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		<title>Coding Dojo #3 on Monday July 12th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news, your wait is nearly over. Monday we&#8217;ll be enjoying our 3rd Coding dojo. As usual, the challenge will be a surprise, but it will be chosen so that all experience levels can contribute. This time I have some books from O&#8217;Reilly to offer to people. I&#8217;ll give details at the meeting.
But what is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/07/coding-dojo-3-on-monday-july-12th/</link>
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		<title>Coding dojo #2 code at github</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve updated our branch on github with the reference code from last Monday&#8217;s coding dojo. Please, send me your code or if you&#8217;re comfortable using github for our code, add yours and request me to merge it in. (emailing a zip file is fine but tell me your group number).
You&#8217;ll see week 2&#8217;s folder is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/06/coding-dojo-github/</link>
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		<title>2nd Coding dojo on June 7th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had excellent feedback and participation from the last coding dojo. Everyone contributed, from designers, to JS newbies, to backend experts, there was something for everyone. It was so much fun, we&#8217;re doing it again!
Daniel Shipton picked the last challenge, to create a URL shortening service. This time I get to pick. I&#8217;ve stepped up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/05/2nd-coding-dojo-on-june-7th/</link>
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		<title>Coding Dojo this Monday, May 3rd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re not going to want to miss out on Monday&#8217;s meeting. We&#8217;ll be bringing an entirely new concept to Des Moines &#8211; the Coding Dojo. Instead of our usual monthly meetup we&#8217;ll be exploring this collaborative web development strategy.
We&#8217;ll create spontaneous groups of people with varrying skill levels who will then work together to solve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/04/coding-dojo-may/</link>
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		<title>Facebook Now Drives More Traffic to Key Sites Than Google</title>
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&#8220;According to Web measurement firm Compete Inc., Facebook has passed search-engine giant Google to become the top source for traffic to major portals like Yahoo and MSN, and is among the leaders for other types of sites.

This trend is shifting the way Web site operators approach online marketing, even as Google takes steps to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/02/facebook-now-drives-more-traffic-to-key-sites-than-google/</link>
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		<title>Your tips for localhost web dev</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a web geek you may have your computer set up to do web dev work locally. Do you have any tricks or techniques you can share that make your life easier? Leave a comment here or on twitter.
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		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/02/your-tips-for-localhost-web-dev/</link>
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		<title>Developing Sites With AJAX: Design Challenges and Common Issues</title>
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The asynchronous part is the killer feature; but what is it?
via smashingmagazine.com


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		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/02/developing-sites-with-ajax-design-challenges-and-common-issues/</link>
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		<title>A Quick Look at Mobile Web Designs</title>
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Simplifying User Interaction
Make input as simple as possible. Use buttons or selection methods as much as possible. Use textboxes only when necessary and have auto-complete/auto-suggest features to reduce errors.

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		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/02/a-quick-look-at-mobile-web-designs/</link>
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		<title>February 1st, 2010 &#8211; PHP Frameworks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us at Impromptu Studio for our next meeting. We&#8217;ll have an informal round-table format that has been so well-liked in the past. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to discuss their favourite PHP framework and even show off something they&#8217;ve done or a feature they love.
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		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2010/01/february-1st-2010-php-frameworks/</link>
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		<title>2009 wrap up meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come to Impromptu Studio tonight so we can discuss improving website performance, the best technologies of 2009 and plan for 2010.
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		<link>http://www.dsmwebgeeks.com/2009/12/2009-wrap-up-meeting/</link>
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