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	<title>Peter's Soapbox &#187; Techspeak</title>
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	<description>Aikido, comics, eating well, information security, open source, mountain biking, and caffeine - this blog has everything!</description>
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		<title>Firefox Update &#8211; What&#8217;s Wrong With This Picture?</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/07/02/firefox-update-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this message this morning on a machine I don&#8217;t use too much.
Pay attention to the version numbers&#8230;
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		<title>iPhone Strike&#8230; 8? 9? I&#8217;m losing count.</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/30/iphone-strike-8-9-im-losing-count/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/30/iphone-strike-8-9-im-losing-count/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, I got the call! My iPhone 3Gs was in! I promptly drove to Montpelier to get it. But this was just the beginning&#8230;
I arrived about 45 minutes later to a near-empty store, where an irate Unicel customer was complaining, loudly, about being unable to return her phone during the trial period because she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Decided to Get an iPhone (or &#8220;I Am Funneling the Kool-Aid&#8221;)</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/26/why-i-decided-to-get-an-iphone-or-i-am-funneling-the-kool-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/26/why-i-decided-to-get-an-iphone-or-i-am-funneling-the-kool-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I did it. Yesterday, I walked into an AT&#38;T store and plunked down the plastic for a 32G iPhone 3Gs. Once again, Steve&#8217;s Reality Distortion Field was in full effect, and my past hatred for Apple was but a distant memory as I happily test a unit at the store and accessed familiar websites with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Now Available for Pre-Order</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/26/windows-7-now-available-for-pre-order/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/26/windows-7-now-available-for-pre-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Windows 7 is now available for pre-ordering. Looks like there&#8217;s no stopping it now.
Jason Watkins had better be ready to pony up my five bucks in a few months!
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		<title>Safari 4 (or &#8220;Way to Make a Great First Impression, Apple&#8221;)</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/22/safari-4-or-way-to-make-a-great-first-impression-apple/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/22/safari-4-or-way-to-make-a-great-first-impression-apple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I started up Safari 4 on my Windows box. I won&#8217;t go into the controversy about Apple&#8217;s auto-update policies, or privacy concerns with it pre-caching sites you (have not yet) visit(ed), etc. I think the first page I got sums it up nicely.

 
 
 
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		<title>My (Unsuccessful) Attempts to Get an iPhone 3Gs</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/10/my-unsuccessful-attempts-to-get-an-iphone-3gs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/10/my-unsuccessful-attempts-to-get-an-iphone-3gs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I tried to get an iPhone 3Gs as soon as it was announced on Monday. I called my friend who owns a cellular phone store, and is an AT&#38;T reseller. In his words, &#8220;AT&#38;T would rather you buy it from Wal-Mart than me, so call me back and I&#8217;ll tell you how you can get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Scooter Update (Or, the Truth About Battery Powered Vehicles)</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/05/22/electric-scooter-update-or-the-truth-about-battery-powered-vehicles/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/05/22/electric-scooter-update-or-the-truth-about-battery-powered-vehicles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year I purchased an electric scooter from R Martin Limited with the intention of cutting my fuel costs. Unfortunately, I did not ride the scooter much last year, except in my 9 mile commute to the office because it was not capable of anything more than a 20 mile trip without draining the batteries. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Useful and Fun Bash Prompt Tweaking</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/05/13/useful-and-fun-bash-prompt-tweaking/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/05/13/useful-and-fun-bash-prompt-tweaking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 21:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine gave me the following code, which he pulled off of http://serverfault.com. The site&#8217;s still in beta, and I don&#8217;t have an account there so I can&#8217;t actually get the full source URL, but here&#8217;s the code:
RESET="\[\017\]"
NORMAL="\[\033[0m\]"
RED="\[\033[31;1m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[33;1m\]"
WHITE="\[\033[37;1m\]"
SMILEY="${WHITE}:)${NORMAL}"
ANGRY="${RED}:(${NORMAL}"
SELECT="if [ \$? = 0 ]; then echo \"${SMILEY}\"; else echo \"${ANGRY}\"; fi"
PS1="${RESET}[\u@\h]: \w \`${SELECT}\` ${YELLOW}${NORMAL}\$ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackelope is Out, and I&#8217;m Running Xubuntu</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/23/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackelope-is-out-and-im-running-xubuntu/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/23/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackelope-is-out-and-im-running-xubuntu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Get it while it&#8217;s hot!
I did a clean install of the Xubuntu Jaunty Jackelope release candidate last night, and it went very smoothly. The install  was quick and easy, and I like the themes and default apps that come with Xubuntu. On the small screen and limited hardware, I am liking XFCE more than GNOME, which seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security Tip: Don’t Click on Links, and Don’t Send Them Either!</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/10/security-tip-don%e2%80%99t-click-on-links-and-don%e2%80%99t-send-them-either/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/10/security-tip-don%e2%80%99t-click-on-links-and-don%e2%80%99t-send-them-either/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techspeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By now, many of this blog&#8217;s readers have already heard me tell them why it is bad to click on links in email. Without going in to detail, it is because links can very easily be forged in email, just like they can on a web site.
Here&#8217;s an example: Where do you think this link [...]]]></description>
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