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		<title>Let down by technology&#8230; (humorous real conversation heard in shop)</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/03/05/let-down-by-technology-humorous-real-conversation-heard-in-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/03/05/let-down-by-technology-humorous-real-conversation-heard-in-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tablet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conversation heard yesterday between two men in their 50s. This took place in the office store Staples, in front of a couple of Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy and a cheap Archos one if I remember correctly).
Man1 &#8220;What are they?&#8221;
Man2 &#8220;They are like the iPad I think.&#8221;
Man1 &#8220;Oh yeah, that thing.&#8221;
Man2 &#8220;Yeah.&#8221;
Man1 &#8220;But what is it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBM predictions &#8211; dreams or reality?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/01/04/ibm-predictions-dreams-or-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/01/04/ibm-predictions-dreams-or-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, IBM released its annual Next 5 in 5 report, predicting the technology we could have in five years. The list reads like a dream&#8230;


3-D holograms of people you chat with on your laptop
Batteries for laptops won&#8217;t need to be recharged as often (up to 10 times less often) and small items might do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Programming Conferences Calendar</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/01/03/programming-conferences-calendar/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2011/01/03/programming-conferences-calendar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s often difficult to keep track of programming conferences and there doesn&#8217;t seem to be a reliable website that lists them all, however I have found the following websites useful:
Linux Magazine Events Calendar
Yo Linux Seminars, Technology Conferences, Trade Shows, Exhibitions and Symposiums
DevTownStation
What resources do you use to keep track of potentially interesting conferences for devs?

	Tags: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 most exciting gadgets of 2010</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/12/31/top-5-most-exciting-gadgets-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/12/31/top-5-most-exciting-gadgets-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dongle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smarphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tablet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In terms of gadgets, how will you remember 2010?

For me, the top 5 most exciting gadgets of 2010 have been&#8230;
e-books : they have been around for a while but they have gained mainstream adoption this year thanks to both the launch of Amazon Kindle 3 and Google eBooks &#8211; sadly the 2 technologies aren&#8217;t compatible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you deal with trolls?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/12/03/how-do-you-deal-with-trolls/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/12/03/how-do-you-deal-with-trolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you deal with trolls on your blog or forum? If you&#8217;ve had a blog for a little while, or you are lucky enough to have a few popular posts on your blog, you will undoubtedly have come across trolls leaving comments. The same goes for any forum with more than a few active [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many words in an English dictionary?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/23/how-many-words-in-an-english-dictionary/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/23/how-many-words-in-an-english-dictionary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fingers Keyboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dictionary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Developing predictive text for my Google Android soft keyboard app Big Fingers Keyboard means that I have had to build an English dictionary. How many words do you reckon a solid yet not too bloated dictionary should contain?

Well, so far, I have just over 8000 words but I expect the final number to be around [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Google AdSense interface not working with Google Chrome?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/22/new-google-adsense-interface-not-working-with-google-chrome/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/22/new-google-adsense-interface-not-working-with-google-chrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not having logged into Google AdSense for a while, as I&#8217;m not really using it at the moment on any of my websites, I decided to have a peek at it this morning. I was welcomed with a &#8220;Try The New AdSense&#8221; screen so I clicked. The page reloaded. I clicked again. And again. And [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are you a female programmer?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/16/are-you-a-female-programmer/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/11/16/are-you-a-female-programmer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again, tonight, I got referred to online as &#8220;he&#8221; even though my username on that particular forum is Natalie (not a male name, is it?). I just wish programmers stopped assuming that just because it is currently a male dominated world, there are no female programmers. Take the time to read people&#8217;s name. If [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Google Chrome OS &#8211; are users ready for it?</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/10/09/google-chrome-os-are-users-ready-for-it/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/10/09/google-chrome-os-are-users-ready-for-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Chrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From what I gather from What is Google Chrome OS video, Google Chrome OS is an operating system that only includes a browser. Great, as we all spend a lot of time on the internet, right?

According to the video, it means you won&#8217;t save documents on your computer for example and there will be no [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>So Oracle is suing Google&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/08/13/so-oracle-is-suing-google/</link>
		<comments>http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/08/13/so-oracle-is-suing-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cogitas.net/blog/2010/08/13/so-oracle-is-suing-google/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Oracle published a press release announcing their legal action against Google (though Google still hadn&#8217;t received the actual notice this morning apparently). The legal action is about patents relating to Java (as Oracle now owns Sun) and the crux of the matter seems to be that Android is competing with Java in the [...]]]></description>
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