<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from dee-ann.blog-city.com</title><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 dee-ann.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from dee-ann.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Pondering new directions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/pondering_new_directions.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/pondering_new_directions.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pondering%5Fnew%5Fdirections</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m thinking of making this blog more about games. 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I&#39;ve been an editor for a number of publicat]]></description></item><item><title>Mars needs PHP programmers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/mars_needs_php_programmers.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/mars_needs_php_programmers.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mars%5Fneeds%5Fphp%5Fprogrammers</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, Mars may not need them, but Splunk  does! In fact, we need three or four of them. If you like the idea of working for me, we need some for SplunkBase.  If you hate the idea of working for me, we need them for other projects too. If you&#39;re i]]></description></item><item><title>Study shows that gamers aren&apos;t antisocial gits</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/study_shows_that_gamers_arent_antisocial_gits.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/study_shows_that_gamers_arent_antisocial_gits.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=study%5Fshows%5Fthat%5Fgamers%5Farent%5Fantisocial%5Fgits</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those of us who like to play games that are social like MMORPGs now have something we can point to that shows that really, we&#39;re not antisocial losers. :) I know I&#39;ve made some very good friends over the years through online gaming.&nbsp;New]]></description></item><item><title>Assessing the Cost of an Open Source Project</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/assessing_the_cost_of_an_open_source_project.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/assessing_the_cost_of_an_open_source_project.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=assessing%5Fthe%5Fcost%5Fof%5Fan%5Fopen%5Fsource%5Fproject</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered how much effort it would take you to duplicate a particular open source project? Check out ohloh, where you can feed in information about a particular project and let their software tell you how many man-hours or how many US dollars it]]></description></item><item><title>Linux for Dummies 8th Edition is out!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linux_for_dummies_8th_edition_is_out.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linux_for_dummies_8th_edition_is_out.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=linux%5Ffor%5Fdummies%5F8th%5Fedition%5Fis%5Fout</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I know, your life is just not complete without a new version of Linux for Dummies. :) Well, I can help with that! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470116498?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=renaissoft&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325]]></description></item><item><title>Nominate a Sysadmin of the Year!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/nominate_a_sysadmin_of_the_year.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/nominate_a_sysadmin_of_the_year.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=nominate%5Fa%5Fsysadmin%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fyear</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[System administration is a pretty thankless job. 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Apparently mine had, as my compute]]></description></item><item><title>Site Community Features</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/site_community_features.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/site_community_features.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=site%5Fcommunity%5Ffeatures</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Question of the day:What are your favorite community features on your favorite sites? What keeps you going back there?]]></description></item><item><title>Splunk seeking beta testers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/splunk_seeking_beta_testers.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/splunk_seeking_beta_testers.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=splunk%5Fseeking%5Fbeta%5Ftesters</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Are you in San Francisco and interested in beta testing Splunk? Hop over to the Web Development @ Splunk blog  and check out the perks and who to contact. :)]]></description></item><item><title>Moi the &quot;Linux Expert&quot; on the set of The Lab with Leo Laporte</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/moi_the_linux_expert_on_the_set_of_the_lab_with_leo_laport.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/moi_the_linux_expert_on_the_set_of_the_lab_with_leo_laport.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=moi%5Fthe%5Flinux%5Fexpert%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fset%5Fof%5Fthe%5Flab%5Fwith%5Fleo%5Flaport</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Found some photos of moi  on the set on the Lab with Leo Laporte &#39;s Flickr  pages. These are from the shoots in March. I&#39;m sure the ones in April will be up sometime after the filming madness ends!]]></description></item><item><title>LinuxFest NorthWest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linuxfest_northwest_1.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linuxfest_northwest_1.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=linuxfest%5Fnorthwest%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hey folks. If you&#39;re in the Pacific NorthWest or in the Canadian SouthWest, I highly recommend attending LinuxFest NorthWest  on April 28th and 29th. I&#39;ll be there, that should be enough, right? Okay, okay! There&#39;s lots of reasons to go,]]></description></item><item><title>Coolest Linux Stuff</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/coolest_linux_stuff.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/coolest_linux_stuff.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=coolest%5Flinux%5Fstuff</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m looking for ultra cool Linux things to do to entice people to try Linux. 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