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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>Here is your bag of parts, sir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point in time during the past couple of years, vendors quit selling “solutions” and are now selling bags of parts. They have an app to do this part and a web site to do this. Their Windows-PC software &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/here-is-your-bag-of-parts-sir.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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>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>The white room</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once saw this design makeover show on HGTV where the designer tried to get the family who was in the house to think about all design possibilities. She started out by removing all the furniture and painting everything white. &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-white-room.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pitchers pitch, catchers catch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice this week I had a conversation with my financial advisor. He is also breaking out on his own after being with his firm for the past 20+ years, so we talked about websites, business cards and corporate charters. He &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/pitchers-pitch-catchers-catch.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Change is hard but choosing the wrong service is harder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was listening to the news on the local Cincinnati NPR station this morning and heard a story about the City of Cincinnati moving from its self-hosted email service to either Google or Microsoft. In the analysis portion of the &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/change-is-hard-but-choosing-the-wrong-service-is-harder.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting expectations in plain English</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, my shower drain backed up while I was taking a shower. So I called the local Rotor Rooter and the person taking my call started asking me all sorts of questions about what I wanted. I &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/setting-expectations-in-plain-english.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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