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	<title>Albert Holtsclaw</title>
	<link>http://albybum.net/blog</link>
	<description>IT consultant, Web application developer, and technology enthusiast</description>
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		<title>The Wilderness Downtown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a very interesting multimedia proof of concept done with HTML 5. From the &#8220;video,&#8221; I noticed at least the use of HTML 5 video, canvas and geo-location features. There may also be some persistence of data. This definitely illustrates some new ways that websites will be engaging visitors in the future, allowing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/08/30/the-wilderness-downtown/</link>
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		<title>Xbox Live Gold price increasing November 1 in US, UK, Canada, and Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move that defies logic, Microsoft is actually RAISING the price of XBox Live instead of moving toward some ad-driven service. Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/xbox-live-gold-price-increasing-as-of-november-1-in-us-uk-cana/ The change takes effect in November. So, I guess if you want in on the cheap, stock up on those existing cards now before the price goes up. Well, this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/08/30/xbox-live-gold-price-increasing-november-1-in-us-uk-canada-and-mexico/</link>
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		<title>10,000 days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Wolfram Alpha, today is my 10,000th day alive. Interestingly, if I reverse the logic, the calculation falls 7 days short. But, this calculator, also says 10,000 days. So, I guess I&#8217;ve lived &#8220;approximately&#8221; 10,000 days]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/08/30/10000-days/</link>
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		<title>Fixing image caching and lack of PNG support in IE6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is more of a reminder for myself than anything else, but it may help others. How To Solve Flickering Background Images If you&#8217;re using CSS sprites as background images for links or buttons, you&#8217;ll notice that the image will flicker briefly in Internet Explorer 6. The reason is because IE6 doesn&#8217;t properly cache the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/08/27/fixing-image-caching-and-lack-of-png-support-in-ie6/</link>
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		<title>These are the droids I&#8217;m looking for</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, this is a blog post with a cheesy title probably used on a thousand other blogs. But, it is very appropriate. After being abused by AT&#38;T for over ten years, I finally gathered up the courage to pack up my things and leave. It was an abusive relationship, one that I will not recount [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/08/27/these-are-the-droids-im-looking-for/</link>
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		<title>27 and Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can we have the &#8217;80s back please. &#8220;Ricky was a young boy, He had a heart of stone. Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone. Just barely got out of school, came from the edge of town. Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down. He had no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2010/07/18/27-and-life/</link>
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		<title>To Infinity and Beyond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been working for over three months at CGI Federal. From the start of the hiring process all the way through my orientation day, I was under the impression I was being hired as a C++ maintenance developer &#8211; which I can do but don&#8217;t particularly enjoy. Fortunately, for me, I was assigned to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2009/10/24/to-infinity-and-beyond/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to the desert of the real</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I delayed real life as long as I could.  With two degrees under my belt and still no debt, I decided to bite the bullet and start my professional career while I still had some money to help with the transition. Recently, I accepted a consultant position with CGI Federal in Lebanon, VA.  I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2009/06/09/welcome-to-the-desert-of-the-real/</link>
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		<title>Outstanding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Selected by the Department of Computer and Information Sciences faculty, the Outstanding Student Awards are based on the students&#8217; academic achievements, participation in professional activities, and their professional and leadership potential. The awards are given each spring to students in each of the following levels: sophomore, junior, senior and graduate. There is also a special [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2009/04/24/outstanding/</link>
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		<title>Old News Redux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[12-January-2009 &#8211; Spring 2009 Schedule 24-August-2008 &#8211; Fall 2008 Schedule I am currently doing research on the XForms standard and Mozilla&#8217;s implementation of the standard, the XForms plug-in.Part of this research involves building an XForms prototype for ETSU&#8217;s Faculty Activities System as part of a graduate-level independent study. I recently finished my first year of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://albybum.net/blog/2009/01/12/legacy-site-content/</link>
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