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<title>DesignFloat / jjriv / All</title>
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<description>Web Design News &amp; Tips</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:27:14 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Web Designers & Developers can Contribute to Open Source Projects]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-web-designers-developers-can-contribute-to-open-source-projects/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-web-designers-developers-can-contribute-to-open-source-projects/"><![CDATA[How Web Designers & Developers can Contribute to Open Source Projects]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Think you don't have anything to contribute to Open Source projects? Think again… below are three different ways web designers and developers can contribute to Open Source projects. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:27:14 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Three Time Tracking Myths Debunked]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/three-time-tracking-myths-debunked/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/three-time-tracking-myths-debunked/"><![CDATA[Three Time Tracking Myths Debunked]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Three common myths that simply aren't true for web designers and developers who decide to incorporate time tracking into their workflow. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:22:22 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/three-time-tracking-myths-debunked/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Web Design & Development Business Tips: 3 Ways to Regulate Revenue]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-design-development-business-tips-3-ways-to-regulate-revenue/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-design-development-business-tips-3-ways-to-regulate-revenue/"><![CDATA[Web Design & Development Business Tips: 3 Ways to Regulate Revenue]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Here are three business practices you can adopt to keep your web design and development business revenue steady. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-design-development-business-tips-3-ways-to-regulate-revenue/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Red Flags to Look Out for when Contracting New Web Design Clients]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-contracting-new-web-design-clients/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-contracting-new-web-design-clients/"><![CDATA[Red Flags to Look Out for when Contracting New Web Design Clients]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Before you take on your next new client, look out for these red flags. I've also included some snippets from our contract, which can be downloaded and used for free, to illustrate how you can address clients with a stronger contract. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:53:49 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-contracting-new-web-design-clients/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Web Designers, Developers & DevOps: Which One Are You?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-designers-developers-devops-which-one-are-you/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-designers-developers-devops-which-one-are-you/"><![CDATA[Web Designers, Developers & DevOps: Which One Are You?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, the roles of the Web designer, Web developer, and system administrator are going through a convergence. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:54:22 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/web-designers-developers-devops-which-one-are-you/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[How to Build a Lego Wall in Your Home or Office]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/how-to-build-a-lego-wall-in-your-home-or-office/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/how-to-build-a-lego-wall-in-your-home-or-office/"><![CDATA[How to Build a Lego Wall in Your Home or Office]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[This How-to will demonstrate how to build your own Lego wall for yourself, your kids, or just a fun event (Lego bricks make a great ice-breaker when left out at parties). ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:00:20 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Tutorials</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/how-to-build-a-lego-wall-in-your-home-or-office/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Clever release names for creative developers]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/clever-release-names-for-creative-developers/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/clever-release-names-for-creative-developers/"><![CDATA[Clever release names for creative developers]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[As developers, naming releases grants us collective ownership, and boosts our morale by making everyone part of something. We don't want to be talking about releases in numbers, they're too corporate-esque. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Programming</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/clever-release-names-for-creative-developers/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Simple SEO Tip for Web Designers: The 301 Redirect]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/simple-seo-tip-for-web-designers-the-301-redirect/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/simple-seo-tip-for-web-designers-the-301-redirect/"><![CDATA[Simple SEO Tip for Web Designers: The 301 Redirect]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[There are two reasons why this can be very useful for web designers and developers who are launching new web sites and/or maintaining existing web sites. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 10:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/simple-seo-tip-for-web-designers-the-301-redirect/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Speed Up Your Web Pages With Browser Caching]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/speed-up-your-web-pages-with-browser-caching/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/speed-up-your-web-pages-with-browser-caching/"><![CDATA[Speed Up Your Web Pages With Browser Caching]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Web designers and developers can decrease their page load times even more by forcing the browser to cache specific types of content via the Expires header. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:21:20 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Programming</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/speed-up-your-web-pages-with-browser-caching/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Creating a Fun Place to Work (and Play)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/creating-a-fun-place-to-work-and-play/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/creating-a-fun-place-to-work-and-play/"><![CDATA[Creating a Fun Place to Work (and Play)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[So how can we make our workplaces a better place to work, socialize, and play? I'll give you a hint, it takes more than a foosball table. A creative company culture does not happen on it's own, it requires participation and contributions from everyone. All it takes is one unhappy person to bring the rest of the team down. Here are some lessons we've learned over the years on how to foster a creative and productive company culture. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:45:38 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/creating-a-fun-place-to-work-and-play/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Revisiting Web Design Decisions Behind the Intervals Mobile App]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/revisiting-web-design-decisions-behind-the-intervals-mobile-app/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/revisiting-web-design-decisions-behind-the-intervals-mobile-app/"><![CDATA[Revisiting Web Design Decisions Behind the Intervals Mobile App]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[When we first started sketching out ideas for the mobile UI, we had to decide if we were going to develop it as a native app for iPhone, Android, and other mobile phones, or if we were going to develop it in HTML and make it available on any phone with a capable web browser. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:27:56 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/revisiting-web-design-decisions-behind-the-intervals-mobile-app/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Submersible Dirigible ~ The New Intervals Shirt Design]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/submersible-dirigible-~-the-new-intervals-shirt-design/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/submersible-dirigible-~-the-new-intervals-shirt-design/"><![CDATA[Submersible Dirigible ~ The New Intervals Shirt Design]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest hurdles in designing and printing a shirt to promote your business is creating something cool enough that people will actually wear it, and preferably not just at the gym. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Graphic Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/submersible-dirigible-~-the-new-intervals-shirt-design/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Many Hats Does it Take to Design, Develop and Deploy a Web-based App?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-many-hats-does-it-take-to-design-develop-and-deploy-a-web-based-app/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-many-hats-does-it-take-to-design-develop-and-deploy-a-web-based-app/"><![CDATA[How Many Hats Does it Take to Design, Develop and Deploy a Web-based App?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In short, it's going to take more than you think; a lot more thank you think. It is often said that people working for small companies - especially the owners - are required to wear a lot of different hats. And the metaphor is almost always spot on. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:01:38 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-many-hats-does-it-take-to-design-develop-and-deploy-a-web-based-app/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Web Developers Toolbox; What Should You Know?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-web-developers-toolbox-what-should-you-know/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-web-developers-toolbox-what-should-you-know/"><![CDATA[The Web Developers Toolbox; What Should You Know?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Every web developer is going to hit snags during a project and the more prepared they are to resolve those blockages, the sooner they'll be back to working on the web site ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:32:42 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-web-developers-toolbox-what-should-you-know/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How To Get Fired as a Freelance Web Designer or Developer]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-get-fired-as-a-freelance-web-designer-or-developer/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-get-fired-as-a-freelance-web-designer-or-developer/"><![CDATA[How To Get Fired as a Freelance Web Designer or Developer]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[From the ashes of our own disasters and near-meltdowns we bring you a list of nine surefire ways to get canned and banned as a freelance web designer or developer. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:47:03 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-get-fired-as-a-freelance-web-designer-or-developer/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Online Time Tracking Software Reviews]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-software-reviews/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-software-reviews/"><![CDATA[Online Time Tracking Software Reviews]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Before you go any further, get your hands on the Timesheet Software Review Pack. It's loaded with 37 pages of valuable insights and detailed independent reviews, plus a unique matrix that shows which products have the features you want ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:57:36 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-software-reviews/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Do Web Designers Need to Know Web Development?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/do-web-designers-need-to-know-web-development/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/do-web-designers-need-to-know-web-development/"><![CDATA[Do Web Designers Need to Know Web Development?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Web designers don't need to be competent web developers, however, they should have a basic understanding of client-side development. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:39:52 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/do-web-designers-need-to-know-web-development/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[What Qualifies as Project Management Software?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-qualifies-as-project-management-software/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-qualifies-as-project-management-software/"><![CDATA[What Qualifies as Project Management Software?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[What qualifies as project management software is any tool at your disposal that enables you to effectively and efficiently keep project deliverables under budget and on time.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:58:36 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-qualifies-as-project-management-software/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Time Management Activities and Results for Web Designers]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-management-activities-and-results-for-web-designers/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-management-activities-and-results-for-web-designers/"><![CDATA[Time Management Activities and Results for Web Designers]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[It's up to you to figure out how you want to use your time tracking down time sinks and turning them into more productive opportunities. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:22:07 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-management-activities-and-results-for-web-designers/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Technographic Profile of Web Designers, Web Developers]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/technographic-profile-of-web-designers-web-developers/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/technographic-profile-of-web-designers-web-developers/"><![CDATA[Technographic Profile of Web Designers, Web Developers]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Technological profile of web design, web development, creative agencies and professional services small businesses. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:09:36 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/technographic-profile-of-web-designers-web-developers/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Intervals Web Deign Project Management Review]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/intervals-web-deign-project-management-review/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/intervals-web-deign-project-management-review/"><![CDATA[Intervals Web Deign Project Management Review]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Intervals is a Web-based time tracking, task management and project management service designed and developed for web designers, graphic designers, web developers, creative agencies, IT services and similar small businesses that bill on an hourly or per project basis. Intervals is also widely adopted by in-house creative and IT departments who are held accountable for their budgets and therefore require precise and consistent time tracking and task management. Intervals was launched in 2005 and is used in over 100 countries. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:35:01 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/intervals-web-deign-project-management-review/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[A Few Tips for Developing Web-based Applications]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/a-few-tips-for-developing-web-based-applications/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/a-few-tips-for-developing-web-based-applications/"><![CDATA[A Few Tips for Developing Web-based Applications]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Some tips useful for staying out of your own way and launching a successful online app. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:35:39 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Programming</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Programming/a-few-tips-for-developing-web-based-applications/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Five Reasons NOT to Redesign Your Web Site]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/five-reasons-not-to-redesign-your-web-site/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/five-reasons-not-to-redesign-your-web-site/"><![CDATA[Five Reasons NOT to Redesign Your Web Site]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[We come up with 101 reasons why we need to redesign our web site - good and compelling reasons why we should throw the old web site away and redesign, redevelop and relaunch a shinier and better web site in its place. I am telling you to ignore these inclinations. Yes, some web sites do need to be thrown out and redesigned, but most do not. To elaborate on the "why", I've come up with five very good reasons NOT to redesign your web site. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:52:58 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/five-reasons-not-to-redesign-your-web-site/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bootstrapping Your Creative Web Design and Development Ideas]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/bootstrapping-your-creative-web-design-and-development-ideas/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/bootstrapping-your-creative-web-design-and-development-ideas/"><![CDATA[Bootstrapping Your Creative Web Design and Development Ideas]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Most designers, developers and creatives have personal projects that are sidelined by our professional work. Finding the time and allocating enough resources to pursue them is challenging but also more rewarding than any client project ever will be.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 04:30:32 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/bootstrapping-your-creative-web-design-and-development-ideas/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Organic Search Engine Optimization Tips for Web Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/organic-search-engine-optimization-tips-for-web-designers-developers-and-creatives/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/organic-search-engine-optimization-tips-for-web-designers-developers-and-creatives/"><![CDATA[Organic Search Engine Optimization Tips for Web Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[When you break it down to its basic elements, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is three parts common sense and one part voodoo. The good news is that the practical common sense approach will accomplish 90% of your client's organic SEO needs. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 07:13:46 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/organic-search-engine-optimization-tips-for-web-designers-developers-and-creatives/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why We Use Intervals for Project Management]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/why-we-use-intervals-for-project-management-1/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/why-we-use-intervals-for-project-management-1/"><![CDATA[Why We Use Intervals for Project Management]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Intervals' numerous visual reporting features allow us to understand where the most hours are being spent (whether they're in consulting, programming, design, or social media) with each client, how efficient our employees are, and where our clients could streamline their requests.   ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:24:31 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/why-we-use-intervals-for-project-management-1/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[What Does Corporate America Think of Web 2.0?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-does-corporate-america-think-of-web-2-0/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-does-corporate-america-think-of-web-2-0/"><![CDATA[What Does Corporate America Think of Web 2.0?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[What do the suits, chained to these corporate behemoths, think about adapting Web 2.0 technologies into their business? ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 09:23:53 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-does-corporate-america-think-of-web-2-0/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Upcoming Features for Intervals Online Project Management Software]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/upcoming-features-for-intervals-online-project-management-software/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/upcoming-features-for-intervals-online-project-management-software/"><![CDATA[Upcoming Features for Intervals Online Project Management Software]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Our recent round of much-anticipated Intervals features are close to being completed and are undergoing final testing and revisions. These updates will soon be launched along with some overall visual and performance improvements. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:30:57 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Unsexy and Profitable Businesses ~ More Observations From SXSWi]]></title>
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	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/unsexy-and-profitable-businesses-~-more-observations-from-sxswi/"><![CDATA[Unsexy and Profitable Businesses ~ More Observations From SXSWi]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[There are so many great web design, development and creative agencies online who create great web sites, but who you'll never see in Communication Arts or winning a Webby award.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[We F*cked Up ~ Observations from SXSWi]]></title>
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	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/we-fcked-up-~-observations-from-sxswi/"><![CDATA[We F*cked Up ~ Observations from SXSWi]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Observations from a SXSWi panel called We F*cked Up: Happy Cog and Friends, Exploring Failures, Together, where panelists from Happy Cog Studios, Seer Interactive, Airbag Industries, and Fastspot shared their stories of project failures ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Looking Back On My First Time @ SXSW]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/looking-back-on-my-first-time-sxsw/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/looking-back-on-my-first-time-sxsw/"><![CDATA[Looking Back On My First Time @ SXSW]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Random thoughts and experiences from my first time in Austin, Texas and attending SXSW. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:37:35 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Online Invoicing Tips for Business Savvy Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-invoicing-tips-for-business-savvy-designers-developers-and-creatives/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-invoicing-tips-for-business-savvy-designers-developers-and-creatives/"><![CDATA[Online Invoicing Tips for Business Savvy Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[When a designer and/or developer, like myself, enters into the fray of managing projects at a creative agency, invoicing clients becomes a necessary component of our job description. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:05:49 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Time Tracking is Essential to Agile Development]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-tracking-is-essential-to-agile-development/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-tracking-is-essential-to-agile-development/"><![CDATA[Time Tracking is Essential to Agile Development]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Reasons why managers of smaller development teams should not give up timesheets ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/time-tracking-is-essential-to-agile-development/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[The Anatomy of a Well Designed Invoice]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-anatomy-of-a-well-designed-invoice/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-anatomy-of-a-well-designed-invoice/"><![CDATA[The Anatomy of a Well Designed Invoice]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Now that you've drummed up some business as a freelancer, a web design and development shop, or a creative agency, it's time to start collecting money owed ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:19:34 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-anatomy-of-a-well-designed-invoice/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Invoicing Best Practices for Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/invoicing-best-practices-for-designers-developers-and-creatives/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/invoicing-best-practices-for-designers-developers-and-creatives/"><![CDATA[Invoicing Best Practices for Designers, Developers and Creatives]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Invoicing clients, and collecting on those invoices in a timely manner, can drive any freelancer or small agency to the brink of choosing another career. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:02:18 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/invoicing-best-practices-for-designers-developers-and-creatives/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Open Source Project Management Software Review]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/open-source-project-management-software-review/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/open-source-project-management-software-review/"><![CDATA[Open Source Project Management Software Review]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[We've put together this review of open source project management apps based on our ten years of experience designing and building web sites and web-based applications. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:56:25 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/open-source-project-management-software-review/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Online Time Tracking, Task Management and Project Management, Reprised]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-task-management-and-project-management-reprised/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-task-management-and-project-management-reprised/"><![CDATA[Online Time Tracking, Task Management and Project Management, Reprised]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[When it comes to time tracking, task management and project management, we've had enough mistakes and successes while running our small web design and development agency to know what we're talking about. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/online-time-tracking-task-management-and-project-management-reprised/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Designing Web Sites Using Pencil and Paper]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/designing-web-sites-using-pencil-and-paper/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/designing-web-sites-using-pencil-and-paper/"><![CDATA[Designing Web Sites Using Pencil and Paper]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Any good web designer should be a practitioner of sketching page after page of thumbnails while they hash out their creative ideas.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:39:18 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>3</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/designing-web-sites-using-pencil-and-paper/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Scaling Your Web-based Application  ]]></title>
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	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/scaling-your-web-based-application-/"><![CDATA[Scaling Your Web-based Application  ]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[You never know when growth is going to happen and increased usage will almost always reveal cracks and fissures in the stability of your app. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:08:18 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/scaling-your-web-based-application-/</guid>
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<item>
	<title><![CDATA[Looking Back on the Last Two Decades of the Internet]]></title>
	<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/looking-back-on-the-last-two-decades-of-the-internet/</link>
	<source url="http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/looking-back-on-the-last-two-decades-of-the-internet/"><![CDATA[Looking Back on the Last Two Decades of the Internet]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Going all the way back to the early '90s, it's obvious the Internet has come a long way… ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:09:27 -0500</pubDate>
	<author>jjriv</author>
	<category>Web Design</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/looking-back-on-the-last-two-decades-of-the-internet/</guid>
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