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A podcast for those who design, develop and run websites.

Boagworld is the blog of Paul (the Wurzel) Boag who lives in the heart of rural Dorset. He produces a weekly podcast with Marcus (pop star) Lillington on all things relating to building and running websites. They also run web design agency - Headscape.

Latest Shows

172. Hand Drawn
On this week's show: Paul looks at the seven wonders of wireframing and Anna reviews the new micro CMS Perch.
171. Access
On this week's show: Ryan and Paul talk to Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet about web accessibility and Dave shares Headscape's experiences of moving to Google Apps.
170. Versus
On this week's show: Paul talks about the conflicts surrounding design decisions, and Teifion challenges a BBC article that asks "Are the days of the web amateur numbered?"
169. Type
On this weeks show: Paul talks about the power of story telling and shares some tips for “getting in the zone” and Mark Boulton joins us to talk about web typography.
168. Personality
On this week's show: Paul explains how to give your site real personality and Dave shares some top tips for writing secure code.

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‘News’ archive

Consultancy clinic twitter competition

Posted in Marketing, News on the 05-06-2009 | 4 Comments

Win a 30 minute consultancy clinic conversation with me worth £54.

Don’t hate me for my .NET

Posted in News on the 08-05-2009 | 31 Comments

I’m an outcast trying to fit in… at an event like FOWA I’ll feel like working with .NET is akin to admitting to owning the Rednex single ‘cotton eye joe’ from the glory days of ‘94… but then I’ll go to a Microsoft event and feel like a pariah obsessed with miniscule details that I shouldn’t worry about (unobtrusive javascript.. element ID and exact markup control…).

Hampshire Web Developer required

Posted in News on the 01-05-2009 | 8 Comments

Are you a web developer living in the south of england? Once again, Headscape is looking for a talented, enthusiastic developer to join our team. We really need to stop expanding ;)

Headscape is hiring

Posted in News on the 25-02-2009 | Comments Off

Are you a developer living in the south of england? Headscape is looking for a talented, enthusiastic developer to join their team.

Rent a room at Headscape

Posted in News on the 24-02-2009 | 5 Comments

Unfortunately our previous tenant has moved out so we now have a spare room available at the Headscape office. If you fancy working alongside a group of amazing designers and developers in the heart of rural Hampshire, read on.

For those of you hard of humour

Posted in News on the 06-02-2009 | 11 Comments

My last post ‘10 things a web designer would never tell you‘ has received more views than any other article. But what caused me to write it?

What’s in a name?

Posted in News on the 05-12-2008 | 14 Comments

I am proud to announce that the Boagworld podcast has won this years .net magazine award for best podcast. However, I do also have some regrets.

GetSignOff goes public

Posted in News on the 20-10-2008 | 5 Comments

Today GetSignOff finally opens to the public. It has been an interesting journey.

Can Google Chrome topple IE?

Posted in News on the 05-09-2008 | 23 Comments

Without a doubt the biggest story of the week is that Google has launched its own browser called Chrome. At the moment the browser is only available for windows although a mac and linux will follow shortly.

An interview with Freelancer Magazine

Posted in News on the 02-08-2008 | Comments Off

I have just finished an interview for Alex Stubbs over at freelancermagazine.com. Being a clever cookie he massaged by ego and convinced me to take part even though I am on a family holiday in Scotland.

Website Owner’s Manual

Posted in News on the 05-06-2008 | 4 Comments

I have been working on my book (The Website Owner’s Manual) for a while, but finally I have something to show you.

Customise GetSignOff

Posted in News on the 02-06-2008 | 18 Comments

On my last screencast I showed you the basics of GetSignOff. What it is, how it works and what you can do with it. This time I demonstrate the advanced customisation features that allows you to brand the client experience.

A sneak peek at GetSignOff

Posted in News on the 14-05-2008 | 56 Comments

A growing number of you have been asking me what has been happening with GetSignOff so I thought I would give you a sneak peak at what is coming.

Boagworld is back

Posted in News on the 06-05-2008 | 45 Comments

On the 20th March I logged off. No podcast, no twitter, no facebook, no posting, no nothing. But now I am back and this time I mean business!

Headscape is recruiting (again!)

Posted in News on the 26-03-2008 | 3 Comments

Headscape are currently after two new members of staff. If you are an experienced Information Architect or a newly qualified developer, we would love to speak to you.

Logging off

Posted in News on the 20-03-2008 | 36 Comments

As you may have gathered if you have listened to this week’s podcast, I am intending to go offline for until the beginning of May.

Lessons learnt at SXSW 08

Posted in News on the 17-03-2008 | 1 Comment

Marcus shares his impressions of SXSW and the lessons we can all learn.

Random News

Posted in News on the 29-02-2008 | 10 Comments

Boagworld has moved, the forum is back, Headscape has rebranded, our product is shaping up, the book is progressing and I seem to be speaking loads.

Behind the Boagworld

Posted in News on the 28-02-2008 | 15 Comments

As promised here is the video we shot a couple of weeks ago talking about the making of boagworld.

Yahoo Live!

Posted in News on the 11-02-2008 | 12 Comments

Yahoo have launched a new live webcam broadcasting service that has some real potential.

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