Jul 13, '05 07:41:00AM • Contributed by: nicorohrbach
I also tried this on Windows XP (under Virtual PC), but it seems not to work there.
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New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Jul 13, '05 07:41:00AM • Contributed by: nicorohrbach
With iTunes 4.9 and its Podcast feature, Apple also introduced two new URL types: itpc:// and pcast://. So you can subscribe, with one click, to a podcast RSS feed formatted with one of those two URL types.
I also tried this on Windows XP (under Virtual PC), but it seems not to work there.
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New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Why did Apple create a new url scheme, and not use the feed: scheme?
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Because not all RSS feeds are podcasts. You might want your podcasts to go to iTunes and your RSS feeds to go to NetNewsWire, for example.
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
>>> Why did Apple create a new url scheme, and not use the feed: scheme?
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Go read John Gruber's new post - in it he mentions this very problem, and gives a very good reason as to why Apple didn't solicit community feedback before implementing their extensions. And after reading this article, I happen to agree.
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Any application developer can add new URL types if they want. You just have to have your application register them on the system when it runs. Chances are this works in XP if iTunes 4.9 is installed and has been run. If not it probably will be added with the next update.
Yes but...
You can add new schemes, which is nice but a scheme should descrive HOW a file is retrieved, not what the file is. I really don't like this idea feed:// podcast:// etc...
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
I also tried this with IE on XP Pro, not thru VPC, and could not get either URL types to work. IE gives "the page cannot be displayed" error message and nothing else happens.
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
How/where do you find the ID number for a particular podcast?
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
At the podcast's "album"-style display page, grab the URL associated with the album picture - it's the link shown just above.
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
Thanks!
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
The problem with these phobos links is that they require the podcast to be in the ITMS. That won't do for private podcasts.
New podcast URL types allow one-click subscriptions
I have tried this (itps://...) on Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and it works well. |
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