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    <title type="text">Blog</title>
    <subtitle type="text">Blog:Written articles and my personal thoughts on web design, ecommerce, the internet and odd ramblings about life, the universe and everything!</subtitle>
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    <updated>2010-02-14T23:20:58Z</updated>
    <rights>Copyright (c) 2010, Rob</rights>
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    <entry>
      <title>How to write good product descriptions</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/how-to-write-good-product-descriptions/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2010:index.php/5.192</id>
      <published>2010-02-14T23:18:57Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-14T23:20:58Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Site management"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/site-management/"
        label="Site management" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Informed customers are more likely to buy your product, yet many ecommerce sites fail to provide essential product information that clinches a sale. Here's a guide to producing good quality product information.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>I&#8217;m now a Sitepoint.com mentor!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/im-now-a-sitepoint-mentor/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2010:index.php/5.191</id>
      <published>2010-02-10T00:34:08Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-11T11:34:09Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="The Internet"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/the-internet/"
        label="The Internet" />
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        I got a promotion! Well not really, but I was recently invited to become a forum mentor at one of the busiest webmaster forums on the planet.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Expressionengine 301 redirects made easier</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-301-redirects-made-easier/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2010:index.php/5.190</id>
      <published>2010-01-23T22:55:49Z</published>
      <updated>2010-01-25T05:52:51Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        This is a super easy method of generating a list of 301 redirects in Expressionengine. If you have a lot of URL's this might save you some time!
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Annoying email disclaimers</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/annoying-email-disclaimers/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.180</id>
      <published>2009-11-24T18:51:48Z</published>
      <updated>2009-11-24T18:52:49Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="The Internet"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/the-internet/"
        label="The Internet" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Am I the only one that finds excessive email disclaimers just plain annoying? I know there's a point to them but why try and force feed them to me on every email you send?
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Designers &#45; don&#8217;t remove link outlines!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/designers-dont-remove-link-outlines/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.179</id>
      <published>2009-11-15T15:57:34Z</published>
      <updated>2009-11-15T23:57:35Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Web Design"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/web-design/"
        label="Web Design" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        There's an increasing tendency for some designers to remove the dotted outline from on page links. This causes a major accessibility problem, I wish they wouldn't do it...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>New sites and EE2.0 Beta update</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/new-sites-and-ee2.0-beta-update/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.178</id>
      <published>2009-10-16T16:05:33Z</published>
      <updated>2009-10-16T18:24:35Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <category term="Web Design"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/web-design/"
        label="Web Design" />
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        It's been a busy few months for me, lots of new sites to work on and actively testing the new Expressionengine 2.0 Beta. Time for a catchup blog post!
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Five must have free Expressionengine addons</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/five-must-have-free-expressionengine-addons/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.175</id>
      <published>2009-08-09T22:23:20Z</published>
      <updated>2009-08-10T00:25:21Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        When setting up a new Expressionengine site there are a few free addons that make life so much easier. Here's my top 5 free Expressionengine addons.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Expressionengine 2.0 beta announced</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-2.0-beta-announced/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.172</id>
      <published>2009-07-02T12:49:58Z</published>
      <updated>2009-07-02T15:03:00Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        It's nearly here! After many months in the making the all new Expressionengine 2.0 beta is formally announed by Ellislab.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Now an Expression Engine Developers Network member</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/now-an-expression-engine-developers-network-member/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.171</id>
      <published>2009-06-08T17:46:45Z</published>
      <updated>2009-06-08T19:49:46Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <category term="Web Design"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/web-design/"
        label="Web Design" />
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        I'm pleased to announce that Blue Dreamer is now a member of the Expression Engine Developers Network!
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>No time to blog &#45; it&#8217;s the recession!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/no-time-to-blog-its-the-recession/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.170</id>
      <published>2009-04-21T20:52:26Z</published>
      <updated>2009-04-21T22:54:27Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Out of the box"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/out-of-the-box/"
        label="Out of the box" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Despite the recession, the volume of work I've currently got has increased considerably and I've had less time to write...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>ExpressionEngine 2.0 update</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-2.0-update/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.168</id>
      <published>2009-03-28T17:58:17Z</published>
      <updated>2009-04-03T19:06:18Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        At the recent SXSW 2009 the Ellislab team made some new EE2.0 features public for the first time, here's a summary...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>An ExpressionEngine consultation</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/an-expressionengine-consultation/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.167</id>
      <published>2009-03-21T10:36:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-03-24T21:59:02Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Even professional web designers find it hard to get the "lightbulb" moment when first tackling their first ExpressionEngine, so I was please to provide consultancy services for a new site in the making...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Jshop 2.2 beta overview</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/jshop-2.2-beta-overview/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.166</id>
      <published>2009-03-14T10:20:49Z</published>
      <updated>2009-03-14T19:38:50Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Ecommerce"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/ecommerce/"
        label="Ecommerce" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        The devs at Jshop have been hard at work with the next release of their excellent shopping cart system, here's an overview of the most exciting changes...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Book review &#45; Building Websites with ExpressionEngine</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/book-review-building-websites-with-expressionengine/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.165</id>
      <published>2009-03-07T10:12:19Z</published>
      <updated>2009-03-06T15:05:20Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="ExpressionEngine"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/expressionengine/"
        label="ExpressionEngine" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        I review the new book "Building Websites with ExpressionEngine 1.6" by Leonard Murphy. 
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Life before computers</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/life-before-computers/" />
      <id>tag:blue-dreamer.co.uk,2009:index.php/5.164</id>
      <published>2009-02-28T10:13:54Z</published>
      <updated>2009-03-01T13:19:55Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rob</name>
            <email>rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk</email>
            <uri>http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Out of the box"
        scheme="http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/category/out-of-the-box/"
        label="Out of the box" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        A witty list of things that have changed with the computer age...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>


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