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iTunes Podcast Syncronization
GogoKodo
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So here's the setup.
One work computer, OS X
One home computer, Windows.
No iPod (I have one, I just don't use it for podcasts).
I want to have my podcast subscriptions synced (hopefully automatically) between the two computers, retaining the read/unread (listened/not listened) information on individual podcast files. So if I subscribe to a new podcast on one computer the other will automagically also get that subscription. I figured iTunes might do something as trivial as this since I have an account set up on it but I can't seem to find anything in the default interface.
Ideally what would happen is that if I download and then listen to a podcast on my home computer it would then not be downloaded on the work computer and vice versa. Hey, you already listened to this file on another computer, no need to download it! Amazing! Seems like such a simple concept in my mind that I'm confused that it doesn't exist in the default iTunes interface (unless I'm dumb and can't find it.)
More realistically I understand if both computers still download the file, but the 'read' state would be kept so I don't have to jump through any manual hoops to figure out what I have and haven't already listened to.
I do have a dropbox account that may help keep things in sync across both computers and I have complete control over the work computer. I'm not averse to any 3rd party software that I might need to install on either computer but I was hoping for a free solution.
I suppose I could also switch to another podcast subscribing tool besides iTunes if I need to but I kind of like iTunes for browsing for podcasts.
One work computer, OS X
One home computer, Windows.
No iPod (I have one, I just don't use it for podcasts).
I want to have my podcast subscriptions synced (hopefully automatically) between the two computers, retaining the read/unread (listened/not listened) information on individual podcast files. So if I subscribe to a new podcast on one computer the other will automagically also get that subscription. I figured iTunes might do something as trivial as this since I have an account set up on it but I can't seem to find anything in the default interface.
Ideally what would happen is that if I download and then listen to a podcast on my home computer it would then not be downloaded on the work computer and vice versa. Hey, you already listened to this file on another computer, no need to download it! Amazing! Seems like such a simple concept in my mind that I'm confused that it doesn't exist in the default iTunes interface (unless I'm dumb and can't find it.)
More realistically I understand if both computers still download the file, but the 'read' state would be kept so I don't have to jump through any manual hoops to figure out what I have and haven't already listened to.
I do have a dropbox account that may help keep things in sync across both computers and I have complete control over the work computer. I'm not averse to any 3rd party software that I might need to install on either computer but I was hoping for a free solution.
I suppose I could also switch to another podcast subscribing tool besides iTunes if I need to but I kind of like iTunes for browsing for podcasts.
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