Listen to your iTunes podcasts with Kinoma Player
Remember when I mentioned that Kinoma Player supports standard-based RSS and OPML files, and that you can make them yourself?
Well, you can also make OPML files with iTunes using a little-known feature. To save your subscribed podcasts as an OPML file that you can use with Kinoma Player:
- Right-click on the Podcasts item on the left side of your iTunes window and choose Export Song List.
- A Save As dialog will appear. Choose Podcast Subscription files (.opml) for Save as type, change the file name to whatever you like, then click Save.
- Put your new OPML file on your memory card. I put mine in my /PALM/PROGRAMS/KINOMA folder.
- Launch Kinoma Player and go to the Playlists tab (the 2nd tab from the right).
- Voila! Select your new OPML file and enjoy your podcasts.
Now you have a base OPML file that you can use as a base for creating your own personal media guide. To view and edit it, you can use any text editor or an editor specifically designed to edit XML.
Note that not all designed-for-iPod podcasts will magically play on your Palm OS phone. For example, most video podcasts created for iPod viewing have data rates too high for mobile networks, and too high to be decoded by a software video decoder running on a phone.
However, thanks to Kinoma Player’s excellent format support, nearly all audio podcasts will work.
Not only will they work, but you can stream them, and you won’t have to bother to remember to sync them anytime you leave the house — they’ll always be up-to-date and ready to play.