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Audacity Compressor Showdown

January 23, 2012
Episode 65
 Daniel J. Lewis Audio 1:10:45 11 Comments

The contestants: Audacity's built-in compressor, Chris's Dynamic Compressor, C3 Multiband Compressor, and Levelator. I was personally surprised by the winner.

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13 Ways to Be a Great Podcast LISTENER

January 16, 2012
Episode 64
 Daniel J. Lewis Audio 00:49:40 2 Comments

As podcasters, we should be setting the examples of being great listeners and encouraging our audiences to be the same.

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Why I Can't Use LiveFyre for WordPress Comments

January 14, 2012 Daniel J. Lewis Blog 12 Comments

LiveFyre's commenting system boasts some impressive features and functionality, but has several deal-breakers for me.

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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) vs. Blogging and Podcasting

January 9, 2012
Episode 63
 Daniel J. Lewis Audio 0:43:31 3 Comments

This is a hot topic for Internet content-creators: bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers—almost anyone with a presence on the Internet could be affected.

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Why I'm Dropping the IntenseDebate Commenting System

January 3, 2012 Daniel J. Lewis Blog 57 Comments

I share what I'd like a commenting system to do and why I no longer feel IntenseDebate is the WordPress plugin to help me.

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11 Ways to Improve Your Blog or Podcast in 2012

January 2, 2012
Episode 62
 Daniel J. Lewis Audio 0:40:57 2 Comments

While everyone is making New Year's Resolutions in their personal lives, think about how you can improve your blogging and podcasting passions in 2012. Here are eleven suggestions.

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