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		<title>Welcome &#8230;. home :)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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Early mind-maps of our web presence.
Hard to believe it&#8217;s been almost 5 years (!!) since our last website refresh was launched.  Thanks to our great friend and Flash Genius Phil of Philter Design, it was still rockin after all those years!
But times change, and so did we.  Our passion for people and their [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Early mind-maps of our web presence.</p>
<p>Hard to believe it&#8217;s been almost 5 years (!!) since our last website refresh was launched.  Thanks to our great friend and Flash Genius <a href="http://philterdesign.com" target="_blank">Phil of Philter Design</a>, it was still rockin after all those years!</p>
<p>But times change, and so did we.  Our passion for people and their stories led to awards and accolades from clients and peers.  Out of our desire to offer only the best images to our clients we created <a href="http://www.quikeys.com">QuiKeys</a>.  Our passion to share within our industry grew into speaking engagements and workshops around the world.</p>
<p>Thank you to all our clients and friends for making this all possible.  We&#8217;ve been blessed to come to know you and this site is made possible only through your trust and friendship <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Well, we&#8217;re finally glad the biggest piece of the puzzle is ready for your consumption.   After over 9 months of dreaming, conceptualizing, blood sweat and tears (ok: maybe not too much blood &#8230; or tears) &#8230;.. Welcome to our new <a href="http://www.dqstudios.com" target="_blank">Home on the web</a>!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.dqstudios.com">www.dqstudios.com</a></strong></p>
<p>Is it a website? Is it a blog? Is it Geek? Is it Chic?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all that and much much more &#8230;.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the one-stop shop for all things DQ!  We&#8217;ve poured our hearts into this place to make sure there&#8217;s tonnes of imagery, content and quirky fun rolled into this site for your viewing pleasure.</p>
<p>Special thanks to our super-duper Web Guru of the Universe: <a href="http://www.philterdesign.com" target="_blank">Phil</a>!!  You&#8217;ve always been a great friend, and we&#8217;re honored to be able to work with such talent and geekiness rolled into one human <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />   Thanks so much for listening to the &#8220;dream,&#8221; telling us it wasn&#8217;t possible, then making it a reality <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />    You&#8217;re the best at what you do &#8230; and an even better friend.   Thanks man &#8230;. from the bottom of our hearts <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>It&#8217;s not over yet: we&#8217;re working on a new cart system, launching new products and creating a super-slick iPhone version for the flash-challenged.</p>
<p>We hope you can find some time to sit back, grab your favorite beverage and explore our little digs on the web.</p>
<p>We&#8217;d love to hear what you think, so email, call or leave a comment and we promise to savor every word <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In love &#8230;.</p>
<p>dave + quin<br />
(geek + chic)</p>
<p>PS: Before you ask, No: I don&#8217;t have a six-pack.  But doesn&#8217;t every geek dream of having one??  <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>You Made it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 07:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our new Blog Address!  Not only has the address changed, but we&#8217;ve got an entirely new WordPress backend which is just the start of our new web presence  
Special thanks to Chris Lee for making the transition painless!
Thanks again for making us part of your life and can&#8217;t wait to share the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to our new Blog Address!  Not only has the address changed, but we&#8217;ve got an entirely new WordPress backend which is just the start of our new web presence <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Special thanks to <a href="http://www.beta.chrisjlee.net/">Chris Lee</a> for making the transition painless!</p>
<p>Thanks again for making us part of your life and can&#8217;t wait to share the new awesomeness that&#8217;s coming to our web presence soon <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>more to come &#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Blog Migration Time &#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 04:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re moving!! Not physically &#8230; just our blog address actually  
Just a quick note to let you know we might not be posting for the next little while as we migrate over to a new super-duper platform and address.
Don&#8217;t worry: we&#8217;ll be back better than ever and will have lots to share when we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re moving!! Not physically &#8230; just our blog address actually <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Just a quick note to let you know we might not be posting for the next little while as we migrate over to a new super-duper platform and address.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry: we&#8217;ll be back better than ever and will have lots to share when we&#8217;re back online <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In the meantime, you can always keep up with all things DQ via <a href="http://twitter.com/dqstudios" target="_blank">twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Cheung/830965178" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just the beginning of the DQ Web Presence Transformation, so look out for more coming soon.</p>
<p>Thanks for keeping in touch with us &#8230; really <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In love,</p>
<p>dq</p>
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		<title>Migration to Dedicated Server and Website Outtages &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.quikeys.com/migration-to-dedicated-server-and-website-outtages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone trying to access DQ Studios , QuiKeys , YinYangWorkshop , this blog, or private and public galleries and tutorials: our deepest apologies! ... If anyone finds yourself in our area: I'll take you out for a double latte :) The good news: all websites should be faster and we've got LOADS of room to grow!
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<p style="text-align: left;">We&#8217;ve been growing!! To keep up with our growth and to future-proof our web presence, we migrated to a dedicated server late Monday evening. <strong>Man</strong> it&#8217;s an expensive option!!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But I digress &#8230;. For anyone trying to access <a title="DQ Studios" href="http://www.dqstudios.com" target="_blank">DQ Studios</a>, <a title="QuiKeys" href="http://www.quikeys.com" target="_blank">QuiKeys</a>, <a title="YinYang Workshop" href="http://www.yinyangworkshop.com" target="_blank">YinYangWorkshop</a>, this blog, or private and public galleries and tutorials: our deepest apologies! We were offline for waaaay longer than anticipated and we&#8217;re sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone finds yourself in our area: I owe you a double latte <img src='http://blog.quikeys.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>It&#8217;s strange to think how much we&#8217;ve come to depend on the www, but thankful for y&#8217;all for allowing us to grow. Thanks in advance for your patience as we catch up on the emails which piled up while we were offline.</p>
<p>The good news: all websites are faster, stronger and make even BETTER latte art! Bonus: we&#8217;ve got LOADS of room to grow! WOOHOO!</p>
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