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57: Underrated Skills | Knowing when to Blackout
July 10, 2019
This week we talked about underrated skills, skil…
56: Gimme the cash | Tinkling the ivories
June 10, 2019
It's been 9 months since our last episode (1000 a…
55: Perch CMS | An interview with Drew McLellan
August 14, 2018
For our latest podcast episode, we spoke to Drew …
54: Gatekeepers | The Just Problem
June 30, 2018
This is sort-of a part 2 to our Overwhelm episode…
53: Overwhelm | Donald Sutherland is Canadian
May 18, 2018
This episode we talk about being overwhelmed, out…
52: Going Offline | with Jeremy Keith
May 02, 2018
Coming into this episode I didn't really know muc…
51: State of the Union | Asbestos Brakes
January 19, 2018
It's been 5 months since our last episode. In tha…
49: Web Security | With Tim Nash
May 23, 2017
Why would anyone want to hack my website? This wa…
48: Progressive Enhancement | With Aaron Gustafson
April 12, 2017
In this episode we talk about the Progressive Enh…
47: Dogmatism | With Chris Coyier
March 24, 2017
This was one of the most interesting, thoughtful …
46: CSS Grid Layout | An interview with Rachel Andrew
March 02, 2017
This week we talk CSS Grid with the amazing and g…
45: A chat about SEO | with Elliott Richmond
February 08, 2017
This week we tackle the often thorny subject of S…
44: Looking back at 2016 | They ran screaming
January 27, 2017
After a break at the end of 2016, we've start 201…
43: Perch CMS | An interview with Clive Walker
November 24, 2016
This week Ben and I are joined by Front End (or i…
42: PC versus Mac | Apple comes down the mountain
November 10, 2016
Following Apple's New Macbook Pro announcement on…
41: Working with Designers | Do you Etch-a-Sketch?
October 27, 2016
This week we spoke with designer and co-host of t…
40: Going Limited | Daft Bunk
October 13, 2016
This episode we're pleased to welcome back Mark W…
39: HTTPS | Deliver some dog justice
September 07, 2016
This episode we tackle HTTPS. What it is, what's …
38: Mistakes x 2 | It's a bit like mousetrap
August 10, 2016
We had a recording go bad a little while ago and …
37: Personal Sites | "Disappointment will spur them on"
July 13, 2016
This episode we are supposed to be talking about …
36: Details | "Billy the Whippet"
April 29, 2016
We're back after another pretty long break with a…
35: PC versus Mac | "versus Sandals"
March 19, 2016
Slightly controversially this episode, Mark and I…
34: "Just chat really" | No real plan
March 02, 2016
After a long, accidental break due to illness and…
33: Longshot Photo | A follow-up interview with Ken Long
December 11, 2015
This episode is a follow-up to Episode 16, where …
32: WOW Plugins | An interview with Kimb Jones
October 28, 2015
In this episode we interview Kimb Jones, co-found…
31: Dealing with mistakes | The whole kitten caboodle
October 07, 2015
We didn't actually plan this episode... but it tu…
30: Designers should(n't) code | An interview with Ben Brignell
September 24, 2015
In this episode we're joined by Ben Brignell, a D…
29: Interview | Wordpress Plugin Development with Mark Wilkinson
September 08, 2015
On this week's episode we're interviewing Mark Wi…
28: Going Live | Build a website on an Etch-a-Sketch
August 27, 2015
This week, Mark declares that he's ready to Go Li…
27: Customer Education | Like people in music shops
August 11, 2015
This week Ben and I talk about customer education…
26: Customer Care | Hug their heart
July 06, 2015
After a fairly long break due to 'busy', we're ba…
25: Interview | Beyond WordPress with Emily Lewis and Lea Alcantara.
June 02, 2015
This week we're pleased to be joined by the hosts…
24.5: Relatively Short | A Picosode
May 25, 2015
We're super busy at the moment so this weeks epis…
24: My Best Job! | Getting Cardboard From a Skip
May 01, 2015
For this episode we're debuting a new episode for…
23: Interview | Theme Frameworks with Jonny Allbut
April 15, 2015
In this episode Mark and I interview Jonny Allbut…
22: Interview | Commercial Plugin Development with Jonathan Davis
April 01, 2015
This week we're joined by Jonathan Davis, project…
21: Setting Up | Tabs or Spaces?
March 18, 2015
This week Mark and I talk about how we go about s…
20: Interview | WordCamp Birmingham with Rachel McCollin
March 04, 2015
This week we’re joined by Rachel McCollin, one of…
19.5: Relatively Short | "The Unpesode!"
February 20, 2015
A very short excuse for an episode of excuses! S…
19: Stress | Should've auditioned that whale!
February 06, 2015
Stress! Mark and I talk about work-related stress…
18: Back to Basics | Spaghetti Kitten
January 23, 2015
This week Ben and I talk about the times we forget things we thought we already knew, or technologies move on while we're looking the other way, so we have to revisit basic skills. We chat a bit about CSS layout, Git, HTML and other stuff too. My toolstar this week is http://builtwith.com. A tool for discovering, as the name suggests, what websites have been with built with. My read of the week is "Just" by Brad Frost. Well worth a read if you ever help someone out with a coding problem. the-pastry-box-project.net/brad-frost/2014-january-28 My addition to the playlist this time is 'Rails' by Bing and Ruth. http://open.spotify.com/track/2QyUGfztUBe2BdMMRsriW3 Bens is 'Break Well' by Mount Kimbie. http://open.spotify.com/track/2t0XPiQhdqLSoEHlZ2tMqG The music we use for various intro bits, stings and outro is 'Vitreous Detachment' by Origamibiro, used with kind permission. - Mark Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
17: Looking Back Looking Forward | A Stool to Oil
January 14, 2015
As it's the start of a new year, Mark and I take a look at how 2014 went, what we learned and achieved, and what we plan to do in 2015 from a web development and freelancing point of view. Mark's ToolStar is http://caniuse.com, a website that shows which CSS, SVG and other sorts of elements can be used in which versions of popular browsers and platforms. Mark also shares a 'Read of the Week': Laura Kalbags's article on 'Breaking Stuff' at http://alistapart.com/column/breaking-stuff. My Jukebox pick this time is 'Swords' from Leftfield's album 'Rhythm and Stealth'. Mark's own suggestion out of leftfield is 'Life on Mars?' by Brazilian dude Seu Jorge. The music we use for various intro bits, stings and outro is 'Vitreous Detachment' by Origamibiro, used with kind permission. - Ben Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
16: Interview | A Live Client meeting with Ken from Longshot Photo.
January 07, 2015
It's another interview episode, and this time it takes the form of a Live Client Meeting for one of Mark's first web dev projects. We chat to Ken Long from Longshot Photo about what he needs from a website, and some of the challenges Mark will face. Mark's Toolstar this week is http://paletton.com, something designery to do with colours and wotnot. Mark's read is very on-topic: 'http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/12/30/designing-with-your-clients' by Paul Boag... yes that guy. In the Dukebox... or should I say JUKEbox this week we have: 'Loud Pipes' by Ratatat from Mark. '' by Moby from me. 'Oh Yea?' by Propellerheads from Ken. The music we use for various intro bits, stings and outro is ‘Vitreous Detachment’ by Origamibiro, used with kind permission. - Ben Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
15: Time Management | Panic Develop Till it's Done
December 24, 2014
This week Ben and I talk about time management. We talk about how we've managed time in the past, and the virtues of the Pomodoro system. This week my Tool Star is Niice (http://niice.co) a search engine with taste. Ben's 'Read of the Week' is Atlassian's collection of Git tutorials (https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials). For the dukebox my pick is 'Hand on the Scantron' by Mux Mool, a new find from Spotify Radio. Ben's tune is 'Cry' from Howie B's 'Music for Babies' album. Our intro, stings and outro are parts of ‘Vitreous Detachment’, the use of which is kindly permitted by permitted Origamibiro. - Mark Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
14: Hosting | It's like tyres!
December 18, 2014
After an accidental ‘break’ last week, this time Mark and I chat about different types of Web Hosting. We cover support levels and also ask whether it’s a good idea for a web developer or designer to offer or provide hosting to clients. My ‘Toolstar’ this week is Atom, the free and very customisable code editor from GitHub. Mark’s Reads of the Week are a couple of articles by Charlotte Spencer. Firstly ‘I’m gonna be a developer’ on her blog and secondly ‘Life Is Too Short Not To Experement’ at &you. My Dukebox pick is ‘Cascade‘ from the 1994 ‘The Future Sound of London’ album, Lifeforms. Mark’s choice is a listener-suggested track called ‘Subway – Nujabes Tribute’ by Twigg & Stone. The music used for our intro, stings and outro is ‘Vitreous Detachment’ by Origamibiro, used with very kind permission. – Ben Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
13: Design for Developers | Too Many Biscuits
December 01, 2014
This week Mark and I talk about Design for Developers. How much we need to be involved in the design process and whether we even should be! My Toolstar choice is 'Suzy', a SASS un-framework thingamabob. Mark's read of the week is the website 'One Page Love' as inspiration for his Project X. In the Dukebox this week Mark submits 'The Aquarium' from Saint-Saëns' 'The Carnival of The Animals'. My choice is 'Channel 1 Suite' from The Cinematic Orchestra. The music used for our intro, stings and outro is ‘Vitreous Detachment’ by Origamibiro, used with kind permission. - Ben Subscribe and keep in touch iTunes - http://relativepaths.uk/it Stitcher - http://relativepaths.uk/st SoundCloud - http://relativepaths.uk/sc Twitter - http://twitter.com/relativepaths Facebook - http://facebook.com/relativepaths If you like the show, please leave a review or comment wherever you like to listen to us. We'd particularly love an iTunes review 🙂
12: Project X part 1 | Very respectful to Begonias
November 24, 2014
Mark's embarking on Project X so we have a chat about what he's planning, where things could be tweaked, and get into some discussion on 'hamburger' menus, avoiding jQuery use if possible and Lazy Loading elements on infinite scrolling sites. Mark’s read of the week is a lifehacker article called Productivity 101: A Primer to The Pomodoro Technique. My read is Migrating Your Team to Sass by Charlie Owen. For the playlist I submit ‘Home of the Whale‘ by Massive Attack, a B-side from 1992. Mark suggests ‘Rise‘ by Nightmares on Wax from the 1995 album ‘Smokers Delight’. The music used for our intro, stings and outro is ‘Vitreous Detachment’ by Origamibiro, used with kind permission. - Ben
11: Interview | Malc from Fluid2
November 19, 2014
For this – the first of our interview episodes – we talk to Malcolm Coombes, Creative Director at Fluid2, a Digital Creative Agency based in the South West of England. Malc gives some good advice to Freelancers working with Creative Agencies, positioning oneself in the 'industry', and up-selling to clients. We made some technical mistakes in the on-site recording of this episode so the interview starts part-way through, and the voice quality is pretty ropey! Sorry... won't do it again 😉 This week's Dukebox is triple-barrelled! Malc chose a live c1970 acoustic version of 'Hear My Train a Comin' by Hendrix. My choice was Nick Drake's 'Three Hours' from 1969. Mark kept it more recent with 'Near Light' by Ólafur Arnalds. The intro and outro music is ‘Vitreous Detachment’ by Origamibiro, used with their very kind permission. - Ben
10: Pricing | Mr Furtwangler I presume
November 14, 2014
This week we discuss the thorny issue of pricing. We cover working out what to charge, how to deal with push back from clients and times we’ve got it wrong. My ‘read’ of the week is episode 28 of the CTRL+CLICK CAST podcast, CSS animations with Val Head. Ben’s toolstar is FreeAgent, the accounting software package for freelancers. My jukebox track this week is Cirrus by Bonobo from the 2013 album The North Borders. Ben’s are Abandon Window and Sun Harmonics by John Hopkins, from the 2013 album Immunity. - Mark