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	<title>Michael McNamara &#187; BLOG</title>
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		<title>Merry Christmas &amp; Happy New Year 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Cheers!
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		<title>Linode VPS Hosting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m home sick today with a nasty sinus infection, so I thought I would make a quick post about Linode. Last week (maybe two weeks ago now) I decided to give Linode a test drive by signing up for a Linode VPS 512. The increase in traffic to this site and the discussion forums has been significant  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Blog 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8230; where I review the overall success and cost of running this blog (and forums) and I post some general thoughts about the past year and try to solicit new ideas for the future. I&#8217;m totally amazed when I think that it&#8217;s been 4 years now since I started blogging back in  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Thycotic Software &#8211; New Sponsor</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/09/thycotic-software-new-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to announce that Thycotic Software has become a long-term supporting sponsor of this blog. You might have noticed their ad running at the top of the right column for the past few months (I feel like that guy screaming in the ad on a daily basis). You can find Thycotic on Twitter at  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Avaya looking to cash in with IPO</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/avaya-looking-to-cash-in-with-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Avaya announced that it would seek to raise $1 billion in an IPO.
As Ben Levisohn recently pointed out in the Wall Street Journal &#8220;The IPO game is notoriously dicey for retail investors&#8221;, but for the companies going public it can provide a windfall of cash to help drive R&#38;D and additional  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia Soda Tax: You&#8217;re not serious?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[TAX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I don&#8217;t generally post opinionated off-topic editorials I just couldn&#8217;t resist this one.
When I initially heard of the soda tax last year I honestly thought it was a joke. Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia is again proposing a two-cents-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas &amp; Happy New Year 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a safe and joyous New Year!

Credit: John Lennon, So This Christmas 1971
Cheers!
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		<title>SPAM Comments</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/12/spam-comments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems this blog has become a very popular destination lately. Unfortunately not all the visitors have the best of intentions.
Staring on Tuesday December 7th this site has become the target of some very serious SPAM commenting campaigns. While the majority of this is hidden out of view from you  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Labor Day!</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/09/happy-labor-day-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/09/happy-labor-day-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Here in the United States we&#8217;re celebrating another Labor Day holiday and the unofficial end of the summer.
Cheers!
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		<title>When is enough tech really enough?</title>
		<link>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/09/when-is-enough-tech-really-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2010/09/when-is-enough-tech-really-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McNamara</dc:creator>
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I was greeted with this little gem tonight and couldn&#8217;t resist the urge to fire up Paint and make my mark&#8230; it reminded me of an article that was posted on the New York Times recently titled, Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. As of late I would say that I agree with the Matt and the  [...]<hr /><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/zSS_McNamaraBlog.html?utm_source=mcnamarablog&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=iquit&utm_campaign=mcnamarablog" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.michaelfmcnamara.com/images/SS468by60.jpg"></a><hr />]]></description>
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