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		<title>Slow broadband connection? Try carrier pigeon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some practical advice from Africa as reported by the BBC &#8211; when faced with slow broadband speeds and a large file to transfer&#8230; try a carrier pigeon!
A Durban IT company pitted an 11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country&#8217;s biggest web firm, Telkom.
Winston the pigeon took two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/09/11/slow-broadband-connection-try-carrier-pigeon/</link>
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		<title>Reminder: Do not trust in the good intentions of software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The list of companies that use their software to gather and subsequently sell marketing data grows every day. Do you think it is mere coincidence that Google ads seem to frequently follow your recent on-line searches? Have you ever wondered why Google offers you all of their services (search, e-mail, on-line documents, 411 service) for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/09/09/reminder-do-not-trust-in-the-good-intentions-of-software/</link>
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		<title>Back-To-School Social Networking Advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read an article, &#8220;Back-to-school advice for safe &#38; ethical social networking&#8220;, that picqued my curiosity as a new parent. Even though I really don&#8217;t have to worry about Dwight Jr. participating in social networking for at least a few more years, I&#8217;m trying to start thinking about those kinds of situations now.
Try to become [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/09/02/back-to-school-social-networking-advice/</link>
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		<title>Track your kids via GPS without having to implant a chip!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of my recent status change to &#8220;parent&#8221; I thought I would share a GPS gadget that Engadget reported on:
Still haven&#8217;t found a GPS tracker out there to suit your parenting needs? Then you might want to consider this new Amber Alert GPS 2G device, which, unlike some other similar products, is actually aimed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/08/26/track-your-kids-via-gps-without-having-to-implant-a-chip/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Endearing Habits of a Geeky Spouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3 of the Top 10 Endearing Habits of a Geeky Spouse:
10. Always having access to caffeine. And knowing all the various sources, relative amounts and prices. If you’re not a morning person, or need a pick-me-up in the afternoon, you can be sure the geek in your life will be able to find you some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/07/17/top-10-endearing-habits-of-a-geeky-spouse/</link>
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		<title>Changing a Drive Letter in Windows XP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Has your external hard drive or USB drive changed &#8220;letters&#8221; in Windows XP?
Follow these steps to change the Drive letter:

Log on as Administrator or as a member of the 				Administrators group.
Click Start, click Control 				Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance.
Click Administrative Tools, double-click 				Computer Management, and then click Disk 				Management in the left pane.
Right-click [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/05/08/changing-a-drive-letter-in-windows-xp/</link>
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		<title>Texting is Good for Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I posted earlier about the police charging a 14-year-old girl with a misdemeanor for using her cell phone in school.
It turns out that Texting is Good for Kids!
According to NewScientist
&#8220;Phonological awareness has long been associated with good reading skills.&#8221; Exposure to the written word in any form is also linked to improved literacy. &#8220;These kids [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/05/06/texting-is-good-for-kids/</link>
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		<title>Wife creates a website to help her husband find a job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tech that Matters &#8211; www.myhusbandneedsajob.com &#8211; Robin Stearns, wife of Mike -a recently graduated man with an MBA took matters into her own hands to help him find a job in this ailing economy.
As CNN reports in their story, &#8220;Wife to Employers: Hire my husband, please&#8220;, Robin used her tax refund to create the site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/03/14/wife-creates-a-website-to-help-her-husband-find-a-job/</link>
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		<title>House Hunting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sucks!
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		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/03/12/house-hunting/</link>
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		<title>Police charge girl for texting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tech that Matters &#8211; You (or your kids) could be arrested for texting in a text-free zone!!!? (snark)
Mind your manners, people &#8211; a 14-year-old girl was reportedly charged with disorderly conduct for refusing to cease texting in class and then hiding the phone down her pants.
The real question here: will they forcibly collect her DNA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwightdegroff.com/2009/02/17/police-charge-girl-for-textin/</link>
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