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<title>My RSS Feed</title><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/index.html</link><description>Hot News&#x21;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2010 B E Corson</dc:rights><dc:date>2010-09-20T20:25:51-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:01:27 -0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>What Are Digital Immigrants?</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Computing</category><dc:date>2010-09-20T20:25:51-04:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/digital_immigrants.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/digital_immigrants.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For digital immigrants, as with people learning English as adults after moving here from the &ldquo;old country,&rdquo; the process is not natural. 


...I like to think that my experience learning this language as an adult has given me an appreciation for the questions and difficulties experienced by those approaching a computer for the first time or wrestling with some of the details even after several years of computer use.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Windows XP vs Vista vs Windows 7</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Computing</category><dc:date>2010-05-11T13:01:05-04:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/ba94a0b3c06b082f0789c10559143739-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/ba94a0b3c06b082f0789c10559143739-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Perplexed: I&rsquo;ve recently seen new computers packaged with Vista, or for $100 more you can &ldquo;downgrade&rdquo; to XP Pro with the option to upgrade to Windows 7 later. 

...Your mansion would function, albeit slowly, and you had to keep your pajamas on at all times, as you never knew who would pop in with some inane message.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Apple TV vs Roku</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Computing</category><dc:date>2010-04-22T04:29:56-04:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/427a25313411c7a58b37f606e337de7f-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/427a25313411c7a58b37f606e337de7f-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It stores all of my music&mdash;currently 183 days&rsquo; worth of 24/7 music, according to iTunes&mdash;plus theatrical movies, TV shows, boring home movies, music videos and all the digital photos I&rsquo;ve taken over the last few years. 

...So, this next statement comes as a surprise even to me: as much as I love my Apple TV, it rates a big red &ldquo;F&rdquo; in on-demand rental and purchase of movies or TV shows. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Buzzards Ripped My Flesh</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Published Writing</category><dc:date>2010-03-04T15:22:45-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/320c88a10d30ce1276fd98e524deea53-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/320c88a10d30ce1276fd98e524deea53-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m told to fill out what feels like five or six double-sided sheets of paper with my name and formerly quite private SS number at the top of each, just in case the front of the sheet of paper somehow gets separated from the back, I suppose.

...I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;ve got the term right, but here&rsquo;s what it looks like: it&rsquo;s way oversized, with the bottom of the wide-lapeled jacket reaching his knees; the pants are really big with pegged cuffs; and, it looks brand new. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Climbing Fools</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Published Writing</category><dc:date>2010-03-03T22:35:31-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/1cbe6c46680586c5e01d78ec56bd415c-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/1cbe6c46680586c5e01d78ec56bd415c-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Upon reaching the summit there's a view of the cloud tops like that out an airplane window, augmented by a giddiness that has as much to do with the fact that the climbing is over, as it does with the sparse oxygen available at 12,388 feet.

...My aging Boy Scout gear and my sleeping bag with the cowboys on it wouldn't do for this trip, so I spent several hundred dollars on getting ready: good hiking boots, day pack, down bag, breathable rain gear, the works. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Clean Water Project</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Community</category><dc:date>2010-02-23T20:31:38-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/09ccac121635580d5a932d0b737e539a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/09ccac121635580d5a932d0b737e539a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[She&rsquo;s already run across the Mojave Desert, swam the length of the Allegheny River (325 miles), rode her bike across the US, competed in an ultra-marathon and came in first in her age group in a half-Ironman triathlon.


...Her goal was originally to raise enough money to provide 1000 people in Haiti (this was before the earthquake) with clean water for life. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>One Hour To Live</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Published Writing</category><dc:date>2010-02-22T10:46:41-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/97344a0d9a58a22abdaf1f60e67949f5-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/97344a0d9a58a22abdaf1f60e67949f5-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My daughter's patience was thin at having to repeat herself, my wife was in the middle of some chore and wondering why I was blowing money on this call. 

...We continued on, still pointing uphill, and the nose of the plane slowly lowered; this is when trouble would hit if there was going to be a problem. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Road Rage</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Published Writing</category><dc:date>2010-02-22T10:33:32-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/170e3e641ba6089aa6a497a529e42522-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/170e3e641ba6089aa6a497a529e42522-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't read sign language, but the general impression I had was that he wanted me, along with the car behind me, to back up. 

...I told my insurance agent about the incident; I hadn't reported it before because I figured this was one where I'd be better off paying for the damage to my car myself. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Zen and Your Computer</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Computing</category><dc:date>2010-02-19T09:54:40-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/6a8822307a6cc2e540284b1c43e44a89-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/6a8822307a6cc2e540284b1c43e44a89-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;File&rdquo; usually contains things you want to do with the document on which you&rsquo;re working: &ldquo;Save&rdquo; it somewhere, &ldquo;Save As&hellip;&rdquo; a different name, &ldquo;Print&rdquo; it, and so forth. 

...It will have an option to &ldquo;Paste&rdquo; something in your document, perhaps from one portion to another or even from a different document. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Email Viruses</title><dc:creator>becorson@me.com</dc:creator><category>Computing</category><dc:date>2010-02-17T21:24:11-05:00</dc:date><link>http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/502982f152d10637a97b25b46db6add6-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://web.me.com/becorson/page1/files/502982f152d10637a97b25b46db6add6-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A safe rule: if you didn&rsquo;t turn on your computer with the intention of buying something, you should not need your credit card.

...Whether virus problems or just general computer &ldquo;de-confusion&rdquo; is your need, I can train or help you in any aspect of your computer. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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