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	<description>Mikey McCorry runs Mad Web Skills, a progressive, standards-based web design and development firm covering Melbourne, Shepparton and pretty much anywhere else. His blog covers standards-based web design and development news, reviews, techniques and projects.</description>
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		<title>What features should a commercial CMS have?</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2011/09/23/what-features-should-a-commercial-cms-have/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does ExpressionEngine rely too heavily on paid addons to provide basic functionality that should come out-of-the-box with a commercial content management system worth $300? What is the base-level of functionality that you should expect from a commercial CMS?]]></description>
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		<title>Jcrop &#8211; Quick and easy image cropping with jQuery.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jcrop from Deep Liquid is a quick and easy way to add image cropping functionality to your web application. It combines the ease-of-use of a typical jQuery plugin with a powerful cross-platform DHTML cropping engine that is faithful to familiar desktop graphics applications. Attaches unobtrusively to any image Supports aspect ratio locking Supports minSize/maxSize setting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;UX Professional&#8221; may be a bullshit job title, but they&#8217;re still needed.</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/09/04/168/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Ryan Carson (of Carsonified) tweeted the following: It&#8217;s always hard to concisely convey a thought, especially one as blunt as this one, in 140 characters without ruffling a few feathers, so after copping a bit of flack, Ryan followed up with a post on the Think Vitamin blog. Ryan is a very smart guy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When email marketing meets online user testing</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/07/02/when-email-marketing-meets-online-user-testing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A marketing email from Loop11, the maker of online usability testing software, did the rounds among local government IT managers, marketing teams and mailing groups last week claiming in it&#8217;s subject that &#8220;City Of Melbourne website ranks 2nd in Australia.&#8221; The email, offering a usability case study on six of Australia&#8217;s capital city websites, got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bounce your way to goodwill</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/06/24/bounce-your-way-to-goodwill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those zany boffins at ZURB have just unleashed their latest creation: something they call Bounce. Their website claims Bounce is a "fun and easy way to share ideas on a website" and after a quick play, I'd have to agree. ]]></description>
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		<title>Javascript NES emulator</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/05/18/javascript-nes-emulator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This javascript NES emulator (ported from vNES) is pretty amazing. It runs full speed in Chrome on a modern PC. Try it out, but make sure you have nothing else important to do this afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>SHazAM! or &#8220;The Secret&#8221; to a happy life?</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/03/25/shazam-or-the-secret-to-a-happy-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/03/25/shazam-or-the-secret-to-a-happy-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been a bit wary about &#8220;The Secret&#8220;, the same way I&#8217;m wary about psychics and mediums. Many people are sold on the idea based on some kind of silver-bullet or magic-wand notion that it&#8217;s going to make them feel good or change their lives forever. While I personally believe that psychics and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curtis CSS Typeface</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2010/03/18/curtis-css-typeface/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mad web scientist, David Desandro (who you may remember as the creator of the fantastic jQuery plugin, Masonry and the Opera logo in CSS among other wonderful things), has done it again, this time crafting an entire typeface out of CSS3. Dubbed &#8220;Curtis&#8221; the typeface is entirely rendered in the browser, comprised of spans, background [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social media roadblocks.</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2009/11/23/social-media-roadblocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just read this over on ReadWriteWeb and found it particularly poignant. &#8220;One of the reasons social media can be so challenging is that it often challenges hierarchies&#8230; and people at the top of those hierarchies have grown comfortable there. &#8220;Some see the potential advantages of an engaging, open online presence, but others feel threatened and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WDS09: jQuery &#8211; From Novice to Ninja</title>
		<link>http://www.madwebskills.com/2009/10/06/wds09-jquery-from-novice-to-ninja/</link>
		<comments>http://www.madwebskills.com/2009/10/06/wds09-jquery-from-novice-to-ninja/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey McCorry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[earle castledine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[javascript]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jquery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[with Earle Castledine Apparently I&#8217;m now a jQuery ninja. Who knew? My Day One Workshop for Web Directions South 09 was run by Earle Castledine (with a little help from Craig Sharkey) and aimed to teach me a bit about jQuery. I&#8217;ve been looking for the right excuse to make the switch from MooTools to [...]]]></description>
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