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		<title>Windows 7:  Experiences of an Early Adopter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Windows 7, I have decided to break one of my longstanding personal policies of never installing a new operating system before it has been in public use long enough to prove its stability.  Of course, I didn’t break my policy because of Microsoft’s marketing or computer industry reports, which are often bias.  I broke from my policy following my own testing to verify the stability of Windows 7.  Now, that I’m an early adopter, I thought I would share my experiences to benefit anyone who may be considering a move to Windows 7.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/windows-7-experiences-of-an-early-adopter</link>
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		<title>Dual-Screen Laptop Competition is About to Heat Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Multiple screen setups have been available on desktop computers for some time.  The convenience of additional screen real estate is now available on a laptop by Lenovo and other multi-screen laptop options from Intel and gScreen are in the works.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/dual-screen-laptop-competition-is-about-to-heat-up</link>
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		<title>Apple App Store Leaves Trillian Astra Hanging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month when Cerulean Studios launched Trillian Astra, they also submitted Trillian for iPhone to the Apple App Store for approval.  Fast forward thirty days and they are still waiting for a response from Apple.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/apple-app-store-leaves-trillian-astra-hanging</link>
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		<title>AT&amp;T and Sprint Offer New Calling Plan Perks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sprint announced their new Any Mobile, Anytime within a day of AT&#38;T’s announcement of A-List.  It has been a while since any of the major U.S. mobile carriers have added new customer perks.  Maybe this is a sign that the competition may be heating up.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/att-and-sprint-offer-new-calling-plan-perks</link>
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		<title>Apple Breaks iTunes on the Palm Pre Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple just couldn’t resist breaking the Palm Pre’s ability to synchronize directly with the new iTunes 9.  I wrote in late July about Apple’s obsession with breaking iTunes on the Palm Pre and things are not likely to change.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/apple-breaks-itunes-on-the-palm-pre-again</link>
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		<title>Upgrade WordPress to Latest Version to Stay Safe from Worm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A worm affecting older versions of WordPress has been getting lots attention in recent days.  The worm takes advantage of a security flaw that allows it to register a new user, grant itself administrator privileges and wreak havoc with your permalink structure.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/upgrade-wordpress-to-latest-version-to-stay-safe-from-worm</link>
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		<title>7 Websites to Keep You Politically Informed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of your political views, these seven websites can help you track the actions of your elected officials.  Most of the sites included in this article can be used to perform wide ranging research and others can monitor the legislation introduced and votes cast by Members of Congress.  Two of the sites also track in great detail the political contributions made to elected officials.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/7-websites-to-keep-you-politically-informed</link>
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		<title>eBay Announces Sale of Skype but Doesn’t Mention Litigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[eBay announced that a group of venture capital funds and investors will buy Skype in a deal that values the company at $2.75 billion (US).  The investor group will buy approximately 65% of Skype with eBay retaining 35% ownership.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/ebay-announces-sale-of-skype-but-doesn%e2%80%99t-mention-litigation</link>
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		<title>Investor Group Looks to Acquire Skype</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TechCrunch reported that a group of venture capital and private equity firms are joining forces in an effort to acquire Skype, a software application and service that enables video and voice calls, instant messaging and file sharing.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/investor-group-looks-to-acquire-skype</link>
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		<title>RIM BlackBerry Continues to Lead iPhone in Market Share</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIM’s BlackBerry continues to grow market share in spite of iPhone’s success.  While some say RIM has multiple BlackBerry models competing against a single iPhone model, the BlackBerry Curve outsold the iPhone by itself in the first quarter of 2009.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bytesizeupdates.com/rim-blackberry-continues-to-lead-iphone-in-market-share</link>
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