Listening to Internet Radio

Internet radio stations stream their programs over the Internet so that you can listen

through your computer. Whether you like to catch an occasional show or have

radio streaming in the background all day, you can use iTunes to listen to your

favorite Internet radio programs.

Finding and Listening to an Internet Radio Station

When you want to listen to an Internet radio program, follow these steps:

1. In the iTunes source list, click Radio (under Library).

2. A list of genres opens.

To see the stations belonging

to a genre, click the triangle beside the genre’s name.

3. Find the station you want to listen to and double-click its name. iTunes

connects to the station and plays what it’s streaming right now. As you listen,

the Status pane displays the station’s name and a timer that shows

how long you’ve been listening.

4. When you’re done listening, click the Pause button in your iTunes controls to

stop the stream. You can also switch to a different station by double-clicking

its name.

If you want a radio show that doesn’t appear in the iTunes list, you can listen by

telling iTunes where to get the broadcast. Copy the show’s web address (it’ll look

something like this example: http://www.station.com/show/example.mp3) to your

computer’s Clipboard. In iTunes, select Advanced, Open Audio Stream. In the dialog

box that opens, paste in the show’s web address and click OK. iTunes gets the show

and plays it for you.

Listening to Audiobooks

Audiobooks are a great way to get some reading in while you’re doing something

else, like tidying up the house or making dinner. You can listen to audiobooks

through your iPod, of course, but you can also play them right from your iTunes

library.

iTunes can play audiobooks that you buy through the iTunes Store or from Audible.

com (www.audible.com). Each site has slightly different conditions for using

audiobooks:

• iTunes Store—When you buy an audiobook from the iTunes Store, you can

download it on up to five authorized computers at a time for playback, just as

with any other iTunes Store purchase. Audiobooks from the iTunes Store end

with the file extension .m4b.

To find out how to authorize and deauthorize computers to play the content you

buy in the iTunes Store, see “Authorizing Your Computer to Play iTunes Purchases”

• Audible.com—If you buy an audiobook from Audible.com, you can download

it to a maximum of three authorized computers at a time. These audiobook

files end with the file extension .aa or .aax.

Playing an audiobook is just like playing music. In the left iTunes source list, click

Books (under Library). Select the book you want to listen to, and double-click it or

click the Play button.

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Managing Podcasts

Whether you subscribe to your favorite can’t-miss-’em podcasts or just listen to an

occasional episode, you need to manage the podcasts you keep in your iTunes

library. This section describes how to tell iTunes when to check for new episodes,

what to do with old episodes, and more.

Choosing Podcast Settings

iTunes gives you a lot of flexibility in how it handles podcasts. You can specify how

often it checks for new episodes, what to do when new episodes are available, and

what to do with episodes you’ve already downloaded. It’s all up to you.

To adjust your podcast settings, follow these steps:

1. In your iTunes library, click Podcasts to see a list of the podcasts you subscribe

to.

2. Select the podcast whose settings you want to adjust.

3. At the bottom of the iTunes window, click the Settings button to open the

dialog box.

4a. Make a selection from the Check for New Episodes drop-down list. You can

tell iTunes to check for new episodes hourly, daily (the default), or weekly,

4b. The Settings For drop-down list shows the podcast you selected. If you

want, you can select a different podcast. Choose Podcast Defaults if you

want these settings to apply to all your podcasts.

4c. If you want to adjust the default settings for downloading and keeping

podcast episodes, make sure the Use Default Settings check box is

unchecked. This makes the two drop-down lists beneath it active.

4d. In the When New Episodes Are Available drop-down list, choose what you

want iTunes to do when it checks and finds a new episode: download all

new episodes (there may be several if you haven’t checked in a while),

download only the most recent episode (leaving any older ones on the

site, even if you haven’t listened to them), or do nothing (wait for you to

refresh the episodes yourself ).

4e. Use the Episodes to Keep drop-down list to manage how long iTunes

hangs on to downloaded episodes. You can save all episodes, only those

you haven’t yet listened to, only the most recent episode, or up to 10 of

the most recent episodes.

5. When you’ve set things up the way you want them, click OK to put your new

settings to work.

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