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	<title>Marc Fearby's Home Page</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mandriva 2008: The perfect distro for KDE + Compiz</title>
		<link>http://marcfearby.com/computing/mandriva-2008-the-perfect-distro-for-kde-compiz</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computing</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My attempts at switching to Linux since Christmas have been <a href="http://marcfearby.com/computing/the-migration-of-a-fussy-windows-user-to-linux">finicky</a> and largely <a href="http://marcfearby.com/computing/distro-hopping-all-the-way-back-to-windows-xp">unsuccessful</a>... until today when I installed the x86_64 free DVD version of Mandriva 2008. The things this distro configures perfectly and without effort, all out of the box, are endless. If you prefer KDE and want a bit of eye-candy with Compiz, look no further than Mandriva...]]></description>
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		<title>Distro hopping all the way back to Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://marcfearby.com/computing/distro-hopping-all-the-way-back-to-windows-xp</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week I have evaluated five Linux distributions to see if any of them would make suitable replacements for Windows XP so that I could avoid Vista. Sadly, Linux proved to be far more finicky and troublesome than I expected. Take it from me, if Windows XP is behaving itself, then don't try to fix what ain't broken; stick with what works...]]></description>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s most useless &#8220;recovery&#8221; CD</title>
		<link>http://marcfearby.com/computing/the-worlds-most-useless-recovery-cd</link>
		<comments>http://marcfearby.com/computing/the-worlds-most-useless-recovery-cd#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At first sight you might think that the Windows XP installation CD might contain an operating system, but more importantly, some sort of tool that could prove useful if your computer should ever run into trouble. The CD has a nice, blue, cloudy watermark on it and the interior rim has a shiny hologram. Clearly, there must be some goodness locked inside - it just oozes quality...]]></description>
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		<title>The migration of a fussy Windows user to Linux</title>
		<link>http://marcfearby.com/computing/the-migration-of-a-fussy-windows-user-to-linux</link>
		<comments>http://marcfearby.com/computing/the-migration-of-a-fussy-windows-user-to-linux#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm a very fussy user when it comes to my operating systems and I have managed to get by with Windows XP for a long time, but its days are numbered. Vista is looming and I refuse to install that rubbish, so I have chosen Kubuntu 7.10. Normal Ubuntu users might be wondering why I chose Kubuntu. To demonstrate just how fussy I am, I installed Kubuntu because...]]></description>
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		<title>Retail therapy cures all</title>
		<link>http://marcfearby.com/music/retail-therapy-cures-all</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Music</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm not exactly suffering from any malady that I can think of, apart from a general case of apathy regarding most things, but my spirit is somewhat lifted after receiving a care package from <a href="http://www.buywell.com/">Buywell Just Classical</a> in Western Australia. It has been quite some time since I last purchased some classical CDs so I decided to fill in a few gaps in my collection...]]></description>
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