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			<title><![CDATA[Drake Hogestyn on Reality Bytes-Great News]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2586</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:45 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Dom</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great news for Reality Bytes soap fans, Drake Hogestyn has been casted for the role of Jerry Parker. <br />
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<a href="http://www.realitybytes-theseries.com/rb/" target="_blank">Reality Bytes-The Seris-the site</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/RealityBytestheseries?ref=nf" target="_blank">Facebook| Reality Bytes-the series</a><br />
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It was too cool for me to keep for myself! EEEEEEEEEE! <br />
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I can't wait for Reality Bytes. <br />
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Dom]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Great news for Reality Bytes soap fans, Drake Hogestyn has been casted for the role of Jerry Parker. <br />
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<a href="http://www.realitybytes-theseries.com/rb/" target="_blank">Reality Bytes-The Seris-the site</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/RealityBytestheseries?ref=nf" target="_blank">Facebook| Reality Bytes-the series</a><br />
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It was too cool for me to keep for myself! EEEEEEEEEE! <br />
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I can't wait for Reality Bytes. <br />
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Dom]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Foo Fighters plan to record new album in September.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2585</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:30:17 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The frontman said the band had already started writing material for the follow up to 2007 release Echoes, Silence, Patience &#x26; Grace. Foo Fighters have just started writing and we're going to start recording in September, so life is full of music, said Grohl. The four-piece have been on a break from touring and recording since 2008. Grohl was speaking at the Independent Spirit movie awards in LA this weekend, where he gave out the best documentary award to the members of Anvil.The singer admitted he was moved to tears by the sincerity and passion of the struggling heavy metal band."Every musician needs to see that movie," he said. "Whether you like their music or not, a lot of musicians could learn a valuable lesson from watching that movie."<br />
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The 41-year-old also said he would soon be back in the UK drumming for his 'side project' Them Crooked Vultures.The band, which also features Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, is on the bill at a cancer charity gig later this month at the Royal Albert Hall.Grohl urged fans to get along to the show: "I guarantee there's no other band out there doing what we do. We play until we can't play any more," he said. They also play Download on Friday 11 June before headliners AC/DC.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The frontman said the band had already started writing material for the follow up to 2007 release Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Foo Fighters have just started writing and we're going to start recording in September, so life is full of music, said Grohl. The four-piece have been on a break from touring and recording since 2008. Grohl was speaking at the Independent Spirit movie awards in LA this weekend, where he gave out the best documentary award to the members of Anvil.The singer admitted he was moved to tears by the sincerity and passion of the struggling heavy metal band."Every musician needs to see that movie," he said. "Whether you like their music or not, a lot of musicians could learn a valuable lesson from watching that movie."<br />
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The 41-year-old also said he would soon be back in the UK drumming for his 'side project' Them Crooked Vultures.The band, which also features Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, is on the bill at a cancer charity gig later this month at the Royal Albert Hall.Grohl urged fans to get along to the show: "I guarantee there's no other band out there doing what we do. We play until we can't play any more," he said. They also play Download on Friday 11 June before headliners AC/DC.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oscar's 'new math': How best picture will be picked.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2584</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:29:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oscar oddsmakers have "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" in a virtual dead heat for best picture.  So it's a sure bet that one of them will win on Sunday, right? Not necessarily.Voting for best picture – and tabulating those votes – isn't a simple case of majority rule.  For one thing, with 10 nominees this year, it's more likely than ever that no film will receive 50 percent-plus-one of the vote: If "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker" are as close as believed, even if the other eight nominees combined drew, say, just 15 percent of the votes, that likely would be enough to keep either of the favorites from reaching 50 percent.<br />
In the past, that wouldn't have mattered: the top vote-getter would take the trophy, end of story.<br />
But this year, the Academy changed the script.  When it expanded the best picture category from five nominees to 10, it also changed the voting system from a plurality (most votes wins) to something that sounds like a communicable disease – STV.  It actually stands for the Single Transferable Vote system, and it's also known as Instant Runoff, Preferential Voting or Alternative Voting.Basically, instead of just selecting a favorite, each voter ranks all 10 nominees.  The ballots are separated into 10 groups: those with "Avatar" No. 1 in one group, those with "Hurt Locker" as the top pick in another, and so forth.  Then, if no film has a majority of No. 1 votes, the system goes to work.Let's say, for argument's sake, that "A Serious Man" receives the fewest No. 1 votes.  (Sorry, Joel and Ethan.)  That film would be knocked out, and the ballots in that pile would be redistributed among the remaining nominees, based on those ballots' second choices.  If that doesn't produce a film with a majority, the process is repeated with the No. 9 movie, and so forth.<br />
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Some people see this system as favoring "Hurt Locker."  They reason is that even people who didn't love the war drama respect it as a well-made film, while people who disliked "Avatar" really hated it, because they disagree with one of its perceived messages, or they just don't think a special-effects-heavy film should win best picture.  So while many people who don't rate "Hurt Locker" first might put it second or third, voters who don't pick "Avatar" to win might rank it at or near the bottom. See the problem with handicapping a 10-nominee race under these rules?  You have to predict not only voters' first choices, but how strategic they'll be filling out the rest of the ballot.  I think the system could open the door for a film that, while not many think of it as a best picture, just about everyone loved – a film like "Up." By the way, you may not have heard of this system before, but it's been around a while.  In fact, the Academy has long used it to choose the best picture nominees.  It's also gaining a foothold in politics: it's been used or is set to be used in some 15 cities and states, including Memphis, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Burlington, Vermont, as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and other countries.  Supporters say it eliminates the expense of runoff elections, and ensures the winner has a mandate from a majority.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oscar oddsmakers have "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" in a virtual dead heat for best picture.  So it's a sure bet that one of them will win on Sunday, right? Not necessarily.Voting for best picture – and tabulating those votes – isn't a simple case of majority rule.  For one thing, with 10 nominees this year, it's more likely than ever that no film will receive 50 percent-plus-one of the vote: If "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker" are as close as believed, even if the other eight nominees combined drew, say, just 15 percent of the votes, that likely would be enough to keep either of the favorites from reaching 50 percent.<br />
In the past, that wouldn't have mattered: the top vote-getter would take the trophy, end of story.<br />
But this year, the Academy changed the script.  When it expanded the best picture category from five nominees to 10, it also changed the voting system from a plurality (most votes wins) to something that sounds like a communicable disease – STV.  It actually stands for the Single Transferable Vote system, and it's also known as Instant Runoff, Preferential Voting or Alternative Voting.Basically, instead of just selecting a favorite, each voter ranks all 10 nominees.  The ballots are separated into 10 groups: those with "Avatar" No. 1 in one group, those with "Hurt Locker" as the top pick in another, and so forth.  Then, if no film has a majority of No. 1 votes, the system goes to work.Let's say, for argument's sake, that "A Serious Man" receives the fewest No. 1 votes.  (Sorry, Joel and Ethan.)  That film would be knocked out, and the ballots in that pile would be redistributed among the remaining nominees, based on those ballots' second choices.  If that doesn't produce a film with a majority, the process is repeated with the No. 9 movie, and so forth.<br />
<br />
Some people see this system as favoring "Hurt Locker."  They reason is that even people who didn't love the war drama respect it as a well-made film, while people who disliked "Avatar" really hated it, because they disagree with one of its perceived messages, or they just don't think a special-effects-heavy film should win best picture.  So while many people who don't rate "Hurt Locker" first might put it second or third, voters who don't pick "Avatar" to win might rank it at or near the bottom. See the problem with handicapping a 10-nominee race under these rules?  You have to predict not only voters' first choices, but how strategic they'll be filling out the rest of the ballot.  I think the system could open the door for a film that, while not many think of it as a best picture, just about everyone loved – a film like "Up." By the way, you may not have heard of this system before, but it's been around a while.  In fact, the Academy has long used it to choose the best picture nominees.  It's also gaining a foothold in politics: it's been used or is set to be used in some 15 cities and states, including Memphis, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Burlington, Vermont, as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and other countries.  Supporters say it eliminates the expense of runoff elections, and ensures the winner has a mandate from a majority.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Yellow Handkerchief A Fantastic Movie]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2583</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:21:45 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I am starting to dislike films that sell themselves with the tagline: "Love is where you least expect it." Isn't it about time we retire that line? Yellow Handkerchief arrives as yet another indie road flick featuring characters very different from one another on the outside, but similar on the inside. It's pretty to watch (thanks to great camerawork from Chris Menges), but the film never really soars above "That was a nice moment," and into must-see territory. However, superb performances from the four leads lend Handkerchief enough charm to leave those watching with a smile ... and an odd desire to visit Louisiana.<br />
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William Hurt stars as an ex-con named Brett, who, after six years in prison, stumbles back out into the world with a sense of purpose. Soon after his release, Brett winds up hitching a ride with Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), a kind-of-slow outcast heading down to New Orleans. Joining the men, after watching last night's fling hook up with another girl, is Martine (Kristen Stewart) -- a fidgety gal with massive father figure issues. Because of her sour relationship with Pops, Martine desperately attempts to latch onto men who show the slightest interest, and when Gordy fires up a conversation with her, it's enough for Martine to forget about the last guy and jump into a convertible with the next one. Thus, our three strangers head out for a ride to escape their problems -- and jaded pasts -- but ultimately wind up banding together to confront the purple elephant in the corner and wash away their damaged souls.<br />
While Gordy and Martine are fascinating (yet familiar) characters to watch, the real story centers on Brett. Why was he in prison? What is he running from? Who is he running from? Through well-shot and well-placed flashbacks, we learn Brett was romantically involved with a woman (Maria Bello) who may or may not have something to do with his prison time. Needless to say, by the time the flashbacks work up to the present, we're presented with one pretty good reveal and an ending that's a tad too forced, but warm and welcoming at the same time.<br />
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Hurt is excellent in his role, and he's what really gives this film a good go at "above mediocre." His ex-con is one that's bitter, quiet and respectful -- but you wouldn't want to cross him in any way, shape or form. He takes the kids under his wing, acting as the father figure neither has -- while they take the place of the children Brett wanted, but didn't get. And this entire story plays out while the three meander through Louisiana, though we never know where they are in relation to where they started, nor do we know where they're heading. A clear and distinct target -- something to help out those of us not familiar with Louisiana -- might have helped reign in the story's loose ends a bit. Additionally, not enough time is spent on fleshing out Martine and Gordy, the latter of which really deserves his own film.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am starting to dislike films that sell themselves with the tagline: "Love is where you least expect it." Isn't it about time we retire that line? Yellow Handkerchief arrives as yet another indie road flick featuring characters very different from one another on the outside, but similar on the inside. It's pretty to watch (thanks to great camerawork from Chris Menges), but the film never really soars above "That was a nice moment," and into must-see territory. However, superb performances from the four leads lend Handkerchief enough charm to leave those watching with a smile ... and an odd desire to visit Louisiana.<br />
<br />
William Hurt stars as an ex-con named Brett, who, after six years in prison, stumbles back out into the world with a sense of purpose. Soon after his release, Brett winds up hitching a ride with Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), a kind-of-slow outcast heading down to New Orleans. Joining the men, after watching last night's fling hook up with another girl, is Martine (Kristen Stewart) -- a fidgety gal with massive father figure issues. Because of her sour relationship with Pops, Martine desperately attempts to latch onto men who show the slightest interest, and when Gordy fires up a conversation with her, it's enough for Martine to forget about the last guy and jump into a convertible with the next one. Thus, our three strangers head out for a ride to escape their problems -- and jaded pasts -- but ultimately wind up banding together to confront the purple elephant in the corner and wash away their damaged souls.<br />
While Gordy and Martine are fascinating (yet familiar) characters to watch, the real story centers on Brett. Why was he in prison? What is he running from? Who is he running from? Through well-shot and well-placed flashbacks, we learn Brett was romantically involved with a woman (Maria Bello) who may or may not have something to do with his prison time. Needless to say, by the time the flashbacks work up to the present, we're presented with one pretty good reveal and an ending that's a tad too forced, but warm and welcoming at the same time.<br />
<br />
Hurt is excellent in his role, and he's what really gives this film a good go at "above mediocre." His ex-con is one that's bitter, quiet and respectful -- but you wouldn't want to cross him in any way, shape or form. He takes the kids under his wing, acting as the father figure neither has -- while they take the place of the children Brett wanted, but didn't get. And this entire story plays out while the three meander through Louisiana, though we never know where they are in relation to where they started, nor do we know where they're heading. A clear and distinct target -- something to help out those of us not familiar with Louisiana -- might have helped reign in the story's loose ends a bit. Additionally, not enough time is spent on fleshing out Martine and Gordy, the latter of which really deserves his own film.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Clean your Keyboard by Cleankey.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2582</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:19:55 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Seeing these Cleankeys keyboard reminds me of the Atari 400. Some of you may not remember this slightly cheaper version of the Atari 800 home computer<br />
that used a TV as a monitor, but the keyboard did not have the individual keys like the ones on most of our PCs and laptops of today. he problem with the 400 is that they had a way of not relaying input when then were touched lightly. Hopefully, the people who made the Cleankeys have solved this problem, but I think that their goal was to make a computer keyboard that would be easily cleanable.<br />
All you need to do is just wipe it down like you would a window. Not only is this a computer for all germphobics, but for most offices where computer keyboards are shared amongst employees.The cleankeys have a numeric keypad, and what looks like a circular touchpad in its lower right hand corner. Now, an easily cleanable keyboard is the good news. The bad news is the price tag. It costs about &#36;400.Yeah, I don’t know about you, but I’m willing to take a risk with germs rather than pay that price for a keyboard, which is about four times more than a regular keyboard. Maybe if it was wireless, I would pay a little more, but that is usually it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Seeing these Cleankeys keyboard reminds me of the Atari 400. Some of you may not remember this slightly cheaper version of the Atari 800 home computer<br />
that used a TV as a monitor, but the keyboard did not have the individual keys like the ones on most of our PCs and laptops of today. he problem with the 400 is that they had a way of not relaying input when then were touched lightly. Hopefully, the people who made the Cleankeys have solved this problem, but I think that their goal was to make a computer keyboard that would be easily cleanable.<br />
All you need to do is just wipe it down like you would a window. Not only is this a computer for all germphobics, but for most offices where computer keyboards are shared amongst employees.The cleankeys have a numeric keypad, and what looks like a circular touchpad in its lower right hand corner. Now, an easily cleanable keyboard is the good news. The bad news is the price tag. It costs about &#36;400.Yeah, I don’t know about you, but I’m willing to take a risk with germs rather than pay that price for a keyboard, which is about four times more than a regular keyboard. Maybe if it was wireless, I would pay a little more, but that is usually it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Netgear unveils new networking accessories for home theaters.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2581</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:16:13 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[WiFi Internet Adapter for Home theaters with Gaming consols.<br />
Netgear has rolled out a bunch of new networking accessories which will target the home theater market in the form of the High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004) as well as the Universal WiFi Internet Adapter for Home Theater Devices and Gaming Consoles (WNCE2001). The former is a carrier-grade, tested and proven solution for wirelessly playing multiple jitter-free 1080p HD video and audio streams to virtually every room in your home flawlessly, boasting twice the performance and range of solutions in the market currently. As for the latter, it is capable of delivering Wireless-N performance of up to 300 Mbps via its Ethernet port of consumer electronic (CE) devices including Internet TVs, game consoles and Blu-ray players among others.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WiFi Internet Adapter for Home theaters with Gaming consols.<br />
Netgear has rolled out a bunch of new networking accessories which will target the home theater market in the form of the High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004) as well as the Universal WiFi Internet Adapter for Home Theater Devices and Gaming Consoles (WNCE2001). The former is a carrier-grade, tested and proven solution for wirelessly playing multiple jitter-free 1080p HD video and audio streams to virtually every room in your home flawlessly, boasting twice the performance and range of solutions in the market currently. As for the latter, it is capable of delivering Wireless-N performance of up to 300 Mbps via its Ethernet port of consumer electronic (CE) devices including Internet TVs, game consoles and Blu-ray players among others.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[WiFi Portable MP3 Player.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2580</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:15:08 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>cavinsmither</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Archos 605 generation 5 portable media player comes with a convenient WiFi feature, an attribute that offers the fastest and easiest way to access digital entertainment. You can use the built-in Wi-Fi capabilities of the Archos to download online media content from the Archos content portal. All you need is a usable Wi-Fi connection, and you are good to start downloading. With the Archos in hand, for the first time you can download favorite movies, TV shows, and music wherever you are, without being tied to the PC or Mac. Other great features include a full-color 4.3-Inch touchscreen that crams in an amazing 800 x 480 picture resolution for superior picture quality and 30 GB of built-in memory.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Archos 605 generation 5 portable media player comes with a convenient WiFi feature, an attribute that offers the fastest and easiest way to access digital entertainment. You can use the built-in Wi-Fi capabilities of the Archos to download online media content from the Archos content portal. All you need is a usable Wi-Fi connection, and you are good to start downloading. With the Archos in hand, for the first time you can download favorite movies, TV shows, and music wherever you are, without being tied to the PC or Mac. Other great features include a full-color 4.3-Inch touchscreen that crams in an amazing 800 x 480 picture resolution for superior picture quality and 30 GB of built-in memory.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Google: Desktop PCs to be "irrelevant" in 3 years]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2579</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>agentd</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you're reading this on a computer, you're about to be lost in the past, at least according to a Google Europe executive, John Herlihy, who has proclaimed the PC era just about over.<br />
<br />
By 2013, says Herlihy, the desktop PC will be irrelevant, and the smart phone will be the platform of choice for most Internet use.<br />
<br />
Silicon Republic says Herlihy's audience, a "Digital Landscapes" conference at University College Dublin, was "baffled" by the statement, although many a pundit has made this prediction in recent months. Other Google executives have also posited that the company's primary focus going forward will be on mobile technologies.<br />
<br />
It's unclear how much Google will focus on phones versus other mobile devices such as laptops and nascent tablet devices like the Apple iPad, but it's clear that in the long term, all PC-based devices are at risk of being made irrelevant by more pocket-friendly machinery.<br />
<br />
But is three years being too aggressive? The pace of innovation is blistering in the smart phone space (remember that just three years ago there was no iPhone and no Android OS), but will the advances in the next three years be enough to make computers as we know them obsolete? It's obvious that there will still be a market for the desktop (or at least the laptop) come 2013 - the need for larger screens for corporate work will alone ensure that - but how big will that market be, and is it ultimately as doomed as the Silicon Valley bigshots would have us believe?<br />
<br />
<a href="http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/blogs/the_working_guy/rss/article/4379" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're reading this on a computer, you're about to be lost in the past, at least according to a Google Europe executive, John Herlihy, who has proclaimed the PC era just about over.<br />
<br />
By 2013, says Herlihy, the desktop PC will be irrelevant, and the smart phone will be the platform of choice for most Internet use.<br />
<br />
Silicon Republic says Herlihy's audience, a "Digital Landscapes" conference at University College Dublin, was "baffled" by the statement, although many a pundit has made this prediction in recent months. Other Google executives have also posited that the company's primary focus going forward will be on mobile technologies.<br />
<br />
It's unclear how much Google will focus on phones versus other mobile devices such as laptops and nascent tablet devices like the Apple iPad, but it's clear that in the long term, all PC-based devices are at risk of being made irrelevant by more pocket-friendly machinery.<br />
<br />
But is three years being too aggressive? The pace of innovation is blistering in the smart phone space (remember that just three years ago there was no iPhone and no Android OS), but will the advances in the next three years be enough to make computers as we know them obsolete? It's obvious that there will still be a market for the desktop (or at least the laptop) come 2013 - the need for larger screens for corporate work will alone ensure that - but how big will that market be, and is it ultimately as doomed as the Silicon Valley bigshots would have us believe?<br />
<br />
<a href="http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/blogs/the_working_guy/rss/article/4379" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Christian the lion]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2578</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:42:07 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Dom</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuxO-C2IzE" target="_blank">Christian the lion-it will make you weep</a><br />
<br />
What a wonderful story. And we human beings actually think that we're the only intelligent beings...so not true!<br />
<br />
Dom]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuxO-C2IzE" target="_blank">Christian the lion-it will make you weep</a><br />
<br />
What a wonderful story. And we human beings actually think that we're the only intelligent beings...so not true!<br />
<br />
Dom]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA["Friends are Quiet Angels"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2577</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:46:59 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>The Aphoristic</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone,<br />
<br />
I’ve been hearing the song Friends are Quiet Angels, whenever I go into Tristan’s MySpace. The song is so pretty I went on a quest to find it. Well I found it on YouTube under The Friendship Song – “Friends are Quiet Angels” along with the words and a very cute picture show especially for animal and children lover’s.  I thought I would bring the link over to TR.com for everyone to enjoy.<br />
<br />
Tristan you have very good taste in music.<br />
<br />
Take care,<br />
<br />
The Aphoristic<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7d7Ul6PmI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7d7Ul6PmI</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Everyone,<br />
<br />
I’ve been hearing the song Friends are Quiet Angels, whenever I go into Tristan’s MySpace. The song is so pretty I went on a quest to find it. Well I found it on YouTube under The Friendship Song – “Friends are Quiet Angels” along with the words and a very cute picture show especially for animal and children lover’s.  I thought I would bring the link over to TR.com for everyone to enjoy.<br />
<br />
Tristan you have very good taste in music.<br />
<br />
Take care,<br />
<br />
The Aphoristic<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7d7Ul6PmI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7d7Ul6PmI</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gold for Canada]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2575</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:45:22 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Congrats to my Canuck friends on the men's team taking the gold in hockey tonight!<br />
<br />
Great game!  You deserve a flag waving moment...<br />
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<img src="http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/images/smilies/drapeau-canada-10.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="canada-10" title="canada-10" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Congrats to my Canuck friends on the men's team taking the gold in hockey tonight!<br />
<br />
Great game!  You deserve a flag waving moment...<br />
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<img src="http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/images/smilies/drapeau-canada-10.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="canada-10" title="canada-10" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Regarding SCMS]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2574</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:07:42 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Tristan Rogers</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have been reading posts from people interested in the upcoming SCMS convention in Los Angeles.  I need to point out that this gathering is largely a group of well informed people who understand the current media situation and wish to discuss the problems along with where things are headed.  This is a smart group.  Where I fit in here is anyone’s guess but I will endeavor to acquit myself and not look like a total idiot.  I don’t expect any “silver bullet” to come from this convention and I would like to say, neither should you.  This gathering is more an exchange and understanding of where the industry is at and an idea of where it could be headed, rather than a panacea to all it’s problems.<br />
<br />
Right now the situation with Daytime Drama has been well documented and discussed.  I doubt there is one part of this dilemma that hasn’t been brought forth and examined.  When I first started to comment on Daytimes plight back in 06’ things were way different.  Daytime still looked like a tight industry, albeit smaller, but still a force.  Today it looks like a boxer who can’t get off the ropes.  We have lost a number of shows and will lose more.  The underlying differences here reside in two very diverse forces.  The public are fueled by emotion and the Network’s are fueled by a “sense of business”.  In reality soaps make money so we can remove that element, because if they didn’t they would have all been gone by now.  So what are we left with?  The Daytime genre is one the “new guard” within Network just plain don’t relate to.  I am not the first person to mention that NO other genre within Network television generates the feelings that Daytime drama does and this is largely because no other genre has been around for such a long period of time.  The average prime time show has a 5 year business plan attached to it.  Five years in Daytime is nothing.  But the question on most fans minds is, “how do we save our beloved shows?”  With the direction that the remaining shows are currently headed it’s hard to see how they can be.  For these shows to survive they need a commitment from the people that are running them and right now that isn’t in evidence.  If there was there would be an across the board change in the way they are evolving.  It’s been voiced that these shows appear to be “taking up space till something viable can be found as a replacement”.<br />
<br />
But, does the above mean that there really is no hope for these shows survival?  No, it doesn’t. We already have a developing industry on the Web that is generating plenty of interest and showcasing a varied line-up of soaps that are becoming quite innovative in terms of subject matter.  But, is this enough?  With all the exposure they can get on the Web soaps still need a television presence and this becomes complex and expensive.   I mentioned sometime ago that soap is its own genre like sports, politics, cartoons,  cooking, science, history etc.  The aforementioned genre’s all have their own dedicated Networks and survive quite comfortably.  Why not a channel that is dedicated solely to all things pertaining to this form of entertainment.  I mean past, present and future.  I can hear the mention of SoapNet come up but this channel has largely been a “recycler” for existing and some past shows.  There’s no question it could be much more, but what I am suggesting is something that goes way beyond that.  I firmly believe that a channel built entirely around all elements and segments of the “soap industry” can succeed….wildly.  Why?  Because the underlying precepts have already been established, there’s an audience and the rules for success are already well known and waiting to be implemented.  What are they?<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Interesting characters in compelling stories"</span>.<br />
<br />
See ya<br />
<br />
Tristan]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been reading posts from people interested in the upcoming SCMS convention in Los Angeles.  I need to point out that this gathering is largely a group of well informed people who understand the current media situation and wish to discuss the problems along with where things are headed.  This is a smart group.  Where I fit in here is anyone’s guess but I will endeavor to acquit myself and not look like a total idiot.  I don’t expect any “silver bullet” to come from this convention and I would like to say, neither should you.  This gathering is more an exchange and understanding of where the industry is at and an idea of where it could be headed, rather than a panacea to all it’s problems.<br />
<br />
Right now the situation with Daytime Drama has been well documented and discussed.  I doubt there is one part of this dilemma that hasn’t been brought forth and examined.  When I first started to comment on Daytimes plight back in 06’ things were way different.  Daytime still looked like a tight industry, albeit smaller, but still a force.  Today it looks like a boxer who can’t get off the ropes.  We have lost a number of shows and will lose more.  The underlying differences here reside in two very diverse forces.  The public are fueled by emotion and the Network’s are fueled by a “sense of business”.  In reality soaps make money so we can remove that element, because if they didn’t they would have all been gone by now.  So what are we left with?  The Daytime genre is one the “new guard” within Network just plain don’t relate to.  I am not the first person to mention that NO other genre within Network television generates the feelings that Daytime drama does and this is largely because no other genre has been around for such a long period of time.  The average prime time show has a 5 year business plan attached to it.  Five years in Daytime is nothing.  But the question on most fans minds is, “how do we save our beloved shows?”  With the direction that the remaining shows are currently headed it’s hard to see how they can be.  For these shows to survive they need a commitment from the people that are running them and right now that isn’t in evidence.  If there was there would be an across the board change in the way they are evolving.  It’s been voiced that these shows appear to be “taking up space till something viable can be found as a replacement”.<br />
<br />
But, does the above mean that there really is no hope for these shows survival?  No, it doesn’t. We already have a developing industry on the Web that is generating plenty of interest and showcasing a varied line-up of soaps that are becoming quite innovative in terms of subject matter.  But, is this enough?  With all the exposure they can get on the Web soaps still need a television presence and this becomes complex and expensive.   I mentioned sometime ago that soap is its own genre like sports, politics, cartoons,  cooking, science, history etc.  The aforementioned genre’s all have their own dedicated Networks and survive quite comfortably.  Why not a channel that is dedicated solely to all things pertaining to this form of entertainment.  I mean past, present and future.  I can hear the mention of SoapNet come up but this channel has largely been a “recycler” for existing and some past shows.  There’s no question it could be much more, but what I am suggesting is something that goes way beyond that.  I firmly believe that a channel built entirely around all elements and segments of the “soap industry” can succeed….wildly.  Why?  Because the underlying precepts have already been established, there’s an audience and the rules for success are already well known and waiting to be implemented.  What are they?<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Interesting characters in compelling stories"</span>.<br />
<br />
See ya<br />
<br />
Tristan]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Frisco &#x26; Felicia clips]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2573</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:55:10 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Beach Dreamer</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know if The Kristina Network is still up and running?  I've been looking for clips of Frisco &#x26; Felicia lately and can't seem to find a link for the network.  Are there any other places to look?  I've watched just about everything that's been posted on YouTube and I want to see more of the princess and her drifter :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does anyone know if The Kristina Network is still up and running?  I've been looking for clips of Frisco & Felicia lately and can't seem to find a link for the network.  Are there any other places to look?  I've watched just about everything that's been posted on YouTube and I want to see more of the princess and her drifter :)]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How about doiing a comedy..]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2572</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:07:34 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Bourne</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hey Tristan,<br />
<br />
Been pretty darn busy of late.  Just got done watching your backstage videos of you, Reilly, Geary, Wyatt.  You know, I can picture you in a comedy with them.. God I miss seeing them on TV.  I know we see Tony on GH, but wish we could see John and Sharon.. I just miss seeing them on air so much.  I really do miss seing them.. <br />
<br />
Any chance you could get them involved with your projects you are working on.  I can't say enough how you and the ones I mentioned above have touched our lives.. <br />
<br />
Just wish there was a way for you all to get together again in some type of web movie or something.  I know you all can pull it off.. I think we all could use a comedy.. I know you guys can do it.  What was the movie Travolta was in.. Wild Hogs or better yet, Space Cowboys.. <br />
<br />
Okay, gotta run, take care..]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey Tristan,<br />
<br />
Been pretty darn busy of late.  Just got done watching your backstage videos of you, Reilly, Geary, Wyatt.  You know, I can picture you in a comedy with them.. God I miss seeing them on TV.  I know we see Tony on GH, but wish we could see John and Sharon.. I just miss seeing them on air so much.  I really do miss seing them.. <br />
<br />
Any chance you could get them involved with your projects you are working on.  I can't say enough how you and the ones I mentioned above have touched our lives.. <br />
<br />
Just wish there was a way for you all to get together again in some type of web movie or something.  I know you all can pull it off.. I think we all could use a comedy.. I know you guys can do it.  What was the movie Travolta was in.. Wild Hogs or better yet, Space Cowboys.. <br />
<br />
Okay, gotta run, take care..]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New GH Credits]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2571</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:04:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>agentd</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Steamboat teaser]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2570</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:19:28 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>agentd</dc:creator>
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Episode 1<br />
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Episode 1<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Tristan Rogers and Panel to Discuss Future of Soaps]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2569</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:35:38 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>agentd</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/news/tristan-rogers" target="_blank">Tristan Rogers </a>(ex-Robert Scorpio, General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift) is joining UC-Berkeley professor Abigail De Kosnik, past Daytime Confidential <a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/2008/06/03/daytime-confidential-247-sam-ford-interview" target="_blank">podcast guest</a> and Director of Digital Strategy at public relations agency Peppercom, Sam Ford and Miami University professor C. Lee Harrington on a panel discussing the current state and future of the soap opera genre at the 50th annual meeting of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 18 from 12-1:45 p.m.<br />
<br />
For more details on the event and their upcoming book The Survival of the Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era visit<a href="http://www.cmstudies.org/index.php?option=com_content&#x26;task=view&#x26;Itemid=97&#x26;id=632" target="_blank"> Society for Cinema and Media Studies website</a> or contact Sam Ford at samford@mit.edu<br />
<br />
<a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/2010/02/18/tristan-rogers-and-panel-to-discuss-future-of-soaps" target="_blank">daytime confidential</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/news/tristan-rogers" target="_blank">Tristan Rogers </a>(ex-Robert Scorpio, General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift) is joining UC-Berkeley professor Abigail De Kosnik, past Daytime Confidential <a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/2008/06/03/daytime-confidential-247-sam-ford-interview" target="_blank">podcast guest</a> and Director of Digital Strategy at public relations agency Peppercom, Sam Ford and Miami University professor C. Lee Harrington on a panel discussing the current state and future of the soap opera genre at the 50th annual meeting of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 18 from 12-1:45 p.m.<br />
<br />
For more details on the event and their upcoming book The Survival of the Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era visit<a href="http://www.cmstudies.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&Itemid=97&id=632" target="_blank"> Society for Cinema and Media Studies website</a> or contact Sam Ford at samford@mit.edu<br />
<br />
<a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/2010/02/18/tristan-rogers-and-panel-to-discuss-future-of-soaps" target="_blank">daytime confidential</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tom Brokaw Explains Canada To Americans]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2568</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>agentd</dc:creator>
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If he had left Harper out of it, it would of been perfect.]]></description>
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If he had left Harper out of it, it would of been perfect.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tangent warning - Bon Jovi &#x26; Facebook :)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2567</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:55:51 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Beach Dreamer</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[To any fellow Bon Jovi lovers - they're going to be streaming live via Facebook at 8:30 PST :D  Enjoy!  I'll try to post the alternate link below but I'm not sure it will work.  Cheers and have a great weekend everyone!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/bonjovi" target="_blank">http://www.ustream.tv/bonjovi</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[To any fellow Bon Jovi lovers - they're going to be streaming live via Facebook at 8:30 PST :D  Enjoy!  I'll try to post the alternate link below but I'm not sure it will work.  Cheers and have a great weekend everyone!<br />
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<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/bonjovi" target="_blank">http://www.ustream.tv/bonjovi</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[happy bday chestnut1975]]></title>
			<link>http://www.tristanrogers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2566</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:59:45 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>trmod</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[have a good one chestnut1975]]></description>
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