Recently, there has been some questioning as to whether a DRaysBay Podcast or "BayCast" would be a good idea. Personally, I think that any medium from which you can inform new people is a great idea. Podcasts are a GREAT way of informing current users and drawing new users to any site.

Why: Well, (sorry RJ) Podcasts are like the Barry Bonds of information exchange through the internet and are essentially, RSS feeds + audio + steriods.

An audio Podcast would be an excellent solution for informing all DRB visitors where reading the forums and catching up on our memes may be a little too much to a new user.

For exhisting users, Podcasts would allow us to save and share DRB with outsiders. Also, STP doesn't know how to read.

How: Creating a Podcast can be done by ANYONE with a mic and a laptop. Using software such as Audacity and Skype allow Podcasts to be recorded and can even include VOIP (voice-over IP) phone call interviews. You could even use Windows Sound Recorder if everything else is too complicated.

The "difficult" part of making a Podcast is attatching it to an RSS for people to download. An RSS is essentially a text file and contains basic HTML code. When you have your Podcast MP3 uploaded onto your server, you can attach that to your RSS file and VIOLA! You've made a Podcast.

The specifics of attaching it are easy but precise. The best tutorial I've found to date is this one.