http://explicitweb.co.uk en-gb © 2010 ExplicitWeb A brand new podcast from three people on the front lines of the web design industry. ExplicitWeb ExplicitWeb is a regularly recorded podcast all about the front lines of website design and development. These typically half-hour shows are made up of hosts Rob Hawkes, Hannah and John O'Nolan discussing the finer points of the industry, as well as sharing helpful tips and information for the savvy web professional. ExplicitWeb is a regularly recorded podcast all about the front lines of website design and development. These typically half-hour shows are made up of hosts Rob Hawkes, Hannah and John O'Nolan discussing the finer points of the industry, as well as sharing helpful tips and information for the savvy web professional. ExplicitWeb explicitwebcast@googlemail.com Yes Rob Hawkes, John O'Nolan, and Hannah Wolfe Season Finale In the last episode of the season we take a look at how the Web industry has progressed over the years, particulalrly in regards to the specialisation of services and skillsets. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E07.mp3 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT 00:30:07 Web design, programming, jobs, skills, services Yes Hannah Wolfe, Rob Hawkes, and John O'Nolan Taking a look at Symphony CMS In this episode we welcome special guest Craig Zheng, the project lead at Symphony CMS, to discuss the wicked little piece of software that is Symphony CMS. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E06.mp3 Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT 00:52:20 Symphony, CMS, WordPress, ExpressionEngine Yes John O'Nolan, Hannah Wolfe and Rob Hawkes Focussing on the past/present/future of browsers and web standards. In this episode, Rob gets a new job, John talks about being accosted by WordPress fans in Spain and most importantly, we welcome a very special guest in the form of the god-like Martin Beeby. Martin is a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft and came along to talk about the future of browsers. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E05.mp3 Mon, 16 May 2011 18:00:00 GMT 00:54:32 browsers, IE, Mozilla, Microsoft, Firefox, Web standards, WordPress Yes Rob Hawkes, John O'Nolan and Hannah Wolfe Looking into some of the issues surrounding open Web technologies. In this episode, Rob presents us with the open Web technologies dilemma. Is it still possible to protect our work when using open technologies, and should we be able to? Do the benefits of open technologies outweigh the downsides? Can we legitimately sell open technology services and is it possible to be profitable? http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E04.mp3 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMT 01:01:51 JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, gaming, programming Yes Hannah Wolfe, Rob Hawkes, and John O'Nolan Digging into the interesting issues surrounding social networking. In this episode, Hannah Wolfe talks about social networking. We discuss the issue of privacy and responsibility when publishing content online, the current obsession with documenting everything and how it can get you into trouble. We share our experiences of the best and worst of customer services on twitter and finally talk about data mining, twitter sentiment analysis and the future of the information age. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E03.mp3 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT 01:13:34 Twitter, social networking, Facebook, data analysis, sentiment, privacy Yes John O'Nolan, Hannah, and Rob Hawkes A selection of interviews with Chris Spooner, Jack Osborne, and Gavin Strange In this week's episode, John O'Nolan takes the reigns and steps things up a level with 3 amazing guests. First up in Chris Spooner of SpoonGraphics fame, giving us a modest insight into his meteoric rise within the Web industry. Following Chris, we talk to Jack Osborne off of HTML5 Doctor about how he got involved in the site and his thought on the state of HTML5. Last but not least, we have Gavin Strange from JamFactory and Aardman Digital (yes, the same people that invented Wallace and Gromit!). Gavin infects the ExplicitWeb team with his humour and tells us about how awesome it is to work at Aardman, as well as sharing some great pieces of advice learnt from his successful career in design. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E02.mp3 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:00:00 GMT 58:56 Web design, Web development, HTML5, design, graphics Yes Rob Hawkes, John O'Nolan, and Hannah Uncovering some of the techniques and thought-processes we use to prevent our skills and knowledge becoming obsolete In this week's episode, Rob Hawkes presents "Staying ahead of the game" focusing on the following questions: What things are you most excited about for the next year or so? How do you make sure your skills don’t become obsolete? How do you know what's worth learning and what's not worth your time? How do you keep track of the new things happening in the industry? http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E01.mp3 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:00:00 GMT 48:04 Web design, Web development, HTML5, technology, education, learning Yes Rob Hawkes, John O'Nolan, and Hannah All About Season 2 of ExplicitWeb This week Hannah, John O'Nolan & Rob Hawkes talk about what they've been up to, and more importantly what's coming in Season 2 of ExplicitWeb. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/2/ExplicitWeb_S02E00.mp3 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT 20:36 Web design, Web development, Google, Twitter Yes Hannah, Rob Hawkes, and John O'Nolan Google Analytics: More Than Just Statistics, Twitter: A Content Distribution Nightmare, and IE6: The Big Debate On this week's show Hannah introduces Google Analytics, Rob talks about the use of Twitter as a content distribution network, and John creates the big debate: Should we still be supporting IE6? http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E08.mp3 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 GMT 40:58 Web design, Web development, content, Twitter, IE6, browsers, debate, statistics, analytics, Google Yes John O'Nolan, Hannah, and Rob Hawkes Content vs. Design, Microformats Markup and Meaning, Working in Bursts, and What the iPad Means for Web Development On this week's show we have an extra segment presented by our magical mystical internet guest: Rick Nunn. Rick takes us through content vs design and why he thinks most people are doing it wrong. Hannah introduces microformats and discusses the relevance of valid vs semantic markup, John divulges his ultimate tips for productivity (and a new way of life) and finally Rob discusses how he thinks the iPad is about to change web development. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E07.mp3 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT 47:09 Web design, Web development, content, design, microformats, semantics, productivity, iPad, Apple Yes John O'Nolan, Hannah, and Rob Hawkes A Review of the Future of Web Design, Understanding the Service Provider - Client Relationship, and Making the Web Physical On this week's show John reviews his visit to the Future of Web Design Conference (FOWD), Hannah tries to identify and solve the problems in client relationships using psychology theory, and Rob gets physical with the interweb in his topic on Arduino. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E06.mp3 Mon, 31 May 2010 21:30:00 GMT 37:54 Web design, Web development, FOWD, conference, psychology, electronics, opensource, open-source Yes Rob Hawkes, Hannah, and John O'Nolan Core developer Andrew Nacin talks with us about WordPress development and WordPress 3.0 This week's show is a WordPress special. We invite Andrew Nacin, from the WordPress core development team, to be our first ever guest on the show. We grill Nacin on how he got involved with WordPress, ask him what's up and coming in WordPress 3.0 and get some top tips on how to get involved in developing for WordPress. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E05.mp3 Mon, 17 May 2010 21:30:00 GMT 39:54 cms, Web design, Web development, WordPress, trac, opensource, open-source, blogging Yes Hannah, John O'Nolan, and Rob Hawkes An Introduction to Content Management Systems, Web Design Conferences, and Making Time for Those Crazy Ideas On this week's show Hannah introduces content management systems, John talks about DIBI and the web design conference experience, and Rob discusses ways and means of making time for those fun projects and ideas that never seem to find the light of day. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E04.mp3 Tue, 4 May 2010 21:30:00 GMT 38:07 cms, content, conference, ideas, Web design, Web development, productivity, organisation, WordPress, ExpressionEngine Yes Rob Hawkes, Hannah, and John O'Nolan Pros and Cons of Web Design Degrees, Top Tips for Securing an Agency Job, and The Realities of The Home Office On this week's show Rob discusses the pros and cons of Web design degrees, Hannah hashes out top tips for securing an agency job, and John goes solo with the realities of the home office. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E03.mp3 Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:30:00 GMT 40:07 university, education, Web design, Web development, agency, portfolio, jobs, office, freelancing, productivity Yes John O'Nolan, Rob Hawkes, and Hannah Getting Started with HTML5, Exploring HTML5 Canvas, and HTML5 vs Flash: Fight! On this week's show John gives us a basic introduction to HTML5 and how to use it, Rob goes into detail about the HTML5 Canvas element, and Hannah tackles the web's hottest topic: will HTML5 kill Flash? http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E02.mp3 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMT 34:34 Web design, Web development, HTML5, canvas, JavaScript, Flash, video Yes Rob Hawkes, Hannah, and John O'Nolan Local Development, Version Control, Designing in the Browser and Killing Kittens On this week's show Rob talks about local development environments, Hannah tackles the intricacies of Subversion and Git version control, and John rants about why designing in the browser isn't all it's cracked up to be. http://media.explicitweb.co.uk/seasons/1/ExplicitWeb_S01E01.mp3 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMT 36:43 Web design, web development, svn, git, version control Yes