When prompted within iTunes, enter your BOB&TOM VIP username & password.
Note:Be sure to checkmark "Remember my password". Windows XP / Vista users will be required
to click the OK button for the username & password box each time iTunes is restarted.
You will see the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast load into the main Podcasts window of iTunes.
Note:If you don’t see this, click the Podcasts icon in the left menu bar of iTunes 9.
iTunes has several category viewing options! Podcasts, Categories & New.
Please choose the one that best suits your needs.
Double click on the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast album icon.
You will see one downloaded hour, plus the past 5 days of shows available for download.
Note:If you don’t see this, click the small dark grey triangle next to the feed to reveal the available shows for download.
To download all hours available from the past 5 days, click the GET ALL button at the top of the list.
Please choose the one that best suits your needs.
To download individual hours available from the past 5 days, click the GET button next to each hour listed.
To monitor the progress of the download, click the Downloads icon in the left menu bar of iTunes 9.
Setup the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast for iTunes 9 Auto-Download Feature
iTunes has streamlined the Podcasts settings button. Under the Podcasts category, click the "Setting..." button located in the bottom left corner of the main Podcasts window.
In the Podcast Settings box, we recommend the following settings:
Check for new episodes: Every Hour
Settings for: The BOB&TOM VIP Podcast
Use Default Settings: Checked
Note:If you prefer, you can manually set the "When new episodes are available" and the
"Episodes to keep" settings by un-checking the "Use Default Settings" box.
Click the OK button.
Playing the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast for iTunes 9 Audio
To play the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast in iTunes, simply double-click on the file of choice to hear it.
Alternatively, you may simply highlight the hour of choice by clicking on it once and then clicking the play button in the upper left hand corner of iTunes.
Note:If you do not hear any audio, be sure the volume bar in iTunes 9 is adjusted to the right. Or, insure sure your computer’s system volume or speakers are on.
Synching the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast for iTunes 9 to your iPod, iPod Touch, or iPhone
Attach your iPod or iPhone to your computer using the supplied connection cable.
Click the iPod icon in the left menu bar of iTunes 9.
Click the Podcasts tab in the main window.
Checkmark Sync all episodes or The BOB&TOM VIP Podcast.
Click the Apply button.
Click the File menu in iTunes and select "Sync iPod" to transfer the files from iTunes to your iPod.
Note:Once this has been setup once, you need only attach your iPod to auto-sync after download, or repeat the above step if the iPod is already attached to your computer.
When ready to detach the iPod for listening, click the Eject icon next to the iPod icon in the left side menu bar in iTunes 9.
You can control way iTunes categorizes the order of your items by Podcast, Time, Release Date or Description.
You can easily reverse the order dates of the downloaded the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast hours by clicking the Release Date tab at the top of the iTunes Podcast category.
Within the iPod, the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast is listed in chronological order by date and hour. You can create your own playlist in iTunes and arrange them in the order you wish to hear the show and then sync to your iPod.
Note:In the iPod, after you have completed playback of any given hour in the Podcast category, the iPod will take you back to the main Podcast menu. This is normal.
* Not Prompted For My BOB&TOM VIP Username & Password
This is likely a result of the Windows Internet Security settings which iTunes 9 uses for its username & password authentication, to correct:
Open Window’s Control Panel
Select Security Center
Select Internet Options
Click the Default Level button
Click the Apply button
Click the OK button
Repeat the add the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast to iTunes 9 steps
Mac OS X users, insure that Port 8080 is not being blocked by any network firewall. This generally may be an issue at certain paid or free WiFi Hot Spot locations.
* Exclamation Point Alert Next to BOB&TOM VIP Podcast Feed / Now New Podcasts Downloading
If you have downloaded, but not listened to the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast in iTunes for more than 5 days, iTunes will automatically stop downloading the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast, to correct:
Click the ! button next to the BOB&TOM VIP Podcast feed
When asked to resume this podcast, click the Yes button
Click the Refresh button in the lower right hand corner of iTunes
