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		<title>Marketing &amp; User Experience Mistakes Software Developers Commonly Make</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published September 28, 2011 In the desktop software world, the one thing that strikes the most fear in the hearts of developers of great applications is (cue the dramatic music) &#8212; DROP-OFF! Drop-off happens for a variety of reasons but causes the same end result: your software is never used. Worse, in our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/09/28/marketing-user-experience-mistakes-software-developers-commonly-make/</link>
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		<title>7 Twitter Tools for Software Developers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published September 16, 2011 Recently my colleague Alastair and I posted &#8220;19 Twitter Tips for Software Developers&#8221; and concluded by saying we&#8217;d follow up with a post highlighting some awesome Twitter tools. Which brings us to the following list of apps, tools, and services I&#8217;ve found invaluable for anyone aiming to get the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/09/16/7-twitter-tools-for-software-developers/</link>
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		<title>4 “Code Sharing” Services Great for Developers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published September 1, 2011 As a desktop app or web developer, there’s always that “one” time you need a “second set of eyes” to help you quickly fix a piece of code that’s causing you headaches, or those times when you simply need to collaborate with someone. This is exactly why every developer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/09/01/4-code-sharing-pasting-services-great-for-developers/</link>
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		<title>On-Page SEO for Software Developers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On-Page SEO for Software Developers About this series This article is part of a series of articles about software marketing for developers. Follow this easy-to-understand guide to improve the visibility of your website, increase distribution of your software and grow your user base. In this series: &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 1 &#8211; Make your site convert &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/08/29/on-page-seo-for-software-developers/</link>
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		<title>19 Twitter Tips for Software Developers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published August 12, 2011 The first rule of Twitter is that there are no rules. There are, however, some guidelines and best practices that you can use to get the most out of using Twitter to help promote your software and connect with your users. That’s the key thing to remember: connections. Although [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/08/12/19-twitter-tips-for-software-developers/</link>
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		<title>5 Apps that Make Collaborating &amp; Working at Home More Productive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published July 28, 2011 There are apps for fun and apps for work. And sometimes there&#8217;s marvelous apps that help you do work and have fun at the same time. While the majority of the SweetLabs team gets to build and support our awesome products in sunny San Diego, a portion of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/07/28/5-apps-that-make-collaborating-working-at-home-more-productive/</link>
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		<title>Awesome Apps to Enjoy with Your Kids During Summer Vacation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy Published June 25, 2011 This past Sunday was Father&#8217;s Day and it got me thinking about apps I&#8217;ve enjoyed using with my daughter and which ones I think you’ll enjoy with your kids as well. My daughter&#8217;s only two and a half and I’m amazed at how quickly she picked up using gadgets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/06/25/awesome-apps-to-enjoy-with-your-kids-during-summer-vacation/</link>
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		<title>Installer Platform Comparison: Making the right choice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Installer Platform Comparison:Making the right choice As a software developer, you&#8217;ve invested time and resources into creating a product that your end users are going to love. Now you want to focus on spreading the word, building your user base, and developing new features that drive your product closer to its goals. But before presenting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/06/09/installer-platform-comparison-making-the-right-choice/</link>
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		<title>Quickly Download Files from Any Site with Internet Download Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy One of the most-asked questions in on the internet has to be, &#8220;How do I download &#8220;X&#8221; from &#8220;Y&#8217;s&#8221; site?&#8221; People are always wondering how to download videos from YouTube, schedule downloads, or download certain file types into specific folders on their computer. Internet Download Manager (IDM) helps you do all that and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/06/06/quickly-download-files-from-any-site-with-internet-download-manager/</link>
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		<title>Bins &#8211; Easily Customize Your Windows 7 Taskbar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow @OpenCandy The only thing I love more than great apps is a tool that offers a simple way to organize and launch great apps. So I was naturally excited when Windows 7 introduced a new feature that allowed you to &#8220;pin&#8221; your favorite applications (and websites) to the Taskbar, figuring my need for third-party [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/05/31/bins-easily-customize-your-windows-7-taskbar/</link>
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		<title>Digital Signing Delivers More Completed Downloads in Times Where 1 in 14 Downloads is Malware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk about a post on Microsoft&#8217;s Internet Explorer blog (IEBlog) which claims &#8220;one in fourteen internet downloads is (later confirmed as) Windows malware&#8221;. 1 in 14 is a shocking number &#8212; depending on whether you believe the number to be accurate or not. The statistic, along with a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/05/23/digital-signing-delivers-more-completed-downloads-in-times-where-1-in-14-downloads-is-malware/</link>
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		<title>4 Overlooked Resources to Help You Solve Windows Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to prevailing opinion, it’s not hard to keep a Windows system running properly. And you don’t have to be an IT pro to do it. Sure you have to be careful surfing the web, keep your software updated (Windows and third-party apps), and only install applications from reputable sources, but you should do all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/05/16/4-overlooked-resources-to-help-you-solve-windows-problems/</link>
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		<title>The Story Behind the OpenCandy and Microsoft Adware Debacle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’d like to take a moment to update our partners, consumers and other interested parties on a situation that has consumed the vast majority of our small company’s attention lately. A few weeks ago, on February 12, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) classified OpenCandy’s software as “Low (threat level) Adware.” This prompted Microsoft security [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/03/04/the-story-behind-the-opencandy-and-microsoft-adware-debacle/</link>
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		<title>Software Marketing Best Practices: Part 2 &#8211; Distribute your download</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About this series This Brain Food article is part of a series on software marketing for developers. Follow our easy-to-digest guide to improve the visibility and distribution of your software and grow your user base. In this series: &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 1 &#8211; Make your site convert &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 2 &#8211; Distribute your download (this page) &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/02/11/software-marketing-best-practices-distribute-your-download/</link>
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		<title>Software Marketing Best Practices: Part 1 &#8211; Make your site convert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About this series This Brain Food article is part of a series on software marketing for developers. Follow our easy-to-digest guide to improve the visibility and distribution of your software and grow your user base. In this series: &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 1 &#8211; Make your site convert (this page) &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 2 &#8211; Distribute your download &#160;&#160;&#160;Part 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2011/01/21/software-marketing-best-practices-make-your-site-convert/</link>
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		<title>CCEnhancer Helps CCleaner Clean Even Better (freeware)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CCEnhancer is a tiny app made by The Web Atom to enhance the functionality of the world’s most popular “cleaning” tool for Windows, CCleaner. CCEnhancer adds detection of temp, “junk” and “unnecessary” files for over 270 additional third-party programs to CCleaner. Doesn’t Get Any Easier CCEnhancer is a minuscule 350KB download and is a cinch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2010/12/09/ccenhancer-helps-ccleaner-clean-even-better-freeware/</link>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Winners of Packt Publishing’s 2010 Open Source Awards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Packt Publishing announced the winners of the 2010 Open Source Awards. This year Packt expanded the scope of the awards from a Content Management System (CMS)-only affair to add new categories for “Most Promising Open Source Project,” “Open Source Graphics Software,” “Open Source E-Commerce Applications” and “Open Source JavaScript Libraries.” We were lucky [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2010/11/27/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-packt-publishing%e2%80%99s-2010-open-source-awards/</link>
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		<title>Interview with John of BuddyPress, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I was lucky enough to have John of BuddyPress chime in on the project and why they deserve your vote for Most Promising Open Source Project in the 2010 Packt Publishing Open Source Awards. Dr. Apps: Since this category is for projects less than two years old, how does it feel to be recognized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2010/11/02/interview-with-john-of-buddypress-most-promising-open-source-project-finalist/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Dietmar of pimcore, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s another day and time for another awesome interview with a finalist for the Most Promising Open Source Project category of Packt&#8217;s 2010 Open Source Awards. This time I had the pleasure of interviewing Dietmar from pimcore. Read on to find out why Dietmar believes pimcore deserves your vote. Dr. Apps: Since this award category [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2010/10/29/interview-with-dietmar-of-pimcore-most-promising-open-source-project-finalist/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Martijn of Wolf CMS, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I&#8217;m happy to share my interview with Martijn of Wolf CMS. Wolf is one of the top five finalists for Most Promising Open Source Project in Packt Publishing&#8217;s 2010 Open Source Awards. Find out what Martijn thinks about Wolf CMS being a finalist and how they&#8217;d spend the prize money if they win. Dr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opencandy.com/2010/10/27/interview-with-martijn-of-wolf-cms-most-promising-open-source-project-finalist/</link>
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