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		<title>Encoding Video Files for Free While Leveraging the Newest Tech including GPUs.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I encode plenty of files.   The files include family photos to files for work presentations and of course, web work.  Leveraging a GPU  (Graphics Card) can significantly decrease decode time. The only problem is that all of the GPU assisted applications cost money!  or do they? Well.. I use two … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/encoding-video-files-free-leveraging-newest-tech-including-gpus/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon Prime &#8211; Good or Bad &#8211; a 2 Year Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimminginthought.com/?p=1187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon offers something called Amazon Prime. Basically here is what it offers: Special access to certain quality video content for free viewing on your computer and multiple amazon enabled devices. Free 2 day shipping on everything in its warehouse. Free one day shipping around the holiday times occasionally. Free access … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/amazon-prime-good-bad-2-year-review/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who Said you needed IIS to Stream Windows Media on Apache [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve got tons of windows media files and you need to stream them.  The only problem is IIS has tons of overhead and the update headaches of Patches is getting old.  So&#8230; here&#8217;s a quick and easy solution. Once again, I&#8217;m going to assume you&#8217;re running Centos or Redhat.  … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/needed-iis-stream-windows-media-apache-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Apple iPhone vs. Android making the choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re in the market for a new mobile phone.  The question is which do you go with?  When I say which, I mean which platform. There are really 2 major choices today: 1. iPhone 2. Android So which do you go with and how should you make the decision. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/apple-iphone-vs-android-making-choice/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editing Video Files in Windows very Easily</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be the occasional time when you need to edit a video file, because you&#8217;ll need to, whether it&#8217;s a Family video or a simple file you need for marketing, fundraising, etc. You just might want to put a few captions on a file. For humor, informational reasons, etc. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/editing-vide-files-windows-easily/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Backup and the realities.  A Real World Experience.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I run Windows as my main OS, but I run it on Mac Hardware.  Why? Do you ask?   The answer is simple. Apple / Mac Hardware is superior to everything else out there.  Where can you get Desktop Performance on a Laptop without worrying about anything else?  Yes, I … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/windows-7-backup-realities-real-world-experience/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boosting Octane Yourself. I did the research, made it, and proved it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I drive a car that requires 93 min. Octane.   Me, being the skeptic started thinking about Gasoline blends around the world.  I realized in my travels (and I am extremely well traveled), that pretty much every other country in the world has one grade of Gas vs. America and … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/boosting-octane-yourself-research-it-proved-it/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing the WordPress Permalink Structure change Problem and Avoiding 404s</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Oops.. In my haste, I made a boo boo.. I corrected it.. the post is correct now) It happens to all of us at one time or another.  We decide to change our permalink structure and something / everything breaks in WordPress.  Not because of the fact that we changed … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/fixing-wordpress-permalink-structure-change-problem-avoiding-404s/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Streaming MP4 Video From Your Webserver [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re lucky enough to be running Apache (a good portion of the internet does), you can stream your own videos direct from your website.  This involves the addition of a small module called Mod-H264. Here&#8217;s how to do it.  You will need root access to do this and I … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/streaming-mp4-video-webserver-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Linux and File Editing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you need to edit a file on Linux, it is highly recommended that you use a linux text editor.  If you&#8217;re using a windows machine or something else, the editor you use might introduce carriage return characters into the end of every line.  This can prove to be a … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/linux-file-editing/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging and the reality of SEO</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/blogging-reality-seo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimminginthought.com/?p=1140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been blogging for a while now and while I won&#8217;t disclose my traffic, I can tell you that it&#8217;s pretty serious for a blog.  I don&#8217;t do any SEO, I don&#8217;t advertise, all I do is write about what I know.  I write about what people want to know.  … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/blogging-reality-seo/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Backups: a bit of insight and perspective.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/backups-bit-insight-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have backups.  Many of us don&#8217;t.  Here&#8217;s an interesting question though.  Those of us that have backups.  How many have actually tested them out to make sure they&#8217;re working?  If you have, how often do you test them? Most people set up a backup solution and just … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/backups-bit-insight-perspective/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Redundant Application and Database Infrastructures</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/redundant-application-database-infrastructures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people don&#8217;t backup their databases, much less set up redundancy.  It&#8217;s an important thing to consider when your application / website just cannot go down. This article discusses what it will take to set up that type of redundancy and I will be following up with a document on … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/redundant-application-database-infrastructures/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This blog is now available on the Amazon Kindle!</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/blog-amazon-kindle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re the proud owner of the Kindle and find this blog interesting, I just thought you&#8217;d like to know that I am now publishing to Amazon&#8217;s Kindle.  You can do a search for Percy Kwong and subscribe to the blog if you&#8217;d like. Also, as a Kindle owner (and … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/blog-amazon-kindle/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Update and Review on Recovering Space ala Percy</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/update-review-recovering-space-ala-percy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about recovering space on your hard-drive using a method called data-deduplication.  It&#8217;s beyond the complexities and skill of most people out there except for the select few that are the true gurus of the tech world. The original Posting is here: http://swimminginthought.com/recovering-space-hard-drive/ I just thought it would be … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/update-review-recovering-space-ala-percy/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing Live WordPress Install without downtime [Solved - A Solution]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/fixing-live-wordpress-install-downtime-solved-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimminginthought.com/?p=1118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love wordpress.  It&#8217;s simple and very powerful.  The only problem with it is the quality of the plugins and the constant upgrading.  Like Microsoft Windows, sooner or later, something is going to break.  Of course, I didn&#8217;t notice it until just recently. On my blog (This blog), the newsfeeds … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/fixing-live-wordpress-install-downtime-solved-solution/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Amazon&#8217;s Free Tier to get a free VPN server for a year</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/201204amazons-free-tier-personal-vpn-server/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 22:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimminginthought.com/?p=1110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about personal vpn servers and the great things round strongvpn and other vpn providers to get around the ISP throttling problem of Netflix.  I always figured there was a better way to do it. Well, after a bit of thought, I realized that one could easily use Amazon&#8217;s … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/201204amazons-free-tier-personal-vpn-server/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EC2 with REAL Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimminginthought.com/?p=1104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using Amazon&#8217;s EC2 infrastructure is a real pain in the butt.  It&#8217;s confusing and the documentation isn&#8217;t really all that helpful in many cases.  So I propose something simple.. Call it a shameless plug, but it&#8217;s about supporting the family. Sign up for EC2 through my eStore and you&#8217;ll get … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/ec2-real-support/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Amazon&#8217;s Free Tier to get a free VPN connection for a year.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/amazons-free-tier-free-vpn-connection-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;ve written about this in the past, but I&#8217;ve finally created a guide on how to do this step by step. It&#8217;s available for purchase now.  This is literally a how-to on getting an OpenVPN server up and running for free for a year. Specify Your Donation: (Min. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/amazons-free-tier-free-vpn-connection-year/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Galaxy S II root and other notations.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/samsung-galaxy-ii-root-notations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, I&#8217;ve been a loyal fan to HTC products, but what I&#8217;ve found is that over time, the products started to get worse in quality as it progressed. So, I&#8217;ve finally made the switch to a Galaxy S II.  (T-Mobile) version. It&#8217;s actually a beautiful device, as I … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/samsung-galaxy-ii-root-notations/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great News for my Readers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my birthday today so I thought I&#8217;d do something different.  To celebrate my birthday, I&#8217;ve made the decision to start posting my guides to the Amazon Lending Library.  So, basically, if you have the kindle reader, you will be able to borrow my guides for free!  (As long as … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/great-news-readers/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mysql Tuning for the Novice to Expert</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/mysql-tuning-novice-expert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people just install Mysql, use the defaults and call it a day.  Unfortunately, for a select group of people with high traffic, this can cause problems.  It all falls into the issue of performance. This can effect your website, applications, etc.  I&#8217;ve seen this happen on numerous occasions, because … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/mysql-tuning-novice-expert/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering space on your hard drive</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/recovering-space-hard-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many articles about dealing with recovering space on your computer / hard drive / Storage and they all talk about the same things.  This article isn&#8217;t going to so much focus on that, but simply focus on the not so obvious things you can do. As a rule … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/recovering-space-hard-drive/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Backup your Linux Server configuration for a really fast restore</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/backup-linux-server-configuration-fast-restore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, we have to build a server.  You&#8217;ve spent the time installing and configuring everything and you want a snapshot for Posterity&#8217;s sake.  Here&#8217;s how to do it quickly.  This little command will simply take a snapshot of everything of importance and for the most part … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/backup-linux-server-configuration-fast-restore/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EC2 Instances, the pitfalls and how to avoid them.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I decided to take the plunge into moving my mailserver from Linode to EC2 considering it made more sense after doing some math.  The reality is Linode is an excellent VPS host and I still have many machines with them (and highly recommend them), but the reality is at … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/ec2-instances-pitfalls-avoid-them/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A very easy way to eliminate quite a bit of SPAM if you&#8217;re using Postfix and Spamassassin. [SOLVED]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/easy-eliminate-bit-spam-postfix-spamassassin/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/easy-eliminate-bit-spam-postfix-spamassassin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPAM is definitely a huge problem in our lives.  Here&#8217;s a real simple way to eliminate spam.  This assumes you&#8217;re running postfix and Spamassassin already. You need to remember that Spamassassin does nothing but score and tag spam.  There will always be false positives.  There are solutions that will handle … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/easy-eliminate-bit-spam-postfix-spamassassin/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Privacy as a consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a consultant and on occasion, I have to be on-site at the client.  The problem is, some corporations are completely psychotic about security. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not for the right reasons.  It&#8217;s usually to protect themselves.  They look at everything you do, every email you send, every website you browse, … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/corporate-privacy-consultant/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Amazon&#8217;s free tier to get your own FREE personal vpn server and connection.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/amazons-free-tier-personal-vpn-server/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about personal vpn servers and the great things round strongvpn and other vpn providers to get around the ISP throttling problem of Netflix.  I always figured there was a better way to do it. Well, after a bit of thought, I realized that one could easily use Amazon&#8217;s … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/amazons-free-tier-personal-vpn-server/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Follow Up to Using the Promise R4/R6 natively in Bootcamp using my solution. [Solved and Verified]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/follow-promise-r4r6-natively-bootcamp-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/follow-promise-r4r6-natively-bootcamp-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I posted the following:  http://swimminginthought.com/2012/01/promise-pegasys-r6r4-on-windows-bootcamp-solved/  I figured out the solution on how to run this wonderful device on Bootcamp / Windows natively.  Needless to say, it&#8217;s been a while now and I&#8217;ve even gone so far as to update the firmware on the R4/R6  (I&#8217;m running … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/follow-promise-r4r6-natively-bootcamp-solution/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Firefox preventing you from going to a website because of the port it&#8217;s on? [Solved]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/firefox-preventing-website-port-on-solved/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/firefox-preventing-website-port-on-solved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, we need to go to a website that has a non-standard port.  For example, the address might look like this:  https://localhost:888  (This would be for the 3ware management interface for example). In Mozilla Firefox, you&#8217;ll get a screen that looks like this: Obviously, this can … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/firefox-preventing-website-port-on-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Bind utorrent to a specific ip and route it out a vpn for better speed. [Solved]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/bind-utorrent-specific-ip-route-vpn-speed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Torrent technology is an amazing in the sense it uses swarms of users to serve and share files you may be trying to download.  It&#8217;s been implemented by many companies and is a very bandwidth efficient format to get your files served to you faster.  Whenever I download CentOS DVDs, … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/bind-utorrent-specific-ip-route-vpn-speed/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding out the Backbone Provider of an ISP, VOIP Provider, or any SaaS provider [SOLVED]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/finding-backbone-provider-isp-voip-provider-saas-provider/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/finding-backbone-provider-isp-voip-provider-saas-provider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s amazing how all the providers out there refuse to tell you who they&#8217;re connected to.  This is very prevalent amongst VOIP providers as well as quite a few SaaS providers.  You want to know who they&#8217;re connected to so you can make a decision on whether or not they&#8217;re … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/finding-backbone-provider-isp-voip-provider-saas-provider/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A less costly way to build an Amazon AMI without incurring the cost of doing it on EC2</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/costly-build-amazon-ami-incurring-cost-ec2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I build Amazon AMIs.  I started out building them on the actual Amazon EC2 infrastructure myself only to learn that doing so costs the runtime and the money on EC2.    There is an easier way to get alot of it out of the way without it actually costing something. My … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/costly-build-amazon-ami-incurring-cost-ec2/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Automated Backups to Amazon S3.  WordPress example explained here.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/automated-backups-amazon-s3-wordpress-explained-here/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/automated-backups-amazon-s3-wordpress-explained-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you&#8217;re assuming they work unless you&#8217;ve actually restored one of them.  This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program.  In fact, I just give you a few scripts and … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/automated-backups-amazon-s3-wordpress-explained-here/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to use Cron.  The linux / unix Scheduler</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/cron-linux-unix-scheduler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cron as it is called is a very powerful tool.  It&#8217;s simply a scheduler that allows you to do a multitude of tasks at any given time.  It&#8217;s been around since the beginning of time and is built into every linux, unix, bsd distribution out there.  Even Microsoft has a … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/cron-linux-unix-scheduler/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A simple overview of how to use one of the most powerful text editors; vi</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/simple-overview-powerful-text-editors-vi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vi is a text editor that is included by default in every linux, unix, and *bsd installation.  Every person who&#8217;s serious about using this should learn the basics of it.  Very powerful, but a bit hard to learn, it&#8217;s something that everybody who manages a linux, unix, *bsd box should … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/simple-overview-powerful-text-editors-vi/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is your website slow?  Fix It.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/website-slow-fix-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, almost everybody has a website.  Many are run on a Webserver called Apache.  It&#8217;s an amazing piece of software that is ironically free and incredibly secure (when configured properly). There are plenty of content management and publishing tools out there as well.  WordPress (my personal favorite), Drupal, Movable Type … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/website-slow-fix-it/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress older posts or newer posts link not working [Solved]</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/wordpress-older-posts-link-working-solved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve installed WordPress and all of a sudden, when you clicked on older posts, it doesn&#8217;t work.  This seems to be a problem that plagues many people and the situation hasn&#8217;t been solved. The reality is it&#8217;s a misconfiguration in your apache vhost (if you&#8217;re using a vhost) or … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/wordpress-older-posts-link-working-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a PBX? Consider the Cloud.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spoken of the virtues of a cloud PBX on many an occasion.  The reality is for the last 8 years, I&#8217;ve been running my phone system / PBX in a cloud for many reasons.  The most important is redundancy. The system has had no downtime except for when I … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/pbx/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Considering a Mail Client with the features you need?  Consider Thunderbird.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve used them all.  From the command line clients to the web mail services and even others such as Outlook, Pegasys, Apple Mail, and all the usual offerings. Here are a few things to consider. 1. You want a mail client that has the ability to accept Add-Ons.  This is … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/mail-client-features-need-thunderbird/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>For those of us interested in Cloud infrastructure and Storage, but still aren&#8217;t sure..</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/interested-cloud-infrastructure-storage-sure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve worked out a deal with GoGrid one of the nations more competent Virtual Server Providers.  Basically, if you sign up with an account using the link below, you&#8217;ll get a $100.00 credit with no strings attached! Click Here to Sign Up and Get a $100.00 credit to get started … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/interested-cloud-infrastructure-storage-sure/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>centos 5 squirrelmail change sqlpass plugin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve had issues with getting the change_sqlpass plugin to work on squirrelmail, there are definitely quite a few mashinations of the system on how to get it to work on Centos 5.x So here&#8217;s how I got it to work.  Please keep in mind that the following matters. Your … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/centos-5-squirrelmail-change-sqlpass-plugin/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m looking for a few consulting gigs.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If anyone is looking for a consultant who has extensive experience in Enterprise Systems, CIO, COO, New Business Consulting, please contact me.  Things have been really slow for me lately and I can&#8217;t seem to drum up the business I need to support my family.  I really thought more people … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/consulting-gigs/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So you don&#8217;t know your  root password for mysql. Getting root control of your mysql server back without having to reset the password.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This little tidbit is written for Redhat / CentOS, but with a little bit of work, the concepts and commands are easily modified for any flavor of linux. If you&#8217;re sitting on a LAMP stack and you&#8217;ve had a defection or just haven&#8217;t documented your passwords in a safe … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/root-password-mysql/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Website Slow?  Here are a few tips.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok.  So you have a slow website.  Depending on the architecture, there are a couple of different ways we can speed it up.  We need to remember that the technology you&#8217;re riding on is going to make a big difference. There are many factors that can make your website slow. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/website-slow-tips/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cloud or Regular Servers, a Technical and business comparison.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all here about &#8220;The Cloud&#8221; today and Virtual Private Servers.  The reality is 10 years ago, virtualization as a technology was still in it&#8217;s infancy.  While it seemed like a good idea, the reality is, it wasn&#8217;t ready for prime time business.  It was more of an exploration of … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/cloud-regular-servers-technical-business-comparison/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why a cheap Cisco, Dlink, Netgear firewall just doesn&#8217;t make the cut.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article sponsored by: Cheappfsensefirewalls.com  (I own the shop for full disclosure) There are many reasons why one would go with an over the counter router you could buy at Best Buy.  The reality is you&#8217;re missing out on a lot of the features and most importantly, performance.  Most people … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/cheap-cisco-dlink-netgear-firewall-cut/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Word or Office Application could not create the work file check the temp environment variable [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you all of a sudden get this error, don&#8217;t fret.  Just do the following: open Regedit (as administrator) from the Start / run prompt or just open a dos window and type regedit.exe Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders You should see a key called: Cache registry key Double-click on … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/word-create-work-file-check-temp-environment-variable-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So I opened a Firewall Appliance Store.. (Shameless Plug)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve opened up a new webstore called cheappfsensefirewalls.com If you need some one on one Training with PFsense, I can supply it:  $75.00   The concept is to sell pfsense firewall appliances. Let me know what you think.  Also, for any purchase from the store, I will donate $5.00 towards … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/firewalls-again/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to make the Internet Explorer 9 Address Bar Longer [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re anything like me, you like a nice long address bar.  Preferably to go across the entire top of the screen if you can.  The introduction of Internet Explorer (IE) 9 and previous versions has just added to the list of windows annoyances. This is actually easily rectified in … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/internet-explorer-9-address-bar-longer-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PFSense Routing all or some traffic through StrongVPN using OpenVPN</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Reading This Posting, consider reading the posting I have up on the Amazon Free Tier VPN Server I have up.  Getting VPN Services for a year while being able to control both ends of the tunnel is something that&#8217;s really nice.  If you sign up using my EC2 Link … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/pfsense-routing-traffic-strongvpn-openvpn/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix and ISP Throttling bypassed by VPN [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Reading This Posting, consider reading the posting I have up on the Amazon Free Tier VPN Server I have up.  Getting VPN Services for a year while being able to control both ends of the tunnel is something that&#8217;s really nice.  If you sign up using my EC2 Link … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/netflix-and-isp-throttling-bypassed-by-vpn-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Promise Pegasys R6 R4 on Windows Bootcamp [SOLVED]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<title>SSD Performance improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; So you just bought yourself one of those wonderfully fast SSD Drives.  One little problem though.  They wear down over timpe. Another thing is you&#8217;ll start to get used to the speed very quickly and start getting annoyed at how slow it is. It&#8217;s like upgrading your car from … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/ssd-performance-improvements/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Disabling Internet Explorer Security Settings Check [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us still on Windows Internet Explorer as a browser, we&#8217;ve definitely made some changes to the default security settings.  This leads to the really annoying bar that pops up asking you to &#8220;Fix the Security Settings for Me.&#8221; (Click the Thumbnail to see the annoying page) If … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/disabling-internet-explorer-security-settings-check-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seriously Speeding up Windows 7 and other Computers [Bootcamp compatible]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK.  So you&#8217;re running Windows and over time, you&#8217;ve started to notice things are starting to slow down extensively.  Boot up and log-in start to take minutes instead of seconds.  This tutorial will show you how to speed up your Windows install (and clean up a lot of the mess) … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/seriously-speeding-up-windows-7-and-other-computers-bootcamp-compatible/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended Products I use these for all my clients.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supermicro Motherboards &#8211; They work well and have proven chipsets. 3Ware RAID Cards: They&#8217;re one of the best in the industry.  They work and I&#8217;ve never lost data with them. Remember to buy the battery backup option. Supermicro Cases: Talk about seriously over-engineered cases.  They cool well and are built … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/recommended-products-i-use-these-for-all-my-clients/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>RAID and what it Means</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAID.  Rapid Array of Inexpensive Disks.  That&#8217;s what it means.  The question is what level of RAID do you need? God knows there are plenty of different types of RAID.  This post explains the different RAID levels and *hopefully, it will help you pick the right configuration for you*** Note:  … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/raid-and-what-it-means/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Promise Pegasus R6/R4 on Windows Bootcamp [SOLVED]</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a Windows and a MAC User.  It really chaps my knickers that I went out and bought a brand new Promise R4/R6 RAID Array only to find out I can&#8217;t use it with Bootcamp.  (Having an SSD in my Macbook Pro is great, but space is at a premium). … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/promise-pegasys-r6r4-on-windows-bootcamp-solved/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why buy a Firewall for Hundreds of dollars when you can get more functionality and better performance for less than $100.00?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need some one on one Training with PFsense, I can supply it:  $75.00   Firewalls.  Everyone needs one and buying a linksys, Netgear or D-link router just doesn&#8217;t give you the capabilities that you&#8217;ll eventually need.  I&#8217;m an enterprise technologies architect with over 17 years experience and I&#8217;ve … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/why-buy-a-firewall-for-hundreds-of-dollars-when-you-can-get-more-functionality-and-better-performance-for-less-than-100-00/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>List of Things to Do ASAP.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are things we all think about, but never get around to doing.  This is the short list of things that matter that anybody over 30 should consider doing as soon as possible. <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/list-of-things-to-do-asap/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Good Riddence..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lost my family.. I&#8217;ve lost all that I love..  Maybe this year will be better.  One can only hope.]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting your family&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protecting your family from harm, children from abduction, and making sure those you love with Alzheimers are safe. <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/protecting-your-family/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Updating PHP to on Centos 5.x</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updating PHP on Centos 5 can be confusing with all of the different tutorials out there, but here's one that absolutely works.
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		<title>How to Configure Siproxd with PFSense 2.0 and FreePBX with T.38</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Configuring Siproxd on pfsense.   A definitive guide to making it work. Update: now with pfsense 2.0 directions, spa2102, t.38 fax configurations on freepbx <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/how-to-configure-siproxd-with-pfsense/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sony S-Frame Stupidness [Solved]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<title>Cyanogenmod 7 and GPS FIX on the T-Mobile G2</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/cyanogenmod-7-and-gps-fix-on-the-t-mobile-g2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[G2 / Vision Fix for GPS with Gingerbread and Cyanogenmod 7 Success!!! CM7 <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/cyanogenmod-7-and-gps-fix-on-the-t-mobile-g2/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So how is it the economy was supposedly getting better?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The architects and managers of our great nation have spent the last few years telling us the economy is getting better, but yet there was an unexpected jump in unemployment? This is supposed to give me confidence in our leadership? I don&#8217;t blame any one political group; I am just.. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/so-how-is-it-the-economy-was-supposedly-getting-better/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MailArchiva</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/mailarchiva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided I needed a good mail archiving solution and after looking long and hard, I found Mailarchiva. The community edition seemed promising, but after over 30 hours of troubleshooting, it&#8217;s pretty clear it doesn&#8217;t work. Sigh. Save yourself the time and look elsewhere. This is definitely not the solution.]]></description>
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		<title>The holy grail of business.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/the-holy-grail-of-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many people talk about their big hit. Well, I&#8217;ve decided there&#8217;s no such thing. Just get a job, start a company, and make enough to survive. More in a bit.]]></description>
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		<title>You have gotta be kidding&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House on Tuesday said in a statement that it &#8220;does not object&#8221; to extending the three Patriot Act provisions until December 2011 although it &#8220;would strongly prefer&#8221; an extension until December 2013, noting that the longer timeline &#8220;provides the necessary certainty and predictability&#8221; that law enforcement agencies require … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/you-have-gotta-be-kidding/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Companies and Businesses I choose not to use.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Businesses I would not deal with. <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/companies-and-businesses-i-choose-not-to-use/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Encoding Your Videos My Way.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you have a shiny little device like an android, iphone, or ipad. You want to watch movies on it. The problem is, it just takes forever to encode the videos. That was always my problem, I hate encoding. It slows down your computer and pretty much renders it useless … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/encoding-your-videos-my-way/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zuckerberg&#8217;s Donation to Newark</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK.  Let&#8217;s be realistic.  I applaud you MZ for donating to Newark, god knows they need a break.  You want to fix the education system; I get it. Let&#8217;s talk reality though.  Newark needs to fix more than it&#8217;s Schools.  Let&#8217;s start with the Police force and the rampant Gang … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/zuckerbergs-donation-to-newark/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nexus One, iPhone 3GS, Blackberry Bold 9000 and 9700, or Backflip?  Which one is smartest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a gadget geek.  More of a power-user who&#8217;s only interest in a device is the utilitarian value it provides me in my day to day life. This means I need a device that works well, is easy to use, and can survive the day-to-day rigors of a road warrior. … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/nexus-one-iphone-3gs-blackberry-bold-9000-or-backflip-which-one-is-smartest/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solving the CO2 Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe I&#8217;m just pointing out the obvious, but the way to solve a problem isn&#8217;t just brushing it under the rug and making believe it&#8217;s not there anymore.  This seems to be what scientists want to do to help mitigate global warming.  Let&#8217;s just inject it into rocks and seal … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/solving-the-co2-problem/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BPO: Business Process Outsourcing or Big Problem Outcomes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mass recession and unemployment.  The problem can be summed up in three words; Business Process Outsourcing otherwise known as BPO.  What exactly is it?  It's not just another business acronym, but a very serious problem and trend that continues to haunt not just America, but every other First World Economy today. <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/bpo-business-process-outsourcing-or-big-problem-outcomes/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gotta Love Microsoft..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny when installing Exchange 2010 is infinitely more retarded and complex than installing Postfix, MySql, Courier, Spam Assassin, SquirrelMail, ClamAV and CentOS 5.3 with all the security and VPN goodies. I just did an Exchange 2010 install and it only crashed the server and mucked things up for no … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/gotta-love-microsoft/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to add an alternate port on Postfix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All that’s needed is to add the following line to /etc/postfix/master.cf: 8025 inet n &#8211; n &#8211; - smtpd Easy as pie.]]></description>
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		<title>FUSE Module not Found Error</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re trying to install fuse and getting that dreaded &#8220;Module Not Found&#8221; error even after a modprobe fuse, just do the following: yum install dkms fuse-dkms service fuse start ok.. It works now.  Brought to you by someone with a brain.]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate America.. Sigh..</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/corporate-america-sigh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminds me of corporate america.  **sic**]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Fe, NM People of Low (err.. no) character.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/santa-fe-nm-people-of-low-err-no-character/</link>
		<comments>http://swimminginthought.com/santa-fe-nm-people-of-low-err-no-character/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inn at Loretto, Ten Thousand Waves, Santa Fe, 10000 waves, Review, travel review, 2009 <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/santa-fe-nm-people-of-low-err-no-character/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where is the Human in humanity today!?!!</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/where-is-the-human-in-humanity-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m on an airplane (what else is new) and as soon as the plane takes off, this guy walks over to me and just collapses on the floor.  The flight attendants had to make an announcement to get a doctor or someone with medical experience to help (this is … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/where-is-the-human-in-humanity-today/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Technology and the Home.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/technology-and-the-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 15:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, call me a geek, call me &#8220;one who lives in excess..&#8221;, or just call me a spoiled brat, but when I&#8217;m home, I like to have all the media I want when I want it. (wow.. that last sentence had quite a few commas).  I like to have movies, … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/technology-and-the-home/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adrenalin&#8230; True Clarity of Mind.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/adrenalin-true-clarity-of-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 09:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all decompress in different ways.  Some jog, others cook, there&#8217;s the veritable &#8220;walker&#8221;.  Me?  Well.. I like to do things that may seem unnatural.  I&#8217;m an adrenalin junkie.  I don&#8217;t do it so much for the &#8220;thrill&#8221; of doing it, but for the one moment of clarity I get … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/adrenalin-true-clarity-of-mind/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lucid Dreaming and other weirdness.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/lucid-dreaming-and-other-weirdness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[dreams, soundtracks, lucid dreaming <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/lucid-dreaming-and-other-weirdness/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant Minds at Work</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/brilliant-minds-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warning: The following post is a complete rant.  I&#8217;ll probably piss off quite a few people, but seriously.. The level of stupidity involved in this little exercise rivals even that of the TSA. It just fucking amazes me how someone at the White House thought it would be a good … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/brilliant-minds-at-work/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Happy</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/happy-happy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the bullshit going on with the world, politics, war, and the economy, I figure I&#8217;d write about something to be happy about.  Then.. I thought, &#8220;Hell.. Just write about being Happy.&#8221;  And thus, this rambling was born.  Why am I writing about being happy right now?  Because.. I&#8217;m … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/happy-happy/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complete Randomness and Such</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are times when I just feel like spouting whatever comes to mind. This is one of those times. The thoughts contained here are just a download of whatever is on my mind at the moment. It&#8217;s kind of a release valve of sorts. I guess that&#8217;s why I blog; … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/complete-randomness-and-such/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Denise:  I&#8217;m sorry.  This is just too funny.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/denise-im-sorry-this-is-just-too-funny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK.. Here&#8217;s a story that will bring some levity to the whole situation. I really needed this to brighten my day. Let&#8217;s just say this happened some time in the past&#8230; So I&#8217;m talking to my friend Denise and she decides she&#8217;s going to come visit me. There&#8217;s nothing wrong … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/denise-im-sorry-this-is-just-too-funny/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Too Much Email? Archive it!</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/too-much-email-archive-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK. If you&#8217;re anything like me, you get a lot of email and you also keep everything! Call it CYA (Cover Your Ass), but in this day and age, you need to right? Well.. Here&#8217;s the solution. The key to this whole thing is to get it in a format … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/too-much-email-archive-it/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Joy.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/oh-joy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving this week.  Fun.  I just love moving.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pitfalls of Yum Update and Postfix, MySQL, SASL, and TLS</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/the-pitfalls-of-yum-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While CentOS and Redhat have a wonderful update facility called Yum, there are some pitfalls to just randomly issuing a &#8216;yum update&#8217; especially if you have very little experience with the intricacies of your configuration.  Like any &#8220;techy&#8221; geek, I was bored and randomly decided to update my mailserver cluster … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/the-pitfalls-of-yum-update/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Something about getting away..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It just makes you feel better. A mental and emotional recharge. I&#8217;m feeling much better. Melissa and I got to see the city in all it&#8217;s glory. Something about it always draws me back. I don&#8217;t wanna leave!!!]]></description>
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		<title>Removing the negativity (and the last post)</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/removing-the-negativity-and-the-last-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So.. I decided to remove the last post from my blog, because it was just so damn negative.  I realize I have to &#8220;move on&#8221; so that I can start to live again.  There&#8217;s a part of me that died recently, but, I realize that the healing process starts with … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/removing-the-negativity-and-the-last-post/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I actually did a personality report.. The results surprised the crap outta me.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/i-actually-did-a-personality-report-the-results-surprised-the-crap-outta-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny, I never imagined myself this way. Anyone who knows me personally, comment please! I answered the questions to the best of my knowledge and this is what it came up with. Weird / shocking.personality-report Report here.  It&#8217;s in PDF format. Let me know what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>I lost someone close to me Today</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/74/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swimminginthought.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; I lost someone close to me today.  This was sent to me. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; You will have questions I know.Questions about why and how I could; but I did. I felt it was important I give you a reason; you were always the one that had my best interests … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/74/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Doctor with a Technology Clue.</title>
		<link>http://swimminginthought.com/a-doctor-with-a-technology-clue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I happened to go see a doctor this week and I noticed one very significant difference from my last visit to him a year ago.  I walk into the office and the same weird elevator music you&#8217;d see in a comedy scene is still playing, but as I looked … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/a-doctor-with-a-technology-clue/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PK&#8217;s Book Scholarship.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK.  I just saw something quite wonderful and it just made me feel good.  Apparently the President of Brevard Community College donated his 100,000.00 raise to help students buy books for college.  So I&#8217;m going to do something as well.  I like the idea he had so I&#8217;m going to … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/pks-book-scholarship/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Video Conferencing.. Ready for Prime Time.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Percy Kwong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reality of video conferencing 10 years or even 5 years ago was a pipe dream for the casual home user.  It wasn&#8217;t a robust solution with tons of problems involving firewalls, port settings, compatibility between clients, etc.  It was a possibility in the domain of the elite few corporations … <a href="http://swimminginthought.com/video-conferencing-ready-for-prime-time/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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