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	<title>benfrain.com - Freelance writing covering OSX, iPhone, Apple Mac, Windows 7, website design and Screenwriting</title>
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	<description>Ben Frain's work, projects and musings</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>MAMP Error – “You don’t have permission to access /MAMP/ on this server.”</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/02/mamp-error-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9cyou-don%e2%80%99t-have-permission-to-access-mamp-on-this-server%e2%80%9d.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MAMP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re seeing this message when trying to view MAMP, chances are you have just been amending a Wordpress on your localhost and have altered the url&#8217;s ready for upload to a live server? Sound about right?
Same thing happened to me and I found this blog post that detailed the solution:
Basically, browse to the root [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicubes 2010 re-design. Cubecart enhanced with jQuery</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/02/chicubes-2010-re-design-cubecart-enhanced-with-jquery.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/02/chicubes-2010-re-design-cubecart-enhanced-with-jquery.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CubeCart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cubecart skin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jquery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chicubes is a website I first built back in 2008. 2010 meant it was time for a design refresh to reflect the growth of the company.
The basis for the store is Cubecart. However, besides created a completely bespoke &#8217;skin&#8217; for the store, I&#8217;ve added lots of jQuery to add enhanced functionality and done quite a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Explorer 6: let&#8217;s kill it&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/02/internet-explorer-6-lets-kill-it.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/02/internet-explorer-6-lets-kill-it.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jquery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Browser]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IE6]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m extremely encouraged that the calls for companies to upgrade away from Internet Explorer 6 are intensifying. If you&#8217;re reading in the UK, there&#8217;s now an online petition to register your feelings on Microsoft&#8217;s crippled and ageing browser (it was released in summer 2001 no less). If your outside the UK, sign the Twitter based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adding Jquery and jquery lightbox to Cubecart 4</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/01/adding-jquery-and-jquery-lightbox-to-cubecart-4.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/01/adding-jquery-and-jquery-lightbox-to-cubecart-4.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CubeCart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cubecart skin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jquery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you will note from my previous post I&#8217;ve been working on another Cubecart based site. Cubecart 4 uses the Prototye &#38; Scriptaculous Javascript library, which I&#8217;m not a fan of and I wanted to add some Javascript functionality to the site I can only find in Jquery. The task was therefore to remove add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to setup MAMP and Coda for Cubecart development</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/01/how-to-setup-mamp-and-coda-for-cubecart-development.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2010/01/how-to-setup-mamp-and-coda-for-cubecart-development.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CubeCart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ioncube]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MAMP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was looking for a simple tutorial that described how to use MAMP and Coda together for locally developing CMS (php based) systems before making them live, in this instance Cubecart. I searched high and low and couldn&#8217;t find anything on the net specific to Cubecart. The best documentation I found was this blog post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Twelve South SurfacePad</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/review-twelve-south-surfacepad.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/review-twelve-south-surfacepad.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MacBook Pro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Twelve South SurfacePad is one of those products that you don&#8217;t realise you want until you have it&#8230;
After reviewing the Twelve South BookArc for MacUser magazine, Twelve South asked if I&#8217;d also be interesting in taking a look at their &#8216;SurfacePad&#8217; product: a cover for the palm-rest area 13 or 15&#8243; MacBook Pro.
Having checked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HTML5 feature by Ben Frain in MacUser magazine</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/html5-feature-by-ben-frain-in-macuser-magazine.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/html5-feature-by-ben-frain-in-macuser-magazine.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[HTML]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MacUser]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been looking at the HTML5 specification a lot recently and intend to use parts of the specification in my upcoming website redesign. I&#8217;ve consolidated a lot of the research on the subject I&#8217;ve done into an HTML5 feature for MacUser magazine (it will be in issue 25/25). It&#8217;s kind of a primer on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21.5&#8243; iMac screen bezel damage and misalignment</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/imac-screen-bezel-damage-and-misalignment.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/imac-screen-bezel-damage-and-misalignment.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[REVIEWS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iMac updates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently reviewed the all-new 27&#8243; iMac for Computer Active Magazine and was pretty impressed. I certainly didn&#8217;t experience any of the screen issues that are getting all the headlines. On the back of that, I recommended my brother get the 21.5&#8243; version of the new iMac. Which was a mistake&#8230;
The first one suffered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beginners guide to CSS: article in Computer Active</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/beginners-guide-to-css-article-in-computer-active.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/beginners-guide-to-css-article-in-computer-active.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Computer Active]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently contributed another article to Computer Active magazine. This one is a &#8216;Masterclass&#8217; on CSS. In reality it&#8217;s very much a beginners guide to the subject, written in layman&#8217;s terms. If you&#8217;ve ever wondered just how on earth CSS works, head over and pick up issue 308 (10-23 December) now.
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		<title>New Cooper D engines in January 2010, Cooper S Diesel and Mini One Diesel coming in 2010</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/new-cooper-d-engines-in-january-2010-cooper-s-diesel-and-mini-one-diesel-coming-in-2010.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/12/new-cooper-d-engines-in-january-2010-cooper-s-diesel-and-mini-one-diesel-coming-in-2010.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mini Cooper D]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re about to order a new Mini you may want to hold off a little. I had a conversation with the &#8217;shoe shine man&#8217; yesterday which revealed the following&#8230;
The Cooper Diesel is (from January) to be fitted with a leaner Diesel engine which produces comparable emissions to the current model but WITHOUT the stop/start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 WASN&#8217;T my idea!</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/11/windows-7-wasnt-my-idea.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/11/windows-7-wasnt-my-idea.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DV]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[DVD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Digital Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warning: this post contains some profanity (sorry Mum).
I&#8217;ll admit it, I initially thought Windows 7 was OK. In fact, fairly decent. However, the m0re I&#8217;ve used it, the more it has disappointed me. Windows it seems, regardless of the version number, will always be Windows&#8230;
At first it was all zippy menus and I enjoyed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Knomo Stirling Messenger bag: a perfect MacBook carry case?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/11/review-of-knomo-stirling-messenger-bag-perfect-macbook-carry-case.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/11/review-of-knomo-stirling-messenger-bag-perfect-macbook-carry-case.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MacBook Pro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[REVIEWS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laptop carry case]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Knomo Stirling Messenger bag is a premium laptop carry case available in 13, 15 and 17&#8243; sizes. The version reviewed here is the 13&#8243; and it has been tested with the current 13&#8243; MacBook Pro.
I won&#8217;t discuss the aesthetics of this bag. If the design of the bag initially appeals but you&#8217;d like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wired Apple Magic Mouse?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/10/wired-apple-magic-mouse.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/10/wired-apple-magic-mouse.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many Mac users I&#8217;m looking forward to trying out the new Apple &#8216;Magic Mouse&#8217;. I&#8217;ve never been a fan of the previous (now renamed) &#8216;Mighty Mouse&#8217;. However, I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not the only one who&#8217;d like to see a wired version available rather than the Bluetooth (AA battery powered) one released so far. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSX Widgets not working in Snow Leopard?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/osx-widgets-not-working-in-snow-leopard.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/osx-widgets-not-working-in-snow-leopard.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[OSX]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Widgets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve recently upgraded your Mac to OSX Snow Leopard (10.6) you may be one of the many people complaining that your desktop widgets are no longer working. Thankfully there is an easy solution.
With the Finder, browse to your home user folder (the one with the little house icon) then go to the Library folder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crucial M225 performance review: what difference does an SSD make to a MacBook Pro?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/crucial-m225-performance-review-what-difference-does-an-ssd-make-to-a-macbook-pro.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/crucial-m225-performance-review-what-difference-does-an-ssd-make-to-a-macbook-pro.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SSD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this related post, I made the argument that if you wanted to see a noticeable difference in the speed of your Mac or PC you should opt for an SSD drive over a conventional hard drive. If you care about performance there is currently no better value upgrade you can perform on your system.
I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I make my PC or Mac faster? A beginners guide to why you need an SSD drive…</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/how-do-i-make-my-pc-or-mac-faster-a-beginners-guide-to-why-you-need-an-ssd-drive%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/how-do-i-make-my-pc-or-mac-faster-a-beginners-guide-to-why-you-need-an-ssd-drive%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SSD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it’s a PC or a Mac, it’s fair to say that everybody wants their machine to go faster. As such, I often get asked what the easiest way to speed up a computer is. And there’s a simple answer: buy an SSD drive.
It’s worth pointing out here I’m talking about a real tangible difference. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 3GS &#8216;No Service&#8217; on 3G with O2</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/iphone-3gs-no-service-on-3g-with-o2.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/09/iphone-3gs-no-service-on-3g-with-o2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone 3G]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone 3G PAYG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[O2&#8217;s 3G is notoriously sketchy, however, there seems to be some inherent issue with selecting 3G &#8216;On&#8217; with the iPhone 3GS.
Presently, if I leave 3G set to &#8216;On&#8217; I get a &#8216;No Service&#8217; message on screen about 60% of the time. In the same location, if I then flick it to &#8216;Off&#8217; I get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joke: A rabbit walks into a bar&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/08/joke-a-rabbit-walks-into-a-bar.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/08/joke-a-rabbit-walks-into-a-bar.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Long term sufferers of this blog will remember this email I got sent a while back. It made me chuckle anyway. Here&#8217;s another one that came through today that may raise a smile&#8230;
A rabbit walks into a pub and says to the barman:
&#8216;Can I have a pint of beer, and a Ham and Cheese Toastie?&#8217;
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netgear ReadyNAS Duo review and replacement fan suggestions</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/netgear-readynas-duo-review-and-replacement-fan-suggestions.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/netgear-readynas-duo-review-and-replacement-fan-suggestions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[NAS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
I plan to switch to an Intel X25-M G2 SSD drive shortly as the main storage on my system. I intend to keep just essential files on the SSD and all my ‘media’ elsewhere. Of course there are external drives but I don’t like the idea of all my digital eggs being in one digital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to dismantle a Western Digital MyBook Pro Edition hard drive</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/how-to-dismantle-western-digital-mybook-pro-edition.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/how-to-dismantle-western-digital-mybook-pro-edition.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Western Digital&#8217;s &#8216;MyBook&#8217; range of external drives come in all shapes and sizes. Whilst I could find a &#8216;how to&#8217; for a lot of models I couldn&#8217;t find one that covered dismantling the MyBook Pro edition (the one pictured here). My model was a WD5000E032. Inside the disk itself was a Western Digital (no surprises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Owen will score 25 goals next season</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/michael-owen-will-score-25-goals-next-season.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/07/michael-owen-will-score-25-goals-next-season.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I try to limit my posts on football. It&#8217;s not really within the &#8216;usual&#8217; discourse of this blog. However, please allow me this minor indulgence. A kind of bet with myself:
Michael Owen will score at least 25 goals next (2009/2010) season for Manchester United.
That&#8217;s my bet anyway. Would anyone like to make me a wager?
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr Whippy Ice Cream website</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/mr-whippy-ice-cream-website.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/mr-whippy-ice-cream-website.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ice Cream]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mr Whippy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Site Design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just done a refresh of the Mr Whippy Ice Cream website.
Mr Whippy wanted a site that he could easily add his own pages/content to without having to contact a developer every time. So the site has a content management system built in so he can easily add content and images of events etc into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Location/GPS feature for Computer Active magazine</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/location-feature-for-computer-active-magazine.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/location-feature-for-computer-active-magazine.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Active]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to know how to save the routes you travel on your TomTom, or how to add GPS information to your photos, these subjects and many other things GPS related are covered in a lengthy article I&#8217;ve just written for Computer Active magazine.
It&#8217;s the issue on sale today and the article is called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proof: The Americans won World War 2!</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/proof-the-americans-won-world-war-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/proof-the-americans-won-world-war-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[HBO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a deliberately inflammatory post title but I can&#8217;t be the only person getting a little fed up with the dominance of Americans in any modern media relating to World War II.
Take a look at this, a trailer for &#8216;The Pacific&#8217;, the latest HBO TV series from the Spielberg and Hanks stable (Saving Private Ryan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 3GS review</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/iphone-3gs-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/iphone-3gs-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone 3GS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Worth it or not? That&#8217;s the question most people are pondering given the high upgrade cost if they already have a contract iPhone 3G here in the UK. Perhaps the most economical option is to sell the existing iPhone 3G and buy a 3GS on Pay As You Go, which is the option I plumped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Augmented reality - possible with the iPhone 3GS</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/augmented-reality-possible-with-the-iphone-3gs.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/augmented-reality-possible-with-the-iphone-3gs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Augmented reality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this video for &#8216;Layars&#8217;, an augmented reality application.  This application isn&#8217;t available for the iPhone 3GS yet but expect something similar (or a port of this) within months. An &#8216;augmented reality&#8217; application, in simplistic terms, takes what you view on your phone camera and overlays information as you pan about. Whilst much of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordpress problem - CSS code in your Manage themes section?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/wordpress-problem-css-code-in-your-manage-themes-section.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/06/wordpress-problem-css-code-in-your-manage-themes-section.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve created a Wordpress theme and you are seeing a load of CSS code in the &#8216;Manage Themes&#8217; section of the Dashboard you&#8217;ll be glad to know this is easily fixed.
Chances are you are editing the styles.css file on a Mac, probably using Dreamweaver or similar. The problem is that Mac uses Macintosh code [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Final Draft 8</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/review-of-final-draft-8.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/review-of-final-draft-8.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Screenwriting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Final Draft 8 review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently reviewed Final Draft 8, the screenwriting software,  for MacUser UK magazine. Besides viewing the review in the magazine (available in all good newsagents) you can now also view it online at the MacUser site. Click here to read Ben Frain&#8217;s review of Final Draft 8 at MacUser UK.
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		<title>No sound in Windows 7?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/no-sound-in-windows-7.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/no-sound-in-windows-7.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No sound in Windows 7]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can&#8217;t hear any sound using Windows 7, the chances are, if everything driver wise is installed correctly, your audio playback device is configured to &#8216;headphones&#8217; instead of &#8217;speakers&#8217;. You can check this by right-clicking the sound icon (bottom right of the Taskbar) and choosing &#8216;Open Volume Mixer&#8217;. Now play some audio (just click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add quick launch to the Windows 7 taskbar</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/add-quick-launch-to-the-windows-7-taskbar.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/add-quick-launch-to-the-windows-7-taskbar.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7 Quick Launch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I&#8217;m using Windows I like to use the Quick Launch. You know, the section next to the Start button where you can stack commonly used short cuts to launch your programs. Here is what it looks like on my Windows 7&#8230;
Windows 7, by default doesn&#8217;t have it. Thankfully it can be added fairly easily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get Windows Mail in Windows 7 RC</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/how-to-get-windows-mail-in-windows-7-rc.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/how-to-get-windows-mail-in-windows-7-rc.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Get Windows Mail in Windows 7 RC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mail on Windows 7 RC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7 RC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are searching around in Windows 7 RC to find a mail client or photo editing application - it&#8217;s not there. Not by default anyway. To get these applications, click Start, then type &#8216;essentials&#8217; and then click the first link - &#8216;go online to get windows live essentials&#8217;. Alternatively, just open Internet Explorer and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 RC - looking good&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/windows-7-rc-looking-good.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/windows-7-rc-looking-good.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7 RC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long bemoaned Windows for being, well Windows. The level of infuriation the various versions have given me over the years has caused me to utter it&#8217;s name in contempt more often than is healthy.
However, I&#8217;ve recently been test driving the new Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC). And, I&#8217;m very impressed. Unlike Vista it&#8217;s nice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best screenwriting software for Windows and Mac</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/the-best-screenwriting-software-for-windows-and-mac.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/05/the-best-screenwriting-software-for-windows-and-mac.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Screenwriting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[screenwriting software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the best screenwriting software? The answer used to be simple. Despite the cost, if you wanted a properly formatted screenplay, TV script or radio play you either used Movie Magic Screenwriter or Final Draft. These days there&#8217;s lots more choice, and at much cheaper prices.
Both Final Draft and Screenwriter weigh in at around $199 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genie Backup Server 8 not restoring SQL files? Failed to restore GBM xdat file.</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/genie-backup-server-8-not-restoring-sql-files-failed-to-restore-gbm-xdat-file.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/genie-backup-server-8-not-restoring-sql-files-failed-to-restore-gbm-xdat-file.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[TECH]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Failed to restore GBM xdat file]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This problem and solution is likely to affect a tiny minority of people. If however it effects you, there&#8217;s a good chance you are up the creek with no paddle, so hopefully this will help&#8230;
I was at a clients, who backs up their financial information (held as a encrypted MS SQL 2005 database) each night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t view shared folders in Vista using VirtualBox? Here&#8217;s how&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/cant-view-shared-folders-in-vista-using-virtualbox-heres-how.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/cant-view-shared-folders-in-vista-using-virtualbox-heres-how.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[TECH]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shared folders in Virtual Box]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[VirtualBox]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was having trouble viewing a shared folder from the host operating system (Mac OSX in my case) on the guest operating system (Vista). Here&#8217;s how to make it happen.
Firstly, create a shared folder on your OSX machine (right-click on the folder you want to share/see in Vista choose &#8216;Get Info&#8217; from the menu and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush BD01 Blu-ray player from Argos won&#8217;t play Quantum Of Solace?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/bush-bd01-blu-ray-player-from-argos-wont-play-quantum-of-solace.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/bush-bd01-blu-ray-player-from-argos-wont-play-quantum-of-solace.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blu-ray]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TECH]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you picked up a Bush BD01 Blu-ray player from Argos around Christmas 2008 and you can&#8217;t get it to play Quantum Of Solace I have some bad news: it won&#8217;t. Ever. Bush, who are now owned by Argos have no plans to update the firmware on this model and so it is stuck, unable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of 2009 iMac</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/review-of-2009-imac.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/review-of-2009-imac.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Active]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iMac updates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written a short review of the new 2009 iMac which has been published in the current Computer Active magazine.
Interested parties can read Ben Frain&#8217;s 2009 20&#8243; iMac review on the Computer Active website. In summary, whilst I&#8217;m still a massive fan of the iMac this latest version with its associated price hike makes it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sending mails with Orange taking forever?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/sending-mails-with-orange-taking-forever.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/sending-mails-with-orange-taking-forever.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TECH]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange UK is my Internet Service Provider. In the last few months sending emails has become problematic with SMTP errors and mails taking literally 5+ minutes to leave the outbox. I&#8217;d tried changing SMTP servers a few times but with no luck. However, I&#8217;ve finally found one that seems to work with no problems. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Migrating from Blogger to Wordpress (FTP blogs)</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/migrating-from-ftp-based-blogger-to-wordpress.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/migrating-from-ftp-based-blogger-to-wordpress.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Migrating Blogger to Wordpress]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FTP blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TECH]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain.com/notepad/?p=313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post will explain how to migrate your FTP based Blogger account to a Wordpress based blog. It will keep your Google rankings, keep your permalinks and get it all done with minimum downtime.
EDIT 8th February 2010: Since writing this, Wordpress has amended it&#8217;s import ability so it is no longer necessary to migrate your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Street View and the erosion of freedom</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/google-street-view-and-the-erosion-of-freedom.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/google-street-view-and-the-erosion-of-freedom.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does it surprise anyone that a government quango (UK&#8217;s Information Comissioner) has declared the use of Google street view is not a problem? It&#8217;s not like our present government has any slant towards surveillance and privacy intrusion is it? David Davis was right; there is a slow but certain erosion of freedom in this country.
Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>£150 off laser eye surgery at Optical Express</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/150-off-laser-treatment-at-optical-express.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/04/150-off-laser-treatment-at-optical-express.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lasek]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lasik]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LASER SURGERY]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have vouchers for £150 off Optical Express Laser treatment for anyone going ahead with Laser surgery at one of their surgeries.
Note: the usual amount of the vouchers I have had is £50 off but I have just been sent some extra vouchers for £150 (you get £150 off treatment and I get £150 cheque) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POLITICS: Gordon Brown gets a verbal slapping&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/politics-gordon-brown-gets-verbal.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/politics-gordon-brown-gets-verbal.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Hannan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Brown told off]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Hannan, conservative MEP, stand up and take a bow. The fact that this clip got no air time on the BBC and other national news should be little surprise as it arguably amounts to little more than name calling. However, that doesn&#8217;t make it any less satisfying to watch&#8230;

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		<title>TECH: Faster broadband anytime soon?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-faster-broadband-anytime-soon.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-faster-broadband-anytime-soon.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[High speed cable]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK Fibre Optic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this article: Virgin Media says it may open its high-speed cable network to other broadband providers. 
Does anyone else find it completely staggering that in 2009 people are still talking about &#8216;proving the market&#8217; - for pity sake, most people outside cities struggle to get an Internet connection above 2MB/sec - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSX: Converting Parallels or VMWare to VirtualBox</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/osx-converting-parallels-or-vmware-to.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/osx-converting-parallels-or-vmware-to.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Importing Parallels into VirtualBox]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[VMWare Fusion convertor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows on OSX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain2.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/osx-converting-parallels-or-vmware-to-virtualbox/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I use Windows on my Mac in two ways: Vista Premium through bootcamp and Windows 7 and Windows XP as virtual machines through the OSX desktop.
Previously I was using Parallels to run my virtual machines but since my trial version expired I wasn&#8217;t able to access my virtual OS any more. Then I came across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REVIEW: Nike Five Zoom T-7 football trainers</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/review-nike-five-zoom-t-7-football.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/review-nike-five-zoom-t-7-football.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nike Zoom T-7 Review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nike Zoom T7 review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[REVIEWS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain2.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/review-nike-five-zoom-t-7-football-trainers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nike Five Zoom T7/Nike 5 Zoom T-7 trainers comes in two distinct flavours; the CS version (black and green with lugs on the base for Astro/3G turf) and the FS or &#8216;Futsol&#8217; version (green and red with gum sole for indoor courts).This review deals with the FS version although they are all but identical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TECH: iPhone 3.0 software event</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-iphone-30-software-event.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-iphone-30-software-event.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone 3.0 software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday journalists are being invited to a media event at Apple&#8217;s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. Apparently the invitation reads &#8216;Get an advance preview of what we’re building&#8217;.
Well, here&#8217;s three things I&#8217;m hoping for&#8230;
1. Cut and paste - it&#8217;s not rocket science but as the all the cool kids running jail-broken iPhones already have it, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RANT: Sometimes I just want to watch the earth burn&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/rant-sometimes-i-just-want-to-watch.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/rant-sometimes-i-just-want-to-watch.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Global warming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Age Of Stupid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here was today&#8217;s blue touch paper: an email from my local multiplex telling me about &#8216;The Age Of Stupid&#8217; - a new film, based around the premise of a man, one of earth&#8217;s surviving humans speaking to us in 2055 and asking why we didn&#8217;t do more to avoid the global catastrophe of climate change. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WRITING: Computer Active feature</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/writing-computer-active-feature.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/writing-computer-active-feature.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Active]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://benfrain2.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/writing-computer-active-feature/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve not written for Computer Active before and as the UK&#8217;s best selling computer magazine I was pretty excited when I got the chance to do so. If you pick up the current issue my first feature for them begins on page 30 titled &#8216;Windows Pick Me Ups: Just the tonic&#8217;. The feature covers quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TECH: iMac hard drive upgrade</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-imac-hard-drive-upgrade.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/03/tech-imac-hard-drive-upgrade.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[iMac hard drive upgrade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post details how I upgraded the hard drive in my Aliminium iMac to 1TB&#8230;
After the lack lustre iMac upgrades this March I skipped picking up the latest generation and opted for one of the &#8216;old&#8217; models from the Apple refurb store. It was the 2.8GHz model with 2GB memory and 320GB Hard Drive, costing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TECH: An undocumented 2008 Macbook &#8216;feature&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/02/tech-undocumented-2008-macbook-feature.html</link>
		<comments>http://benfrain.com/notepad/2009/02/tech-undocumented-2008-macbook-feature.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benfrain</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CAPS LOCK on 2008 MacBook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MacBook CAPS LOCK]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as my &#8216;unibody&#8217; (late 2008) Macbook turned up (I&#8217;ll be using this until the new iMac&#8217;s come out) I was sure there was a fault. When I tapped the CAPS LOCK key the light didn&#8217;t come on. As I bashed the key on/off repetitively it would illimunate about 1 out of 20 presses. [...]]]></description>
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