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    TRANSCRIPT:     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    Hi, it’s Mickey.    Just wanted to let you know there’s a new way to leave comments with my website and my podcast.    You can Skype me at shortfatguyonline (all … Continue reading

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Podding Along

    It’s almost been a month since I last wrote and I suppose some explanation is in order. For the last few weeks I’ve been residing at the Wayne State Center for Addictive Behavior Studies, trying to rid myself … Continue reading

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Detroit Podcasters Network

    Just a quick note about the Detroit Podcasters Network, a group of local podcasters of which I am a minor member. The DPN was mentioned in the Detroit Free Press today, in a lengthy article by tech writer … Continue reading

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Shark Invitational 2006

    It’s hard to believe it’s been three years already. The time has come for the Shark Invitational, a competition organized by Larry Foggia involving bubble hockey, air hockey, table tennis, and pool. …And chicken wings, subs, chips, and … Continue reading

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Today Only: ZDTV’s The Screen Savers!

    It’s no secret Leo Laporte‘s goal is to overtake the Internet, one podcast at a time. Now is his turn to make an appearance in mine. The video below was taped in November 1999, when he and Screen … Continue reading

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The Crawdads of August

    As I say in my intro, I wanted to add some more content to my podcast feed but there’s really not that much going on. This leads me to delve into my videotape archive and look for anything … Continue reading

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FLV Test

    This is a test to see if I can play Flash video. I’m interested in this because I can’t watch WMV or QuickTime files at work, but Flash video can get through. However, I’m not too thrilled by … Continue reading

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’Tis the Sausage

    It’s said no one should know how sausages are made. Well, too bad! One of my favorite Christmas traditions is traveling to my Uncle Jack and Aunt Clare’s house where we make the Italian sausage we have on … Continue reading

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The Fish is Dead

    Seeing as how I blogged about this a while ago, I figured I’d submit this follow-up. Below, in video form, is a tribute to the long hard final days of Fish VI.

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iPod nano, iTunes, and the Return of Jury Duty

    It appears the new video iPod can only handle 320×240 video or smaller, which means the files in my iTunes video podcast will be unplayable on it. Because of this I’m in the process of reconverting my podcasts … Continue reading

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