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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Feb 1, 2006 12:45PM

On 2/1/06, Karl Groves < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I might be splitting hairs a little bit, but as I understand it, "podcasts"
> are intended to be viewed/ listened to on portable devices such as i-pods.

No, you're wrong. Podcasts aren't intended only for mobile devices.
The name is a misnomer and many people listen to podcasts on laptop
and desktop computers.

(Before you even start to think about the accessibility of podcasts on
portable devices, you first have to address the accessibility of the
portable devices themselves, of course.)

--Kynn