iTunes U

I just set up our link to iTunes U, where my visual podcasts will be stored. Look on the home page in Webcourses.

Here are some tips:

1. Turn off popup blocking.
2. Mac users should be able to click right through. It will automatically light up your iTunes application and start it at our podcast area.
3. The podcasts are .m4a files, "enhanced audio," with all of my diagrams, equations and notes embedded in the artwork track. So the visual stuff on the computer display in the lecture hall is like a huge multi-stage album cover, synchronized to the audio.
4. Because they are .m4a enhanced audio, you have to GET or SUBSCRIBE to see the visual diagrams, equations etc. Just pop out the "NowPlaying" window in the lower left of iTunes.
5. Windows users not using Firefox: Unfortunately, you must endure the tortures of the Bill Gates Evil Empire before your iTunes will light up. All kinds of nasty warnings and dialog boxes show up to intimidate you. But we set up a PDF blurb sheet for you with some tips that ought to defeat Windows and allow you to click through and get your iTunes set to the podcast. Look for the iTunes vs. Internet Exploder icon on the Webcourses home page.

There is a short follow up podcast concerning uranium and the dice analogy. Normally, I will podcast the entire lecture and upload it right after we dismiss.

GO try it out.