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		<title>Chemical Injection Methods for Irrigation/Water System</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/25/chemical-injection-methods-for-irrigationwater-system-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chemical Injection Methods for Irrigation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wi004">Chemical Injection Methods for Irrigation</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/LyraEDISServlet.gif"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-832" title="venturi injector" src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/LyraEDISServlet-300x288.gif" alt="" width="300" height="288" /></a></p>
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		<title>Songs</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/22/songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Song Title Artist Album Time Sane No More Circus Maximus Isolate 3:54 Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4 Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force 8:33 Paradigm Shift Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 8:55 Reign Of The Hammer Hammerfall Threshold 2:48 Desire Gary Hoey The Best of Gary Hoey 3:18 Searching (Album Version) Joe Satriani Is There Love [...]]]></description>
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<td>Album</td>
<td>Time</td>
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<td>Sane No More</td>
<td>Circus Maximus</td>
<td>Isolate</td>
<td>3:54</td>
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<tr>
<td>Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4</td>
<td>Yngwie Malmsteen</td>
<td>Rising Force</td>
<td>8:33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Paradigm Shift</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>8:55</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reign Of The Hammer</td>
<td>Hammerfall</td>
<td>Threshold</td>
<td>2:48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Desire</td>
<td>Gary Hoey</td>
<td>The Best of Gary Hoey</td>
<td>3:18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Searching (Album Version)</td>
<td>Joe Satriani</td>
<td>Is There Love In Space?</td>
<td>10:07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&#8216;Till I Collapse</td>
<td>Eminem</td>
<td>The Eminem Show</td>
<td>4:57</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rising Force</td>
<td>Yngwie Malmsteen</td>
<td>Odyssey</td>
<td>4:24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Feedin&#8217; the Box</td>
<td>Blues Saraceno</td>
<td>Hairpick</td>
<td>3:23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time Crunch</td>
<td>Jordan Rudess</td>
<td>Rhythm of Time</td>
<td>6:28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ytse Jam [Live Version - Paris 1998]</td>
<td>Dream Theater</td>
<td>Once In A Livetime</td>
<td>4:09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Signify</td>
<td>Porcupine Tree</td>
<td>Signify (Special Edition)</td>
<td>3:26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The Dance Of Eternity [Scene Seven]</td>
<td>Dream Theater</td>
<td>Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory</td>
<td>6:13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Desert Girl</td>
<td>Planet X</td>
<td>Quantum</td>
<td>6:06</td>
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<td>High-Top Bop</td>
<td>Gary Hoey</td>
<td>Hocus Pocus Live</td>
<td>5:33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Memories</td>
<td>Joe Satriani</td>
<td>Not Of This Earth</td>
<td>4:07</td>
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<tr>
<td>Micah</td>
<td>Russian Circles</td>
<td>Enter</td>
<td>8:03</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Crystal Planet</td>
<td>Joe Satriani</td>
<td>Crystal Planet</td>
<td>4:35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Another Dimension</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment 2</td>
<td>9:50</td>
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<td>Made Of Tears</td>
<td>Joe Satriani</td>
<td>Super Colossal</td>
<td>5:32</td>
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<tr>
<td>Goddess Nemesis (Instrumental)</td>
<td>Age Of Nemesis</td>
<td>Psychogeist</td>
<td>3:26</td>
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<td>Wayfaerer</td>
<td>In Flames</td>
<td>Jester Race / Black Ash Inheritance &#8211; Reloaded</td>
<td>4:40</td>
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<tr>
<td>Fuel Injection Stingray</td>
<td>Marty Friedman</td>
<td>Music For Speeding</td>
<td>3:27</td>
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<td>Driving At Night</td>
<td>Joe Satriani</td>
<td>Not Of This Earth</td>
<td>3:31</td>
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<td>The Crusade</td>
<td>Trivium</td>
<td>The Crusade</td>
<td>8:21</td>
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<tr>
<td>Rivers Dancing</td>
<td>The Gordian Knot</td>
<td>Gordian Knot</td>
<td>7:36</td>
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<td>Feed the Wheel</td>
<td>Jordan Rudess</td>
<td>Prime Cuts</td>
<td>7:14</td>
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<td>Paradigm Shift</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>8:55</td>
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<td>Biaxident</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment</td>
<td>Liquid Tension Experiment 2</td>
<td>7:41</td>
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<td>Black Star</td>
<td>Yngwie Malmsteen</td>
<td>The Best Of / 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection</td>
<td>4:51</td>
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<td>Time Crunch</td>
<td>Jordan Rudess</td>
<td>Rhythm of Time</td>
<td>6:28</td>
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<td>Chameleon Carneval</td>
<td>Andromeda</td>
<td>Extension Of The Wish</td>
<td>4:59</td>
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<td>Blitzkrieg (Live Version)</td>
<td>Yngwie Malmsteen</td>
<td>G3 Live: Rockin&#8217; in the Free World</td>
<td>2:50</td>
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		<title>Automatic License Plate Recognition</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/17/automatic-license-plate-recognition/</link>
		<comments>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/17/automatic-license-plate-recognition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://sourceforge.net/projects/licenseplate/ (haven&#8217;t tried this one) http://javaanpr.sourceforge.net/ (this one needs to be adapted to US license plates)]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/licenseplate/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/licenseplate/</a> (haven&#8217;t tried this one)</li>
<li><a href="http://javaanpr.sourceforge.net/">http://javaanpr.sourceforge.net/</a> (this one needs to be adapted to US license plates)</li>
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		<title>Output Audio to Airport Express From Unbuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 (PulseAudio)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/13/output-audio-to-airport-express-from-ubuntu-pulseaudio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ubuntu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airport express]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[:~$ sudo apt-get install pulse-audio-module-raop paprefs :~$ paprefs check &#34;Make discoverable network sound devices available locally&#34; check &#34;Make discoverable Apple Airtunes sound devices available locally&#34; Reboot (or restart pulseaudio) Go to Sound Preferences &#8211; Output (by clicking on the speaker in the taskbar) Select Base Sation as output Start your favorite radio station (Pandora?), mp3, [...]]]></description>
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<pre class="brush: plain;">:~$ sudo apt-get install pulse-audio-module-raop paprefs
:~$ paprefs
</pre>
</li>
<li>
<pre class="brush: plain;">check &quot;Make discoverable network sound devices available locally&quot;
check &quot;Make discoverable Apple Airtunes sound devices available locally&quot;
</pre>
</li>
<li>Reboot (or restart pulseaudio)</li>
<li>Go to Sound Preferences &#8211; Output (by clicking on the speaker in the taskbar)</li>
<li>Select <b>Base Sation</b> as output</li>
<li>Start your favorite radio station (Pandora?), mp3, etc..</li>
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		<title>Blocking Annoying Sharing Popup &#8220;Addthis&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/11/blocking-addthis-popup/</link>
		<comments>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/11/blocking-addthis-popup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[web]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While &#8220;Addthis&#8221; is supposed to be an helper, it is an annoyance for me because when you hover the mouse over it, a window popups and stays there until you manually close it. An easy way to block it if you use Adblock plus, is to add the following filter (Tools &#8211; Adblock Plus Preferences [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While &#8220;Addthis&#8221; is supposed to be an helper, it is an annoyance for me because when you hover the mouse over it, a window popups and stays there until you manually close it.</p>
<p>An easy way to block it if you use Adblock plus, is to add the following filter (Tools &#8211; Adblock Plus Preferences &#8211; Filters &#8211; Add Filter..):</p>
<pre class="brush: plain;">.addthis.com/*</pre>
<p><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Screenshot.png" alt="" title="Addthis Popup" width="200" height="160" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-769" /></p>
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		<title>Modeling Physically Realistic Human Motion from Monocular Video Sequences</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/10/modeling-physically-realistic-human-motion-from-monocular-video-sequences/</link>
		<comments>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/10/modeling-physically-realistic-human-motion-from-monocular-video-sequences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pdf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motion capture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Xiaolin Wei and Jinxiang Chai developed a program that tracks human bodies in videos to create animated 3D models (which can then be viewed from any angle). It will be presented at Siggraph in Los Angeles. Download a PDF or download the video. Via New Scientist.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://students.cse.tamu.edu/xwei/">Xiaolin Wei</a> and <a href="http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/jchai/">Jinxiang Chai</a> developed a program that tracks human bodies in videos to create animated 3D models (which can then be viewed from any angle).  It will be presented at <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/">Siggraph</a> in Los Angeles.</p>
<p><a href="http://students.cse.tamu.edu/xwei/publications/sig10_wei.pdf">Download a PDF</a> or <a href="http://students.cse.tamu.edu/xwei/publications/SIG10_wei.mov">download the video</a>.</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727684.000-animated-3d-models-extracted-from-singlecamera-video.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&#038;nsref=online-news">New Scientist</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sig10.jpg"><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sig10-300x241.jpg" alt="gymnastics motion capture" title="gymnastics motion capture" width="300" height="241" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-764" /></a></p>
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		<title>Excel Deletes Leading 0s When Opening a CSV File</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/01/excel-deletes-leading-0s-when-opening-a-csv-file/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[excel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[import]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want Excel to keep a field&#8217;s leading zeros when opening a CSV file using Excel, you can change it to =&#8221;value&#8221;. For example, if you have a row with 4 values that looks like this: test,00016102,test,test Just change it to: test,=&#34;00016102&#34;,test,test]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want Excel to keep a field&#8217;s leading zeros when opening a CSV file using Excel, you can change it to =&#8221;value&#8221;.</p>
<p>For example, if you have a row with 4 values that looks like this:</p>
<pre class="brush: plain;">test,00016102,test,test</pre>
<p></p>
<p>Just change it to:</p>
<pre class="brush: plain;">test,=&quot;00016102&quot;,test,test</pre>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Alex (Hurricane) Slowing Down Oil-Spill Cleanup</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/06/28/tropical-storm-alex-hurricane-slowing-down-oil-spill-cleanup/</link>
		<comments>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/06/28/tropical-storm-alex-hurricane-slowing-down-oil-spill-cleanup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BP brands to boycott include Castrol, Arco, Aral, am/pm, Amoco, and Wild Bean Cafe]]></description>
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<p>BP brands to boycott include Castrol, Arco, Aral, am/pm, Amoco, and Wild Bean Cafe</p>
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		<title>Stereo w/ Up To 6 Zones</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/06/20/stereo-w-up-to-6-zones/</link>
		<comments>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/06/20/stereo-w-up-to-6-zones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bookshelf Speaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infinity Primus P152]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monster cable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NS-AW190BL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outdoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTAU45]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pyle pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SS-6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Streo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL20A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yamaha]]></category>

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		<title>Get screwed if you search for products using Google and order from buy.com</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/06/07/get-screwed-if-you-search-for-products-using-google-and-order-from-buy-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First, you see this when you search Google for a Sima SSW-4 Speaker Selector: $34.24 with free shipping from http://buy.com Then when you click the http://buy.com link, you see $36.99 with free shipping (already $2.75 more then advertised): If you decide to still buy it, they add up another $8.59 for shipping even if it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, you see this when you search Google for a Sima SSW-4 Speaker Selector: $34.24 with free shipping from http://buy.com</p>
<p><a href="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot.png"><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot-300x15.png" alt="" title="Screenshot" width="300" height="15" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-710" /></a></p>
<p>Then when you click the http://buy.com link, you see $36.99 with free shipping (already $2.75 more then advertised):</p>
<p><a href="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot-2.png"><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot-2-300x129.png" alt="" title="Screenshot-2" width="300" height="129" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-712" /></a></p>
<p>If you decide to still buy it, they add up another $8.59 for shipping even if it was advertised as being free ($36.99 + $8.59 = $45.58) (because to get the free shipping you would need to buy for X amount):<br />
<a href="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot-1.png"><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screenshot-1-300x174.png" alt="" title="Screenshot-1" width="300" height="174" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-711" /></a></p>
<p>That sounds like a bait and switch scam.  You would end up paying $11.34 more then you should.</p>
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		<title>Privacy Online</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/05/16/privacy-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[encryption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few programs: Tor: &#8220;enabling Internet anonymity by thwarting network traffic analysis&#8221; Privoxy: &#8220;It has filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and selectively removing content such as ads, banners and pop-ups.&#8221; Enigmail: &#8220;It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the OpenPGP standard.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few programs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.torproject.org/">Tor</a>: &#8220;enabling Internet anonymity by thwarting network traffic analysis&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a>: &#8220;It has filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and selectively removing content such as ads, banners and pop-ups.&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php">Enigmail</a>: &#8220;It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the OpenPGP standard.&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/">Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR)</a>: &#8220;cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>An interesting talk on Youtube:</p>
<p><a href=" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpHWnHxmnXg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpHWnHxmnXg</a> (Part 1)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA</a> (Part 2)</p>
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		<title>Block Facebook Malware &#8220;Features&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/05/10/block-facebook-malware-features/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 01:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adblockplus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using Firefox and Adblock Plus, you can block some unwanted &#8220;features&#8221; of Facebook: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/how-to_avoid_facebook_malware.html. For example, it should prevent Facebook from sharing information with other websites. Or if you want, you can completely delete your account, thanks to the The Consumerist. You could also just deactivate your account if you plan on re-using it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Using <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a> and <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/">Adblock Plus</a>, you can block some unwanted &#8220;features&#8221; of Facebook: <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/how-to_avoid_facebook_malware.html">http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/how-to_avoid_facebook_malware.html</a>.  For example, it should prevent Facebook from sharing information with other websites.</p>
<p>Or if you want, you can <a href="http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account">completely delete your account</a>, thanks to the <a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/04/delete-your-facebook-account-forever.html">The Consumerist</a>.  You could also just <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2031215_deactivate-facebook-account.html">deactivate your account</a> if you plan on re-using it.</p>
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		<title>USCIS: Naturalization Self Test</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/05/06/uscis-naturalization-self-test-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 01:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audio book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audio cd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mp3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naturalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uscis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Find answers at Naturalization Test: Civics (History and Government) Questions with MP3 Audio. Download all mp3 files to burn an audio CD or wait for your biometric appointment and receive a &#8220;free&#8221; CD. Start slef-test at USCIS!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Find answers at <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=88086338b3281210VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&#038;vgnextchannel=7a649ddf801b3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD">Naturalization Test: Civics (History and Government) Questions with MP3 Audio</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/naturalization-self-test-audio-book.zip">Download all mp3 files</a> to burn an audio CD or wait for your biometric appointment and receive a &#8220;free&#8221; CD.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.010cab8025677e19631ef89b843f6d1a/?vgnextoid=9ff98424f8304110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&#038;vgnextchannel=9ff98424f8304110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD">Start slef-test at USCIS!</a></p>
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		<title>Move The Minimize, Maximize And Close Buttons To The Right In Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/05/06/move-the-minimize-maximize-and-close-buttons-to-the-right-in-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 22:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ubuntu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gnome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How-to move the minimize, maximize and close buttons to the right of the window in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). Press ALT-F2, type: gconf-editor and click Run Go to: apps > metacity > general and right-click on button_layout and choose &#8220;Edit Key&#8230;.&#8221; Type in menu:minimize,maximize,close and click OK That&#8217;s it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How-to move the minimize, maximize and close buttons to the right of the window in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx).</p>
<ol>
<li>Press ALT-F2, type: <code>gconf-editor</code> and click Run</li>
<li>Go to: <code>apps > metacity > general</code> and right-click on <code>button_layout</code> and choose &#8220;Edit Key&#8230;.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type in <code>menu:minimize,maximize,close</code> and click OK</li>
<li>That&#8217;s it.</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Recording From Online Radio Service Pandora (or any other)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/05/02/recording-from-online-radio-service-pandora-or-any-other/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 23:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downloader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mp3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandora downloader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using this method, it records every sounds going to your sound card, so you might want to disconnect any microphone (or turn them off) and stop using any program that generate sounds while you are recording. Download and install Audacity and Lame for Audacity (lame is only required if you want to save the songs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Using this method, it records every sounds going to your sound card, so you might want to disconnect any microphone (or turn them off) and stop using any program that generate sounds while you are recording.</p>
<ol>
<li>Download and install <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/">Audacity</a> and <a href="http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/">Lame for Audacity</a> (lame is only required if you want to save the songs as MP3 files)</li>
<li>Start Audacity and click record</a></li>
<li>Start playing the music at <a href="http://pandora.com">Pandora</a></li>
<li>Try to record long enough to have complete songs, you can record as many songs as you like in the same file (as HD space allows), you can split them later</li>
<li>Push Stop in Audacity at anytime</li>
<li>To split the recording in multiple songs, follow these directions (if you want to keep it as-is, just choose File &#8211; Export):
<ol>
<li>Click to place the cursor at the start of the first song.</li>
<li>Choose “Add Label at Selection” from the Project menu.  If you wish, you can type the name of the song.</li>
<li>Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each song.</li>
<li>When you are finished, choose “Export Multiple” from the File menu.  When you click the “Export” button, Audacity will save each song as a separate file, using the format and location you choose.(if you choose MP3 output, it will ask you for Lame&#8217;s DLL which is located in &#8220;c:\Program Files\Lame for Audacity\&#8221; if you use Windows)</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Done!</li>
</ol>
<p>Note: it might not be the easiest way right now to rip music from online radio, but it is the one that is the most likely to still work tomorrow.</p>
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