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	    <title><![CDATA[TR Community scoreboard for June 17, 2011 - Cloud battle]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-june-17-2011-cloud-battle/4171]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></description>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-17T10:57:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Are you aware and prepared to escape? Your IT future depends on it.]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/are-you-aware-and-prepared-to-escape-your-it-future-depends-on-it/4167]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ According to blogger Todd Fluhr, your IT future depends on three important strategies: Awareness, preparedness, and escape. Will you be ready if the current dot-com bubble collapses again?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to blogger Todd Fluhr, your IT future depends on three important strategies: Awareness, preparedness, and escape. Will you be ready if the current dot-com bubble collapses again?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ toddfluhr]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-16T14:54:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The yin and yang of tech evolution]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/the-yin-and-yang-of-tech-evolution/4157]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this guest post, TR member robw2205 questions the implications of the fast-paced evolution of technology. Do you think technology will one day outgrow mankind?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this guest post, TR member robw2205 questions the implications of the fast-paced evolution of technology. Do you think technology will one day outgrow mankind?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-15T21:47:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Charlie Sheen could take lessons on what it means to be 'winning' from Microsoft]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/charlie-sheen-could-take-lessons-on-what-it-means-to-be-winning-from-microsoft/4147]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic blogger Donovan Colbert addresses a member's comment about Microsoft only resting on its laurels over the past 20 years. He takes a closer look at what Microsoft has really achieved.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic blogger Donovan Colbert addresses a member's comment about Microsoft only resting on its laurels over the past 20 years. He takes a closer look at what Microsoft has really achieved.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donovan Colbert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-15T17:21:26Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - June 13, 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-june-13-2011/4143]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with event logging software, calendar or contact sharing, Windows XP, SIP ports, printing in UNIX, and more.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with event logging software, calendar or contact sharing, Windows XP, SIP ports, printing in UNIX, and more.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-13T16:12:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[TR Community scoreboard for June 10, 2011 - Windows 8]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-june-10-2011-windows-8/4130]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-10T14:54:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Don't hire and then kill creativity in the workplace]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/dont-hire-and-then-kill-creativity-in-the-workplace/4122]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ According to Todd Fluhr, some companies intentionally stifle internal creativity, but they don't realize it. Find out what changes he made to a department to help promote and nurture creativity,...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to Todd Fluhr, some companies intentionally stifle internal creativity, but they don't realize it. Find out what changes he made to a department to help promote and nurture creativity,...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ toddfluhr]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-10T13:00:15Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - June 6, 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-june-6-2011/4112]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with implementing a video conferencing system, pinging nodes, using Samba as an application server, server ROI, Windows Server 2008, and...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with implementing a video conferencing system, pinging nodes, using Samba as an application server, server ROI, Windows Server 2008, and...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-06T12:03:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[TR Community scoreboard for June 3, 2011 - Get hired]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-june-3-2011-get-hired/4104]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-june-3-2011-get-hired/4104]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-03T19:28:26Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[IT pros have the power to watch the watchmen]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/it-pros-have-the-power-to-watch-the-watchmen/4097]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic member Todd Fluhr believes that IT pros are on the front lines as old laws collide with new technologies that allow intrusions into personal privacy and freedoms. Do you agree that...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic member Todd Fluhr believes that IT pros are on the front lines as old laws collide with new technologies that allow intrusions into personal privacy and freedoms. Do you agree that...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ toddfluhr]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-02T19:51:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[What does Angry Birds mean for the future of computing?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/what-does-angry-birds-mean-for-the-future-of-computing/4088]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TR member Donovan Colbert thinks that with the right set of must-have apps (like Angry Birds), Chrome might become attractive enough within the niche of inexpensive netbook computing to be...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TR member Donovan Colbert thinks that with the right set of must-have apps (like Angry Birds), Chrome might become attractive enough within the niche of inexpensive netbook computing to be...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donovan Colbert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-01T23:45:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Use social media to better serve your customers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/use-social-media-to-better-serve-your-customers/4082]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this guest post by TR member robw2205, he shares an infographic by HCC Medical Insurance Services that highlights how a large company can use social media to better serve their customers. What...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this guest post by TR member robw2205, he shares an infographic by HCC Medical Insurance Services that highlights how a large company can use social media to better serve their customers. What...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-06-01T13:10:48Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - May 30, 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-may-30-2011/4077]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with iPhone Wi-Fi connections, Windows XP load times, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and more.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with iPhone Wi-Fi connections, Windows XP load times, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and more.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-30T20:58:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Try to salvage client relationships if you've failed to deliver]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/try-to-salvage-client-relationships-if-youve-failed-to-deliver/4070]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic member Todd Fluhr offers some strategies for preventing critical fail when freelancing and ways to salvaging a client relationship if you've failed to deliver.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic member Todd Fluhr offers some strategies for preventing critical fail when freelancing and ways to salvaging a client relationship if you've failed to deliver.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ toddfluhr]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-27T15:54:38Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[TR Community scoreboard for May 27, 2011 - iPad uses]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-may-27-2011-ipad-uses/4061]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-may-27-2011-ipad-uses/4061]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-27T14:24:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - May 23, 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-may-23-2011/4057]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with Apache 2.0, internet connctions, defragging in Windows XP, wireless PCs, mapping from Mac to a PC, and more.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with Apache 2.0, internet connctions, defragging in Windows XP, wireless PCs, mapping from Mac to a PC, and more.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-may-23-2011/4057]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-23T13:14:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[TR Community scoreboard for May 20, 2011 - Microsoft loves developers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-may-20-2011-microsoft-loves-developers/4046]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this weekly recap post, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/tr-community-scoreboard-for-may-20-2011-microsoft-loves-developers/4046]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-20T12:53:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Conceptualizing Chromebooks, Chrome OS, and HTML5-based apps]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/conceptualizing-chromebooks-chrome-os-and-html5-based-apps/4036]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ According to Donovan Colbert, Chromebooks and Chrome OS aren't that revolutionary or different from other platforms - they just add an abstraction layer between the user and the application...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to Donovan Colbert, Chromebooks and Chrome OS aren't that revolutionary or different from other platforms - they just add an abstraction layer between the user and the application...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/conceptualizing-chromebooks-chrome-os-and-html5-based-apps/4036]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donovan Colbert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-19T20:03:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Effectively use social media for business applications]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/effectively-use-social-media-for-business-applications/4028]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In this guest post, TR member robw2205 says it's possible to effectively use social media for business applications as long as you understand how the medium works and use it properly. Here's how.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this guest post, TR member robw2205 says it's possible to effectively use social media for business applications as long as you understand how the medium works and use it properly. Here's how.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/effectively-use-social-media-for-business-applications/4028]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-17T22:45:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - May 16, 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-out-loud/hal-9000-highlights-tr-questions-of-the-week-may-16-2011/4024]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with Internet Explorer 9, Windows 2003 Server, Orfeo Document Management System, Nagios on Ubuntu, Microsoft Office Access 2010, and more.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic members' questions highlighted address issues with Internet Explorer 9, Windows 2003 Server, Orfeo Document Management System, Nagios on Ubuntu, Microsoft Office Access 2010, and more.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sonja Thompson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-05-16T12:51:18Z</pubDate>
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