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		<title>Moving application title bar buttons on GNOME desktops</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/03/06/moving-application-title-bar-buttons-on-gnome-desktops/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/03/06/moving-application-title-bar-buttons-on-gnome-desktops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent look at how Ubuntu 10.04 development is getting on confronted me with an interface situation to which I am not accustomed: title bar buttons at the left. The usual combination of buttons for maximisation, minimisation and closure were there in their usual order but at the left of the window. While this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading data into SAS using the EXCEL and PCFILES library engines</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/03/04/reading-data-into-sas-using-the-excel-and-pcfiles-library-engines/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/03/04/reading-data-into-sas-using-the-excel-and-pcfiles-library-engines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[date]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spreadsheet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the opportunity to have a look at the Excel library engine again because I need to read Excel data into SAS. You need SAS Access for PC Files licensed for it to but it does simplify the process of getting data from spreadsheets into SAS. It all revolves around setting up a library pointing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A bigger screen?</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/02/23/a-bigger-screen/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/02/23/a-bigger-screen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodore 64]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Monitors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Display]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eizo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iiyama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KVM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lcd displays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linux Distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Screen Size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ubuntu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vista]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent bit of thinking has caused me to cast my mind back over all the screens that have sat in front of me while working with computers over the years. Well, things have come a long way from the spare television that I used with a Commodore 64 that I occasionally got to exploring the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easier to print?</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/02/20/easier-to-print/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/02/20/easier-to-print/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[browsers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Display]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HTML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Images]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[latest versions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSIE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paper and ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sidebar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stylesheet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XHTML]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One matter that really came to light was how well or not the pages on here and on my hill walking and photography website came out on the printed page. After spotting a WordPress Codex article and with an eye on making things better, I have made a distinction between screen and print stylesheets. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best left until later in the year?</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/26/best-left-until-later-in-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/26/best-left-until-later-in-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crucial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crucial memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dvd writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[external hard drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[external hard drive enclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[external hard drives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigabyte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hard Disk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard drive enclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard drives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mainboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novatech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sony dvd writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upgrade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the middle of last year, my home computing experience was one of feeling displaced. A combination of a stupid accident and a power outage had rendered my main PC unusable. What followed was an enforced upgrade that use combination that was familiar to me: Gigabyte motherboard, AMD CPU and Crucial memory. However, assembling that lot and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes it&#8217;s a small change that matters&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/24/sometimes-its-a-small-change-that-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/24/sometimes-its-a-small-change-that-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new feature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Firefox 3.6 is now available and others are going on about more striking features but it&#8217;s small change that I have noticed and it happens to be a good one too. Middle clicking on a link in tab used to open a new one at the right hand of the tab bar. Now, the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few more SAS functions to know</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/22/a-few-more-sas-functions-to-know/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/22/a-few-more-sas-functions-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alphabet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alphabetic character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alphanumeric character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYALNUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYALPHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYCNTRL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYDIGIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYFIRST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYGRAPH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYLOWER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYNAME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYPRINT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYPUNCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYSPACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYUPPER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANYXDIGIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carriage returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first position]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INDEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letter of the alphabet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lowercase letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOTALNUM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[position]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRXMATCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[punctuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAS functions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[text]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[text strings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uppercase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uppercase letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VALIDVARNAME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[variable name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whitespace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whitespace character]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are whole pile of SAS functions for testing text strings that hadn&#8217;t come to my attention until this week. Until then, I&#8217;d have gone about using functions like INDEX and PRXMATCH functions for the same sort of ends but it&#8217;s never any load to have a few different ways of doing things and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another look at Drupal</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/20/another-look-at-drupal/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/20/another-look-at-drupal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[administration area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[administration screens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drupal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HTML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impressions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textpattern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[themes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early on in the first year of this blog, I got to investigating the use of Drupal for creating an article-based subsite. In the end, the complexities of its HTML and CSS thwarted my attempts to harmonise the appearance of web pages with other parts of the same site and I discontinued my efforts. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the manual step?</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/18/why-the-manual-step/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/18/why-the-manual-step/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Graphics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photographic Equipment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe Camera Raw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe PhotoShop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camera Raw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon PowerShot G11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compatibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dng]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[import]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentax K10D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photoshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photoshop Elements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photoshop Elements 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raw image files]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upgrade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Balance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the consequences of buying a new camera is that your current photo processing software may not be fully equipped for the job of handling the images that it creates. This is a particular issue with raw image files and Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 was unable to completely handle DNG files made with my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new acquisition</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/16/a-new-acquisition/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2010/01/16/a-new-acquisition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photographic Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[35 mm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aperture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon EOS 10D]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital Cameras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film camera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GR Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image stabilisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K10D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live View]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manual focus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pentax K10D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricoh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricoh GR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Balance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=1223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in the early days of this blog, I mulled over the idea of having a high-end digital compact camera to complement a DSLR that then was delivering very dusty images; that Canon EOS 10D was cleaned since then and comes in for occasional use to this day. That was nearly three years ago and a [...]]]></description>
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