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	<description>Because Information Technology is More Afraid of You, Than You are of IT</description>
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		<title>HP Mini 1000 Review (Model: 1030NR)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My latest gadget is the HP Mini 1000 - a very stylish netbook that has completely changed the way I see netbooks. I purchased this netbook for my wife to replace her older HP dv1000 laptop. We purchased this item from Best Buy for $350.
The main feature we were searching for in a good netbook [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=260</link>
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		<title>Ubuntu 9.04 Totally Redeems Itself!!! (Ubuntu Studio Rocks!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have written a few posts recently that have reviewed the latest version of Ubuntu. At first, it seemed, I wouldn&#8217;t be able to use Ubuntu 9.04 because of extreme graphical issues. My main issued was caused by Ubuntu Studio. Now, I have finally found the method of installation that proves to be the stablest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=255</link>
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		<title>openSUSE 11.1: My Personal Advantages over Ubuntu 9.04 &#038; Fedora 10 (and a few tips!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I realized that Linux Mint wasn&#8217;t receiving the official security updates from Ubuntu. My Ubuntu Studio desktop had update after update while my Linux Mint desktop had nothing. Strange - so I decided to install Ubuntu 8.04 - LTS edition because my laptop&#8217;s ATI card wasn&#8217;t supported in the newer version of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=251</link>
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		<title>Quick Reviews: Ubuntu/Ubuntu Studio 9.04 &#038; openSUSE 11.1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This last week has been extremely frustrating and all because of wifi. I really need to stretch the cable modem 5 feet closer in my general direction. I first upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 without error. Everything worked perfectly fine. Then I installed Ubuntu Studio 9.04 with an eagerness to get a clean install [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=236</link>
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		<title>Ubuntu: Skype Audio Fixed on Toshiba Satellite A215 &#038; Linux Mint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve tried to do this multiple times with Ubuntu yet never suceeded for some reason. I purchased a full Skype package the other day and I&#8217;ve been stuck on Vista as I could never get the audio to work on Ubuntu. I tried a few new distros the other day after the ATI incident with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=231</link>
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		<title>Ubuntu Studio 8.04 - Wifi Fix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been interested in seeing what some of the other flavors of Ubuntu might be available and I stumbled across this &#8220;official&#8221; variant of Ubuntu known as Ubuntu Studio. Very interesting - seems that it has a real-time kernel that cuts latency down tremendously in a lot of applications, espcially audio apps. I found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=225</link>
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		<title>Ubuntu 9.04 isn&#8217;t for many ATI users.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m in the situation I&#8217;m in. It&#8217;s 2:13 am and I&#8217;m copying all of my important files from my Toshiba A215 to an external hard drive so that I can format what is left of my latest 9.04 install. I&#8217;ve been waiting patiently since its release a few days ago to try [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=220</link>
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		<title>Electric Sheep Screensaver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally get to plug a screensaver that&#8217;s available for Linux. There aren&#8217;t too many outstanding ones around and I&#8217;m still searching for a way to use Mac and Windows screensavers in Linux. This screensaver uses the power of fractals and grid computing to create completely unique and visually stunning &#8220;fractal flame&#8221; based screensavers. A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=212</link>
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		<title>The Polar Clock Screensaver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Polar Clock is a work of art by a guy (for lack of an available real name) that goes by Pixel Breaker. The clock represents the time and date by basically using concentric colored circles. Very smooth design based in Flash. Check it out.
http://blog.pixelbreaker.com/polarclock/



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		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=209</link>
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		<title>the ZOOMQUILT I &#038; II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this collaborative art project the other day called ZOOMQUILT. The original came out in 2004 and was the creation of about 15 different artists. The artwork features many different environments and worlds that are continuously being zoomed into each and seem to follow a red line that runs through each piece of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.michaelharper.net/?p=201</link>
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