Manly Hanley Podcast

Intro Randy introduces a new plan for the podcast with a monthly, livestreamed Office 365 how-to! Announcements • Hitting up sponsors like a mad man. • Working with Focus Camera to fix an huge order mistake on the Atem Mini Pro Having a Plan • It took an entire first season for me to have this idea sink in: Having a Plan. ○ Sure, the layout of my episodes is consistent, but the content delivery sc...

Intro Randy helps you to narrow down the smartphone that's perfect for your mother! Why did he use this thumbnail? Because it makes no sense and it looks ridiculous! Mom is ready for a new phone. What do you get her? • Smartphones mainly come down to two Operating Systems: iOS and Android ○ The iPhone runs on the iOS Operating System'. Apple oversees the production of their own phones and their OS...

Intro Video is not Randy's forte, but he's not giving up, providing his "Audio Check" for 2020. Announcements • Changed my hardware and software configuration for the podcast yet again, and that's mainly what I'll cover today. How is my setup Different today than it was one year ago? • Tomorrow, it will be exactly One year from the day I did the "Audio Check" episode. ○ I talked about advantages a...

Intro Randy discusses things to do when you're locked up - at home. Announcements • I've installed sound dampeners the room. It already sounds like the echo is cut in half. We'll record an episode or two like this to see how if feels and determine if we need more. • Purchased a couch, which is basically in here to be a more-aesthetic sound dampener, and you can sit on it and stuff. Things to do wh...

Intro Randy continues discussing changes to production of the Manly Hanley Podcast. Announcements • Realized we needed so much more for this room to not sound like an empty room. • It needs a couch, ordered that. • It needs sound dampening, ordered that • Video capture devices have taken about 3 weeks, but those are supposed to arrive on Tuesday Tech Tip • If you ever run into a submerged smartpho...

Intro Randy discusses how he and Christa are handling the public distancing, especially when it comes to grocery shopping. Announcements • Ordered some video gear last week - It's backordered for a couple of weeks because of Covid-19 • Getting Groceries Getting Groceries • Just trying to get things you need ○ The last few weeks, I've been having good results with ordering Grocery Pickup about a we...

Intro Randy discusses his return to Season 2 of the Manly Hanley Podcast. Announcements • I've relaunched the podcast. • Moved • New room, dedicated to the podcast. • Re-uploaded episodes to a different host - Sound Cloud. • Just re-submitted feed to iTunes/Spotify/Google Play Podcasts • Video Stream! Last Episode of 2019, I laid it all out • Music Interviews ○ Actual interviews. A few hiccups but...

Intro When you meet the love of your life, people are going to ask you “how did you meet?”. Can you meet the love of your life through a dating site? Randy drank coffee at 5pm today, and you can hear it in his presentation during this awesome episode! Choose your Dating Site There are so many out there. It’s likely you’ve heard of eHarmony, OKCupid, Bumble/Tinder, Match and Plenty of Fish. After s...

The term “Cord Cutter” is nothing new by any means. We’ve heard that term for years. Do you even know what it means? Randy is joined by Christa today to discuss cord cutting. A Basic Amount of Cord Cutting: Netflix Netflix seems like the most basic form of Cord Cutting. CordCutting is really happening. Leichtman Research Group learned that, since a peak in 2012, traditional pay-TV Services lost ab...

Intro Randy shares what motivated him to create a podcast. Everyone has a podcast, right? Why did I create one? If every person on the internet started a podcast, that just gives us a bigger chance that we’ll find something we’ll like to listen. Now it is estimated that there are over 750,000 podcasts, equating to over 30 Million episodes, as of June 2019. This is according to Podcast Insights.com...

Randy and Christa discuss some popular diets out there, diet apps, and what has worked well for their lifestyles. Fad Diets have been around for as long as I can remember Cabbage Soup Diet, Potatoes Diet Had a middle school teacher that went on the cabbage soup guy and got so sick that this person was hospitalized. On the other hand, Penn Jillette went on the potato diet and was able to lose over...

Randy covers owning software vs. renting it: Perpetual Licensing vs. the Subscription model. Is having the latest software or service better than owning the software for keeps? Perpetual Licensing – What is it? License that lets the customer use the program long-term, and you can purchase the term for how long you would like support on that software. You basically own the software and are just pur...

Intro Today’s episode applies mainly to Podcasters, but can be useful to anyone recording audio on their computer. I’m going to share with you my 5 Podcast Audio Tips that apply to you. We have a big giveaway that podcasters, or any type of musician will want to jump on right away. We’re doing a Giveaway of Studio One Professional that sells for $399. 5 Podcast Tech Tips That Apply to You: No Wire...

Intro Today it’s about Mac vs PC and Android vs iOS. I’m going to bring up the differences between them that are obvious to me and why I may prefer one over the other. Mac vs PC – or Mac OS vs Windows Mac is not the most secure solution – That’s an old claim. 10 Years ago, Wikimedia found that Windows visitors made up 90% of the traffic measured. Apple hypes up their speeds – Macs are SLOWER than...

Intro Today it’s about Mac vs PC and Android vs iOS. I’m going to bring up the differences between them that are obvious to me and why I may prefer one over the other. Mac vs PC – or Mac OS vs Windows Mac is not the most secure solution – That’s an old claim. 10 Years ago, Wikimedia found that Windows visitors made up 90% of the traffic measured. Apple hypes up their speeds – Macs are SLOWER than...

Intro Randy covers 8 must-have applications that are, for the most part, free and simply amazing. Announcements Congrats to our Jabra Earbuds winner, Jocelyn! There is another giveaway coming soon, in the next couple of weeks. #1: Greenshot Best free screenshot tool out there. My career in I.T. is based on making tutorials for users and this tool is the most efficient one I keep going back to. #2:...

Intro As a lifelong drummer, Randy gives you 5 reasons to play the drums. 5 Reasons to Play the Drums Big stress reliever I often hear people reference a puppet when they describe drummers: Animal. Long periods of drumming will release endorphins – kind of like a natural pain killer. Source. Can Be Physically beneficial – Providing cardio health. I would say I agree with this one half of the time....

Intro The Content of your Podcast is not the only important piece to the puzzle; The sound quality can be just as important, because it’s the primary way that a Podcaster’s message is delivered. A lot of podcasters use a USB Microphone. Is this really the best method for capturing your sound? Announcements We’ll be announcing the winner of the Jabra Elite earbuds. Stay tuned! More giveaways to com...

Intro In Episode 6 of the Manly Hanley Podcast, Randy is joined by Co-host Christa where they introduce a new series, “Being a Musician”. Christa outlines the format for the types of questions that will be asked during series, asking Randy about being a musician. Announcements Jabra Elite 65t Earbuds giveaway! They will go out to a lucky winner that will be chosen 12am EST on April 28th. We’re sta...

Intro Randy is back after an awesome 4th of July to share his setup with you – A brief talk about what works for him when he’s outside of the studio. What’s In Randy’s Bag? A Windows 10 Laptop. Wired Mouse USB Headset Laptop Charger Mobile phone with hotspot plan. Clothes. Headphones. Regular, cheapo 3.5mm jack headphones. 6-port USB Wall Charger, such as this one. Pad of paper and a pen, and Sten...

Intro If you’re thinking about turning your home into a Smart Home, Randy discuss what is necessary to accomplish this. Choices – That Use a Hub SmartThings – This is a company that started out as a Kickstarter in 2012 – for $1.2 million. Just a couple years later, they were acquired by Samsung in 2014 for $200 million. SmartThings is operated by a central hub that connects to your home’s router....

Intro Christa and Randy discuss a weekend of Axe-Throwing, his bachelor party, and the fun times that were had. Axe Throwing Is Fun “BATL”: Which stands for Backyard Axe Throwing League. If you look up “BATL” on google, it will actually show up, alongside results that include “National Axe Throwing Championship”. But if you dig a little bit on the BATL website, they mention in their “about” sectio...

Intro Today, Randy compares your smartphone to a teddy Bear. What? Why is everyone’s Primary tool their smartphone? Turns out there is a Psychological “Attachment Theory” that is actually present here. Source: Psychology Today. It is described as a similar behavior where children couldn’t put down the Teddy Bear during those years. Similar to how a Teddy Bear provides a connection when a parent is...

Intro Most of us have smartphones – it has sort of become everyone’s personal tool. Today I want to just go over a few things that you could look at before jumping into buying a cell phone plan – things to maybe be aware of that not everyone thinks of. Prepaid vs Postpaid Post-Paid You receive a bill at the end of the month to show you what you’ve used. Prepaid Will typically have you pay for the...

Intro Randy is joined by Christa in the studio and discusses the Unlimited nonsense that is your smartphone data plan. Unlimited Data is Now a Half Truth This holds for both Prepaid and Postpaid types of cell phone plans. Now carriers are offering different priorities of data Unlimited Data, up to X amount of Speed where, thereafter you reach a certain threshold, it is then throttled. I have seen...