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		<title>Free wireless, hackers, and protecting your communications with encryption</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/07/10/free-wireless-hackers-and-protecting-your-communications-with-encryption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/07/10/free-wireless-hackers-and-protecting-your-communications-with-encryption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Today on Fox News web site was an article about vulnerability to hackers of many free wi-fi internet systems that put travelers on vacation at risk when they use their computer on these systems.  Since I&#8217;ll be doing that to log in to my home computer, I&#8217;m wondering if there are any security measures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will an iPod Touch slow down a computer?</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/05/14/will-an-ipod-touch-slow-down-a-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/05/14/will-an-ipod-touch-slow-down-a-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
I have a friend whose daughter purchased a 32GB iPod touch and it has slowed down their computer tremendously.  My son would like to get the 16 GB iPod touch and I can&#8217;t seem to get a consistent answer from the Apple people about how it would affect our computer. My daughter has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBM PC keeps turning off</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/04/07/ibm-pc-keeps-turning-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/04/07/ibm-pc-keeps-turning-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
I have been trying to find out why a friend&#8217;s 2002 IBM Windows XP PC keeps turning itself on and off unattended. This behavior has been continuing for many years since shortly after they bought it. So I recently decided to take a look at it for them.

When I first brought the machine home, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPU upgrades alone are a bad way to increase PC performance</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/06/13/cpu-upgrades-alone-are-a-bad-way-to-increase-pc-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/06/13/cpu-upgrades-alone-are-a-bad-way-to-increase-pc-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Hey, thank you soo much for ur review of the &#8220;Story of Stuff&#8221;, i had tons of disagreements in mind so i wanted to do some research, but u did a lot of that for me haha. One thing im rly curious about, why cant the CPU just be replaced? is it cuz everything else [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a 386 processor? What does 45nm mean? What is a 775 slot type?</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/16/whats-a-386-processor-what-does-45nm-mean-what-is-a-775-slot-type/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/16/whats-a-386-processor-what-does-45nm-mean-what-is-a-775-slot-type/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
No one can seem to tell me the difference between the two (45nm and x38)? What do these numbers mean, and are they both just CPU&#8217;s of different generations? I can&#8217;t seem to see these numbers in any specifications for processors, so how do you know which processors are which? I hope you can help, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless questions &#8211; WEP, WPA and WPA2 problems and setup</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/18/wireless-questions-wep-wpa-and-wpa2-problems-and-setup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/18/wireless-questions-wep-wpa-and-wpa2-problems-and-setup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wireless]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Hello, i read your web page regarding this issue [wireless network security basics and setting up WPA and WPA2] and i have a problem. Recently i purchased a laptop (Asus G2S-A1) with Windows XP SP2 and a router (NetGear WPN 824). While i am able to connect to my network using &#8220;open-WEP&#8221;, i cannot connect with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When to use &#8220;cable select&#8221; or Master and Slave drive selectors</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/09/when-to-use-cable-select-or-master-and-slave-drive-selectors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/09/when-to-use-cable-select-or-master-and-slave-drive-selectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
I have multiple drives on the same drive cable.
Is it OK to have both of these units on Cable Select or should the &#8220;end unit&#8221; be the master?

Answer:
The master drive should be the device that processes the most data. (For example, if you have a hard drive and a DVD drive on the same cable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How bad IDE cables can cause boot disk failure and other problems</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/09/how-bad-ide-cables-can-cause-boot-disk-failure-and-other-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/09/how-bad-ide-cables-can-cause-boot-disk-failure-and-other-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
HOW CAN A BAD IDE CABLE CAUSE A BOOT DISK FAILURE ???
Answer:

The cable is the conduit for all your data, and needs to be functioning perfectly. Think of it as a high-tech game of &#8220;telephone&#8221;: What goes in one end of the cable MUST come out the other end. If you have a damaged cable (caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended laptop hardware stats</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/10/29/recommended-laptop-hardware-stats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/10/29/recommended-laptop-hardware-stats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
I&#8217;d like to buy my daughter a laptop for college&#8230;.can you give me some recommendations on what I should be looking for?  Speed, memory, hard disk space?  I&#8217;m going to buy it on e-bay &#38; may look to a used or refurbished one with a warranty.  I&#8217;m hoping to spend less than $700 (I already [...]]]></description>
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