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Re-launch #3 ( 3 times is a charm )

This podcast is sponsored by FlightRadio.com – Your Source for Air Traffic Control and aircraft communications frequencies for your radio scanner.
And, by Rubber Duck Land – the internet’s biggest selection of synthetic waterfowl and other novelties at www.rubberduckland.com

Subjects covered:

iPad by Apple – Just a big iPod touch (which isn’t a bad thing)
I want an Android Pad. Is one coming?
Windows 7 vs. XP vs. Vista – Windows Vista isn’t that bad is it? – I am going to upgrade to Windows 7 this weekend – Wish me luck!
iAPRS – iPhone App for Automatic Position Reporting System by John Martin, KF8KK www.kf8kk.com/iaprs/
Switching to Chrome for a week. Will it stack up to Firefox? We will see.. Report at 11!
and, HTML5 trial by Youtube. www.youtube.com/html5/

Thank you for taking time out of your busy week to listen to me! Check back next week for another episode of Geek Of The North.

As you can see, I’ve been tweaking and tweaking the look of this website. Partly because I could never get it “just right” and partly because I’m having a ball learning more and more about Wordpress.

As you also know, I’ve had a couple of false starts on launching the podcast. Part of that is I was trying to do a show that isn’t my style. Much like Strange Today. That was a great podcast, but it wasn’t “me” and if I can’t just be me, then I’m not motivated to do it on a regular basis.

So, to that end, I’ve widened the scope of what I want this show to be. It’s going to be ME talking about the tech subjects that I like to talk about in a way that I like to talk about them. Relaxed, unscripted and comfortable. Like I’m talking to you over a beer or cup of coffee. I hope you will like the new format.

I’m also going to be sticking to a strict schedule. (yeah, I’ve said that before) So, anyway… My schedule is as follows:

Monday: No Podcasts. Use this for Web work
Tuesday: Record Mike Dell’s World (main feed)
Wednesday: Other recording projects (like BanjoTrax on Ed’s Mixed Bag)
Thursday: Record Geek Of The North
Friday: Record What’s Up With That (once in a while) and/or record the ***yet to be named new show with co-host***

Unscheduled: ipadio updates (see www.mikedell.com for info on that) and / or record Mike Dell’s World (unplugged feed) Also, record for www.flightradio.com as needed.

I want to take my podcasting to the next level of dependability.

I really appreciate that you take a slice of time out of your week to listen to me and I think it’s only fair that I make sure I’m there for that time, every time and all the time.

-Mike

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Stories from today’s podcast:

Aircraft Seatbelt Airbags

Cockpit PC ban

AirBus A330-200F

Hams win Prizes – http://www.arrl.org/

Farmers Twitter Too!

Stanley Tools acquires Black & Decker – What will they come up with?

Hey, Where did Geek of the North Go? – Well, I had good intentions of getting the podcast and blog up and running full force this summer, but… Life gets in the way. I’ve been very busy with work, home projects and travel this fall, and haven’t really had time to develop a schedule for research, posting and production of the podcast.

That will all change on November 4th. On that day, I will release the next show and let everyone know what the schedule will be. I will also have a couple of very exciting announcements about the future of the GOTN Network (Yes, Network!)

I will be producing the show and posting here on the blog on a very regular schedule. I’m thinking of doing the podcast once a week to start off and posting news as I find it.

If you have any stories you think I should cover, drop me an email at mike@mikedell.com or call the voicemail line at 231-715-1366

Till November 4th, be good!

-Mike
AkA Geek of the North

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NASA offers $1.5 million for 200MPG aircraft

Senate votes to kill F-22 production

First US Navy Stealth fighter roll out

All about HD Radio

9 Reasons radio shack shouldn’t change it’s name.

Radio Shack re branding

No more converter box coupons for DTV
Thanks for listening!

Geek of the North has Joined the Tech Podcast Network. In fact, I did the TPN Weekly Show #13. Go check it out over at blog.techpodcasts.com.

Shows begin July 16th (Later Today). I will be recording live on ustream.tv .. Go check it out around 9am Eastern Time by hitting the “GOTN Live” button at the top of the home page.

-Mike

KVLY-TV in in Fargo is the user of this 2,063 ft broadcasting tower. Built in 1963 for KTHI (HI referring to the hight of the mast)

The tower is located three miles west of Blanchard, North Dakota, halfway between Fargo and Grand Forks. It became the tallest artificial structure upon the completion of its construction on 13 August 1963. The mast was surpassed in height by 57 ft (17 m) in 1974 by the Warszawa radio mast near Konstantynów, Poland, which collapsed on 8 August 1991, making the KVLY-TV mast again the tallest structure on land.

It looks like it’s no longer the tallest man made structure on land. It is surpassed by Burj Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which stands at 2,320 feet and is still not complete.

You won’t be seeing me climbinig this thing anytime soon.. There is an elevator in the tower which I would consider a ride in at some point.

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass (AFNS) — Equipping warfighters with the technology to detect moving targets in combat gained momentum when Electronic Systems Center officials here, in concert with prime contractors and other organizations, recently completed a key flight milestone for the Multiplatform Radar Technology Insertion Program.

A Proteus aircraft flies over Southern California carrying the Global Hawk variant of the new Multiplatform Radar Technology Insertion Program radar.

Read the full story here

RawVoice Releases Revolutionary Update to WordPress Podcast Plugin

The Geek Of The North podcast will be using this plugin to deliver the podcast to you!

-Mike

All other cool tech stuff goes here.