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		<title>Dell: Windows for Morons!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently ran across this bit of copy from Dell (Europe) in which they try to explain why you may, or may not want Windows or Linux on your computer. I wanted to touch on a few of these, namely the argument that you may not want to learn new programs. The average user would [...]]]></description>
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	I recently ran across this bit of copy from Dell (Europe) in which they try to explain why you may, or may not want Windows or Linux on your computer. I wanted to touch on a few of these, namely the argument that you may not want to learn new programs. The average user would [...]
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		<title>On the Front Lines with Richard Stallman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation and The GNU Project, has had a consistent message about freedom for computer users for over 23 years. His first experiences with computers predate his work with the MIT AI Lab, which began in 1972. When I began researching for this interview, I had a different [...]]]></description>
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	Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation and The GNU Project, has had a consistent message about freedom for computer users for over 23 years. His first experiences with computers predate his work with the MIT AI Lab, which began in 1972. When I began researching for this interview, I had a different [...]
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		<title>Adventures in Time Tracking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As a web developer for small business, I don't have a need for complex project management, but I do need to keep track of time, otherwise, I'll short-change myself and end up making $5.00 an hour! Analysis of time spent on various tasks has also helped me to identify bottlenecks in my process, making me more efficient - keeping clients and the accountant happy.<br /></p>]]></description>
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	<p>As a web developer for small business, I don't have a need for complex project management, but I do need to keep track of time, otherwise, I'll short-change myself and end up making $5.00 an hour! Analysis of time spent on various tasks has also helped me to identify bottlenecks in my process, making me more efficient - keeping clients and the accountant happy.<br /></p>
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		<title>Free Font Friday for 08/29/2008 &#8211; Aircut Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Another Larabie Font (This guy makes lot's of fonts). With a "Neo Art Deco" style, this light action font is ideal for print and screen display. <a href="http://www.creamundo.com/index.php?fuente=AirCut+Light+TTF&#38;lang=en" title="Offsite link.">Download here</a>. Have a look at the attached pdf for a better view.</p>]]></description>
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	<p>Another Larabie Font (This guy makes lot's of fonts). With a "Neo Art Deco" style, this light action font is ideal for print and screen display. <a href="http://www.creamundo.com/index.php?fuente=AirCut+Light+TTF&#38;lang=en" title="Offsite link.">Download here</a>. Have a look at the attached pdf for a better view.</p>
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		<title>Free Font Friday for 08/15/2008 &#8211; Adriator</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another <a href="http://www.larabiefonts.com/">Larabie Font</a>. This one looks kind-of 70's to me. As always, for a better look, see the attached pdf or <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/larabie/adriator/">download the font here.</a>]]></description>
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	Yet another <a href="http://www.larabiefonts.com/">Larabie Font</a>. This one looks kind-of 70's to me. As always, for a better look, see the attached pdf or <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/larabie/adriator/">download the font here.</a>
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		<title>Linux Screenshot of the day for 08/08/08 &#8211; Strigi The Storage Glutton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Gartner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I like to be able to search for stuff on my computer - who doesn't? Well , I don't <i>enjoy</i> searching, but I do want the ability to do so in case I loose track of something in the perfect hierarchical world that is my directory tree. From the CLI, one can invoke various search commands to do the dirty work. Even ls can find stuff for you if you grep it right. But, alas; search for me is better suited to the gui, so about two weeks ago, I got the <a href="http://strigi.sourceforge.net/" title="Offsite link.">strigi daemon</a> indexing so I can actually <b>do</b> the aforementioned searches â€“ after just a bit of drive crawling, I could find media, email messages, etc., as expected.</p>]]></description>
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	<p>I like to be able to search for stuff on my computer - who doesn't? Well , I don't <i>enjoy</i> searching, but I do want the ability to do so in case I loose track of something in the perfect hierarchical world that is my directory tree. From the CLI, one can invoke various search commands to do the dirty work. Even ls can find stuff for you if you grep it right. But, alas; search for me is better suited to the gui, so about two weeks ago, I got the <a href="http://strigi.sourceforge.net/" title="Offsite link.">strigi daemon</a> indexing so I can actually <b>do</b> the aforementioned searches â€“ after just a bit of drive crawling, I could find media, email messages, etc., as expected.</p>
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