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	<description>Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.</description>
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		<title>Four skills every college graduate needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shooting the breeze with a college professor friend of mine the other day because his son is getting married this coming June. We were musing over where the time goes and the topic turned to &#8220;kids today&#8221; as &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/four-skills-every-college-graduate-needs.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I wanna get on Oprah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that Oprah is off the air, but work with me a bit on the metaphor. If you are a writer, you want to get on Oprah and your book will sell. If you are a CPG manufacturer, you &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/i-wanna-get-on-oprah.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The last buggy whip maker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I plopped down on the well-worn couch he had in his office on one of my regular hang-out visits. He was a local business guy I&#8217;ve been friends with for over a decade. It was always a good way to &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-last-buggy-whip-maker.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why should that be free?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that long ago, when I called up a vendor asking for a modification, an alteration or addition to a service or software product, they would quote me a price and I would expect to pay it. There may be &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/why-should-that-be-free.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The myth of Mad Men and graphic arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a current narrative going on within the creative community lamenting the demise of professional graphic artists. One such narrative appears on my favorite design blog, Before&#038;After Magazine. Inevitably, someone brings up Mad Men as an example of the &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-myth-of-mad-men-and-graphic-arts.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting through the clutter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a tack board that was at the local coffee shop I went to last night. You&#8217;ve seen these everywhere, nothing special, no one card stands out from the next, almost all of them are clip-art logos, too many &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/cutting-through-the-clutter.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing typewriters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I received emails from two former clients who needed some help with some legacy work. One needed some tweaks done on a print ad that was at least three years old. The other had moved his web site &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/repairing-typewriters.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instead of bad grammar, we&#8217;ll be subjected to bad video</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that 2012 is going to be the year social media experts write less and post more video. My take? Instead of bad grammar, we&#8217;ll all be subjected to bad video. I urge you, please take some basic video &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/instead-of-bad-grammar-well-be-subjected-to-bad-video.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complicated could be deadly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was riding the elevator down from my doctor&#8217;s office yesterday and glanced over at the elevator panel. The emergency buttons caught my eye and it occurred to me that something that is intended to be used in the frantic &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/complicated-could-be-deadly.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m really scared to upgrade software</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to to be the first kid on the block to upgrade to a new OS or the latest version of Adobe Photoshop or QuarkXpress. The new-found power of really cool features used to get me excited about possibilities &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/im-really-scared-to-upgrade-software.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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