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		<title>Windows 7 Ultimate &#8211; Worth An Upgrade From Home Premium?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I updated my main computer from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. I got a deal on a disc (legal), and wanted to try it out, specifically for the virtual XP mode and the multi language support. Question is, is it worth the update &#8211; and would it be worthwhile for YOU? Read on&#8230; Here&#8217;s the quick news: If you plan to update to use Bitlocker (Microsoft&#8217;s data protection system), you get a more portable solution &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/should-you-upgrade-to-ultimate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OK, So How Many Trees DOES It To Take To Make A Roll Of Toilet Paper, Exactly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I look at a majestic tree, I see a huge pile of toilet paper rolls. Don&#8217;t believe me? Well, you got me, but there are people that see trees exactly that way, since &#8211; big secret &#8211; trees are ground up to make toilet paper. So the question that I was researching (and having a darned hard time answering) was just how many toilet paper rolls can one tree make? For instance, Wikipedia, that hallowed source all all things &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/how-many-toilet-paper-rolls-per-tree/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 And ReadyBoost &#8211; Ready to, ah, &#8216;Boost&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/microsoft-readyboost-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;In a nutshell, yes &#8211; but not maybe how you expect. Here&#8217;s how to use it &#8211; and why it makes sense for some people&#8230; Has this ever happened to you: Time to upgrade, you&#8217;re *almost* ready to buy, but in the meantime the old computer is starting to get older and older in your view (probably because you&#8217;re itching to upgrade NOW). That&#8217;s my situation, now that I&#8217;m planning to go for something faster (and roomier) than my 2008 &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/microsoft-readyboost-good-idea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Alternative For Power Generation: The Tesla Turbine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An under-appreciated invention was the Tesla turbine, invented by Nikola Tesla and patented in 1913. Taking in air, water, or steam, it rotated without blades and generated electricity from it. Instead, discs with small gaps between them were moved along by the fluid passing by as it spiraled from the outside into the center, and then exhausted from holes on the side. What makes the design interesting is that in these days of high precision turbine blades, a Tesla Turbine &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/tesla-turbine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inexpensive Yet Safe &#8211; How To Buy Arduino Parts On eBay &#8211;  Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/guide-to-ebay-shopping-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arduino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starting from a basic eBay buyer&#8217;s guide, this article grown to three parts, starting with the buyer&#8217;s guide for eBay with tips and tricks, to my general electronics &#8216;picks&#8217; on eBay, to this one &#8211; how to buy Arduino parts at a steep discount. I&#8217;ve saved the best for last &#8211; here I&#8217;m listing the places I&#8217;ve actually bought Arduino parts from and can recommend. Especially when spending $30 or so for an Arduino Mega, you want to feel there &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/guide-to-ebay-shopping-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Buy Electronics On eBay (Cheap and Safe) Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I introduced you to shopping safely and cheaply on eBay (which basically meant reading everything carefully and working smart with their search engine). Now with that groundwork over, here&#8217;s how to buy the tools and parts you need to work with electronics (and Arduinos) on eBay, including my own experience on what works and what doesn&#8217;t. By the way, the list I&#8217;m working off of is taken from an excellent reference on building with microcontrollers, &#8220;Physical &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/guide-to-ebay-shopping-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Buy Electronics On eBay &#8211; Cheap AND Safe</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/guide-to-ebay-shopping-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I shop local when I can &#8211; but eBay frequently. Here in Victoria (BC, Canada) it&#8217;s hard to come by inexpensive electronics, especially Arduinos. Vancouver is just a ferry ride away, but I&#8217;m not into traveling for shopping &#8211; so it should come as no surprise I rely on eBay heavily for my components and electronics tools (who am I kidding &#8211; not just for them, but almost anything, from Alpaca scarves to Plant versus Zombies plush toys to really &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/guide-to-ebay-shopping-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oh My, How To Buy / A Raspberry Pi / From Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/how-order-rasperry-pi-microcontroller-from-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/how-order-rasperry-pi-microcontroller-from-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, it&#8217;s a bit of whimsy in the title here (I was aiming for a Haiku), but I&#8217;ve just ordered my impossible-to-get Raspberry Pi, so you&#8217;ll have to excuse me. If you&#8217;re in Canada, then here&#8217;s the steps to order yours ASAP as well. And if it doesn&#8217;t seem urgent to you (mine&#8217;s back ordered till August 1), then just remember: All those thousands and thousands of other people are ordering and getting in line ahead of you while you &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/how-order-rasperry-pi-microcontroller-from-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So What Exactly IS An Arduino &#8211; And Where Do I Get &#8216;Uno&#8217; (One)?</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/what-is-arduino-and-buying-ardunio-uno/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/what-is-arduino-and-buying-ardunio-uno/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arduino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard about it &#8211; but what REALLY is an Arduino, and what do you use it for? What an Arduino is depends on who&#8217;s asking: If you&#8217;re a hobbyist you might want to know how easy is it to use to do what you want. If you&#8217;re an artist, maybe you&#8217;re curious about making your latest art project &#8216;active&#8217;, and need to understand the Arduino because that&#8217;s a popular way to do it. And if you&#8217;re a current Arduino &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/what-is-arduino-and-buying-ardunio-uno/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Arduino vs Arduino Mega &#8211; Which To Use?</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/arduino-versus-arduino-mega-which-to-use/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/arduino-versus-arduino-mega-which-to-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arduino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may not often have a project that pushes the limits, but sometime the regular Arduino Uno seems a bit, well, cramped. Maybe you&#8217;re having trouble finding a spare pin to connect to, or memory just seems to be short all the time. What to do? Let&#8217;s look at the pros and cons of the two devices. Obviously, pins are the first thing you&#8217;d see. The Ardunio Uno has 20 I/O pins, while the Mega has 70. Whether you need &#8230; <a href="http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/arduino-versus-arduino-mega-which-to-use/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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