Comments on: Listening to Podcasts Without Dedicating Any Time for Them

By: MadCap Software • View topic - Flare Podcast with Doc Guy

MadCap Software • View topic - Flare Podcast with Doc Guy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:48:20 +0000

[...] magnifies their size immensely).By the way, here’s a tip on the best way to listen to podcasts: http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/01/13/listening-to-podcasts-without-dedicating-any-time-for-th... ————-my blog/podcast: [...]

By: I’d Rather Be Writing » Answering Reader’s Questions: How To Keep Up with Work/Family Balance, and Which Tools to Use

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:49:42 +0000

[...] content for most of my blog posts come from podcasts I listen to. I wrote earlier about how you can listen to podcasts without dedicating any special time for them. The problem is a lack of technical writing podcasts. To my knowledge, there are just two: Tech [...]

By: I’d Rather Be Writing » Recommended Podcast: Boagworld > Community Websites, by Paul Boag

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:21:01 +0000

[...] A couple of weeks ago, Rhonda recommended Boagworld as a good podcast to listen to. If you’re into web design, I also recommend this podcast, particularly the episode on Community Websites: [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:01:02 +0000

I was quite surprised when you told me that the response to your questions about how and where people listened to podcasts was – on the computer at their desk. When I am “tied” to my desk, I have a million other things that I need to do. I cannot listen to in-depths discussions while doing my work. That is why I find podcasts so liberating. Perhaps people need an A-HA moment to discover the mobility that podcasts permit. I used to have a long train commute to work. I could read (it was in the “olden days”) for at least 1 hour each day while being transported to and from work. I missed that when I changed jobs. That’s why I was so excited about podcasts. Once again, I could “read” while commuting.
(PS I listen to http://boagworld.com/, too! Again, the podcast method is great. You schedule a listening time when it suits you. It doesn’t matter if you don’t listen to them regularly. You simply catch up when you have the time.)

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:39:04 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, Rhonda. I started listening to the http://uxpod.com podcast — I like it. I will download podcasts from the others too.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:06:52 +0000

Oops! Forgot about the User Experience podcast from fellow Aussie, Gerry Gaffney (http://www.uxpod.com/)

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:04:21 +0000

I’m not using the Zen for Outlook contacts etc. as I already had a PDA when I purchased it. So while the PDA continues to perform the things I need it to do, I’ll keep my Outlook stuff on it.

Most (all?) of the podcasts I listen to are work-related – many are already on your list. Some extras though, include: Paul Boag’s “Boagworld” on web design etc. (http://boagworld.com/); Pamela Slim’s “Escape from Cubicle Nation” on being a self-employed entrepreneur (http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/); the mostly brilliant TED Talks (http://ted.com/tedtalks/); and I’ve just started listening to some from Start Up Nation about small business (http://www.startupnation.com/pages/podcasts/index.asp).

And as soon as STC starts offering the webinars as archived, downloadable, audio files, I’ll be listening to them too! (yes, I believe it’s coming soon…)

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:03:55 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I’ve been curious about the Creative Zen Vision because of its ability to support Outlook contacts and calendar. It looks like a cool player.

Wow, 7 hrs of podcast listening time is a long time. I imagine you have a long list of podcasts you subscribe to. What podcasts are your favorites? I listed the ones I listen to in the left sidebar of http://www.techwritervoices.com, but I’m always looking to add more.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:39:36 +0000

Like you, I’ve also discovered the joys of listening to podcasts during my daily commute.

I first started listening to ‘talking books’ on a flight back to Australia from the US last year (I don’t sleep on planes, so being able to listen in the darkness without disturbing anyone else with a reading light was bliss! I got an entire Bill Bryson book ‘read’.)

Now, I listen whenever I’m in the car or going for a walk – even shopping, though I do take out one ear bud so I can hear people around me and the checkout person.

I have a Creative Zen Vision, and found a $12 cassette tape adapter in the US which works brilliantly in the car without any special transmitter required. However, I tend to use my ear buds when driving – I can still hear normal traffic sounds, though slightly muted.

Soon, we’ll be moving some 3.5 hours away from the city and on my forays back to visit with clients I intend catching the train – that’s going to give me at least 7 hours of podcast listening time! 1 hour drive each way to the train, then 2.5 hours each way on the train. Luckily the Creative player I have has about 15 hours of battery life (and yes, I tested that on that long 14 hour flight!)

By: Tom Johnson, Technical Writer, I'd Rather Be Writing, - Part 1

Tom Johnson, Technical Writer, I'd Rather Be Writing, - Part 1 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In this podcast, Heidi and I talk about the following: Suncoast Member map, Virtual Chat, Ze Frank Show, Google Maps API, Making a map, Batchgeocoder, Searchmash, Ask a Ninja, Sparkpeople, DMN C0mmunications, Software Saturdays, Web 2.0,Fitting podcasts into your day, STC Conference, Suncoast Chapter (Florida), Puget Sound Chapter (Washington), Intercom, Music from Achtung Spitfire, Tom’s blog Heidi’s blog. For feedback/comments, email tom@techwritervoices.com