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Putting a tutor in your pocket
PodTutor podcasts enhanced audio and video revision tracks direct to your computer using iTunes, the leading music download software developed by Apple. iTunes is free, and is pre-installed on many computers, or can be downloaded for free from the Apple web site. You may already be familiar with using iTunes to download music online, if not you can find out how to download the latest version of iTunes onto your computer by simply following the link below, to Apples own web site. Its then easy to download PodTutor content onto your computer using iTunes and transfer PodTutor onto your iPod.
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Download free Sample of DrivingTest PodTutor
Why not try DrivingTest PodTutor for yourself, this sample podcast represents just a small part of the entire service, providing excerpts from 36 of the 71 podcast episodes.
Click Here to Launch iTunes and Podtutor
OR, Submitt the following URL in iTunes to subscribe for free to the first Track of the DrivingTest PodTutor service.
http://www.examstutor.com/podtutor/highwaycode_sample.xml
If you are new to podcasting, read on to find out how easy it is to start learning using your iPod and iTunes |
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Using iTunes to receive your PodTutor podcast ... it's so easy
To show you how easy it is to start using PodTutor, follow our user guide below and in the next few minutes you will have sample PodTutor tracks Podcast to your pc, or mac, which you can then try out, before you subscribe.
To access this sample PodTutor Podcast, you need to subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes, its free to do this, and there are two ways you can do it, the first is the easy way, the second is included here just to show you a few of the features of iTunes. Then read on, to see how you can access Video, illustrated Audio and Text Notes, in iTunes or on your iPod.
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How to receive your PodTutor Podcast on iTunes
- Open iTunes on your PC or Mac
If you have not already downloaded iTunes, you can do so by following the link to Apples website, provided above, even if you already have iTunes, it may be worth downloading the latest version, by following the link above.


- In iTunes Select Podcasts from the Source Menu, as shown below.
- Select Advanced from the main menu.
- Select Subscribe to Podcast from the drop-down menu.

- In the Subscribe to Podcast box, type the following URL
http://www.examstutor.com/podtutor/highwaycode_sample.xml
You can copy and paste the url from this page instead of typing, if you wish.
- and then click OK
The above URL is only used for our sample PodTutor track, when you subscribe to examstutor online we will provide you with a unique URL to receive your actual PodTutor tracks.
If you are connected to the internet, iTunes will now start to download your PodTutor resources.
iTunes will now continue to download the PodTutor sample podcast, and that's it, you are ready to start using PodTutor.
It is really that easy, and once subscribed, everytime you open iTunes on your pc or mac, iTunes will automatically check PodTutor to see if any new PodTutor revision tracks are available, and will then download these onto iTunes automatically for you to use straight away.
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Revise with PodTutor using iTunes
iTunes is extremely user-friendly, and you will be able to listen to your PodTutor tracks through iTunes, almost instantly, and transfer them to your iPod with ease. If you have any problems using iTunes simply click the iTunes Help option in the main menu of iTunes.
As well as being able to listen to PodTutor tracks in iTunes, you can also view relevant diagrams and supporting text notes.
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Revise with PodTutor using your iPod
PodTutor will work with any mp3 player, including mobile phones with mp3 capabilities. Here we focus on its use with the leading mp3 player the iPod.
You can listen to PodTutor tracks on the iPod shuffle and other mp3 players / mobile phones, however using PodTutor on an iPod nano / iPod allows you to access supporting diagrams and text notes, which can also be viewed in iTunes.
Getting your PodTutor tracks onto your iPod is simplicity itself. The moment you connect your iPod to your Mac or PC, iTunes Auto-Sync updates every new PodTutor article that's been sent to your iTunes since your last sync, including diagrams and text notes, and any additions we have made to previous articles. Each week new PodTutor articles will be published, which will be automatically podcast to your iTunes.
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| Select Podcasts from your iPod Menu to view a list of all the PodTutor Subjects you subscribe to, and simply select the subject you wish to revise.
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All PodTutor Study Articles in your chosen subject will then be listed for you to select the topic you wish to study first.
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Listen Once you have selected the topic you wish to study, the PodTutor track will commence playing on your iPod, you can pause and replay all or part of the article as you wish, and navigate through the article using the Chapter Tool function on your iPod.
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See Click the center select button twice to view the pictures and illustrations for the article. These include all the major traffic signs you are required to know for your Driving Theory Test. On a video iPod the Hazard Perception Video Clips can also be viewed this way.
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Read Click the center select button three times and you can read detailed text notes for the PodTutor article. Including a complete text version of the Highway Code, for your reference, alongside the enhanced audio version of the Highway Code.
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So what are you waiting for ?
To start using PodTutor today, simply visit the subscription section on examstutor, to find out how to subscribe to examstutor as an individual student or teacher, giving you exclusive access to PodTutor.
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* the use of audio, images and text delivered by PodTutor is intended for the subscribers personal revision purposes only, and whilst it may be downloaded, it must not be copied or distributed.
* iTunes and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of images of the iPod and iTunes within this site are intended for informational purposes only, and do not infer Apple's affiliation with or endorsement of this service.
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