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BlinkCast: How to Use  
 
Summary: Find out how to watch or listen to a BlinkCast.
Action How to do it
Find a podcast episode. BlinkCast offers different categories of lectures and classes for you to watch or listen to.
  • From the BlinkCast homepage, choose a category.
  • Select an episode from the podcast list.
  • Stream, download, or subscribe to a podcast to view or hear it.
Stream a podcast. Streaming lets you instantly watch or listen to a podcast on your computer.
  • To watch a video, click the arrow in the video window.
  • To listen to the audio version:
    1. Make sure you have Quicktime Player on your computer.
    2. Click on mp3 next to Audio. Quicktime Player opens in a new window and plays the podcast.
Download a podcast. Save a podcast as a file to your computer:
  • Choose an episode.
  • From the episode page, right click on either small or large. The large file is higher quality but can take longer to download.
  • Select Save As from the drop-down menu.
  • Choose a destination on your computer (e.g., the desktop, My Documents, etc.).
Subscribe. Subscribing to a BlinkCast automatically gets newly uploaded episodes for you and puts them in queue, ready for you to watch or hear.


Questions? Contact BlinkCast Help.


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