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		<title>Links Roundup:  First snow (!) of the season edition</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/12/links-roundup-first-snow-of-the-season-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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As I write this on Sunday morning, it&#8217;s difficult to believe that I was playing in a golf tournament a week ago.  It snowed Friday night in The Middle of Nowhere, and this morning the temperature is 27°F.
As a result, the weekend has been devoted to cooking (pulled pork, Cajun seafood over linguine, corn chowder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 websites for bargain hunting travelers that you may not be aware of</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of websites for travelers is staggering and each week I seem to stumble across a site I wasn't aware of.  Here are a few gems maybe you haven't heard of before; they all offer different takes on getting great bargains...]]></description>
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		<title>ooma:  how I dumped my land line and now pay nothing for local and long distance calls</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/09/09/ooma-how-i-dumped-my-land-line-and-now-pay-nothing-for-local-and-long-distance-calls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The (plain old) telephone system most of us are familiar with was developed in the early 20th century.  Since the 1930's, the most significant  changes have been the addition of touch tone (in the 60's), and improvements in capacity and quality.  But the fact remains:  using  a land line in your home today is an experience not much different than that experienced by your great-grandparents. 

We're now using ooma - a voip service with which all local and long distance calls within the U.S. are free; international calls range from 1 to 4¢ per minute. ]]></description>
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		<title>Score great deals on eBay with eSnipe</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/09/08/score-great-deals-on-ebay-with-esnipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An option is to use an online sniping agent.  A veteran eBayer - my first successful bid was in January of 1999 - I've used online sniping agent eSnipe for years.  For a modest fee, eSnipe enables you to establish and set up your bid days in advance, and will actually place it seconds before the auction's end (the default setting is 6 seconds).  You can change or cancel your bid up to 5 minutes before the auction's end.

If you're outbid during the auction, eSnipe will notify you via email.  At the auction's conclusion, you'll receive an email notifying you of the auction's closing bid and whether your snipe was successful or not.  It's very simple and in my experience, works flawlessly.]]></description>
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		<title>Made the leap, cut the cord&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/08/28/made-the-leap-cut-the-cord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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This arrived Thursday afternoon:

ooma.  Set-up took about 15 minutes.  My wife called her mom in NY, and the signal was strong and clear.  While they were talking I launched a YouTube video on our desktop PC, with no adverse affects on sound quality/clarity.
Thus far, this thing rocks.  I&#8217;ll live with it for a week or [...]]]></description>
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