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		<title>Explaining Bandwidth and File Size</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you explain bandwidth and file size in 90 seconds? This video is how I did it, using balloons as my prop of choice.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1337&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Books: when old and new technology meet</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/books-old-meets-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another big announcement from Apple sparks a question: are books old or new? Is print obsolete, or does it still have an advantage in some cases?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1334&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help your parents understand their computer</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/gift-pc-primer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to give something to your parents to help them understand their PC? Or is someone you know too afraid to engage a personal computer? Give them a copy of The Ultimate PC Primer: 15 Simple Lessons for Understanding Personal Computers (available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, from the publisher, or through many other booksellers). The gift of understanding, for less than ten bucks.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1321&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Driving home what an operating system is</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/explaining-os/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analogies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to explain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GUI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operating systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siri]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to know what an operating system is, why it's needed, and how to explain it to newcomers? Here's an analogy to "drive" the explanation home.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1046&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ben K</media:title>
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		<title>What Steve Jobs saw in Siri (and why I&#8217;m glad he lived to see it)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell phones]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siri]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Nelson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[voice interface]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/?p=1244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though many people think Siri is lame, Steve Jobs may have been working on redefining personal computer interfaces again. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1244&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Explaining the Internet to newcomers</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/explaining-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analogies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/?p=1167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been asked to explain the internet? Here are a few tips...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1167&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ben K</media:title>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Tablets (and a lesson learned)</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/two-tablets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Core Concepts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devices/Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tablet usability]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/?p=1172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having recently had the opportunity to work with both an iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, I have a few observations about ease of use... and a surprise lesson learned about handing a tablet to a less-savvy technology user.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1172&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft on File Management</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/microsoft-file-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Core Concepts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[file management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft affirms the importance of good file management tools during their research for the next (Windows 8) version of Windows Explorer. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=1174&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare to disown your PC: a prediction on the future of personal computing</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/disown-your-pc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analogies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devices/Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Day Made of Glass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computing as a service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software as a service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/?p=900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year on the Explain Technology anniversary date, I make some predictions about the next year. This year, I'm making a more profound prediction: the state of personal computing in 10 years or more.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=900&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why the iPad isn&#8217;t a desktop PC killer (yet)</title>
		<link>http://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/ipad-a-pc-killer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Devices/Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casual computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death of the PC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC vs. iPad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the introduction of the iPad, is there a need to own a PC? In other words, does the iPad mean death for the traditional PC for most consumers? <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=explaintechnology.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4903198&amp;post=905&amp;subd=explaintechnology&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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