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		<title><![CDATA[Top 5 Father's Day gadget gifts for sons to give]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father's Day is coming up, and for sons everywhere, that means a little indulgence in Dad's favorite activities. Here at ZDNet, that means gadgets, so here are five items Dad needs in his gizmo toybox. by Andrew Nusca]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:22:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Geek Gifts 2008: The RC Battle Tank Type 90]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think Geek sent us the RC Battle Tank Type 90 to review for our annual Geek Gift Guide. The tank is obviously based on the U.S. battle tank the M1 Abrams. We took our battle tank for a little field testing and came away more than a little disappointed. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Off topic: The facade of objectivity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off topic: The facade of objectivityGood post Larry!I think that what makes blogs so interesting is the fact that they're more like a conversation than anything else, and over repeated conversations you get to build up a picture of the person you are speaking to. Like you said, you generally...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and Windows]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and WindowsSimilar experiences to mac from windowsI tend to find that when i recommend a mac to someone they look at the price and question why? despite this I manage to convince them to get one. when they get it though I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offbeat laptop sleeves at Barry's Farm]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a laptop sleeve that will turn heads at the office or at the local coffee bar on weekends? Barry's Farm has the wacky laptop sleeve market all sewn up. by Cara Reynolds]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:18:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gallery: The all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC mod]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://content.zdnet.com/2346-10533_22-169393.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[George Ou labored two full days to build the all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC. by George Ou]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:36:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Upcoming webinar staring you know who]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=197]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been invited to be part of a Webinar sponsored by DataSynapse and Cognos. It's taking place on Monday, 31 July 2007. If you're interested in application virtualization and its impact on business intelligence applications or just want to listen to the virtual man's lilting tones, you might find the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:00:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virtualization's impact on Market Research]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=196]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently published a paper on one of my other sites that examined the role virtualization is playing in the market for Linux software and server. I've gotten enough positive comments that I'd like to summarize it here.Analysts and their viewsAnalysts base their market sizing and market share information based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:00:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 14 of the old-coffee-in-the-keyboard trick.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=189]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I thought my adventures in Dell-land were through, I just received an Email message from one of Dell's systems asking me to return the battery that they kept at the depot. If you'd like to refresh your memory on this exciting adventure, please read the following posts.The old coffee-in-the-keyboard...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:47:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 10 the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=183]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the final episode in Dan's adventure in Dell-land. I'm sure you're tired of hearing about this anyway.Steve Buczak, industrial sorcerer from Qualxserv, one of Dell's service contractors, appeared in my office this morning to install the correct processor (2.16 GHz Core 2 Centrino) in my laptop. While he...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 8 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=181]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a quick status report for those following my adventures in Dell-land. It's now been 8 days since I sloshed coffee in the keyboard of my new Dell laptop. Although I had a next-business-day, on-site service contract, the machine was not repaired on site on the next business day.Â  It...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 6 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=179]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we are in the the sixth day of my coffee-in-the-keyboard adventure. Here's a quick review of the situation:	My post describing day 1 presented how I stupidly allowed coffee to slosh into my new laptop and did my best to engage Dell Computerâ€™s service department in the hopes of getting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:00:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 3 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=177]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we are in the the third day of my coffee-in-the-keyboard adventure. My post about day 1 presented how I stupidly allowed coffee to slosh into my new laptop and did my best to engage Dell Computer's service department. My post on day 2 presented my experiences working with Dell's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:00:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Day 2 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=175]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the post The Old Coffee-in-the-Keyboard Trick, I presented how I stupidly sloshed coffee into the keyboard of my new Dell laptop. Since I had purchased a next-day, on-site service contract, I didn't go into low Earth orbit. Instead, I used Dell's Internet chat service to obtain help. What happened...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:00:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=174]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It was early Sunday morning, I was sipping my morning coffee while working on a post for today when the telephone rang. I was surprised. Why was someone calling at 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning? I grabbed for the phone so that my wife wouldn't be disturbed and the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:30:14 -0700</pubDate>
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