds or podcasts (happens when network or server is congested or unavailable). Mark the problem podcast then "Cancel Marked". Or "Cancel All" (you can restart later).

3. Play

"Play"= "load mp3 files into Windows Media Player"

On the "Play Podcasts" Tab mark podcasts and click "Play Marked"

Nothing plays? @Podder assumesWindows Media Player in standard locatiion. Try clicking any mp3 file to learn if WMP is configured correctly.

4. Speak

Choose and configure product to watch and read from clipboard. @Podder has been tested with these products.

Use these TTS Products for reading web pages, text files

"Speaking" uses other Windows products for Text-To-Speech (or TTS) using modern speech engines (SAPI, L&H) and ATT Natural Voices. @Podder copies text to the system clipboard for these products to speak.

CoolSpeech

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http://www.bytecool.com

ACE-HIGH Text-Speech

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http://www.textreader.net

TextAloud

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http://www.nextup.com

Enable @Podder option "Use Clipboard..."

@Podder will speak its progress through feeds and downloads. Feed and podcast descriptions are read briefly by up/down arrows through a table or typing 's'. Type 'L' to read more informatikon.

@Podder text fragments show up in a document you're editing while @Podder is processing. Pause @Podder or disable option "Use Clipboard..." Both applications are using the same system text area.

Tired of the Voices? Each product supports more voices,, $30 each. Choose your @Podder voice personality or experiment with a choir of voices.

5. Browse and Share

Optionally, @Podder compiles show notes (podcast author descriptions) in HTML form and launches your default browser. Use to preview files before playing, for selecting a downloaded mp3 file, or sharing the URL for a podcast.

After each download, @Podder prepares the podcast history as a HTML file organized: chronologically, alphabetic title, or feed source. Use to search for keywords in feed and podcast descriptions, to review your listening patterns, and share your podcast selections

On tab Play Podcast, organize the podcasts by sorting titles, files, time, feed then click HTML All (or checkmark a few and click HTML Marked. Use this feature to parepare a selected podcast list on your website or to share with colleagues.

6. Clean up

Remove uninteresting or inactive feeds by marking then clicking "Delete Marked" on tab Get Podcasts. Note: your podcast history will retain the feed URL.

Delete mp3 files by either (a) marking in tab Play Podcasts then clicking Delete Marked or (b) Click Open Folder to get the mp3 file directory then delete files in the standard Winodws mode. Note: your podcast history will retain information about the podcast and file name and not download the file again although you may manually download the file into the mp3 directory.

You see your free disk space plummeting rapidly? mp3 files average 20MB quickly building into GigaBytes. Examine your deletion habits:delete immediately after listening (checkmark and Delete Marked), mass delete feeds you dislike (sort file names by feed abbreviation prefix), delete oldest. Windows Media Player tracks mp3 files you've heard.

Delete HTML files by using Windows Explorer on the HTML directory where you installed @Podder. @Podder will restore the podcast history files (by title, chronology, and feed)

Shorten the podcast history, if you are good at XML editing, by working on the podczasts.xml file. Now, the history goes on forever, assuming you may be switching among feeds to experience many podcasts.

7. Navigate the Interface

"Mark": Check the box to left of feed or podcast in a table. You can also toggle the mark by selecting the row and typing the 'm' key.

"Tab" = "Change to a different window view" using the 5 tabs over the tables.

"Table move" = Go to previous and next rows of a table using up and down arrow keys. Note: with speaking on, a short description will be read.

Tool tip:A large text area will appear when the mouse hovers in the 2nd text column of a table. Right click or move to another column in the table to dismiss the box. Tool tips alsoxeo appear over buttons and boxes in the interface.

"Key Mnemonic": each button has a shortcut key - see the list in the HELP

"Sort Column": Click the column header to sort any table column's contents. Click again to reverse direction of sort.

8. Get Started

Install

Get @Podder Download

Already installed? Update with new @Poddernx.jar file
	http://www.apodder.org/Download.html

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http://www.apodder.org/Download.html

Follow the wizard, choose a directory

Launch from desktop or Start menu

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