Subscribing to Podcasts using the iTunes Directory

•    Make sure you have iTunes 4.9 or later installed on your system
•    Launch iTunes and go to the Home section of the music store
•    Find the 'Choose Store' area
•    Select Podcasts from the 'Choose Genre' dropdown menu
•    Locate the search podcasts field and enter 'The Ridgecrest Pulpit'
•    When the search results are shown, click on Subscribe

 
Manually Setting Up Podcasts using iTunes

•    Make sure you have iTunes 4.9 or later installed on your system
•    Launch iTunes and go to the Advanced Menu
•    Select Subscribe to Podcast
•    Copy and paste the following address into the URL area of the 'Subscribe to Podcast' window: http://www.rbcdothan.org/sermons.xml
•    Now the Sermons should be located in the Podcast area (look in the source area between the Library Icon and Party Shuffle)

 
Set Your Preferences

•    Select Preferences from the iTunes menu
•    Choose Podcasts from the Preferences window
•    Set the rules for when to check for new Podcasts, which ones to copy to your iPod, etc.


Not Just for iPod Users

If you are using a different brand of portable mp3 player, you can still get sermons to go.

•    One option is to manually download the mp3 files from the message menu (On a Windows system, right click the mp3 link and select 'Save Target As...', or on a Mac hold down the Control key and click the link and select 'Downlod Linked File') Once the files are downloaded, follow the procedure for installing new music on your player using the sermon files.

•    Option 2 - Get an Aggregator.  A desktop aggregator is a software package that lets you subscribe to different feeds, automatically collecting the news or audio content you want. A popular cross-platform podcast receiver is iPodder.

Check with the manufacturer of your mp3 player - they may have a software update to collect the podcasts for you.