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		<title>Toshiba releases something thinner than (MacBook) air</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toshiba can now claim to have the thinnest and lightest of ultraportable laptops as they launched the  Portégé R500-S5007V.  Here are the specs to back that up:
This laptop weighs in at 2.4lbs, which is lighter than the MacBook Air (3lbs) and Lenovo Thinkpad X300 (2.93lbs).  One of the things that makes these ultraportables so light [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/06/18/toshiba-releases-something-thinner-than-macbook-air/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft keeps XP alive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has extended the life of its older operating system days before PC makers are forced to stop selling it.
June 30th (2008) would have been the day that PC manufacturers would have to stop selling Windows XP, Microsoft&#8217;s older operating system, and be forced to sell its new operating system on all new units.  That [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/06/06/microsoft-keeps-xp-alive/</link>
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		<title>THE LAST HOPE TO FEATURE HACKER RADIO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At The Last HOPE conference, hackers will broadcast their minds  and their iPods.
In the center of the summer&#8217;s top hacker event will be a small isolation booth. &#8220;Radio Statler!&#8221; as the station is called, will send out a three day broadcast of all-original material. From the center of Manhattan, around the clock, discussions of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/06/05/the-last-hope-to-feature-hacker-radio/</link>
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		<title>RFID Chips in Olympic Tickets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Purchasing a ticket to the opening and closing ceremonies to the Olympics in Beijing comes with more than just admission.  In a first-time move for the Olympics tickets will have a chip embedded in the ticket.  That chip will contain the ticket bearer&#8217;s photograph, passport details, e-mail address, regular address, and telephone numbers.
The organizers of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/05/28/rfid-chips-in-olympic-tickets/</link>
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		<title>Hackers Track Visitors to New York City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, NY - May 15, 2008 - This summer, hackers from around the world will track the movements of thousands of visitors to New York City.
As part of a social experiment, attendees at a hacker conference in July will be issued badges with electronic tracking devices.  Large displays will show in real-time where people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/05/15/hackers-track-visitors-to-new-york-city/</link>
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		<title>Zune Cop Coming to a Media Player Near You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve bought a Zune and a plan to do a software update you may not be able to play all of the content you&#8217;d like.
Through a round-about way it was revealed that Microsoft plans on making non-copyrighted material (specifically video) not be able to play on the Zune.
NBC has announced that they plan on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/05/08/zune-cop-coming-to-a-media-player-near-you/</link>
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		<title>Laptop Journal: Toshiba Satellite A135-S4656 (Redux)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been quite a number of months since I explained the issues with my laptop (see this entry).  For a quick summary the Toshiba A135-S4656 is a nice computer for the price. .  The major reason why I&#8217;m not totally happy with it is Vista.  Microsoft&#8217;s new operating system is still filled with bugs.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/04/30/laptop-journal-toshiba-satellite-a135-s4656-redux/</link>
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		<title>Phone Book Scam: Beware of Free Phone Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been reported from a few sources that a number of areas have been targeted for the &#8220;Phone Book Scam&#8221;.
As the summer vacation season is coming upon us please be aware of this scam.  Men driving around in unmarked vehicles (usually vans) are throwing out free phone books.  Usually they are getting tossed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/04/21/phone-book-scam-beware-of-free-phone-books/</link>
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		<title>Oklahoma leaks data on nearly 11,000 residents.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has let the private information of nearly 11,000 people be leaked out to the public. The information comes from a federally mandated registry of sex offenders in the state.
A smart hacker was able to use a database exploit in Sexual and Violent Offender Registry to get the name, address, race, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/04/16/oklahoma-leaks-data-on-nearly-11000-residents/</link>
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		<title>Network Solutions Hijacking Subdomains?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once the only game in town, domain registrar Network Solutions has stooped to a new low.  Many years ago the company started offering hosting packages as well as domain registration.  It seems that if you hosted with them and had a subdomain (like blog.tombrennan.org) that you haven&#8217;t updated in a while something interesting will happen.
According [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tombrennan.org/index.php/2008/04/12/network-solutions-hijacking-subdomains/</link>
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