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Here are a few definitions of what a podcast actually is :

a portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting", is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost. It first became popular in late 2004, used largely for audio files.

A form of audio blogging created by Adam Curry, a former MTV Host, and Dave Winer, the founder of Userland Software. Its name comes from the targeting of audio posts to Apples iPod audio player, although podcasts can be listened to on competing players and on computers.

Now for this geek a podcast is something to do on my long commute. I listen to probably 8-10 podcasts a week. This is a nice way to get some great technology info and for me get entertained. Some of the entertainment value comes from legitimately amusing people, and groups of folks podcasting together, and then there is the entertainment associated with listening to a trainwreck happening. The latter podcasts are really not worth the bandwidth they are wasting, these podcasts only get one or two editions to prove themselves then they are removed from my list. A really great way for keeping track of all podcasts is through iTunes. I have tried many other pieces of software / services to automatically get podcasts from all over the internet to my computer. A few options for people to try are Odeo, IpodderX, or Podcast Alley. I will revisit this in the upcoming weeks for my Ubuntu installation and have another reason to never have to boot my machine into WindowsXP.Here is the current podcast lineup RobbieTheGeek is listening to: 1. TWIT - This Week in Tech - is a weekly roundtable discussion about what is going on in the technology world hosted by Leo Laporte. A few of the other TWITs are : Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, John C. Dvorak, David Prager, and Alex Lindsey. This is a small list of the people that you can hear any given week, this is by and large one of the most popular and heavily downloaded podcasts internet-wide. 2. DiggNation - is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht that serves as a week-in-review of the most popular stories on Digg.com This is a great and truly entertaining podcast, I often can be found chuckling on the bus while I am listening to this. 3. 43 Folders - This is a strange podcast that contains many ideas to try to make your life more efficient. Merlin Mann is the founder of 43 Folders and has provided many of us little ways to make our lives less hectic, more productive and “life hacks” to improve efficiency and get things off our minds. 4. HDTV Podcast - This is a great podcast that is now affiliated with AVS Forums. There is a lot of information about living with new products, about the technology behind HD TVs & Home Theaters 5. PSP Podcast - This podcast covers all aspects of PSPing, whether that is cases, speakers, games, headphones, or anything else these slick little devices can do :)That is 5 of the big podcasts that I rotate on & off my PSP.Please check these out and if you have any technology podcasts suggestions please email them to me at blog@robbiethegeek.comWell that is PodCasts from the geek's angle.Thanks for listening Geek out...