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		<title>Firefox Smart Keywords for Microsoft Support and MSDN Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 22:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart Keywords are one of my favorite Firefox features. Enter a keyword in the location bar (CTRL + L), type a couple of search terms, and voila, instant results with minimal typing.

Since my job requires frequenting the Microsoft Support and MSDN sites, I added Smart Keywords to simplify the searches. Each of the following keywords [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html">Smart Keywords</a> are one of my favorite <a href="http://www.getfirefox.com">Firefox</a> features. Enter a keyword in the location bar (<code>CTRL + L</code>), type a couple of search terms, and voila, instant results with minimal typing.</p>

<p>Since my job requires frequenting the Microsoft Support and <acronym title="Microsoft Developer Network">MSDN</acronym> sites, I added Smart Keywords to simplify the searches. Each of the following keywords are defined in my Quick Searches bookmarks folder. To use them, create a new bookmark and copy each <acronym title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</acronym> into the Location field; assign the suggested keywords, or create your own.</p>

<p>Microsoft Support (keyword: ms)<br />
<code>http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?qu=%s</code></p>

<p><span class="caps">MSDN </span>(keyword: msdn)<br />
<code>http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?query=%s</code></p>

<p>Especially helpful is the <acronym title="Knowledge Base">KB</acronym> article keyword which enables me to type something like <code>kb 915105</code> in the Location bar and be taken directly to a KB article by number. </p>

<p>KB Article Lookup (keyword: kb)<br />
<code>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=%s</code></p>

<p>Keep in mind, these all work with the US sites, if you are an international user, you may need to alter the <span class="caps">URL </span>slightly.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back Up del.icio.us Bookmarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lifehacker shows you how to back up del.icio.us bookmarks on your blog. As the article points out, aside from backups, there are other benefits to doing this:

It also kills two birds with one stone: participate in the del.icio.us community AND update your blog daily with one del.icio.us post.

This is a &#8220;no-hassle&#8221; solution done completely through [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lifehacker shows you <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/delicious/how-to-back-up-delicious-bookmarks-on-your-blog-159861.php">how to back up del.icio.us bookmarks on your blog</a>. As the article points out, aside from backups, there are other benefits to doing this:</p>

<blockquote><p>It also kills two birds with one stone: participate in the del.icio.us community <span class="caps">AND </span>update your blog daily with one del.icio.us post.</p></blockquote>

<p>This is a &#8220;no-hassle&#8221; solution done completely through your <a href="http://del.icio.us">del.icio.us</a> account. I tried this initially on this blog, but later switched to <a href="http://nozell.com/blog/archives/2005/01/30/updated-yet-another-daily-delicious-hack/">yadd</a> for a more flexible solution. I made some minor modifications to meet my needs, including a change to the post title, and the automatic creation of tag hyperlinks.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Great CSS Link Dump</title>
		<link>http://mitchcontla.com/2006/03/28/great-css-link-dump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found this at del.icio.us&#8230; Layout-palooza. Great source for links about CSS layout, hacks, and tricks. Many familiar, many new.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Found this at <a href="http://del.icio.us/popular">del.icio.us</a>&#8230; <a href="http://www.econsultant.com/lists/top-css-layouts-downloads-hacks-galleries-tricks.html">Layout-palooza</a>. Great source for links about <acronym title="Cascading Style Sheets"><span class="caps">CSS</span></acronym> layout, hacks, and tricks. Many familiar, many new.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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