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	<title>Mike Southby &#187; Personal Rants</title>
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		<title>Christmas Fruitcake Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the following message pop up on Skype a short while ago, I mean really, after all these years do people really think we are still stupid enough to fall for the same con? Aside from the jump to social media platforms instead of email, the old tactics are still the same. Still, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Club La Costa &#8211; Take 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems only yesterday (almost 2 years in reality) that I wrote an article detailing my experiences with Club La Costa, the company who ring you up to tell you that you have &#8216;won&#8217; a free holiday for 4.  Of course, this is clearly not true and in order to claim your prize you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Red Arrows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most, I was saddened yesterday to hear the reports of one the Red Arrows tragically crashing and it’s pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging loosing his life at the annual Bournemouth Air Festival. I think it’s important before I start diversifying to pay a personal tribute to the pilot, whilst the details are still vague [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Reset Ink Level On Canon Pixma MP140/MP150</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem that manufacturers are not happy any more simply selling you a product; instead they engineer in ways to try and retain your business and force you into buying their own brand consumables and/or replacement parts.  In fairness, this makes for good business practice but for the cost conscious consumer, it’s not exactly good news.  It wasn’t so long ago that I wrote a blog post regarding Lenovo and batteries.  The Lenovo software will constantly remind you that you do not have a genuine battery if you replace yours with an aftermarket model and at the most inappropriate moment, redirect you to one of their sales sites in the hope that you will buy another genuine one.  In fact, they’ll even give you a warning that your laptop may spontaneously combust if you continue to use an aftermarket one; the fact they are made by the same manufacturer in the same factory has nothing to do with it of course, they simply want your money at their inflated prices.  It’s not just the once though, the pop ups and reminders happen time and time again...]]></description>
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