“Treat everything like a (software) product — iterate and improve every step of the way.”

When Ryan and I set out to create The Doc Report we agreed that the only way to do a podcast “the right way” is to make sure the production quality *and* content is top-notch. Even though we’re moments away from releasing the first episode (which we think is pretty darn awesome), we still decided to tweak some things to make the show even better. How’s that for iteration! First things first, we decided to remove the news segment (shame too, the segment voiceover/music is AWESOME) since there are so many places to get tech news these days. Secondly, we’ve changed the frequency of the show from weekly to twice a month. If people start banging down the doors for a weekly show… we’ll we’d *have* to appease.

Anyway… here’s quick overview of the segments featured on the show. Please note that not every show will feature all segments. We really want to keep the length of the show to something that doesn’t soak up too much time, ideally episodes will be between 35-45 minutes. That said, we’ll definitely won’t cut an interview short if it’s running longer than expected, as long as it’s awesome!

The Doc Report Podcast Segments

Groovin’ with Geeks
Groovin’ with Geeks is the interview segment (aka the “big kahuna segment”) where Ryan and I mix it up with experts in the software world/community. We’ll be talking with those living and breathing creating software, software marketing, business models, search engine optimization, licensing, distribution, and many other things I can’t even think of right now. Of course there will be more “geeky” (can you even say that about a… tech show?) stuff in there to make sure your appetite is satisfied.

Techies Treasure Chest
The Techies Treasure Chest features our picks/recommendations of tools, apps, services and ginsu knives (no, not really…) that we think you should add to your own techie “treasure chest”.

Helpful How-tos
In Helpful How-tos, we each dish out a (mostly) software-related tip or two to make your life better and easier.

Open Commentary
Open Commentary is where fisticuffs may occur. Ryan and I will trade (hopefully non-lethal) blows expressing our opinion on a relevant topic of concern in the software and tech world. It may get ugly, but it’ll be fun to listen to.

Dysfunctional Fractoids
Dysfunctional Fractoids is our trivia segment. We ask a question and the first person to tweet us (@thedocrep) the correct answer with the hashtags #fractoid and #tdr wins a free software license for a great product. Who knows we may have some other prizes up our sleeves too…

The Worldwide Loopback
There’s no place like 127.0.0.1 and the Worldwide Loopback is where you get to send in your own tips, tricks, questions, critiques or whatever you want and we’ll play them on the show. Heck, you can even upload a video to YouTube and send us the link or send an mp3 recording of what you have to say to loopback [at] thedocreport D0T com. No nasty language. The Doc Report is safe for work!

That’s about it. We have a few more segments up our sleeve but we aren’t tipping our hand(s) yet. You’ll just have to tune in and check out the show notes.

Hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we love recording it! The Doc Report wouldn’t exist without support from SweetLabs, so a big thank you to all the Sweeties (of which I’m one)!

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PS: Don’t let the current logo and site design scare you… We spent all our time making the show great. But of course we’ll definitely iterate and improve the site too.