My Podcamp Ohio Experience

As you can see in the video above, it was late/early again when I recorded this. Why do I do that to myself. And, why do I subject all of you to this? Hehe. Anyway, Podcamp Ohio was a great experience yesterday. I worked the registration desk in the morning and you can see front desk pics here and here.

I heard that some of the sessions in the morning were standing room only. It's great that some people took pics during the sessions like here and here. And, as we were sitting at the front desk, we saw that a couple of people were live streaming the sessions on ustream. So, at the front desk, we were able to view a session going on down the hall. Dontcha love technology?

Then, I had the idea of "Live Streaming from the Front Desk" - more as a joke than anything else. I mean who would want to see what's going on at the front desk? Apparently, a few people were curious. So, we kind of had a "front desk" podcamp ohio session as we were checking people in. There was such a response to it, that the live stream continued all day and got to stream the lunch line, the afternoon sessions, and the post conference party.

I shot a lot of video yesterday - so much so that the battery in the camera almost ran out. I'm really looking forward to putting it together and sharing it with all of you. But, being around a bunch of geeks (and I mean that in a good way) was a really fun experience. I learned a lot this weekend about various technical stuff - I just hope that I remember it all.

For my new Podcamp Ohio friends, welcome to my blog! I invite you to take a look around and make yourself at home. I hope you read some of my posts from the past, and take a listen to some archives of my live radio internet radio show. What was your PodCamp Ohio experience like? Leave a comment here - or if you already wrote about it on your blog - leave the link below and I'll check it out!

Night Before Podcamp Ohio Update

I really weird thing happened. I shot the video above about six hours ago,. I then went to the video site and hit upload and then collapsed and fell asleep. I was hoping to see the thing uploaded and ready to go when I woke up this morning. But, alas, that is not how things work - apparently.

But, I had a great time last night meeting some people the night before the Podcamp Ohio event. Podcamp Ohio hasn't even officially started, and, for me, it's already been a valuable experience. I have never considered myself a "tech guy" and talking with some of these people last night - that definitely re-emphasized that fact. I'm really looking forward to the event later thing morning. It's Podcamp Ohio!

Show 40 Wrap-up

A little bit of a different show tonight - for Show Number 40 - in that it was not medically related. But, I did have the crew from Podcamp Ohio on the show. The event will be this weekend in Columbus. We talked about some sessions that will take place. I also asked the people on the call about their specific blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, or whatever new media project that they were working on. (see video post above)

It was a little bit of a challenge for me because I'm not that well versed in technical stuff. And, I have never had eight people on the show at the same time. So, trying to balance all of that was a challenge - yet a lot of fun! So, I'll be driving down to Columbus on Friday afternoon/evening (about 3 hours away) and hanging out down there this weekend.

If you want to keep track of what I'm doing, you can always check out my twitter feed. Or, if that's not working, I just subscribed to friendfeed. I'll also be shooting video down there and hopefully placing it up on my viddler site. Have a great weekend everybody!

Dr. A show tonight!

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

Join us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 40. We're going to be talking about Podcamp Ohio on the show. What is this? Well, it a conference, actually called an un-conference, talking about all things new media - whether they be blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, social networking, twitter, and other stuff. Our guests will be conference organizers, people presenting sessions, and of course, taking your phone calls as well.



If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the "Click to Listen" button.

*You can also participate in the live chat room before, during, and after the show. Look for the "Chat Available" button in the upper right hand corner of the page. If you are registered with the BTR site, your registered name and picture will appear in the chat room.

*You can also call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll be taking calls beginning at around the bottom of the hour. There is also a "Click To Talk" feature where you do not need a phone to call into the show - only a microphone headset. Hope these tips are helpful!

Show 40 Preview

This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is doing something a little bit different - a little different change of pace for the show this week. Don't worry, it's not going to be bad. In fact, I think we're going to have a lot of fun! (See video post above)

I'm happy to welcome Podcamp Ohio to the show. What is Podcamp Ohio? Well, the best way I would describe it is that it is a gathering of new media enthusiasts - whether it be blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, social networking, and whatever else comes to mind. Podcamp Ohio will take place this weekend on Saturday, June 28th in Columbus, Ohio.

So, I'm hoping to have some of the organizers on the show, to have some people who will be presenting sessions on the show, and to have attendees on the show - just talking about stuff. I think it will be a great time on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. See you for the show!

Lost Vegas Videos

No, these videos were not lost. I just thought that it made a good title of a post. Anyway, I just saw a couple of videos from Brandice. And, one of them has a layout of her room. Why is it when people go to Vegas - that people want to know what your hotel room was like - interesting. Anyway, here's her room tour below.

So, as I have been saying for weeks, I have minutes and minutes of unedited Vegas video from my own trip in May. Finally, I put together my hotel room tour. It's not exciting and the view left a lot to be desired. But, it was fun editing this thing together. Hope you enjoy the video below!

Show 39 Wrap-up

Thanks to Dr. David Loeb from Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. (see video post above) The topic of cancer in kids is sometimes an awkward to talk about. Thanks to Dr. David for being up front and honest about talking about these issues. I very much appreciate his candor in talking about this stuff. If you haven't already, check out Show 39 of The Doctor Anonymous Show (and don't forget to rate the show!).

Following the interview, I shared some news stories and I'll add those links up on this post a little bit later. Thanks to The Medical Quack for calling into the show and saving me from myself. It's really tough to talk to yourself for 30 minutes to close the show. I really appreciate her promoting the show and talking about the show on her blog. If you haven't check it out yet, I encourage you to click on over to her blog called The Medical Quack.

Following the show, I had a request to go over to my Ustream "channel" again and broadcast over there for a bit. I was up there for about 10 minutes talking about the show and hanging out with my blog friends. Thanks so much to those who followed the after show.

I'm also thinking about trying out stickam to broadcast something similar. What's interesting about that site is that up to six people with laptop cams (or a video cam in general) can broadcast at the same time - so everybody sees everybody else. So, maybe I'll try that sometime.

Finally, I again wanted to thank everybody for your well wishes for my 2nd Blogiversary. I continue to be humbled every day by those who continue to stop by, read my blog, leave comments, listen to the show, call in to the show, and being a part of my blogging life. Thanks to all of you who support me and keep me doing this. I am eternally grateful. Thank you!

Dr. A Show 39: David Loeb

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

Join us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 39. Our guest will be Dr. David Loeb who is a pediatric oncologist. His blog is called Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. Plus, he just celebrated his blogiversary yesterday.

If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the "Click to Listen" button.

*You can also participate in the live chat room before, during, and after the show. Look for the "Chat Available" button in the upper right hand corner of the page. If you are registered with the BTR site, your registered name and picture will appear in the chat room.

*You can also call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll be taking calls beginning at around the bottom of the hour. There is also a "Click To Talk" feature where you do not need a phone to call into the show - only a microphone headset. Hope these tips are helpful!

Happy Blogiversary!

You know what's kind of funny? I totally forgot that my blogiversary was today until I saw that it was Doctor David's blogiversary yesterday. So, thanks for reminding me.

The second year of The Doctor Anonymous Blog saw a lot of changes. It's also kind of funny because I told myself that I would never video post again, and yet I started that again at the beginning of this calendar year. I tried it briefly during my first year - to bad results (in my opinion). But, honestly, I think that's going a little bit better now.

Probably the most significant change was the addition of the internet radio show in August of last year. That medium has always fascinated me. Growing up, I always wondered what it would be like to be a DJ and play music. And, growing up, I also always wanted to be Johnny Carson and be the host of a talk show.

The first few months of the thing really just had me trying to figure out the technology. I complain of technical difficulties now. But, when the show first started, I remember one show where I was on for the first 2-3 minutes. Something would happen, and I didn't get back on until about 5 minutes left on the show.

The people that I have met and interviewed on the show have been fascinating. Thanks again to all those who took the time to be on the show and put up with my interviewing style. But, most importantly, thanks to all of you out there in blog land who take the time to listen to the show - either live or on the archives. We have a great time when it's live!

Unfortunately, something that also has changed on this blog is that I have been posting less on medical/health topics verses a year ago. I'm not sure why that happened. It's a little that my job as gotten busier - meaning less free time. I do take the time now to plan out the radio show and try to get guests - and that takes some time.

But, I miss writing, and that's why I started blogging in the first place. So, I want to promise myself that I will really try to write more posts again - whether they be about medical/health news, or day-to-day life, or whatever.

Thanks again to all of you out there who read the blog, who subscribe to the blog, who tell others about the blog. I'm still humbled by the thought that people out there actually are interested about reading this blog. Thanks so much! Hopefully, I'll still be able to do this for another year!

The David Loeb Interview

The Doctor Anonymous Show is proud to welcome Dr. David Loeb to show 39 on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. He is a pediatric oncologist which is a cancer doctor for kids. I've always been fascinated by those who choose to take care of kids with cancer. That has got to be tough work. His blog is called Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. (See video post above)

Below, I wanted to share a post called "How Do You Know A Teenager is Well:"

My pager goes off all the time. Usually, it’s an annoyance, interrupting something I’m doing (talking with a patient, driving to work…) for something that may not be as urgent. (“Do you want to admit the patient on Wednesday or next Friday?”)

But sometimes the pager tells me something good.

Last week, one of my patients had a catastrophic experience – a 28-minute seizure that was the first sign of a previously-undetected metastasis to her brain. We admitted her to the ICU and arranged for surgery the next day. Unfortunately, that day I had a previously-booked flight to an osteosarcoma conference in Houston. So I asked a colleague to page me when the surgery was done.

I landed in Houston, turned on my pager, and moments later received this message, “M [the patient] out of OR, extubated, texting her friends.”

She’s a teenager. She’s texting her friends, so she must be doing well!

I also wanted to mention my little experiment from last weekend. So, I have this ustream account and last weekend on Saturday night, I turned on the camera on my laptop. I opened up the chat room over there, and for about 3 hours, we had people come in and out of the chat room and just hang out and talk. It was a lot of fun. Now, as usual, there were some technical problems and sometimes, I lost the picture. But everyone just kept chatting, and I played some music which people could year on the video/audio stream. Thanks to all of you who showed up to hang out. I should do that again sometime....