News Archive
A sneak peek at GetSignOff
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May 14, 2008 6:45 PM
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
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May 6, 2008 9:00 AM
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!)
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March 26, 2008 1:02 PM
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
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March 20, 2008 10:09 AM
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
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March 17, 2008 10:46 AM
Marcus shares his impressions of SXSW and the lessons we can all learn.
Random News
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February 29, 2008 9:48 AM
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
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February 28, 2008 8:48 AM
As promised here is the video we shot a couple of weeks ago talking about the making of boagworld.
Yahoo Live!
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February 11, 2008 12:35 PM
Yahoo have launched a new live webcam broadcasting service that has some real potential.
100th show is in the can
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October 22, 2007 10:55 AM
Saturday night we recorded the 100th episode of Boagworld and an excellent evening it was too.
The Plan for the 100th show
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October 16, 2007 11:25 PM
For those of you considering attention the recording of the 100th boagworld show, here are some details.
100th Boagworld Podcast LIVE!
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July 27, 2007 3:13 PM
To celebrate the 100th episode of the boagworld podcast we would like to invite you all to join us on Saturday 20th October in London for a night of drinking and podcasting.
Book Deal
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July 6, 2007 6:50 PM
I have taken the plunge and finally agreed to write a book. It was a difficult decision and (as is my tendency) I have chosen an unusual route.
Excited about client work
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April 12, 2007 4:14 PM
I don't talk much about the client work we produce at Headscape, but I am really excited about our latest site and so wanted to share a few thoughts about it with you.
Complete RSS feed
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March 29, 2007 6:25 PM
I have made the decision to change my RSS feeds from being just a snippet of my posts to the full thing. Sorry it has taken so long.
Elitism in web design
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March 16, 2007 7:55 PM
Every time I attend a web design conference the same issue raises it ugly head; elitism. This time around it seems to be targeted at the Brit Pack.
.net podcast launches
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January 22, 2007 10:50 AM
Today is an exciting day for me because it sees the launch of the first ever episode of the .net podcast.
2007
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January 4, 2007 10:53 AM
Well I am back from my Christmas break and I am really looking forward to 2007. In particular I can't wait to get going on the new .net podcast and the revised boagworld show.
A .net Magazine Podcast
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November 29, 2006 4:38 PM
I have just come out of a meeting with Dan Oliver, the editor of .net magazine and I wanted to share with you our plans for the future of the Practical Web Design Podcast.
No show: Making Marcus Jealous
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November 14, 2006 12:02 PM
Just a quick reminder that there will be no boagworld podcast this week as I am living it up in Florida.
A web design forum for everyone
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October 1, 2006 8:05 PM
I have been threatening to do it for ages, but finally it has happened: we have launched the boagworld forum. The place where no question is too stupid! ;)
Web standards War - Watch our language
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September 21, 2006 1:37 PM
The thing that disturbed me most at this year’s @media conference was the final panel in which it was announced that the "web standards war was won". I remember saying at the time that this was far from my experience and so was particularly encouraged to read a recent Think Vitamin post.
50th podcast and our new site
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September 13, 2006 2:15 PM
I know! The launch of this new site was supposed to coincide with the 50th episode of the boagworld podcast, but then I realised I am away on Friday and Monday so the podcast is going to be released later than normal.
Come work with us!
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September 1, 2006 1:17 PM
Headscape's endless quest for world domination continues as we seek to recruit yet another member of staff. This time we are seeking a designer. He or she can work from home so this job is open to anybody in the UK.
Refresh Keynote
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July 23, 2006 9:55 AM
A number of people have asked me what I will be speaking on at the upcoming Refresh conference. Well, now you know.
Lead developer required
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July 11, 2006 6:43 PM
Headscape is currently looking for a web developer to head up our technical development work. Do you know anyone?
Odeon wise up
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June 8, 2006 6:49 PM
Credit where create it due. It is easy to criticise when there are problems but we should also be full of praise when people get it right.
@media is almost upon us
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June 7, 2006 5:39 PM
Well I have just received my email from Vivabit giving me all the details about next week's @media conference and it has finally made me look through the list of sessions. I have to say I feel like a kid in a candy store.
UK terror legislation hits website owners
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April 13, 2006 4:57 PM
Here in the UK new terrorism legislation has just come into force. Normally this is not the kind of thing I would post on. I am not a particularly political animal and this isn't a politics related blog. However, this particular legislation has an impact on websites hosted here in Britain.
Boot camp
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April 11, 2006 7:14 PM
So Apple is giving us the opportunity to run Windows XP on our macs. How cool is that! I must admit even I am tempted to buy a mac now :) But what does it mean for your website?
Geek dinner and interview
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February 24, 2006 12:34 PM
After battling through rain, snow and bitter winds I finally made it to last nights geek dinner and it was the best evening I have had out in a long time.
Practical web design magazine and boagworld
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February 2, 2006 2:42 PM
For a few months now, I have been recording special episodes of the boagworld.com podcast for the Practical web design magazine, and now they have made some of them freely available to download.
A geek dinner
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February 1, 2006 5:19 PM
Well after desperately trying to avoid being called a geek for years, it looks like I am going to have to embrace the title, as Ian Forrester from geekdinners.co.uk throws a bash in honour of boagworld.com. Please come along, and save me from being a sad guy in a pub by myself.
@media 2006
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January 12, 2006 7:24 PM
@media is, then read on and find out why it is worth attending.
Advice & Predications for 2006
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January 7, 2006 5:15 PM
This time of year sees a wealth of predications for the coming year. Andy Budd and Cameron Moll have both given some interesting predications for you developers and designers. Not wanting to be left out here is what I think web site owners should keep an eye on in 2006.
Good news of great joy!
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December 9, 2005 5:17 PM
www.headscape.co.uk.
Email and Comments improvements
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November 5, 2005 10:12 PM
As part of my ongoing evolution of this site, I have updated both the email notification feature and the comments functionality.
Boagworld Discussion Forum
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October 30, 2005 6:52 PM
Thanks to everybody who took the time to complete our survey. We had some great feedback and some cool new ideas. As a result, I am pleased to announce the launch of a new boagworld flickr group.
Web developer wanted
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September 23, 2005 3:02 PM
Headscape are looking for a web developer to join the team.
National Trails web site launched
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July 1, 2005 10:50 AM
Today sees the launch of the Countryside Agency's flagship website about the network of National Trails. This site is the culmination of month's worth of work by the team at Headscape and I thought I would share with you a few of the highlights and lowlights of the project.
Search and view video with Google
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June 27, 2005 6:28 PM
This coming Monday Google is going to launch an in-browser video playback feature that is the next logical step in its video search functionality that has been taking uploads from anybody that cared to submit since April. However, what does all of this mean to the average web site manager?
The BBC embraces web standards
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June 23, 2005 8:25 PM
It was a pleasant surprise yesterday to find the BBC technology site not only promoting Firefox but also Web Standards.
Top 100 University web sites
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June 21, 2005 10:34 AM
I was pleased to read in the Guardian Online that the University of Brighton (one of the many Higher Education sites I have been involved in) came second in a review of the top one hundred University web sites. However, I then noticed that the University of Portsmouth, which I also designed, came 179th out of 200! Unsurprisingly I found this discrepancy disturbing so decided to look into things more closely.
@Media2005
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June 13, 2005 12:58 PM
@Media 2005 was the first Web standards and accessibility conference here in the UK and only the second worldwide. The conference demonstrated a growing commitment to building accessible and standards friendly web sites. So what came out of the conference and why will it affect the way we all build web sites.
boagworld.com web feeds
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October 9, 2004 2:42 PM
Boagworld.com currently offers three website feeds. You can subscribe to one or all of these feeds.
Product review - ClickTracks
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June 30, 2004 6:11 PM
Do you have trouble understanding the statistics on your website's traffic? If so then ClickTracks could be for you.
