First of all, you need to get the URL to the RSS Feed. Most podcasts have websites, so you can go to them in your PSP Web Browser. Find the RSS logo, or a link to the Feed, and click that. You’ll be presented with an option to add the podcast to your RSS Application - say yes (obviously) and your PSP will store the details. To get you started, as well as The PSP Show’s feed (psp.thepodcastnetwork.com/feed) you could subscribe to my twice weekly Rock Music Podcst, TPN Rock (rock.thepodcastnetwork.com/feed).

Firmware 2.6 allows you to stream podcasts over the Wi-Fi link to your PSP speakers. Select the podcast from the list presented to you in the RSS Player, wait a few moments to get the network conenction, and then you’ll see teh available shows. Select one with the ‘X’ key, and away you go.

Go for firmware 2.7 and you can also save the podcasts to your Memory Stick so you can listen to them offline. Find the show you want to save in the same way as if you are going to stream it. Now call up the properties ‘triangle’ and you’ll see the save option. This will download the ‘cast, and place it into a folder in the music player. It’s also better on your battery life to save a podcast and then play it from the stick rather than streaming live.

So, #1, Playing Imported Games.

Yes your PSP has a region encoding, but this doesn’t apply to UMD games (except in one circumstance). While UMD Videos have region encoding similar to DVD (ie a US bought UMD video won’t play on a UK PSP), a US game will play on a UK PSP. The only catch is that you can’t play Multiplayer Wi-Fi between regions. So if you have a US copy of Ridge Racer, it won’t multiplayer to a UK copy - check with your friends before diving into the import market. To be honest it’s not a great loss.