Live from the living room ... Podcasts perfect for those who want to be heard.(Suburban Living)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2006 | by Sotonoff, Jamie

Byline: Jamie Sotonoff Daily Herald Staff Writer Welcome to The Year of the Podcast. The hot technology trend is being embraced by anyone with a computer, a microphone and something to say. Already, more than 10,000 podcasts are available online - everything from Steve Dahl's radio show to the weekly sermon at St.

Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg. "There may be 10,000 podcasts now, but that number should increase tenfold in 2006," said Evo Terra, host of three podcasts and co-author of "Podcasting for Dummies." So what is this podcasting thing? For those of you still listening to cassette tapes and using VCRs, we'll define it in the simplest possible terms: Podcasts are audio files. They're free. You download them from iTunes or other Web...