Good morning
Please can anyone give any advice or useful comment about using my Macbook Pro to download BBC radio pods to my MP3?
I have successfully set up Flash Player and can now use the iPlayer function for live and recorded material. I've yet to 'master' the download to MP3 facility!!
Thank you for reading this
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
Without knowing the brand of MP3 player, I don't know exactly how you'll get the files onto the device. You'll need to follow the instructions that came with it, or any software that was included.
It may just appear in the Finder as an external volume. You could then drag and drop the .mp3 file onto it. Or try software like https://www.doubletwist.com/desktop/
Either way, you have a couple of choices to download the files.
You can use iTunes to download BBC Radio content. Just open iTunes, Select the iTunes Store on the left and search for the content you want. Once you've selected and downloaded, it will appear in Podcasts on the left.
If your MP3 player is an Apple device, you can sync to it directly from iTunes Otherwise, right click on your Podcast and choose Show in Finder. This will reveal the MP3 file in the Finder and then copy it to your device (see above).
Or,
You can download MP3s directly from the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
Right click and select, Download Linked File. The file will then be downloaded and you can move it to your device.
Many thanks for your informative reply - my MP3 is a Sony NWD-B103F [quite old now-8 years!]
I'll give it a try as you suggested.
I'm getting used to the Mac having been a MS Windows user for a long time!
Thanks again for your time.
You're welcome!
First thing I'd try is just connect the mp3 player via USB and see if it appears in the Finder.
There doesn't appear to be any direct Mac support for the device from Sony:
http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/NWD-B103F
But it sounds like on Windows you just drag and drop files onto the device, so it might work in the same way.
http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/3210127111.pdf
There was software that would make the Sony Walkmens work with iTunes, but sadly, it no longer works with 10.9:
http://ilari.scheinin.fi/itunemywalkman/
Be a shame to have to upgrade if there's nothing wrong with it and it's working for you. So, hopefully you can get it working.
Downloading BBC Podcasts to an MP3 player?
