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	<title>Donald Jackson &#187; WordPress</title>
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		<title>The Christmas Presents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jackson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMS Gateway]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So admittedly I have been one of the most useless blogger&#8217;s around over the past year. It has been an intense year after going it alone business wise. Now that the dust has settled on an amazing 2009 I have given myself some Christmas presents. My blogging frequency is largely to blame on the hate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So admittedly I have been one of the most useless blogger&#8217;s around over the past year. It has been an intense year after <a title="archi.tech" href="http://www.thearchitech.com">going it alone</a> business wise. Now that the dust has settled on an amazing 2009 I have given myself some Christmas presents. <a href="http://www.ddj.co.za/"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-104" title="Donald Jackson" src="http://www.ddj.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-28-at-12.54.47-PM-150x150.png" alt="Donald Jackson" width="150" height="150" /></a>My blogging frequency is largely to blame on the hate for my previous <a title="wordpress" href="http://www.wordpress.org">wordpress</a> theme, so in an effort to combat this&#8230;</p>
<h3>Gift #1 &#8211; The blog update</h3>
<p>So yes, I have updated my blog to the latest <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">wordpress</a> version and removed any in script hacks that I did previously and just moved to plugins to keep things simple. I must say, the wordpress platform has come a long way since my old blog and I am extremely impressed! In addition to this I &#8216;refreshed&#8217; my <a title="About Donald Jackson" href="/about/">about page</a> to be a bit more relevant to where I am and what I&#8217;m up to now.</p>
<h3>Gift #2 &#8211; The product site</h3>
<p>I have developed quite a cool <a title="Elite SMS Gateway" href="http://www.elite-sms-software.com" target="_blank">SMS gateway product</a> (IMHO) but I have done absolutely no marketing for it thus far. I have just been distributing it via word of mouth and through connections of mine in the industry. <a href="http://www.elite-sms-sofware.com"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-102" title="Elite SMS Gateway" src="http://www.ddj.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-28-at-12.52.05-PM-300x39.png" alt="Elite SMS Gateway" width="300" height="39" /></a>I decided it was time to release it into the wild and get a site up and running to spread the word, hence I have setup <a title="Elite SMS Gateway" href="http://www.elite-sms-software.com">the site for Elite SMS Gateway</a>. Yes, I know the name is a bit cheesy but my marketing creativity leaves much to be desired <img src='http://www.ddj.co.za/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Gift #3 &#8211; The photo blog</h3>
<p>Those of you close to me, will know that I recently aquired a <a title="Canon EOS 7D" href="http://www.badphotographer.com/2009/11/11/its-arrived-canon-eos-7d/" target="_blank">Canon EOS 7D</a> and before I even received the camera I had planned on launching a photo blog. As they say about a panel beaters car, the same applied to my own personal blogs. <a href="http://www.badphotographer.com"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-100" title="the bad photographer" src="http://www.ddj.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-26-at-1.26.04-PM.png" alt="the bad photographer" width="329" height="54" /></a>So finally I managed to get it up and running at <a title="the bad photographer" href="http://www.badphotographer.com/2009/11/11/its-arrived-canon-eos-7d/" target="_blank">www.badphotographer.com</a>. I called it &#8216;the bad photographer&#8217; as a play on the idea that there is no good or bad photography, it&#8217;s all a matter of each person&#8217;s tastes. I&#8217;d love to get some comments on this blog on the photos.</p>
<p>So that&#8217;s it on the gift front, I am excited to keep the blogs moving and get a big of feedback from the community.</p>
<p>Have a safe festive season <img src='http://www.ddj.co.za/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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