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		<title>New Home for this Blog</title>
		<link>https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/new-home-for-this-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve redesigned my website, and I am now hosting this blog myself. Past posts will remain at this address. Future posts can be found at its new address: www.dennisdeacon.com/blog/.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Great WordPress Designer Resource</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been blogging on WordPress for well over a year, and recently, I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to start designing WordPress websites. I have to be honest. I sort of went into it like a typical male&#8217;s introduction to an electric appliance. Forget the manual, I&#8217;ll figure it out. Well, I can tell you, I&#8217;ve learned &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/wordpress-designer-resource/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Microsoft Encourages Upgrading from IE6 With Charity Donations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know&#8230; Microsoft will support IE6 until 2014. Microsoft is donating 8 meals to Feeding America, a US hunger-relief charity, for every download of IE8 from their Browser For The Better web site. If you’re upgrading from IE6, Microsoft will double that donation. Feeding America provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/microsoft/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why Internet Explorer 6 MUST be Supported</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pardon me as I step upon my soapbox, yet again. While I&#8217;ve been preparing several other posts, this topic has reared its ugly head. Internet Explorer version 6.0 is, has been, and will continue to be the bane of all web designers and web developers for some time to come. Why you ask? Because it&#8217;s &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/internet-explorer-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Designing Web Sites for Your Target Audience</title>
		<link>https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/designing-web-sites/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently was told about a discussion at a local web design meetup on designing for Internet Explorer 6, the browser designers love to bash (&#8230;and so do I). During this discussion, the majority of vocal participants stated that they refuse to design for IE6. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend, for if I had, &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/designing-web-sites/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Redesign Project: Second City Scooters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to work on a fun project; the redesign of a small business site that sells motor scooters. The most rewarding part is hearing of customers praising the website. That&#8217;s way kool. Former site To understand the old website, you had to understand the history, short as it was, of the &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/redesign-project-second-city-scooters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Life Evolving with the Web: Facebook vs. Classmates.com &#038; Reunions</title>
		<link>https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/facebook-vs-classmates/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 23:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Web &#38; Internet in general has changed the way we do things; the way we live. We don&#8217;t send letters, especially holiday cards, we just send emails. We don&#8217;t make quick phone calls, we tweet instead. Recently, I gave into my lack of longing to start using Facebook. I had been using LinkedIn for &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/facebook-vs-classmates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Internet Forum for Chicago-based Folks</title>
		<link>https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/new-internet-forum/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was recently alerted to a new discussion forum for Internet professionals in the Chicagoland area. Chicago Internet Professionals [ http://www.chicagointernetprofessionals.com ] contains all the topical sections that you would need. While it is still young, it&#8217;s increasing in membership and content. Some interesting posts include how gender impacts web design, and SEO Tips. There&#8217;s &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/new-internet-forum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Print Friendly Feature Necessary?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is the &#8220;Print Friendly&#8221; feature seen on web pages throughout the web necessary? Up to a week ago, I thought not. The Print Friendly feature obtained popularity in the late 90&#8217;s, early 2000&#8217;s. At that time, most pages were so content &#38; navigation heavy that it didn&#8217;t make sense for companies to allow website visitors &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/print-friendly-feature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Customer Service &#8211; Where did it go?</title>
		<link>https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/customer-service-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Deacon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With each passing day, I am amazed at how content society is with the level of customer service (or the lack thereof) citizens of this planet receive. I was brought up to provide the highest level of customer service at all times. This, likely is due to my first job being located on a posh &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://dennisdeacon.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/customer-service-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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