Knowledge Base/PM PrepCast - FAQ

I don't want to use iTunes - Do you offer alternative ways of watching The PM PrepCast?

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
posted this on January 09, 2010 12:02

Yes. The PrepCast is delivered to you as an RSS feed. So any program that can handle an RSS feed with video and audio attachments will be able to handle the PrepCast for you. Here are several options for you

Manual Download in Firefox or Internet Explorer

If you use Firefox (at least 2.0) or Internet Explorer (at least 7.0) then you can manually download the episodes.The following video explains how to do this in IE7. It works the same way in Firefox 2:

Here are the quick instructions for you if you don't want to watch the video:

  • Find the "Welcome" email that was sent to you by the PrepCast right after you signed up.
  • This email contains your personal URL.
  • Open this URL in IE7 and it will format the page nicely for you
  • Right-click onto the episode files and select "Save Target As..."
  • Save them to your hard drive
  • Play them in any way you like

Watch the videos in the Online Member Gateway

Starting December 2011 all videos are now also accessible via our online member gateway. If you purchased your course after December 7th 2011 then you will have received a username/password for the Member Gateway which allows for easy navigation and viewing of the videos in your browser. Check the "Thanks for your Order" email that you received a few moments after you finalized the purchase.

Use a News Aggregator

If you have a News Aggregator account then you can go that route. Please note that some News Aggregators will make your subscription visible to the public, which means that as soon as you add The PM PrepCast to your News Aggregator other people can steal your videos. That is why we monitor all downloads and as soon as your account is accessed from more than 10 computers a day we will pause the account in order to protect you and your purchase.

  • Find the "Welcome" email that was sent to you by the PrepCast right after you signed up.
  • This email contains your personal URL.
  • Copy/paste this URL into your aggregator account.
  • You can now see all episodes in your aggregator and will be able to right click / download the episodes
  • Save them to your hard drive
  • Play them in any way you like

The good thing with the online aggregators is, that you can also use them to listen to the episodes from wherever you have access

Use Juice Receiver

Even though we recommend iTunes for it's simple user interface, some people prefer the independent Juice Receiver.