This is the PodNova Blog, here we'll post stuff which is happening around PodNova. We've replaced the manual with screencasts. They are available from the homepage by clicking the colored buttons.

www.podnova.com

Posted on March 24, 2008 17:22 (GMT +01:00) by Erik | Permanent link | 0 Comments
Tags: update

Today we announce loads of new stuff.

There are new Desktop Clients available for Windows and for Mac OSX.
A lot of changes has been made in this release. Just to name a few: marking episodes for downloading (via a downloadqueue), downloading and syncing is much more reliable, settings can be done within the offline website, videoplayers are improved, and many more small issues which have been solved or added.
Download your free copy for free today.

We added a fourth tab to the site: "Offline", which connects you to your PodNova Desktop Client which you have running locally. Like this you can listen or view your content without being connected to the internet and without waiting for files to download.

We changed the site homepage as too many people thought that we are mainly a search engine. Which -obviously- we're not. Finding podcasts and vodcasts is one of the things we're offering, but it is mainly about making it easier to maintain your subscriptions, and playing the things you're interested in. Online and Offline!

The above also explains why we've added a new section within the Help Center in which we explain the core features of PodNova: Finding, Subscribing, Sharing, Playing, and Downloading.

For the people who use iTunes as their preferred podcatching client (instead of the PodNova Desktop Client) we've added iTunes specific buttons on the subscriptionspage.

Last but not least. We develop and facilitate everything for free, so if you want to show your appreciation and make a donation to us we'd really appreciate that and you can do so via your subscriptions page.

Thanks again to all our users!

ps: almost forgot to mention that the audioplayer now has a volumecontrol.


Posted on November 8, 2007 11:29 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 12 Comments
Tags: release, update, desktop client

Brad Grier wrote an interesting article on how you can convert your blogposts to a podcast using PodNova in combination with Odiogo or Talkr.
Checkout the PodNova Channels he created using those services:
- Odiogo feed of blog.bradgrier.net
- Talkr feed of blog.bradgrier.net

Posted on July 25, 2007 10:18 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 4 Comments
Tags: review

Since we've opened up our new site we feature four Channels every month.
This month it's time to highlight video!
Check out the featured Channels for this month.

Posted on June 5, 2007 09:31 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 0 Comments
Tags: featured

Wesley Freyer wrote a nice tutorial about PodNova in combination with Juice. If you're dissatisfied with the current feature set of the Desktop Client this might be a nice alternative:
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/28/the-joy-of-juice-receiver-and-podnova/

Also the Desktop Client now has a webserver build-in (a desktop webserver) which you can use to watch or listen to the downloaded pod/vodcasts.

Posted on May 31, 2007 10:59 (GMT +01:00) by Erik | Permanent link | 4 Comments
Tags: review, desktop client

First of all I'd like to thank the people who have commented or mailed us with suggestions for improvement on the site and the Desktop Client. In the last weeks we've fixed some bugs and we've added new functionality. As a result we're happy to announce that we're releasing a new version of the PodNova Desktop Client today.

Major change in this version is that we've added an extra button "Play". This allows easier playback of files which you have downloaded already. You could use the build in Flash player, but you can also launch your (locally installed) preferred application with just one click.

Go to the download page to get PodNova Desktop Client 2.3.1.

Posted on April 24, 2007 16:09 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 6 Comments
Tags: release, update, desktop client

In some rare cases the import of an OPML file was hanging which caused a lockup situation. This issue is fixed now, and the accounts where this occurred can give it another try.
Import your OPML file.

Posted on April 17, 2007 14:29 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 6 Comments
Tags: update, opml

In our initial release it was possible to (fraudulently) get episodes you wanted quickly in the highest ranks. We changed the rules and from now on it's a more realistic indication of what's popular right now. Check out the popular episodes.

Posted on April 12, 2007 16:13 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 0 Comments
Tags: update, ranking

It's a good week after release of our new site and client. We'd like to thank all of the people who took the time to respond via e-mail, or in the comments on this blog. We've fixed a lot of small bugs here and there and we're currently putting all feedback in perspective so we can make a list of improvements.

Most of you like our new site a lot, and the thing we got most critique on is the (oversimplified) user interface of the Desktop Client. Of course we will look seriously into these issues and how we can improve the things mentioned.

In the short term we'll be adding new hardware for quicker updates on all the Channels. Furthermore we're working on small movies where we'll explain core concepts of what you can do with PodNova.

Suggestions regarding functionality you want in future versions of the Desktop Client are very welcome, please leave them in the comments or send us an e-mail.

Posted on April 11, 2007 20:45 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 1 Comment
Tags: update

It took some time, but we finally shipped it: a brand new version of PodNova has been released to the public today.
We have been busy building a new site, new desktop clients and this blog also has been renewed.
The site is packed with new features (and content!), so go ahead and enjoy yourselves!
Channel owners: don't forget to update your chicklets.
Enjoy,
PodNova Team

Posted on April 2, 2007 15:52 (GMT +01:00) by Robin | Permanent link | 55 Comments
Tags: release, update, desktop client