The good news is that my podcasts seem to be a big hit amongst all of you. The bad news is that you are eating up bandwidth on a global scale. What that means is I'm taking it in the shorts to pony up more and more of the almighty dollar to keep the podcast host happy. I can just imagine what will happen when the season starts!

So, I cannot honestly say how long podcasting will be around on the Viking Underground. I can't keep pouring money into podcasting at this rate. I will keep podcasting through August and then reassess. But I have made a few changes this week.

Effective immediately, my XML link has changed. This is the link you would plug into iTunes or another RSS reader in order to subscribe to the podcasts. The new podcast XML can be found at the upper left of this very blog. One immediate change you will notice in iTunes is a more detailed entry including a podcast show description and my own artwork.

Also starting this week, I'll be using a new podcast host. We'll see if that ends up being a dollar saver for me or about the same as it is now. One of the huge advantages of this new host is the ability to create a podcast by phone. Pick up the phone, record, and post. I used this feature on Wednesday when I spoke to a Raider's fan about Randy Moss (look for this podcast next Monday!).

If you have been using Podcast Alley to listen to my podcasts, nothing has changed as they will eventually update my new link behind the scenes. You can still access my podcast history via the Podcast Alley Viking Underground page. I'll let you know when that change to the new XML feed has happened on Podcast Alley.

And there are some rumblings at the University of Minnesota UThinks, the host of this very blog, on granting additional storage space. That means, my podcasts may eventually be moved to that server. So bear with me initially as I continue to work through Podcasting 101.

Let's review:

Change the XML address if you've been using iTunes or another RSS reader to capture my new address.

Podcast Alley link remains the same. So, if don't want to use iTunes, you have this option which provides a free, on-line player.

This most likely will not be the last server change for podcasting.

Stop The Madness!

This is a rant that is not football related. But I have to get it off my hairy chest. They're called Dove Promises. Little nuggets of yummy dark chocolate wrapped in a shiny bit of tin foil. The chocolate is great but then the company goes and places an inspirational quote or saying on the inside of the foil. Chocolate AND cheesy life advice. What the f**k? I don't need inspiration. My inspiration is Ben Grimm (aka The Thing) of the Fantastic Four who utters, "It's clobberin' time!" whenever trouble appears. That's inspiration.

Today, courtesy of Dove, I've learned:

"Decorate your life": Yes, I did, in Vikings colors and then The Wife® made me put it all into boxes and was stored in the garage!

"Sing along with elevator music": What, and get punched in the gut by a music hater?

"Naughty can be nice": Wow! Sex AND chocolate. OK, so I liked that one. Wouldn't you?

"If they can do it, so can you": Oh just SHUT UP!

Have you run into these? If so, leave a Comment below and let me know what your Dove inspirations were.

Posted by maasx003 at July 27, 2005 11:53 AM | TrackBack