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Inspect
by Ajay Karwal
Inspect is a show about the world of web development, design and technology hosted by Ajay Karwal — a designer and front-end developer from Buckingham, and Kay Mankoo — a full stack developer from London.
Episodes
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How To Become A Designer
What does it take to become a designer? We discuss the personality traits, principles and tools you need. Sponsor - porkbun.com Get your hands on a Free .design domain name for 1 year. Head to porkbun.com, and enter coupon code INSPECTPODCAST at checkout. Discussed in the show Dieter Rams 10...
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How To Start A New Project
Kay is in the driving seat talking about how to start a brand new project. Mentioned In The Show Wordpress Designing in the browser 11ty Local by FlyWheel
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Moving To Windows
Ajay switches to Windows and we talk about the transition. Mentioned In The Show Dell XPS 15 9500 Logitech MX Keys Logitech MX Master 3 Cmder EP27 - How to get into development for free PowerToys QuickLook Ajay’s blog posts Switching from macOS to Windows Frontend Development on Windows Stardock...
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We Were On A Break!
After an unexpectedly long break, we're back! Mentioned In The Show Desk disruption Cryptocurrency Diet and fitness Challenges during COVID lockdowns Working from home Starting a new job during COVID Video calling app, Around Looking back at our 2020 goals Digital art Woodworking Music Production...
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Favourite Mac Utility Apps
This time we show some love to some of our favourite utility apps on the Mac. Mentioned In The Show Vox Spotmenu Lightshot MonoSnap HandBrake FFmpeg 4K video Downloader Kap Magnet Better Snap Tool Splash Top Ballast No Crash MBP Typora
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Health and Fitness
Time to check in on how we're keeping up with our new year's resolutions of keeping fit. Mentioned In The Show FitBit Samsung Health Strong App My Fitness Pal The Body Coach with Joe Wicks Garmin Forerunner 945 Yoga App Yoga by Adrienne
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Interview with Eric Windmill
We're joined by Eric Windmill, author of Flutter In Action. Sponsor - manning.com Get 40% off your first order across all print books, eBooks, and video courses. Head to manning.com, and enter coupon code PODINSPECT20 at checkout. Mentioned In The Show Flutter Flutter Showcase Flutter by Example...
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Working From Home Tips
Here are some simple tips for working from home during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus social distancing measures. Stay at home Wash your hands Stay safe
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Estimating
This time we discuss the different ways we estimate and quote for a piece of work. Sponsor - porkbun.com Get your hands on a Free .design domain name for 1 year. Head to porkbun.com, and enter coupon code INSPECTPODCAST at checkout. Discussed in the show Estimating in an Agile team Story points...
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2020 Goals
As the year comes to an end, we discuss some of our goals and resolutions for 2020. Mentioned in the show Figma React JS Gatsby Inspect YouTube Channel Inspect Facebook Page Inspect on Spotify The Body Coach Inspect is now also on WhatPods.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2019
Check out our alternative Holiday Gift Guide 2019 for the Designers and Developers in your life. Sponsor - Trace by Sticker Mule This show is sponsored by Sticker Mule, who have a cool new tool to share with the world called Trace. Trace is a free tool for instantly removing the background from...
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Design Criticism
Share your designs online and suddenly everyone becomes a design critic. This week we discuss the pro's and con's of design criticism online. Mentioned in the show Gap Rebrand Instagram rebrand Apple’s six-colours logo Controversial moments in logo design Recommendations Kay’s Twitch Channel…
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How To Get Into Development... For Free!
It's easier than ever to become a developer. In this episode we discuss how you can get started, virtually for free. Mentioned in the show Software Chrome Firefox VS Code Filezilla Education Codecademy Code School / Pluralsight Udemy Episode 21. Inspiration Domains / Hosting Squarespace Wix TSO...
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Should Designers Code?
It's a question thats been debated over and over. Here's our take on whether designers should also learn to code. Mentioned in the show Episode 13 Recommendations Mario Kart Tour Harry Mack - YouTube
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Cloud Storage
In this episode we discuss different cloud storage options. Mentioned in the show Dropbox Box.com Google Drive iCloud OneDrive Recommendations Top Boy - Netflix Top Boy Summerhouse - Netflix Unbelieveable - Netflix Corridor Crew - YouTube
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Favourite Mobile Apps
In this episode we discuss our most used and favourite mobile apps. Productivity Trello Todoist Loop Habit Tracker Evernote Scannable Finance Monzo Tide Utilities Authy 1Password Google Assistant Games Football Manager 19 Sim City F1 Monument Valley Blackbox Happy Glass - iOS / Android Media...
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Buttons
They're absolutely everywhere across the web in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Buttons are one of the most fundamental HTML elements, so lets make sure we're using them correctly. Mentioned in the show Bootstrap Buttons Documentation Input vs Button Recommendations Blinkist Darkroom (iOS App)
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Semantic HTML
HTML is the backbone of the internet but are you structuring your code correctly? This week we discuss semantic HTML. Mentioned in the show HTML 5 Semantic Markup HTML 5 Outliner Chrome extension Recommendations The Conspiracy Guys Poolside.fm ForeignRap.com
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Inspiration
This week we talk about where we go to get design and development inspiration and show some appreciation for the individuals and companies that inspire us. Design Inspiration Dribbble Behance Awwwards Template Monster Theme Forest Dribbble Profiles Dropbox Ryan Putnam Evernote Typography Google...
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Top 10 VS Code Extensions
This week we run down our top 10 VS Code extensions and discuss a little more about our IDE customisations. Kay’s VS Code Setup Top 5 Extensions Auto Close Tag Git Lens Prettier Bootstrap 4 Snippets IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML Bonus: Quokka Font: Fira Code Theme: Atom One Dark /...
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Our setups
What do we use to do the work we do? This week we discuss our desk setups, podcasting gear, software and more. DESK GEAR Henge Docks Omaton Laptop stand Dell U2515H monitor i-Tec Docking Station Ballast - App for fixing audio drift BUBM Case Desk Mat Ajay’s desk on Instagram PODCASTING GEAR Zoom...
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How We Unwind
This week we discuss ways we unwind and how we handle a work-life balance. Mentioned in the show Books World War Z, Max Brooks Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill Clarity, Jamie Smart Podcasts/Youtube Hiphop Saved My Life The Rad Brad TV The Man in the High Castle Ozark Narcos The Sopranos Sons of...
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Our Process
What does the process of taking a project from design to development to completion look like. In this week’s episode we discuss our process of taking a project from wireframes to design, development and QA cycles, and finally pushing live to the world. We cover how we collaborate with distributed...
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Time for a Reboot
After a lengthy hiatus, Inspect is back with a new format, new co-host and a new lease of life. Join Ajay and his new co-host, Kay as they talk about their different working experiences in freelance and agency environments. Mentioned in the show Hour of Code Scratch We Are Delve, Instagram
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Interview with Jonathan Cutrell
My guest this week is Jonathan Cutrell, host of Developer Tea, a podcast about the skills required to be a good developer. We discuss introversion, podcasting methods, the Spec network and more. Jonathan Cutrell on the web Developer Tea @developertea @jcutrell jonathancutrell.com Mentioned in the...
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Sponsor: Reactive Conf
I've teamed up with Reactive Conf. A three day tech conference about the future of development. Find out more about the show's first sponsor. Mentioned in the show Reactive Conf are kindly offering 10% off any conference ticket to listeners of Inspect. Simply enter the code INSPECT while making...
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Listener Question: Am I a good developer?
Listener Kalpesh asks about self evaluation and how to determine if he is a good developer. I share some tips on assessing your current skills, levelling up and getting second opinions. Mentioned in the show Sit The Test Front End Web Development Quiz HTML5 Boilerplate, Front-end Developer...
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Listener Question: How do you podcast?
Listener Rohit asks about how to start his own podcast and what are the minimum requirements. I talk about the equipment and software I use and what is involved in recording an episode. Mentioned in the show Blue Yeti Microphone Audacity Logic Pro X Soundflower How to record a Skype call using...
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And That Question’s For Dave (feat. Dave Nott and Dave Wood)
I'm joined this week by Dave Nott and Dave Wood, two iOS developers who also host their own podcast called Waiting For Review. We discuss life as an indie developer, a roundup of WWDC 2017 and podcasting. Dave and Dave on the web Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review podcast @wfrpodcast Dave...
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Interview with Chris Coyier
My guest this week is Chris Coyier —a household name in the world of CSS. Chris talks about his involvement with CSS Tricks, Codepen and his experience with podcasting. Chris Coyier on the web chriscoyier.net @chriscoyier @Real_CSS_Tricks Codepen Mentioned in the show CSS Tricks Codepen Codepen...
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Interview with Wes Bos
This week I had the pleasure of catching up with Wes Bos about his transition from MySpace theme designer to one of the most influential people in web dev. We discuss his latest courses, his journey with JavaScript and how developers love stickers. Wes on the web wesbos.com @wesbos Courses by Wes...
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Speaking about speaking (feat. Helen V. Holmes)
I caught up with Helen V. Holmes, a designer and developer from Virginia. We talk about her time at Mozilla, public speaking and tinkering with hardware to create art. Helen on the web Portfolio Twitter Critique is terrifying Mentioned in the show Firefox Dev Tools Toolsday Podcast Una Kravets...
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Jekyll and other Static Site Generators
This week I talk about Static Site Generators, and in particular a tool called Jekyll. What are SSGs? How do you get started? What are they good for? Mentioned in the show 457 SSGs Static Gen Jekyll Markdown Liquid Templating Language Who uses Liquid Jekyll Quick Start Guide Jekyll Admin…
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WooCommerce for non-devs (feat. Jordan Dwyer)
This week I'm joined by Jordan Dwyer, a digital marketing manager who is venturing into the world of setting up his own ecommerce project. We talk about Wordpress, Woocommerce and the state of modern digital marketing. Jordan on the web Blog - DigitalHop Website - PartyHop Twitter Mentioned in…
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Mastodon
In this week's episode I talk about Mastodon - a new open source social network which is growing fast and taking on Twitter. Mentioned in the show Mastodon Instances User Guide Apps Full Mastodon Documentation How Mastodon usernames work As mentioned in the show you can register in any of the…
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CSS Grid and Apple updates
This week I talk about the new CSS Grid features which are available in all modern browsers and some of the recent updates from Apple. Mentioned in the show My tweets about Star Wars Dann Petty’s tweet storm CSS Grid, MDN @MSEdgeDev announcement Grid By Example A Complete Guide to Grid The...
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Medium and other mediums (feat. Les McCutcheon)
This week we discuss the role of a personal portfolio and the trend of moving your content to third-party services. Stick around after the outro for some post-show movie talk. Mentioned in the show Paul Jarvis’ tweet Subform Medium post Irvue Ajay’s Dark wallpapers collection Jon Skeet Scott...
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Love-Hate Relationship with LinkedIn (feat. Les McCutcheon)
In this week's episode we go into more depth about our recent redundancy, the experience of finding a new job, our relationship with LinkedIn and the importance of a CV. Mentioned in the show Code Octopus The Hollywood Model LinkedIn Recruiter Sitecore Episerver Umbraco NDA TFS Ajay on GitHub Les...
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Humble Beginnings (feat. Les McCutcheon)
In this week's episode I'm joined by Les McCutcheon where we talk about our backgrounds with details about where we grew up, how we got into the tech industry and some anecdotes along the way. Mentioned in the show .NET A beautiful friendship, Casablanca Ajay’s personal Goals Les’ company, Code...
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Teaser
This teaser episode is just an introduction to the show and what is to come. It's a chance to set up our iTunes and RSS feeds and give us an outlet to start promoting the show. Show notes Hit subscribe wherever you are listening to this and we’ll catch you in the first full episode soon. iTunes...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Inspect is a show about the world of web development, design and technology hosted by Ajay Karwal — a designer and front-end developer from Buckingham, and Kay Mankoo — a full stack developer from London.
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Inspect is a show about the world of web development, design and technology hosted by Ajay Karwal — a designer and front-end developer from Buckingham, and Kay Mankoo — a full stack developer from London.
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