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		<title>Asp.Net ListView Control</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/20/asp-net-listview-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Put simply the ListView control is used to display a set of data in a structure defined by templates. There are many templates to choose from, and while some are required, many are optional. The templates needed will be determined by the goal of your design. It is best understood by defining what the templates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downloading, Installing, and Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/17/downloading-installing-and-using-the-asp-net-ajax-control-toolkit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CalendarExtender]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Downloading the ASP.NET Ajax Control Toolkit: The first step we need to take to use the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit, is to download the latest version of the toolkit.  The version we will be downloading and installing will be version 3.0.30512 for ASP.NET 3.5 Service Pack 1.  Download the most current release from CodePlex.com. (**The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Tips on Optimization</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/03/short_tips_on_optimization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/03/short_tips_on_optimization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimizing Web Graphics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDxpegFeEw Optimizing the order of scripts and styles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWF7ZzPyagE Optional HTML tags. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSJxhm26lH4 Improving website performance with Page Speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9pCfyYPdQ This one is good. Should I include my logo using ‘alt’ or CSS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9pCfyYPdQ Are CSS-based layouts better than tables for SEO? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL_GZwoC2uQ]]></description>
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		<title>Text Tricks: Drop Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/22/text-tricks-drop-caps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/22/text-tricks-drop-caps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drop caps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fonts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaki Drop Cap; This is a drop cap with a khaki background, white text, and a dark khaki border. I&#8217;ve added some lipsum text to illustrate how text wraps. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam luctus eleifend sapien sit amet congue. Vestibulum lobortis dui auctor odio congue in mollis ante eleifend. Donec [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pagination</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/21/pagination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[navigation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this last night and really liked how it functioned. More navigation options become available to the visitor once the “…” button is clicked. Chris, think this is something you can figure out? ]]></description>
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		<title>Sign-up Forms</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/sign-up-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sign-up form is potentially one of the biggest barriers between you and potential customers. The longer the form, the more effort your visitors will have to make before becoming members of your website or, perhaps, paying customers. To speed up the process you need to minimize the barriers. This means removing all optional elements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightboxes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/19/lightboxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw in a message that I was copied on where a client asked what a lightbox was. Put simply, some applications include a lot of images that users may want to browse. Displaying every image on its own page may not be the most efficient way to do it — both for your visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Aplications with Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/18/web-aplications-with-keyboard-shortcuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/18/web-aplications-with-keyboard-shortcuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[navigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortcut keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[user interface]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered this on the site Boston.com and thought, &#8220;Wow, talk about offering users more responsive and interactive user interfaces, this is sure one cool technique.&#8221; Just as with classic applications, this little feature of integration of keyboard shortcuts for navigation can significantly improve the work flow for users and make it easier for them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitts&#8217; Law</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/15/fitts-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/15/fitts-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 10:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this little tid-bit interesting. Published by Paul Fitts in 1954, Fitts’ law is a model of human movement which predicts the time required to rapidly move to a target area, as a function of the distance to the target and the size of the target. This law can be applied to the movement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Visitors Search Your Site?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstonemedia.net/blog/index.php/2009/05/14/can-visitors-search-your-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Trusty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people start looking for a search box as soon as they land on your website. Perhaps they know exactly what they are looking for and don&#8217;t want to spend time navigating around. These people are search-dominant users. Useit.com conducted a study: Our usability studies show that more than half of all users [...]]]></description>
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