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	<title>Sara Ford&#039;s Blog</title>
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	<description>You had me at &#34;Hello World&#34;</description>
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		<title>Grad School thus far: Motor Learning Is More than Using a Mouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides learning to adapt to college 10 years later, I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned about UX in my first semester of grad school at San Jose State in Human Factors, namely the why behind design guidelines &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2012/06/03/grad-school-thus-far-motor-learning-is-more-than-using-a-mouse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Day of Graduate School</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was my first day as a graduate student working on my Masters in Human Factors (the superset field of User Experience) at San Jose State.  After working on CodePlex.com, especially alongside the UX experts at Blink Interactive, I got &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2012/01/25/first-day-of-graduate-school/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What a backpack can teach us about software design and usability</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2011/12/06/what-a-backpack-can-teach-us-about-software-design-and-usability/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-a-backpack-can-teach-us-about-software-design-and-usability</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2011/12/06/what-a-backpack-can-teach-us-about-software-design-and-usability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saraford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I purchased my North Face Women’s Surge backpack about a year ago. Built as a smaller backpack, I instantly loved the fit. Also, the marketing tags promoted a special section for a power adapter which caught my interest. After a &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2011/12/06/what-a-backpack-can-teach-us-about-software-design-and-usability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing like that new book smell</title>
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		<comments>http://saraford.net/2011/09/09/nothing-like-that-new-book-smell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard that book authors do one of two things: they either leave the book in the shipping package, refusing to acknowledge it for months. Or they immediately rip open the box.]]></description>
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		<title>Career Advice I Learned along the Hard Way</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2011/09/01/career-advice-i-learned-along-the-hard-way/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=career-advice-i-learned-along-the-hard-way</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2011/09/01/career-advice-i-learned-along-the-hard-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked via Twitter to post the content of some career advice talks I’ve done for college and high school students. At first, I thought, nah, my content isn’t that good. I’ve read a lot of better stuff out &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2011/09/01/career-advice-i-learned-along-the-hard-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coding Faster: Visual Studio Tips book #2 has gone to printing!</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/coding-faster-visual-studio-tips-book-2-has-gone-to-printing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=coding-faster-visual-studio-tips-book-2-has-gone-to-printing</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/coding-faster-visual-studio-tips-book-2-has-gone-to-printing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saraford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best moment when writing a book is not holding the book in your hands. The best moment is getting an email that says, &#8220;Congrats! Your book has gone to printing!&#8221; Then you know the book-writing process is finally over! &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/coding-faster-visual-studio-tips-book-2-has-gone-to-printing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zombie Marie Curie Speaks the Truth!</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/zombie-marie-curie-speaks-the-truth/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=zombie-marie-curie-speaks-the-truth</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/zombie-marie-curie-speaks-the-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saraford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like a zombie. My blog is coming back to life. Words I never thought I would say. But after 8 years of non-stop blogging, I needed some time to catch my breath. Or best put by R.E.M., “it’s &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2011/08/24/zombie-marie-curie-speaks-the-truth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Ohloh World!</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2010/11/17/hello-ohloh-world/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hello-ohloh-world</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2010/11/17/hello-ohloh-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saraford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey all! Long time, no post, I know… But I’m back! And I’m excited to say hi to you all as Black Duck Software’s new Senior Product and Community Manager for Ohloh.net. Right now, you’re probably wondering one of two &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2010/11/17/hello-ohloh-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hello World!</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2010/10/18/hello-world-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hello-world-2</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2010/10/18/hello-world-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saraford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I announced this morning over at http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford Today is my last day at Microsoft. It’s been an incredible 9 years at the company, getting to work with smart, passionate people. I can’t even begin to describe how much I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2010/10/18/hello-world-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Training for my first Triathlon with Team in Training</title>
		<link>http://saraford.net/2010/09/24/training-for-my-first-triathlon-with-team-in-training/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=training-for-my-first-triathlon-with-team-in-training</link>
		<comments>http://saraford.net/2010/09/24/training-for-my-first-triathlon-with-team-in-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People at the various user groups I go to seem to enjoy my triathlon training stories. Since sports training is a hobby for me, I thought I’d share what it’s been like training for my first “tri”. I’m terrified of &#8230; <a href="http://saraford.net/2010/09/24/training-for-my-first-triathlon-with-team-in-training/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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