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		<title>How-To: Google Voice Inbound/Outbound Without a Computer</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2010/07/09/how-to-google-voice-inboundoutbound-without-a-computer</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2010/07/09/how-to-google-voice-inboundoutbound-without-a-computer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update (July 25, 2010): SIP Sorcery has disabled new account registrations as of today. If you don&#8217;t already have an account then you&#8217;re out of luck. More information here. Quick History Many of us have been using GrandCentral long before it was called Google Voice and have enjoyed many of it&#8217;s features. One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How-To: Access Free IPv6 Usenet Servers</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/12/16/how-to-access-free-ipv6-usenet-servers</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/12/16/how-to-access-free-ipv6-usenet-servers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the successor to the currently used IPv4. Outside of geek circles I seldom hear of people talking much about IPv6. Unfortunately IPv6 hasn&#8217;t enjoyed broad deployment for reasons beyond the scope of this post. Several large web destinations exist today that allow access over IPv6 but they also available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Try Google Chrome OS Early (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/11/25/try-google-chrome-os-early</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/11/25/try-google-chrome-os-early#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has introduced a new open source Linux-based operating system for web-only applications called Chrome OS. The Google Chrome OS Wikipedia entry has more information that I won&#8217;t duplicate here. The Chromium OS Logo @Hexxeh has generously compiled an early release of Chrome OS for everyone to use so potential users don&#8217;t have to build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Designing a Proper Home Media System</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/08/05/designing-a-proper-home-media-system</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/08/05/designing-a-proper-home-media-system#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of days I&#8217;ve had a lot of time to think about the design goals for a home media system. I firmly believe we possess all the technological bits and pieces to make this system a reality but I have yet to find anyone having published an article describing a real-world implementation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Activation Spoofed (not cracked) via SLIC 2.1 and OEM Master Key</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/07/30/windows-7-activation-spoofed-not-cracked-via-slic-2-1-and-oem-master-key</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/07/30/windows-7-activation-spoofed-not-cracked-via-slic-2-1-and-oem-master-key#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[7loader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardmod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orbit30]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.hishamrana.com/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is anyone surprised that news hit the web (Lifehacker, Neowin, Download Squad, Gizmodo, Softpedia, Ars Technica) today that Windows 7 can now be activated using the OEM BIOS hardmod/softmod method? I&#8217;m certainly not. The fact that Windows 7 can now be activated even though it won&#8217;t be available to the general public until October 22, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube: The Anatomy of a Home Theater</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/16/youtube-the-anatomy-of-a-home-theater</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/16/youtube-the-anatomy-of-a-home-theater#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a quick video titled &#8220;The Anatomy of a Home Theater&#8221; I put together of us putting up the home theater over the last few days. It&#8217;s not fully ready yet. We are waiting for custom red-colored theater curtains to be completed that will eventually surround the screen. We&#8217;ll also be adding/replacing a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia E71x Day 5: Bluetooth, Google Maps, YouTube, Web Browsing, and VoIP</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/09/nokia-e71x-day-5-bluetooth-google-maps-youtube-web-browsing-and-voip</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/09/nokia-e71x-day-5-bluetooth-google-maps-youtube-web-browsing-and-voip#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 5 with my Nokia E71x involved Bluetooth, Google Maps, YouTube, web browsing, and VoIP. Bluetooth Old Nokia handsets including the E61 and 6620 always had trouble with in-car Bluetooth systems. For example, the E61 pairs properly and shows caller-id information but does not show battery status, network signal strength, and has trouble with calls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia E71x Day 1: Introduction &amp; Initial Impressions</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/05/nokia-e71x-day-1-introduction-initial-impressions</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/06/05/nokia-e71x-day-1-introduction-initial-impressions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I was contacted by a Nokia representative regarding my interest in evaluating an AT&#038;T-branded Nokia E71x. Initially I was hesitant because I don&#8217;t know the first thing about writing a product review. Yet I&#8217;ve always found reviews done on other sites focusing too heavily on features that don&#8217;t mean much to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firefox 3.0.8, PayPal, and Crashes</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/04/21/firefox-308-paypal-and-crashes</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/04/21/firefox-308-paypal-and-crashes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just ran into a problem of logging into PayPal using Firefox 3.0.8 on Windows Vista SP1 (x86) resulting in an immediate crash. As the crashes started this afternoon upgrading to Firefox 3.0.9 didn&#8217;t solve it. The next step was to try running Firefox in safe-mode so any recent plugin installations causing problems might get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Today</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/03/19/microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-8-today</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/03/19/microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-8-today#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8.0 (IE8) today at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, in a statement said, &#8220;With Internet Explorer 8, we are delivering a browser that gets people to the information they need, fast, and provides protection that no other browser can match.&#8221; It looks like Microsoft&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Dreamspark: Free Windows Server, SQL Server, and Visual Studio</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/01/11/microsoft-dreamspark-free-windows-server-sql-server-and-visual-studio</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2009/01/11/microsoft-dreamspark-free-windows-server-sql-server-and-visual-studio#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tech/Gadgets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Dreamspark is a program with the hopes of nabbing students in academia by giving away free software. According to the Dreamspark FAQ: Are only students from major school or cities able to access the Microsoft software available on the DreamSpark site? No way! The whole point of the Internet is to bring everyone around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vista Error: &#8220;Logitech LVPrcSrv Module. has stopped working&#8221; Fix</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/07/08/vista-error-logitech-lvprcsrv-module-has-stopped-working-fix</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/07/08/vista-error-logitech-lvprcsrv-module-has-stopped-working-fix#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I use remote desktop to connect to a computer running Windows Vista SP1 with a Logitech QuickCam Chat I get an error that reads: Logitech LVPrcSrv Module. has stopped working Updating drivers and searching for a fix proved fruitless until Microsoft&#8217;s built in solution software came to the rescue. A little pop-up suggested this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Updaters: Where Is the Unified API?</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/27/windows-updaters-where-is-the-unified-api</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/27/windows-updaters-where-is-the-unified-api#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last couple of years nearly every program comes with its own updating software. Don&#8217;t believe me? Try Apple Software Update, Adobe Updater, Google Updater, Mcafee AutoUpdate, and the list goes on. All of these pieces of software have their individualized settings and behaviors with no unified interface which leads to confusion and missed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows XP SP3 Leaked onto Bittorrent and Usenet</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/23/windows-xp-sp3-leaked-onto-bittorrent-and-usenet</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/23/windows-xp-sp3-leaked-onto-bittorrent-and-usenet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE (5.6.2008): Microsoft has updated the TechNet article detailing official download locations. If you are updating more than one computer then you can download the full 300+ meg version here. Otherwise, for single computers go through Windows Update. As expected Microsoft&#8217;s upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been leaked onto Bittorrent and Usenet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corsair Flash Voyager: Lifetime Warranty</title>
		<link>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/17/corsair-flash-voyager-lifetime-warranty</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hishamrana.com/2008/04/17/corsair-flash-voyager-lifetime-warranty#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hisham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corsair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.hishamrana.com/?p=570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the last few years we&#8217;ve seen price competition in the electronic gadget arena become so fierce that the bottom line often times trumps customer service. That is why I&#8217;m so excited and surprised by the package that came in the mail today. Let me explain&#8230; In December 2006 a European friend of mine asked [...]]]></description>
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