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moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

first of all, i really just want a tutorial but can't find one

second, i tried to download a radio program on my mp3 player (gasp! not an ipod!!) and while it does show up as a device, when i go to click the download link, quicktime opens up and wants to play the program

i found the imusic (or something?) and scrolled around there but only found a subscribe to podcasts so i subscribed hoping i could drag the file over to my mp3 player; sh*t no out of luck

so how do i download stuff for my player?? i actually had to unplug my new mac and plug in my old nb to download stuff - i don't want to do that!

**and** what's really getting me is i can't seem to get the 'right click' option to work properly on the mouse - that is, i do understand if i was using windows and a quicktime player started playing a file i only wanted to download - i could right click and just copy the link and get to it that way - but no dice, right click does nothing despite following the directions (whatever they were, i'm in a pc bong right now sorry)

please help!!

are there websites out there for macs? i had to get this one for film school so i'm going to have to adapt to it rather quickly...

whoever responds thank you !!

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

This is just a guess, but if the file opens in quicktime you should be able to choose, under the quicktime file menu equivalent, "save as".

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

this is a bump i need users with experience please not guesses

thanks!

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

Ha.. I thought Macs were supposed to be easier and safer than PCs.

demaratus · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa This is the best source of info for apple users. Their own tech support people are required to read these boards daily.

www.macrumors.com -- discussions here pretty good as well

9to5mac.com also a very good site for information, the best for news and apple insider info

What Os are you using? And exactly whatkind of file is it? If qt is opening it may be a video file or some strange audio format.

If you are using Tiger or Leopard:

The file should be downloadable just like any other file. You can download it to your desktop and drag it into your players software or you can download it into itunes and play it from there. If it is web radio you can stream these programs in iTunes.

If it is simply right clicking that you are after, try control-clicking that is the mac equivilent of right clicking. If you are using a two button mouse or a newer mac mighty mouse you can enab,e right clicking in sys prefs/keyboard and mouse.

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

boatofcar · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Location: Sheffield, UK

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003

Install windows dual boot while you learn Mac OS.

boatofcar · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Location: Sheffield, UK

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

boatofcar · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Location: Sheffield, UK

Moosehead, the way iLife programs work (iPhoto, iTunes, etc.) are that the files you see in the app are just facades of their real-life counterparts. To get at your files, you need to access them through the finder. For example to get to a song you've downloaded and added to your iTunes library, click on the Finder, then Music (in the left column) then iTunes, then iTunes Music.

I don't know if this will help you, but when I switched to Macs I thought of the Finder as the Windows Start button. Once you click that, the window that opens allows you access to everything in your computer.

If you have any more specific questions, there are plenty of Mac users here that will be glad to help. Good luck!

boatofcar · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Location: Sheffield, UK

Oh, and in response to your original question, to download the podcast,

1. Click on the listen/watch entire podcast link. ( I assume you got that far Smile

)
2. Ctrl-Click on the Download hour one - 28M mp3.
3. In the window that pops up, click on Save Link As.
4. A box will pop up showing you the name of the file, as well as where you'd like to save it. Saving to your desktop is fine for this.
5. When you plug in your mp3 player, it should mount on your desktop like any external hard drive.
6. Drag the file from your desktop into the music folder of your mp3 player.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

I'm confused...is the OP using iTunes or not? If not, maybe you should. It's free and works well for what I do (listen to radio show podcasts.)

I can just drag files/episodes from the iTunes window onto the MP3 player icon in the Finder with no problems.

Are you trying to do something else?

I can also download the podcasts to my MP3 player from My Yahoo! by ctrl-clicking and choosing save/download. Any 2/3 button mouse should allow you to set the right button to act as ctrl-click.