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		<title>Widely differing approaches</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/28/widely-differing-approaches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The computer on which I am writing these words is running Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop environment, a fork of GNOME Shell. This looks as if it is going to be the default face of GNOME 3 in the next version of Linux Mint with the MGSE dressing up of GNOME Shell looking more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispensing with temptation</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/26/dispensing-with-temptation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The compact system camera arena is a burgeoning one with many manufacturers having followed Olympus into the fray. In latter months of last year, Nikon finally took the plunge though Canon have yet to do the same. Seeing offers on Olympus E-PL1 kits with a 14-42 mm zoom lens had me tempted, particularly with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few thoughts on Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/22/a-few-thoughts-on-ubuntu-12-04-alpha-1/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/22/a-few-thoughts-on-ubuntu-12-04-alpha-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After an aborted installation in VirtualBox using the direct installation, I got a VM instance of Ubuntu 12.04 in place by installing from a loaded Live CD session. That proceeded without any trouble and downloaded the required updates too. First impressions revealed a polished Unity interface that ran without any crashes. Adding VirtualBox&#8217;s Guest Additions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with variable length warnings in SAS 9.2</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/11/dealing-with-variable-length-warnings-in-sas-9-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A habit of mine is to put a LENGTH or ATTRIB statement between DATA and SET statements in a SAS data step to reset variable lengths. By default, it seems that this can triggers truncation warnings in SAS 9.2 or SAS 9.3 when it didn&#8217;t in previous versions. SAS 9.1.3, for instance, allowed you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying out Irish Mobile Broadband</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/02/trying-out-irish-mobile-broadband/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/02/trying-out-irish-mobile-broadband/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of a year, I end up visiting Ireland a few times so I decided to invest in a Meteor PAYG broadband stick to see how I&#8217;d get on with it. For €20, your can get a 30-day pass with 7.5 GB downloading capacity, a more generous offer than you&#8217;d get with some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yet another useful Windows shortcut</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/11/yet-another-useful-windows-shortcut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the week, I needed to go to a client to upgrade the laptop that they&#8217;d given me for doing work for them. The cause was their migration from Windows XP to Windows 7. Office 2010 also came with the now set up and they replace the machines with new ones too. As part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A little more freedom</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/10/a-little-more-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I decided to address the fact that my Toshiba laptop have next to useless battery life. The arrival of an issue of PC Pro that included a review of lower cost laptops was another spur and I ended up looking on the web to see what was in stock at nearby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new repository for GNOME 3 Extensions</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/06/a-new-repository-for-gnome-3-extensions/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/06/a-new-repository-for-gnome-3-extensions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not before time, the GNOME project has set up a central website for GNOME Shell extensions. It seems to be in the hands of extension developers to make GNOME 3 more palatable to those who find it not to their taste in its default configuration. If you are using Firefox, installation is as easy as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Gnome Shell going for Fedora 16 running in VirtualBox</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/05/getting-gnome-shell-going-for-fedora-16-running-in-virtualbox/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/05/getting-gnome-shell-going-for-fedora-16-running-in-virtualbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of complaints out there about how hard it is to get GNOME Shell running for a Fedora 16 installation in a VirtualBox virtual machine. As with earlier versions of Fedora, preparation remains a matter of having make, gcc and kernel-devel (kernel headers, in other words). While I have got away with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An in situ upgrade to Linux Mint 12</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/04/an-in-situ-upgrade-to-linux-mint-12/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/04/an-in-situ-upgrade-to-linux-mint-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it isn&#8217;t the recommended approach, I have ended up upgrading to Linux Mint 12 from Linux Mint 11 using an in situ route. Having attempted this before with a VirtualBox hosted installation, I am well aware of the possibility of things going wrong. Then, a full re-installation was needed to remedy the situation. With [...]]]></description>
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