Mikah Sargent
Summary
Techsploder host Jason Howell interviews former colleague Micah Sargent, who discusses his move from the Bay Area to Portland and the shift to remote work. Micah shares early tech memories, including fixing old PCs and his enduring love for a Kindle Keyboard used for RSS feeds. He also demonstrates a Ubiquiti Wi-Fi spectrum analyzer to map home network signals.
Topics discussed
Intro, sponsors, and episode overview
Micah Sargent intro and Missouri weather stories
Transition from office work to remote podcasting
Portland tech culture vs Bay Area and digital wellness
Early tech memories: fixing PCs and stop motion
The Kindle Keyboard and RSS reading habits
Journalism career, Apple ecosystem, and old phones
Wi-Fi Man device and home networking troubleshooting
Nostalgia for the Mattel Juicebox multimedia player
Alternate career in construction and episode outro
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