Alternative podcast app

2021-02-10 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I was listening to a podcast in Safari, which was fine, but limited on moving through the podcast. What podcast app do you use on Mac? Has anyone used Pocketcasts? https://www.pocketcasts.com/plus/ <https://www.pocketcasts.com/plus/> Thanks for your help. Traci -- The fol

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Matthew Whitaker
Yeah that’s really cool features for that app. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 2:25 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I use overcast on a regular basis, and I know that they have a web > interface, but not sure about a Mac app. There are two things I really like > about overcast.

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I use overcast on a regular basis, and I know that they have a web interface, but not sure about a Mac app. There are two things I really like about overcast. 1. I have it configured so that pressing next will skip ahead 30 seconds, and not to the next track. In most cases, this allows me to skip

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Matthew Whitaker
I have never tried it before on iOS and on the mac. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:49 PM, 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I’d use Downcast because it has a Mac app, but it has (had?) a distressing > habit of destroying its synchronisation state database

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
I’d use Downcast because it has a Mac app, but it has (had?) a distressing habit of destroying its synchronisation state database on a fairly regular basis. How are things nowadays with that app. Are there really any other choices for users of both iOS and macOS, besides Apple Podcasts and iTune

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Matthew Whitaker
;> >>> I use the Apple Podcasts app and Overcast... whatever I feel like using I >>> guess What’s the difference between Downcast and Castro? Sounds like >>> two good options for us to use. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:02 PM, Angus MacKinnon wrote: >>> >>> I use OverCast. I hear a number of Blind IOS users are switching to a >>> PodCast App called Castro. >>> >>> Angus MacKinnon, Persona

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
and Castro? Sounds like two >> good options for us to use. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:02 PM, Angus MacKinnon wrote: >>> >>> I use OverCast. I hear a number of Blind IOS users are switching to a &

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Phil Halton
ference between Downcast and Castro? Sounds like two > good options for us to use. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:02 PM, Angus MacKinnon wrote: >>> >> I use OverCast. I hear a number of Blind IOS users are switching to a >>

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread Matthew Whitaker
I hear a number of Blind IOS users are switching to a > PodCast App called Castro. > > Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student > Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than words without > a heart.” > > -- > The following information is important for all membe

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread Angus MacKinnon
I use OverCast. I hear a number of Blind IOS users are switching to a PodCast App called Castro. Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread Brad Snyder
I highly recommend Overcast. It is straight-forward, uncluttered and free. - Brad - On Jun 27, 2020, at 21:09, lenron brown wrote: down cast here but I know some swear by overcast On 6/27/20, Phil Halton wrote: > I’ve tried to love this app, Apple’s podcast app, but it’s just

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread lenron brown
down cast here but I know some swear by overcast On 6/27/20, Phil Halton wrote: > I’ve tried to love this app, Apple’s podcast app, but it’s just not > happening for me. What are other people using for podcast listening? > Something that’s well organized, Intuitive and easy to

Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve tried to love this app, Apple’s podcast app, but it’s just not happening for me. What are other people using for podcast listening? Something that’s well organized, Intuitive and easy to use with voiceover. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of

Podcast app on the mac.

2020-03-20 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I don’t know why the podcast ap wont do what i want. When i search in the podcaster on my Iphone it just works. I find what i want but not when i do the same search on the podcaster app in Catalina. I can not choose all podcast, as i am suppsed to. It just sits on my library. SO i really need

IOS podcast app: password protected podcast

2018-06-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, The password protected podcast is at: http://www.talkingnewspapers.org/tnaservice/rss_itunes_publication.jsp?category=Science+and+Nature&code=163 Please let me know how if you find a place where I can enter the userid and password to play this podcast. If I just try to play the podcast I ge

Re: IOS podcast app: password protected podcasts

2018-06-25 Thread mreyes7121
word protected but cannot find a way to enter > the password from the IOS podcast app. While trying to play this podcast I > did see a button titled enter password but it took me a while to find out > what the userid and password were and after that delay the button did not > wo

IOS podcast app: password protected podcasts

2018-06-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Many thanks for the info on how to remove podcasts downloaded by this app. that all worked fine. I have one podcast which is password protected but cannot find a way to enter the password from the IOS podcast app. While trying to play this podcast I did see a button titled enter

Re: IOS podcast app: how to mark episodes as played

2018-06-24 Thread mreyes7121
s on my iMac > to download podcasts which I then transfer to my iPod Nano to listen to. But > when away from home I use the podcast app on my iPhone. > My problem is that the podcast app downloads many episodes which I have > already heard on my iPod Nano and which I would thus like t

IOS podcast app: how to mark episodes as played

2018-06-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am running the latest IOS on my iPhone 5S. At home I use iTunes on my iMac to download podcasts which I then transfer to my iPod Nano to listen to. But when away from home I use the podcast app on my iPhone. My problem is that the podcast app downloads many episodes which I have

Marking podcasts as played using IOS podcast App

2017-10-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I use the Apple podcast App provided in IOS 11.0.3. I subscribe to a dozen or so podcasts mostly from BBC radio. I sometimes listen to the target program live but leave it on the podcast list in case I miss an episode. The result is that I have rather a lot of old podcasts displayed in

Re: question about podcast app

2014-09-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
e, so far, that, barring a few minor differences, the look and feel and use of the podcast section at iTunes is very similar to that of the podcast app. In fact, I suspect, that, what Apple did was this. On the iPhone, they broke off of iTunes is various functions into separate apps, but, lef

question about podcast app

2014-09-15 Thread Laura Bratton
All, I'm using the Podcasts app on my iPhone. Is there a way that iTunes on my Mac and podcast on my iPhone can sync together? Right now when I listen to a podcast on my Mac and delete it it does not delete from my phone. Is there a way for these two apps to sync together? Thanks for the help, L

Re: New bug with vO and the podcast app on IOS

2013-09-02 Thread Shen
Replying to your email late. Yes, I have been having the exact same issue on my iPhone 5. On my wife's iPhone 4S, she is not having the same issue, but she is having the app crash consistently. The phone's diagnostics is full of Podcast app crash reports. It's ridiculous. I would

Re: New bug with vO and the podcast app on IOS

2013-08-25 Thread Carlene Knight
I use Downcast. I have never liked the Apple iOS app it is so unorganized and buggy. Sent from my iPad On Aug 23, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Lisette Wesseling wrote: > Hi all, > Has anybody else noticed a new bug with the Apple podcast app on ios? Since > the update of this week, when I go

New bug with vO and the podcast app on IOS

2013-08-23 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi all, Has anybody else noticed a new bug with the Apple podcast app on ios? Since the update of this week, when I go to play a podcast, the phone freezes and nothing plays. Eventually, I can tripple click home VO off and on again and everything returns to normal. I can then play the podcast

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-22 Thread Garth Humphreys
Yep, I am sure that the iCloud sync is a no brainer for the developer. I'd certainly buy the app as well but I don't really know that I would listen to many podcasts on my Mac. On 23/08/2012, at 4:34 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > This sounds really cool! All he would need to do after that is set up

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-22 Thread Steve Holmes
This sounds really cool! All he would need to do after that is set up iCloud access so we could sync up our shows between the iToys and the Mac. I would *LOVE* that. On 8/20/12, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Mark, > > I can confirm that indeed Downcast is working on a app for the mac, as > they re

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-20 Thread Christopher-Mark gilland
Hi. Just followed you on Twitter - hope that was OK. I'm @chris28210. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Brian Fischler" To: "MacVisionaries" Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Podcast App for Mac Hey Mark, I can confirm that indeed Dow

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-20 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Mark, I can confirm that indeed Downcast is working on a app for the mac, as they responded directly to me a few weeks ago on Twitter you can check my feed here if you want to find it @blindgator On Aug 17, 10:15 pm, Esther wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I use a couple of AppleScripts to speed up pla

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-19 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Marc! You can set up a shortcut under commanders in VO utility [VO+f8] You can choose to either use a keyboard or trackpad or if you have one Numpad! Also if you have not already got any commanders running under VO+f8 in general select the [allow VO to be controlled by Applescripts] checkbox!

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-18 Thread Marc Sutton
Hi Esther, Yes, it took me a while to tackle these scripts but it's not hard once you follow the good instructions that you provide. I will move them to the itunes folder and see what happens next. I assume you can assign a keyboard shortcut for these. Wondering where that might be done. Perhaps

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-18 Thread Esther
Hi Marc, There's probably a better way to amend the AppleScripts, but not switching back to iTunes just reflects usage, I think. Originally when I used these AppleScripts, I loaded them into the iTunes AppleScript menu instead of the general AppleScript menu for the System. Specifically, inste

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-18 Thread Marc Sutton
And it works great. I noticed that Quicktime stays open when the "return to normal spped" script is launched, so you have to go back to itunes to pause speech. Is this the behavior designed in the script, or is something amuck? Marc On Aug 18, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Marc Sutton wrote: > Hi Again E

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-18 Thread Marc Sutton
Hi Again Esther, I found your apple script instructions further down the archive webpage. Thanks for the detail and I am now putting it all together. Marc On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Marc Sutton wrote: > Hi Esther, > Thank you for this tip. I downloaded an opml file of my podcast subscription

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-18 Thread Marc Sutton
Hi Esther, Thank you for this tip. I downloaded an opml file of my podcast subscriptions into itunes. Do you know if they can be sorted into folders instead of one long list? Can you point me to a resource on how to build this apple script file? Thanks much. Marc On Aug 17, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Es

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-17 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, I use a couple of AppleScripts to speed up playback of tracks selected in iTunes and return to normal speed. iTunes itself doesn't support variable speed playback, but QuickTime Player, which it uses, does. So the scripts just pass the current position in the track to QuickTime Player, wi

Re: Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-17 Thread Garth Humphreys
I don't have a recommendation at the moment but I think I saw some reference in the twitter stream from down cast. He mentioned that he was working on a Mac app. I'll be very happy if so. Sent from my iPhone On 18/08/2012, at 5:52, Marc Sutton wrote: Hi Listers, I use and enjoy Downcast on i

Podcast App for Mac

2012-08-17 Thread Marc Sutton
Hi Listers, I use and enjoy Downcast on ios. Does anyone have recommendations for podcast apps on the Mac? Hopefully one that will allow speeding up of playback. Thanks. Marc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this gro

Re: podcast app

2012-07-03 Thread Chris Moore
Two words spring to mind when using the Apple podcast app "half baked". Let's hope it gets updated in iOS 6. I would also like to see the app sync my podcast playlist that is on iTunes via iCloud. I don't think Downcast need to worry at this stage. On 3 Jul 2012, at 03:1

Re: podcast app

2012-07-03 Thread Garth Humphreys
: > Hey guys, just to chime in, I'm using downcast as well. the Podcast app, > seems clunky at best compared to downcast. Podcasts app freezes on me when I > played with it and I promptly deleted it and went back to downcast and have > had no problems. Now if I can just figur

Re: podcast app

2012-07-02 Thread Tim Emmons
Hey guys, just to chime in, I'm using downcast as well. the Podcast app, seems clunky at best compared to downcast. Podcasts app freezes on me when I played with it and I promptly deleted it and went back to downcast and have had no problems. Now if I can just figure out how to save pod

Re: podcast app

2012-07-02 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: I'm using the Podcast app from Apple. On Jul 2, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > Cheree Heppe here: > > I'm using Downcast and haven't had a problem yet. > > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > - Original Message - > From: "

Re: podcast app

2012-07-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I'm using Downcast and haven't had a problem yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" To: Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 19:17 Subject: podcast app > Hi: > Anyone having issues with the Podcast app? Mine is

podcast app

2012-07-02 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Anyone having issues with the Podcast app? Mine is freezing, and VO stops. I have the iPhone 4. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubs