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		<title>Avoid PC Matic</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/11/02/not-recommended-pc-matic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crapware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pc matic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pc pitstop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sure this advertisement didn&#8217;t fool anyone. The TV commercial promises to completely and magically heal everything that could possibly be wrong with your computer. It even saves the gentleman from going to the store and the lady gets to go to girls night &#8211; all because of PC Matic. Wow! Get real! CNET&#8217;s download.com had four+ stars for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secure Passwords</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/10/31/secure-passwords/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the last several days two people that I know had their email hacked and everyone in the address book was sent a link which I have no doubt would infect the computer if followed. Please, right now, create a strong password policy for yourself and implement it with your email. Especially if that email is associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Alert: MyCleanPC.com</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/08/02/i-wouldnt-trust-cleanmypc-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I regularly remove viruses and spyware from Windows PCs. It is unfortunate that there are so many infections for Windows computers, but it is a Windows world for the most part and so we have to protect and clean our computers as best we can. What is worse than the infections themselves are some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backup, backup, backup!</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/07/04/backup-backup-backup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard drives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why should I backup my computer(s)? Hard drives fail. That is it, plain and simple. They don&#8217;t need a reason to fail, a certain percentage of hard drives are going to fail at some point in their life and in most cases there is no advanced warning. Everything that you store on a computer hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Web Browser</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/03/13/what-is-a-web-browser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I came across this today and decided to simply share. To some of us who do more than just use computers it seems so obvious, but in my work I frequently find myself explaining to people what a Browser is. This short video does the subject justice:]]></description>
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		<title>Use Strong Passwords, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2011/01/28/use-strong-passwords-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passwords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Email password breaking is on the rise as a way to send out spam. This is especially true with Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts, but can, and likely will, happen more broadly. It is true, and has been known, that spammers can fake the "From" address of a message and that this can cause spam to just look like it came from your address, but the more recent trend has been for hackers to break into your Webmail account and send the spam right from your email.

This trend is especially useful because they often don't get caught in spam traps since the message authenticates normally from known good senders and servers. This method of sending spam is going to get more common over time because the attacker not only gets the opportunity to send spam but also can harvest fresh email addresses. Two things spammers find most valuable.]]></description>
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		<title>HP Notebook Advisory</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/12/21/hp-notebook-advisory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HP Advisory]]></description>
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		<title>Play PowerPoint on a DVD Player</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/11/15/play-powerpoint-on-a-dvd-player-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/11/15/play-powerpoint-on-a-dvd-player-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My lovely wife, December, requested this of me just hours before she needed it. She didn&#8217;t get the disc in time for her event, but most of the answers I found doing a search required downloading unnecessary software so I decided to try and save someone else time by detailing what worked for me. I actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackberry. Not my favorite devices.</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/09/11/blackberry-not-fav/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blackberry devices have never been my favorite, but a recent experience gives me reason to put them on my not recommend list. For Internet Email they are mostly straight forward, but users have to frequently delete their messages (text and emails) or the devices will encounter problems. For the corporate client looking to use enterprise server to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>maxmyspeed.com might be a scam</title>
		<link>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/08/23/maxmyspeed-com-might-be-a-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brianhaines.com/2010/08/23/maxmyspeed-com-might-be-a-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Haines</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TV Commercials for a product that promises to boost your computer performance had me curious. I wanted to know, first if the product had been reviewed by any credible computer news magazines, or Websites, and second if it would boost the performance if an old laptop I have in my office for testing. What I found caused [...]]]></description>
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