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Welcome to the world of Mike Dell—where tech, storytelling, and a bit of off-the-cuff wisdom collide. Broadcasting from Northern Michigan, Mike shares his thoughts on podcasting, technology, travel, aviation, and whatever else crosses his radar. No script

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Mobile Update – MDW335

Posted November 10, 201900:10:47

Today's episode was recorded on my Mobile Podcasting setup while I was waiting to meet up with the Family for Sunday Brunch at J&S South Airport in Traverse City.  For the record, I had the patty-melt!  :) You wouldn't like it, it was delicious!™  (Thanks, don't be a Tater-Hater!™) Day 10 of the #napodpomo2019  To go see what other podcasts I posted instead of the last couple of days here, check out Podcast Insider and TC Weather. Visit napodpomo.org for more info. *** Don't be a Tater-hater and You wouldn't like it, it was delicious quotes come from NomadicFanatic.tv  ***

Snowmageddon – MDW334

Posted November 7, 201900:04:28

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Event:  Winter Weather Advisory Alert: …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Lake effect snow showers will becoming better organized and persist through Friday morning. New snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches are expected tonight, with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE…Leelanau, Antrim, Grand Traverse and Kalkaska Counties. * WHEN…Until 5 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS…Heavy lake effect snow showers will will producing periods of very low visibilities and slick road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the evening commute tonight as well as the Friday morning commute. Instructions: Slow down and use caution while traveling.

TV Repack – Plan to Rescan! – MDW333

Posted November 6, 201900:12:43

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The FCC has been advertising on Podcasts.   Plan to Rescan is what I heard when my area was repacked. For the local Traverse City peeps, here is what happened around here: WWTV-9 increase from 45kw to 51.8kw / ch.40 change to ch.25 15kw WMNN-14 increase to 15kw and change to ch.17 WCMV-17 increase to 576kw and change to ch.34 WGTU-29 increase to 1 million watts WFQX-32 increase to 1 million watts WPBN-47 increase to 850kw and change to ch.35 / ch.50 change to ch.18 TC & ch.22 Harrietta 15kw  

Castblaster, Rodecaster and UberCaster Blast From Podcasting Past – MDW332

Posted November 5, 201900:07:58

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn I started out wanting talk about another subject and then was talking about the music I was play on the “castblaster” (really a Rodecaster Pro) and that sent me down Memory lane back to when Castblater was the software of choice for Podcasters “Live to the Hard drive podcasting”  Also talk about my friend Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff  http://wordsushi.com and the fact he is releasing some of the great podcast drama and audio books he did “back in the day”. “Everything is cooler with Jazz”  – Dave Jackson

Moving Websites – NaPodPoMo2019 – MDW331

Posted November 4, 201900:10:40

Moving WordPress websites can be a pain.  It's worth the trouble, but DANG! it can be a pain.   I have 4 of the 6 I need to move moved already.   MikeDell.com is the last one and I have one more that is still broken :(   But, I'm assured it wasn't my fault and GoDaddy support is on it :)