The ATX Web Show! http://atxwebshow.com The Austin Web Design & Development Podcast Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://atxwebshow.com/feed/podcast The ATX Web Show is a podcast all about the web design and development community in Austin, TX. Our city is consistently rated as one of the top cities in America and our mission is to highlight what is coming out of the web community here. From apps, to design, to startups, to indie developers; we dive into the never-ending stream of talented web creators. The ATX Web Show! clean The ATX Web Show! dave@wimpkiller.com dave@wimpkiller.com (The ATX Web Show!) The Austin Web Design Podcast web design, web development, austin, texas, internet The ATX Web Show! http://atxwebshow.com/cover.jpg http://atxwebshow.com Episode 65: Hackathons Galore http://atxwebshow.com/2013/06/18/episode-65-hackathon-catchupisode/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/06/18/episode-65-hackathon-catchupisode/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:21 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1248 Read the Rest »]]> Travis, Sam, and Dave catch up on presidents and hackathons that have swept through town recently.

]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/06/18/episode-65-hackathon-catchupisode/feed/ 0 Travis, Sam, and Dave catch up on presidents and hackathons that have swept through town recently. President Obama visits Capital Factory Coca-Cola: Why Austin sits atop the next wave of startup hubs Hackathons TechCrunch Meetup Angel Hack ATX Travis, Sam, and Dave catch up on presidents and hackathons that have swept through town recently. * President Obama visits Capital Factory * Coca-Cola: Why Austin sits atop the next wave of startup hubs (http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/why-austin-sits-atop-the-next-wave-of-us-startup-hubs) * Hackathons * TechCrunch Meetup (http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/01/austin-turns-out-for-a-hot-night-of-fun-drinking-and-pitching/) * Angel Hack ATX (http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2013/06/03/peerlearn-wins-angelhack-in-austin/) * ATX Hackathon for Change (http://hackforchange.org/atx-hackathon-change-2013) * Keep Austin Fed (https://www.facebook.com/KeepAustinFed) * Hackathon wiki (http://atxhackforchange.wikispaces.com/Welcome+to+the+ATX+Hackathon+for+Change+2013) * ATX Web Show T-Shirts available from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/atx-web-show) * Drupal Camp + Web Leadership next week (http://webleadershipday.com/) The ATX Web Show! clean 36:26 Episode 64: with Sam Kapila http://atxwebshow.com/2013/05/16/64-with-sam-kapila/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/05/16/64-with-sam-kapila/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:49:24 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1208 Read the Rest »]]> This week Travis sits down with Sam Kapila, teacher of Responsive Web Design and Typography at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. That’s just south of Austin for you out-of-towners. They talk about the modern web, new Adobe software, and a bunch more.

Show Notes

]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/05/16/64-with-sam-kapila/feed/ 0 This week Travis sits down with Sam Kapila, teacher of Responsive Web Design and Typography at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. That's just south of Austin for you out-of-towners. They talk about the modern web, new Adobe software, This week Travis sits down with Sam Kapila, teacher of Responsive Web Design and Typography at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. That's just south of Austin for you out-of-towners. They talk about the modern web, new Adobe software, and a bunch more. Show Notes * Texas State University * Texas State Communication Design Program (http://www.finearts.txstate.edu/Art/academics/undergrad/ugrad-comdes.html) * Adobe * Creative Cloud (http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.edu.html) * About Sam Kapila * samkapila.com (http://www.samkapila.com/) * Follow @samkap on Twitter (https://twitter.com/samkap) The ATX Web Show! clean 33:52 Episode 63: Catchupisode™ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/26/episode-63/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/26/episode-63/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:01:26 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1204 Read the Rest »]]> Another Catchupisode™. Reigning victorious over Houston, yet again, Travis and Dave kick off this show apologizing to a few other cities and then recap some of the conferences and big events that have rolled through town recently with a heavy focus on journalism.

Future Shows:
- 4/30: Live recording at the Gingerman

]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/26/episode-63/feed/ 0 Another Catchupisode™. Reigning victorious over Houston, yet again, Travis and Dave kick off this show apologizing to a few other cities and then recap some of the conferences and big events that have rolled through town recently with a heavy focus on ... Another Catchupisode™. Reigning victorious over Houston, yet again, Travis and Dave kick off this show apologizing to a few other cities and then recap some of the conferences and big events that have rolled through town recently with a heavy focus on journalism. * Travis apologizes to Boston * Houston Web Show == Not a thing * TXJS (http://texasjavascript.com) Recap * Creative Mornings ATX (http://creativemorningsaustin.tumblr.com) Recap * Austin Kleon's Talk (https://vimeo.com/creativemorningsatx) * ISOJ * Trei Burndrett (Vox @clockwerks (https://twitter.com/clockwerks)) * Michael Donohoe (qz.com @donohoe (https://twitter.com/donohoe)) * Miranda Mulligan (Knight Lab/Boston Globe @jmm (https://twitter.com/jmm)) * May Meetups * Artifact Conference http://artifactconf.com/ (http://artifactconf.com/) Future Shows: - 4/30: Live recording at the Gingerman The ATX Web Show! clean 34:03 Episode 62: The Fiber, we haz it. http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/12/episode-62-the-fiber-we-haz-it/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/12/episode-62-the-fiber-we-haz-it/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:22:37 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1198 Read the Rest »]]> This week Travis and Dave drink and do a live a show at the Ginger Man, Austin’s Tech Hub. Exciting news since the last episode, Kim Jong Un wants to nuke Austin and we get Google Fiber.

The News:

Kim Jong Un destroying Austin. #whyaustin on twitter.

Google Fiber
- http://www.statesman.com/news/business/its-official-austin-getting-super-fast-google-fibe/nXG3g/
- https://fiber.google.com/cities/austin/

The State of Entreprenuership in Austin
- http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin

Burning Out by Robert Banh
- http://robertbanh.com/

Week in Austin Ratings
- 10 Most Overrated Cities to Visit
- Houston more walkable???!?! Good luck with that. Seriously its humid as hell.

TX.JS
- http://texasjavascript.com
- http://artifactconf.com

]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/04/12/episode-62-the-fiber-we-haz-it/feed/ 0 This week Travis and Dave drink and do a live a show at the Ginger Man, Austin's Tech Hub. Exciting news since the last episode, Kim Jong Un wants to nuke Austin and we get Google Fiber. The News: Kim Jong Un destroying Austin. #whyaustin on twitter. This week Travis and Dave drink and do a live a show at the Ginger Man, Austin's Tech Hub. Exciting news since the last episode, Kim Jong Un wants to nuke Austin and we get Google Fiber. The News: Kim Jong Un destroying Austin. #whyaustin (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23whyaustin) on twitter. Google Fiber - http://www.statesman.com/news/business/its-official-austin-getting-super-fast-google-fibe/nXG3g/ (http://www.statesman.com/news/business/its-official-austin-getting-super-fast-google-fibe/nXG3g/) - https://fiber.google.com/cities/austin/ (https://fiber.google.com/cities/austin/) The State of Entreprenuership in Austin - http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin (http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin) Burning Out by Robert Banh - http://robertbanh.com/ (http://robertbanh.com/) Week in Austin Ratings - 10 Most Overrated Cities to Visit - Houston more walkable???!?! Good luck with that. Seriously its humid as hell. TX.JS - http://texasjavascript.com (http://texasjavascript.com) - http://artifactconf.com (http://artifactconf.com) The ATX Web Show! clean 30:27 Episode 61: ATX, blue collar web town http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/29/episode-61-atx-blue-collar-web-town/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/29/episode-61-atx-blue-collar-web-town/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:34:59 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1196 Read the Rest »]]> This week we discuss the recent Pando Daily article which critiques Austin’s “intensity” and vis á vis why we’ll never be successful as a startup town. We’re also joined by former webshow intern Michael Way from the Taecho Group.

]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/29/episode-61-atx-blue-collar-web-town/feed/ 0 This week we discuss the recent Pando Daily article which critiques Austin's "intensity" and vis á vis why we'll never be successful as a startup town. We're also joined by former webshow intern Michael Way from the Taecho Group. - This week we discuss the recent Pando Daily article which critiques Austin's "intensity" and vis á vis why we'll never be successful as a startup town. We're also joined by former webshow intern Michael Way from the Taecho Group. Pando Daily: Will the Austin startup ecosystem ever live up to its promise? (http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/08/will-the-austin-startup-ecosystem-ever-live-up-to-its-promise/) Austin Gunter: What’s the difference between Austin and San Francisco? (http://www.austingunter.com/2013/03/whats-the-difference-between-austin-and-san-francisco/) Economist: Let’s all be Texas (http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/11/business-cycles-0) #RWD at TX State (http://christopherschmitt.com/2013/03/27/rwdtxst-a-new-toolbox-secrets-from-happy-cog/) Classes and conferences Young Coders (https://us.pycon.org/2013/events/letslearnpython/) One of the instructors is Barbara Shaurette (@bshaurette) -- she runs @PyLadiesATX HTML5 Roadshow (http://html5roadshow.com/) April 15th TX.JS (http://2013.texasjavascript.com/) May 13-15 Artifact Conf (http://artifactconf.com/) Texas Monthly’s new BBQ Editor @BBQsnob (https://twitter.com/BBQsnob) The ATX Web Show! clean 38:38 Episode 60: The 1st Annual Post-SXSW Awards http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/25/episode-60-the-1st-annual-post-sxsw-awards/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/25/episode-60-the-1st-annual-post-sxsw-awards/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:01:42 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1192 Read the Rest »]]> Back with a groggy post-SXSW episode. We spend this episode recounting the best of SXSW 2013 from our limited, but professional, perspective.

  • TX Drought Jokes!
  • 1st Annual Post-SXSW Awards Ceremony!
    • Non-badged Awards
      • Lots of awesome social events
      • ATX Startup Crawl
        • Best hallway party: Odoro
        • Best ownership of a whole building floor: Mass Relevance
        • Best boozes: Black Locust/Home Depot Innovation Labs
        • Best food: Spanning (via hearsay)
        • Best overall startup: Outbox
        • ATX Startup Craw App
      • Best kickoff lunch party: Refresh Austin Kickoff Lunch
      • Best crashed party: Twilio + StartupBus
      • Best opening night party: MS/Gamesalad
      • Best Saturday party: Dribbble
      • Best Sunday party: OpenWebSXSW
      • Best Trailer Food
      • Theme of all of the best parties: kept it low key, away from all the craziness
      • Partying like it was 1997
    • Badged Awards
      • Best in Tracks: “Responsive Track”
      • Best panel: #WYSIWYS
    • Best venue: Ginger Man — Rainy St and Easy Tiger were distracting people and keeping them away, so it stayed pretty relaxed every night.
]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/25/episode-60-the-1st-annual-post-sxsw-awards/feed/ 0 Back with a groggy post-SXSW episode. We spend this episode recounting the best of SXSW 2013 from our limited, but professional, perspective. TX Drought Jokes! TexasTribune.org Reservoir Tracker 1st Annual Post-SXSW Awards Ceremony! - Back with a groggy post-SXSW episode. We spend this episode recounting the best of SXSW 2013 from our limited, but professional, perspective. TX Drought Jokes! TexasTribune.org Reservoir Tracker (http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-reservoir-levels/) 1st Annual Post-SXSW Awards Ceremony! Non-badged Awards Lots of awesome social events ATX Startup Crawl Best hallway party: Odoro * Best ownership of a whole building floor: Mass Relevance Best boozes: Black Locust/Home Depot Innovation Labs Best food: Spanning (via hearsay) Best overall startup: Outbox ATX Startup Craw App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/startup-crawl/id566309218?mt=8) Best kickoff lunch party: Refresh Austin Kickoff Lunch Best crashed party: Twilio + StartupBus Best opening night party: MS/Gamesalad Best Saturday party: Dribbble Best Sunday party: OpenWebSXSW Best Trailer Food Theme of all of the best parties: kept it low key, away from all the craziness Partying like it was 1997 Badged Awards Best in Tracks: “Responsive Track” Best panel: #WYSIWYS (http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP5681) Best venue: Ginger Man -- Rainy St and Easy Tiger were distracting people and keeping them away, so it stayed pretty relaxed every night. The ATX Web Show! clean 52:36 Episode 59: Post-FUWeekend/Pre-SXSW with Andy Keil http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/13/episode-59-post-fuweekendpre-sxsw-with-andy-keil/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/13/episode-59-post-fuweekendpre-sxsw-with-andy-keil/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:41:09 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1166 Read the Rest »]]> This week we’re joined again by Andy Keil to catch up on what got finished at the successful FinishUp Weekend. We also mentally prepare for the SXSW behemoth.

People who finished:

  1. Colin Young (Polymathic) – Zipper Snapper
  2. John Kestner (Supermechanical) – Productivity Quantifier
  3. Brandon Weiss (Anti-pattern) + Andre Jurgensen (Handsome) – Arrival.io
  4. Jason Weaver (Happy Cog) - FlexNav Jquery plugin for responsive menus
  5. Alex Mangini (Thesis Theme) – LifeNotion.co
  6. Thomas Frank (CollegeInfoGeek) – iPhone app (taught himself w/ Treehouse collab)
  7. Josh Long (Treehouse/Execute) – Jenius Book
  8. Becky Murphy (I’d Rather Be Short/Chipper Things) – Book cover + This Must Be The Fan
  9. Bushra Mahmood (XOXCO) – Brass & Bark for Pete Bolema
  10. Marc Mapes (Tech Ranch) – FoTacts
  11. Jeff Finley (Go Media) – WMCFest Site + 2 songs
  12. John T Meyer (Lemon.ly) – Where The Hell Is Wall Drug?
  13. Scott Johns (Lemon.ly) – Thankstagram
  14. Ben Brown (XOXCO/Packa.gr) – Blog post about utilizing “Your Back Catalog“
  15. Travis Swicegood (Texas Tribune)
  16. Mohammed Gaber + team (United) – Connect5
  17. Gabe Ragland (ImgFave) – Redesign
  18. Josh Matz (SpringBox) – Discovery tool (built in 2 days)
  19. Lucy Hewett (photographer) – Tiffany Tucker: Fatshopaholic.com video
  20. Patrick Lu (RGB.io) – RGB.IO = Portfolio site connected to Flickr
  21. Keith Casey (Twilio) – Google Voice Replacement
]]> http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/13/episode-59-post-fuweekendpre-sxsw-with-andy-keil/feed/ 0 This week we're joined again by Andy Keil to catch up on what got finished at the successful FinishUp Weekend. We also mentally prepare for the SXSW behemoth. - People who finished: Colin Young (Polymathic) - Zipper Snapper This week we're joined again by Andy Keil to catch up on what got finished at the successful FinishUp Weekend. We also mentally prepare for the SXSW behemoth. People who finished: * Colin Young (Polymathic) - Zipper Snapper (http://zippersnapperapp.com/) * John Kestner (Supermechanical) - Productivity Quantifier (http://finishup.supermechanical.com/) * Brandon Weiss (Anti-pattern) + Andre Jurgensen (Handsome) - Arrival.io (http://arrival.io/) * Jason Weaver (Happy Cog) - FlexNav (http://jasonweaver.name/lab/flexiblenavigation/) Jquery plugin for responsive menus * Alex Mangini (Thesis Theme) - LifeNotion.co * Thomas Frank (CollegeInfoGeek) - iPhone app (taught himself w/ Treehouse collab) * Josh Long (Treehouse/Execute) - Jenius Book (http://jeniusbook.com/) * Becky Murphy (I'd Rather Be Short/Chipper Things) - Book cover + This Must Be The Fan * Bushra Mahmood (XOXCO) - Brass & Bark (http://brassandbark.com/) for Pete Bolema * Marc Mapes (Tech Ranch) - FoTacts (http://fotacts.co/app/fotacts) * Jeff Finley (Go Media) - WMCFest Site + 2 songs * John T Meyer (Lemon.ly (http://lemon.ly/)) - Where The Hell Is Wall Drug? * Scott Johns (Lemon.ly (http://lemon.ly/)) - Thankstagram (http://signup.thankstagram.com/) * Ben Brown (XOXCO/Packa.gr (http://packa.gr/)) - Blog post about utilizing "Your Back Catalog (http://notes.xoxco.com/post/44067265810/your-back-catalog)" * Travis Swicegood (Texas Tribune) * Mohammed Gaber + team (United) - Connect5 (http://beta.connect5.me/home) * Gabe Ragland (ImgFave (http://imgfave.com/)) - Redesign * Josh Matz (SpringBox) - Discovery tool (built in 2 days) * Lucy Hewett (photographer) - Tiffany Tucker: Fatshopaholic.com video (https://vimeo.com/61293656) * Patrick Lu (RGB.io) - RGB.IO = Portfolio site connected to Flickr * Keith Casey (Twilio) - Google Voice Replacement The ATX Web Show! clean 29:26 Episode 58: Meat Security with Ben Brown http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/05/episode-58-meat-security-with-benbrown/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/05/episode-58-meat-security-with-benbrown/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:09:28 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1161 Read the Rest »]]>
  • In Control Conference
  • Ben Brown
  • BBQ Drama!!

    • Meat Security
  • Austin Dribbble SXSW Meetup
  • @SXSWpartyzzzzz: https://twitter.com/SXSWpartyzzzzz
  • SXSW #homeroom
    • ]]>     http://atxwebshow.com/2013/03/05/episode-58-meat-security-with-benbrown/feed/ 0 In Control Conference Environment for Humans Ben Brown Web Dev and Product Designer Founder of XOXCO Deep Leap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kunpve8-h-U Consumating.com Make Pixel Art http://makepixelart.com/ In Control Conference (http://incontrolconference.com) Environment for Humans (http://environmentsforhumans.com) Ben Brown Web Dev and Product Designer Founder of XOXCO (http://xoxco.com) Deep Leap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kunpve8-h-U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kunpve8-h-U) Consumating.com Make Pixel Art http://makepixelart.com/ (http://makepixelart.com/) Breakpoints https://github.com/xoxco/breakpoints (https://github.com/xoxco/breakpoints) Aware.js https://github.com/xoxco/awarejs (https://github.com/xoxco/awarejs) Your Back Catalog: http://notes.xoxco.com/post/44067502454/your-back-catalog (http://notes.xoxco.com/post/44067502454/your-back-catalog) Packa.gr http://xoxco.com/packagr/ (http://xoxco.com/packagr/) BBQ Drama!! * @sparkycollier (https://twitter.com/sparkycollier) @jsm_meat (https://twitter.com/jsm_meat) @louiemuellerbbq (https://twitter.com/louiemuellerbbq) We can discuss peace once John first returns $250k missing from this company. Where is it, John? — Louie Mueller BBQ (@LouieMuellerBBQ) February 24, 2013 (https://twitter.com/LouieMuellerBBQ/status/305695533123657728) Meat Security Austin Dribbble SXSW Meetup (http://www.meetup.com/teamdribbble/events/105861042) * @SXSWpartyzzzzz: https://twitter.com/SXSWpartyzzzzz (https://twitter.com/SXSWpartyzzzzz) SXSW #homeroom The ATX Web Show! clean 46:28     Episode 57: Purple Margarita Challenge with Joe McCann http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-57-purple-margarita-challenge-with-joe-mccann/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-57-purple-margarita-challenge-with-joe-mccann/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:37:01 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1157 Read the Rest »]]> Travis sits down with Joe McCann, who is currently Mobile Architect at Bazaarvoice and on the board at The Node Firm.

    ]]>     http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-57-purple-margarita-challenge-with-joe-mccann/feed/ 0 Travis sits down with Joe McCann, who is currently Mobile Architect at Bazaarvoice and on the board at The Node Firm. Austin JS Open Web SXSW What's the start of all of these epic parties? Reconstvct.com StayIdle.com Travis sits down with Joe McCann, who is currently Mobile Architect at Bazaarvoice (http://www.bazaarvoice.com/) and on the board at The Node Firm (http://nodefirm.com/). * Austin JS (http://austinjavascript.com/) * Open Web SXSW (http://openwebsxsw.com/) * What's the start of all of these epic parties? * Reconstvct.com (http://Reconstvct.com) * StayIdle.com (http://StayIdle.com) * Purple Margarita Challenge? * Baby A's (http://www.babyacapulco.com/) The ATX Web Show! clean 37:09     Episode 56: Live at the Omni Bar http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-56-live-at-the-omni-bar/ http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-56-live-at-the-omni-bar/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:36:22 +0000 Dave Rupert http://atxwebshow.com/?p=1158 Read the Rest »]]> Recorded live at the Omni Bar before Refresh Austin. We were joined by Gene Crawford and Giovanni DiFeterici of the South Carolina based Unmatched Style. There were in town to speak at Refresh Austin and scope out the local scene.  We were also joined by Keith Casey of Twilio who is a key player in the Austin meetup scene.

    ]]>     http://atxwebshow.com/2013/02/26/episode-56-live-at-the-omni-bar/feed/ 0 Recorded live at the Omni Bar before Refresh Austin. We were joined by Gene Crawford and Giovanni DiFeterici of the South Carolina based Unmatched Style. There were in town to speak at Refresh Austin and scope out the local scene. Recorded live at the Omni Bar before Refresh Austin. We were joined by Gene Crawford and Giovanni DiFeterici of the South Carolina based Unmatched Style. There were in town to speak at Refresh Austin and scope out the local scene.  We were also joined by Keith Casey of Twilio who is a key player in the Austin meetup scene. * Unmatched Style (http://unmatchedstyle.com/) * Period Three (http://period-three.com/) * Artifact Conference (http://artifactconf.com/) * Keith Casey * http://caseysoftware.com/ (http://caseysoftware.com/) * @CaseySoftware (https://twitter.com/CaseySoftware) * Meetups * Austin Python (http://www.meetup.com/austinpython/) * Austin PHP * Austin JavaScript * Conferences * Product Camp Austin (http://productcampaustin.org/) * Hackathons * hacks/hackers hackathon * FU Weekend (http://fuweekend.com/) * Civic Hackday * SXSW * Open Web Party (http://openwebsxsw.com/) * ATX Dribbble Party (http://dribbble.com/site/meetups) The ATX Web Show! clean 26:45