Ask the Podcast Coach for November 8, 2014

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This week on Ask the Podcast Coach, Dave and Jim talk about the mechanics of doing a live show.  We had a caller from Omaha Nebraska call in and ask about doing a show live.  We chat about Bossjock Studio, Callinstudio.com to bring in the live callers and Dave talks about he uses MagicJack for the phone line.  That also gives us a break down on Audello. We had a discussion on the volume leveling for podcasters and Dave totally lost all our callers when we discovered that he had unplugged the channel with his chair.  Jim talks a bit

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The Future of Cybersecurity Competition and Education with CEO of Cyber Skyline – Franz Payer – CF012

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This week we take an exciting deep dive into innovation in the cybersecurity industry by talking with Franz Payer, one of the industry’s rising start-up CEO’s of Cyber Skyline. Christian, Ashton, and Jim talk with Franz about his new cybersecurity competition and education platform, which takes a unique approach to teaching cybersecurity skills and hosting… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Ask the Podcast Coach for October 25, 2014

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Dave and Jim talk about the recent purchase of Stitcher by Deezer.  We talk about changing the tone of your voice when mixing audio for different reasons.  Craig calls in to ask some questions about branding and logos.  We talk about Podcast directories and growing your audience.  Jim goes on a huge rant about making money with your podcast.  Jim covers http://uptimerobot.com, a site that helps you monitor you website.  Dave covers Hello Sign, a service that helps you get documents signed on the web.  Jim asks the question, can you use http://MixCloud.com to play your podcasts with music in

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Jim Covers the Website Monitoring Tool UpTimeRobot.com on Weekly Web Tools 266

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I do a Saturday AM show (9:30amC/[spp-timestamp time="10:30"]E) at http://askthepodcastcoach.com/live with the one and only Dave Jackson from http://schoolofpodcasting.com and on the October 25, 2014 episode, I spent a few minutes covering the website monitoring tool from http://uptimerobot.com.  The audio is less than 10 minutes long and can be found at the link below:  http://weeklywebtools.com/podcast/uptimerobot-website-monitor-hellosign Dave also covered an offering from Hellosign.  They are a service that helps you get digital signatures from people. Watch the full interview with Umut from UpTimeRobot on Youtube:   Catch the full post with show notes at https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg189 And a 3 minute overview on YouTube:

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Hands on Review of the HP Stream 14-z010nr Signature Edition Laptop

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I needed a laptop during the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond (the restrictions on my work laptop prevented me from completing the posting of a podcast) and found myself at the Bellevue WA Microsoft Store looking for something new before the conference started.  New to the market and what looked to be the best of the low end was the HP Stream 14 Signature Edition Laptop.  With a 14 inch screen, 32GB of SSD, an AMD Quad Core Processer and 2GB of RAM, this laptop is set to compete with the Chromebook.  It deceivingly light for it’s size and very

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Hands on Review of the Audio Technica ATH-ANC7B SVIS Noise-Cancelling Headphones

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Since I travel a bunch for my job at Gallup, I am in and out of planes (and sometimes trains) a little more than I like.  Ever since Bose came out with their noise cancelling headphone several years ago, I have been eyeing them, but get held up at the $299 price tag.  I know they are good and I have tested them out at several tech outlets, but the price has always held me back. Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones, Black by Bose for $299.00 I have also been using the Audio-Technica ATR-2100 as a podcasting microphone now for the

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