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		<title>Time Tracking Tools for Your Freelance Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Gregory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re working at home or the coffee shop and have access to the Internet, so it&#8217;s easy to get distracted on Facebook or watching YouTube videos of cats. But as a freelancer, lack of time management can cause all kinds of havoc. You might get behind on a project, staying up nights (and mornings) just to catch up and your client may even question your ability<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/time-tracking-tools/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>Mootools Lightbox Plugins: Best Plugins for a Mootools Slideshow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mootools (My Object-Oriented Tools) is a lightweight Javascript object oriented library that is designed to bring enhanced Javascript functionality while reducing the amount of work and code needed to implement it.  Mootools is used for a variety of applications, such as Mootools lightbox plugins, Mootools slideshow plugins, Mootools gallery plugins, Mootools contact form and validation plugins, and more. To start of our series on the best<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/mootools-lightbox-plugins/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>HTML5 Apps: 10 Cool HTML 5 Web Apps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HTML5 apps are quite possibly the future of the web. Instead of relying on local desktop applications for tasks such as calendar management, code generation or photograph editing, HTML5 allows for developers to create applications that run within the browser. These HTML5 web apps have a variety of possible functionality, and it&#8217;s not even fully known what the possibilities for HTML5 apps are. In this post,<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/html5-apps/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>Art Websites: 20 Ways To Promote Your Artwork Online Using Portfolio Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Moline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re an artist, creation is only half the battle.  Generating concepts and developing a consistent style is all a part of the process, and over time it can become easier and more natural. It is the very essence of an artist that attributes to the quality and emotion behind their work.  This is true whether you are a painter, a sculptor, a writer, a performer<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/art-websites-portfolio-websites/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>Five Fun iPhone Font Apps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tompeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The introduction of the iPhone was a huge advancement in personal technology. Useful, functional and entertaining, it is hard not to forget that it can actually make calls, too.  Over the years &#8211; and with the updates to the model that have given it better capabilities than ever before &#8211; the use of applications have overshadowed perhaps any other feature on the device. For designers and<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/iphone-font-apps/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Web App Frameworks: 10 Great Frameworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yankee Candle Den</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile web app frameworks are in high demand as more and more users switch to using mobile devices for the majority of their computing needs.  If you&#8217;re an application developer and you&#8217;re not developing or porting your apps for mobile use, you&#8217;re missing out on huge potential customer bases. Although developing one of the best mobile apps can be challenging, there are some great mobile web<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/mobile-web-app-frameworks/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>HTML5 CSS3 Framework Choices: 10 Great Web Frameworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HTML5 and CSS3 are the future of website development, mobile app development and web gaming development.  The advantage of having a standardized platform on which to develop is faster development time with cleaner and more efficient code.  To help you achieve this, there are now a variety of HTML5 CSS3 framework options available to use. Here, I&#8217;ve selected 10 great web frameworks, consisting of some HTML5<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/html5-css3-framework-choices-15-great-web-frameworks/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>Android Camera Apps: The 25 Best Android Photography Apps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we gathered up a collection of the 100 Best Android Live Wallpapers for Your Android Phone, but there&#8217;s more you can do with an Android than just have a cool wallpaper.  Many Android phones have respectable cameras on them, and mobile phone photography is gaining in popularity among amateur and professional photographers alike, because of the light weight and ease of use.  However, to achieve some<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/android-camera-apps-the-25-best-android-photography-apps/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>jQuery Date Picker Plugins: The Best jQuery Calendar Plugins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A jQuery calendar plugin can be useful for a variety of web apps, whether it&#8217;s a jQuery date picker in a freelancer billing application, or a jQuery date picker in an event management app, or anything else where dates are important.  jQuery calendar plugins can allow for seamless navigation and interaction with a calendar, all without having to refresh the page. This jQuery calendar plugin roundup<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/jquery-calendar-plugins-the-best-jquery-date-picker-plugins/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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		<title>5 Great and Dynamic Flash Sliders for Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Shafer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[jQuery sliders are gaining ground, but Flash sliders are still one of the more popular solutions because they are more versatile and customizable, particularly in interactive websites.  Are you tired of boring JavaScript sliders?  If your site doesn&#8217;t say: “wow check this out!”, then try out one of these Flash sliders from our list of the 5 best Flash sliders that we included in this article.<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://creativefan.com/5-great-and-dynamic-flash-sliders-for-your-website/" class="readmore">Read More...</a></p]]></description>
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