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	<title>ITdiaries.com</title>
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	<description>Computers, Networking and Security Blog</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cheap computer?</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/11/19/cheap-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Consumer's eye</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Cheap computer is what everyone and their brother is looking for, but usually for the wrong reasons.
Buy a computer based on what do you want your computer to do &#8212; not it&#8217;s price.
For instance, a cheap computer such as an ASUS Eee PC will be great if all you want to do is browse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McAfee uninstall</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/11/18/mcafee-uninstall/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/11/18/mcafee-uninstall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Little Bytes</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently there is a bit of trouble installing Kaspersky anti-virus after McAfee had been installed.
When McAffee is uninstalled, including after using the McAffee removal tool, and even after a registry cleaning, there are still items found by Kaspersky that tell Kaspersky that McAfee is still installed.
I am willing to bet that it is a file [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft server - 0, Linux - 1</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/11/18/microsoft-server-0-linux-1/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/11/18/microsoft-server-0-linux-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft server having replaced a Linux server fails miserably.
We had a client running a Linux server, all workstations logging in locally, with most Windows services disabled, a firewall protecting the server from the main office which was running a Microsoft PDC, BDC, etc. and very little protection.
The attacks coming from that location took down the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dell, HP, Compaq, Asus, etc. may still install Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/10/19/dell-hp-compaq-asus-etc-may-still-install-windows-xp/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/10/19/dell-hp-compaq-asus-etc-may-still-install-windows-xp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dell, HP, Compaq, Asus, etc. may still install Windows XP until 31 January, 2009  according to a report on Register.co.uk.
The current version of Windows &#8212; Vista &#8212; is hampered by too much bloat and incompatibilities with many business programs and even the HIPPA act, which states that there shall be no third-party access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Internet connection</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/10/19/no-internet-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/10/19/no-internet-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Internet stuff</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No Internet connection?
Here is the standard, basic, and first thing you should do before calling your ISP&#8217;s tech support:
1) Power down your cable or DSL modem.
2) Power down your router (if you have one.)
3) Wait one minute.
4) Power up your cable or DSL modem.
5) Wait one minute.
6) Power up your router (if you have one.)
Most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT spending</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/07/21/it-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/07/21/it-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Consumer's eye</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[IT spending can be disastrous if the technician has a one-track mind.
Not meaning to harp on MCSEs again, but what is, is.
MCSEs are mostly trained in one track of computer technology.  Period.
Imagine a house builder that only knew how to build houses out of straw.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong.  There are many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCSE Certificate - What is it&#8217;s value?</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/07/20/mcse-certificate-what-is-its-value/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/07/20/mcse-certificate-what-is-its-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Consumer's eye</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MCSE certificate have little-to-no value.  Why?
Because today, there are to many MCSE &#8220;Boot camps&#8221; where people are being paid to teach, not the subject matter, rather how to pass a test and nothing more.
It&#8217;s not the fault of the students, but many are there because their state government paid for this change of career [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network Technician Job Security</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/05/07/network-technician-job-security/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/05/07/network-technician-job-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Network Technician job security is spotted by us regularly in businesses that are not our clients yet, and is caused by those who are new on the job, or who still do not really understand what they are doing.
Case in point:
One of our techs went to pick up his wife, and went into the building. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Explorer - Can you live without it?</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2008/02/21/internet-explorer-can-you-live-without-it/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2008/02/21/internet-explorer-can-you-live-without-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Internet stuff</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Internet Explorer is a web browser.  It is a piece of software that lets you browse the web like a word processor lets you process documents.
There is no such thing as a &#8220;safe&#8221; web browser, including Internet Explorer, but you CAN be &#8220;safer&#8221;.
Because of their fancy abilities, web browsers have fancy problems (mainly iFrame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Windows Vista Home</title>
		<link>http://itdiaries.com/2007/07/29/microsoft-windows-vista-home/</link>
		<comments>http://itdiaries.com/2007/07/29/microsoft-windows-vista-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://itdiaries.com/2007/07/29/microsoft-windows-vista-home/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Vista Home IS NOT A BUSINESS COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM.
I know some of you small business owners need to keep expenses down when purchasing computer equipment, but if you make the mistake of purchasing a computer with Microsoft Windows Vista Home on it for your business, your expenses will reach nightmare proportions.
Starting with Microsoft [...]]]></description>
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