BadApple: iTunes podcasts
p2pnet.net News:- BadFruit’s BadApple is bad news for Stev & Co, but good news for podcasters.
It`s a free plug-in that expands iTunes interoperability, by adding podcast support to iTunes software.
Using BadApple you can browse thousands of the best podcasts on the internet, and download and listen to them from iTunes software or on your iPod all for free, promises the site, going on:
BadApple makes it possible to access thousands of podcasts directly from within iTunes. There is no need to install and learn new software programs. Just launch iTunes, click the podcast option and podcasts will be added directly to your Library.
So what`s it all about?
The goal is to make iTunes and iPods interoperate with other piles of media, says its anonymous author. I’m worried that when and if Apple adds podcast support they will only list a few podcasts that they approve.
Remember this is a company that sues web sites that say good things about their upcoming products – bad Apple!
Podcasts are significant because they offer a wide-range of diverse topics and ideas, not just those endorsed by one company. BadApple gives you access to all podcasts – even ones which Apple might disagree with and never list in iTunes software.
BadApple doesn`t work on Linux computers running software such as Linspire and Debian.
The closest software to iTunes for Linux is Lsongs, says the BadApple man.
Send me email and let me know if you would find it useful for BadApple to work for Lsongs.
And, DISCLAIMER: BadApple is NOT from the Beatles. It’s also not from Apple Computer Inc. It’s definitely not endorsed or approved by Apple. In fact, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t want you to use BadApple.
Go here for a taste of BadApple ; )
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June 22nd, 2005 at 12:25 am
I don’t use PodCasts, but no doubt Apple -will- commercialise the format (as it openly states as its intentions) and will only carry a select amount of material vs. whats available.
Apple doesn’t hide its “wrong doings”, as prescribed here, it just puts the emphasis on what it percieves as the postives.
This is capitalism and consumerism, guys. We’re all living in the same, or similar world as Apple – your brands may be different, but I doubt that they’re not ubiquitous in the readers’ lives.