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		<title>HDCP Hell</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2009/09/12/hdcp-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ubuntu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Samsung SyncMaster 215TW is a fabulous display that has proven challenging to configure with Ubuntu. At the very top of the list is the inability for the DVI connector to do anything at all, even when the computer starts in text mode there is nothing onscreen. After plugging in a Windows laptop, it seemed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accelerating Agile Development</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2009/07/24/accelerating-agile-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2009/07/24/accelerating-agile-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Assuming there is any reasonable amount of development time available, the agile process ensures that you implement the most important features first. If your project has any estimates for delivery date, they should simply reflect when the business requires the program or when your project dependency must be met.]]></description>
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		<title>Playing ISO Images on Ubuntu</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2009/06/28/playing-iso-images-on-ubuntu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ubuntu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So it use to be that you could simply double-click on an ISO image and have it automatically launch Totem. Assuming the ISO contained an image of a DVD filesystem, it would start to play the movie. This convenient feature has been replaced in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) with the equally convienent feature of mounting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Genuine Disadvantage</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2008/12/10/windows-genuine-disadvantage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2008/12/10/windows-genuine-disadvantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WGA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Update]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For anyone running a pirated copy of Microsoft Windows, the update to Service Pack 3 (SP3) will be thwarted by Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). Unfortunately, this may affect as much as 20% of all legitimate Windows users and will subsequently inundate you with a frequent reminder that your Windows may be invalid.]]></description>
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		<title>iTunes Out of Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2008/10/08/itunes-out-of-touch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2008/10/08/itunes-out-of-touch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iTunes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/?p=209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple has overloaded the nature of iTunes and without addressing a few core issues it is destined to become a hodgepodge of utilities hidden inside a program that can play music and video.]]></description>
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		<title>Losing the Windows Network Client</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2008/07/08/losing-the-windows-network-client/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2008/07/08/losing-the-windows-network-client/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/2008/07/08/losing-the-windows-network-client/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently following an unrelated upgrade to my VirtualBox client, one of my host VM&#8217;s started exhibiting unusual behavior. While it was possible to retrieve directory listings from a UNC path, any attempt to map a drive would result in a standard although somewhat generic error message.

net use * \\SERVERNAME\SHARE

System error 67 has occurred.
The network name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USB File System Brilliance</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2008/06/13/usb-file-system-brilliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2008/06/13/usb-file-system-brilliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filesystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ubiquity of the FAT32 file system has allowed the common USB flash drive to pervade virtually every desktop computer. My flash drive can easily be used on a Windows, Mac or Linux workstation. Even more importantly, I can copy a handful of photos to it and at my local Target store the Kodak photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infinite Windows Update</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/19/infinite-windows-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/19/infinite-windows-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/19/infinite-windows-update/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when your Windows Update has been running for a few weeks and it still isn&#8217;t done yet? It seems that on older systems with limited CPU and hard drive space, the automatic Windows Update may in fact be a problem waiting to happen.
The fact is, most automated update processes on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Vista Really Dead?</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/14/is-vista-really-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/14/is-vista-really-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micromux.com/2007/11/14/is-vista-really-dead/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Dvorak seems to think that Vista is dead. Maybe he needs some historic perspective on this? Looking at XP adoption rates there were plenty of companies still running Windows 2000 Workstation long after it was released. In fact, as late as 2005, AssetMatrix reported that nearly half of all PC&#8217;s were still running Windows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Good Software Goes Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.micromux.com/2007/10/19/when-good-software-goes-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micromux.com/2007/10/19/when-good-software-goes-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While new versions of your software should be getting incrementally better, sometimes the next version just seems to get worse. Why is this? Jeff Atwood argues that good software can spoil as a result of feature creep adding enough new features to generate revenue. Does this mean that all commercial software will inevitably spoil?
&#8220;Interestingly enough, [...]]]></description>
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