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		<title>ClamWin &#8211; Free Antivirus Program</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2009/03/03/clamwin-free-antivirus-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ClamWin is not the only free antivirus program for Windows but this program will be free forever. This is a traditional application therefore you need to add some other security features like an antispyware application and a firewall. 

This program offers all the functionalities associated to this type of offer. You can receive regular updates [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span lang="EN-US"><strong>ClamWin </strong>is not the only <a href="http://www.clamwin.com/" target="_blank">free antivirus program</a> for Windows but this program will be free forever. This is a traditional application therefore you need to add some other security features like an <a href="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2009/01/25/superantispyware-for-me-the-best-antispyware/" target="_blank">antispyware application</a> and a firewall.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">This program offers all the functionalities associated to this type of offer. You can receive regular updates through the internet and schedule scans to the several parts of your computer. <span> </span>Incoming and outcoming e-mails can also be scanned.</span></p>
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		<title>7-Zip &#8211; Free software to compress and self-extract files</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2009/01/27/7-zip-free-software-to-compress-and-self-extract-files/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m glad there are free softwares to do the things we usually could only do with paid software.
If you need to compress or self-extract Zip files you usually use Windows, but what if you receive a RAR or a GZig file? Now you can manage those formats with a free software: 7-Zip. This software support [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m glad there are free softwares to do the things we usually could only do with paid software.</p>
<p>If you need to compress or self-extract Zip files you usually use Windows, but what if you receive a RAR or a GZig file? Now you can manage those formats with a free software: <a href="www.7-zip.org" target="_blank">7-Zip</a>. This software support a wide range of compression formats and you can also compress files in 5 different standard formats.</p>
<p>So it works, does the job and it’s free!! Why buy a software when we can have one for free.</p>
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		<title>SuperAntiSpyware &#8211; For me the best AntiSpyware</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2009/01/25/superantispyware-for-me-the-best-antispyware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know there are a lot of SUPERAntiSpyware software, I’ve tried some myself but my choice is SuperantiSpyware.
I wish I could remember which Trojan I had on my computer but unfortunately I don’t, but it was a bad one, one of those that no Anti-Virus I tried could eliminate. I searched for days on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know there are a lot of <strong>SUPERAntiSpyware </strong>software, I’ve tried some myself but my choice is SuperantiSpyware.</p>
<p>I wish I could remember which Trojan I had on my computer but unfortunately I don’t, but it was a bad one, one of those that no Anti-Virus I tried could eliminate. I searched for days on the internet for information about how I could remove the spyware, I tried several solutions but without any positive results. I ended up in a forum where there was a link to SuperAntispyware and I said to myself…let’s try it. And it worked.</p>
<p>One month ago I had a Malware and it was Superantispyware that removed it. I run it at least once every two weeks, I have my regular anti-virus but I know that if something real bad shows up on my computer I can count on the “bug program”. I call it “bug program because the icon on the taskbar is a yellowish bug.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/" target="_blank">SUPERAntiSpyware </a>can be downloaded for free. I don’t find it necessary to purchase the whole version, for me the Free Edition has been enough and it’s free!</p>
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		<title>Eraser &#8211; Get rid of your unwanted files for ever</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2009/01/10/eraser-get-rid-of-your-unwanted-files-for-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some days ago I wrote about how I recovered lost movies from my kid’s Christmas party and my happiness when using Recuva computer software. Well sometimes we really want to erase files for good for our hard drives especially when we are blogging and saving blogging files in the office computer while we were supposed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some days ago I wrote about how I recovered lost movies from my kid’s Christmas party and my happiness when using <a href="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/12/26/recover-your-files-with-recuva/">Recuva </a>computer software. Well sometimes we really want to erase files for good for our hard drives especially when we are blogging and saving blogging files in the office computer while we were supposed to be working.</p>
<p>If you are sure that you want to erase all traces from some computer files you have good results with Eraser. The <a href="http://eraser.heidi.ie/" target="_blank">Eraser </a>free computer software is a file destruction tool. Once installed in your computer you will have the eraser option  available on the context menu of Windows Explorer and in the recycle bin menu.</p>
<p><strong>Eraser</strong> Features are:</p>
<blockquote><p>Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP (32/64),Vista (32/64), Windows Server 2003 and DOS.  It works with any drive including IDE, SCSI and RAID, and CD-RW&#8217;s.<br />
Uses the Guttmann (Default), Pseudorandom Data and US DoD 5220-22.M methods.<br />
Erases Files and Folders.<br />
Erases Files/Folders that were only previously &#8216;deleted&#8217;.<br />
Erases all hard drives using &#8216;Darik&#8217;s Boot and Nuke&#8217; method.<br />
Erases Index.dat on Reboot<br />
Erases Encrypted Files and Drives.<br />
Erases FreeSpace on 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.<br />
Erases contents of the Recycle Bin.<br />
Erases Compressed Files and Drives.<br />
Erases Network Files, Floppy Disks, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW.<br />
Erases Windows Temporary Files.<br />
Erases Internet Cookies.<br />
Erases Paging (swap) file.<br />
Erases Internet Cache.<br />
Appears as an &#8216;Erase&#8217; option on the Context Menu of  Windows Explorer and Recycle Bin.<br />
Comes with an Eraser Scheduler that allows you to create user-defined tasks.<br />
Defeats File Recovery software applications Hardware tools.<br />
Supports FAT32 and NTFS Files Systems.<br />
Eraser is easy to use and comes with a dedicated support network.</p></blockquote>
<p>Be careful, remember that using Eraser your files will be erased forever, you can’t recover them even with Recuva program.</p>
<p><strong>Eraser software is FREE.</strong><br />
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		<title>Recover your erased files with Recuva free software</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/12/26/recover-your-files-with-recuva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I went to two parties, one of my daughter&#8217;s school and the other from daycare that both my kids attend. I used my new Nikon to take pictures and make some movies and I used Picasa to put everything on the computer. After the transference I deleted everything from the camera memory card [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week I went to two parties, one of my daughter&#8217;s school and the other from daycare that both my kids attend. I used my new <a href="http://mydailylifeasamom.com/2008/12/i-bought-my-christmas-gift/" target="_blank">Nikon</a> to take pictures and make some movies and I used Picasa to put everything on the computer. After the transference I deleted everything from the camera memory card and well, I was really shocked when I realized that some movies hadn&#8217;t been transfered.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-412" style="float:left;" title="recuva" src="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/recuva-300x228.jpg" alt="" width="298" height="226" />On Christmas Eve my husband bought PC Guide magazine (portuguese version) and while I was checking the magazine I realized that it mentioned an <strong>easy recover progra</strong>m &#8211; <a href="http://www.recuva.com" target="_blank"><strong>Recuva</strong> </a>- that was able <strong>to recover files from hard disks, digital cameras and MP3</strong>. I thought to myself: I&#8217;ve got nothing to lose so let&#8217;s try it!</p>
<p>I entered directly on the Recuva site, downloaded the free application and installed it.  I inserted the memory card on the Laptop slot and ran the Recuva application.  The first scan came out negative, no files had been found, I was disappointed. Than there was the option of <strong>Deep Scan</strong> that would take some minutes. Once again I thought: let&#8217;s do it!! And I did, after a few minutes of looking at an empty scan some .avi files appeared<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-414" style="float:right;" title="recuva-files" src="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/recuva-files-300x204.png" alt="" width="346" height="236" /></p>
<p>and I instantly received my Christmas present: all the movies I had done. I was so thrilled.</p>
<p>I know there are other applications that can do this job but Recuva did it very well. Recuva is signed by Periform, it is very easy to use and fast in the process of locating erased files. You can select from the first menu the type of files you want to recover or you can select to recover every file. You then have the chance to visualize each file that the program detects and decide if that&#8217;s the one you want to recover.</p>
<p>Definitely this is an application I&#8217;m going to keep on my computer to be used when&#8230;I erase something by mistake.<br />
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		<title>Free Photo Software: Get it online for Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amateur photographer is in the majority of all camera owners out there. While the pros have elaborate, expensive equipment and all the latest gadgetry, that’s not the case with you and me. When we pack up our digital camera to take on an outing, or just take a few shots of the kid’s birthday [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The amateur photographer is in the majority of all camera owners out there. While the pros have elaborate, expensive equipment and all the latest gadgetry, that’s not the case with you and me. When we pack up our digital camera to take on an outing, or just take a few shots of the kid’s birthday party or our backyard BBQ gathering, we’re just looking to capture some memories, not win a photo contest.</p>
<p>However, many people don’t know about the absolutely amazing enhancements which can be made to your digital pictures, with photo software. There are tons of fabulous photo editors out there, so how do you know which package to choose, that will meet your needs? You may not want to shell out a couple of hundred bucks – or more – when you have no idea what to do with it, or if the whole package might be way out of your skill set.</p>
<p>Well, here’s some great news! Before you go out and spend your hard-earned cash on photo software that may or may not suit your needs, try some of the many excellent <a href="http://www.searcheslive.info/free-photo-software/" target="_blank">Free Photo Software</a><strong> downloads</strong>. So how do you find these gems? Easy. <strong>Just Google ‘photo software free download’ and wade through some of the thousands of sites at your disposal</strong>.</p>
<p>You’ll first want to get a basic photo editor, also known as an image editor. This is your basic workhorse, which allows you to manipulate your images in dozens of ways. Most include an array of special effects, such as altering colors, contrast, or sharpening or softening the image. Rotating, resizing and introducing layers and transparencies are other common features.</p>
<p>While you’re looking, keep in mind what features will be truly useful to you. For example, if your thing is landscape photos, you may want to look for a photo software package that provides lighting effects. With this feature, you can make a sunset a little more luminous, or even change the color entirely.</p>
<p>Be aware that many of these downloads are only available in the .exe format, so when the download dialog box comes up on your screen, be sure to click the ‘save to disk’ option and save the download in a directory of your choice.</p>
<p>Fool around with a few of these editors to find out what photo software technology has to offer. Once you see what you can do with a photo editor, you’ll want to look into photo software utilities to perform specialized tasks, such as merging photos, instant color matching or creating digital sketches from your kid’s photos!</p>
<p>You’ll be surprised to see how intuitive photo software is to use. There’s no big learning curve. You’ll be up and running in no time. Once you’re familiar with this type of software, you’ll know what you need from photo software and the money you spend will not be wasted. Your pics will be like the pros!  More on <a href="http://www.searcheslive.info/category/computer/" target="_blank">Computer Software</a> and <a href="http://www.searcheslive.info/" target="_blank">Searcheslive</a>.</p>
<p>Make your digital photos spectacular with free photo software!</p>
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		<title>Beauty contest, online and worldwide</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/05/29/beauty-contest-online-and-worldwide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 22:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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This is very useful information for those looking for a model carrier. Look Of The Year is promoting an online beauty contest for everyone around the globe. Everyone can enter the contest so no matter if you are young or not so young, you can enter anyway.
Beautiful people, just take a photo of yourself or [...]]]></description>
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This is very useful information for those looking for a model carrier. Look Of The Year is promoting an online beauty contest for everyone around the globe. Everyone can enter the contest so no matter if you are young or not so young, you can enter anyway.</p>
<p>Beautiful people, just take a photo of yourself or ask someone to take you one, enter the site <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bloggerwave.com/blog_ClickTrack.php?OpportunityId=56&amp;BlogId=5126&amp;LinkId=0">http://www.lookoftheyear.com</a> and send your photo together with some required personal information. You can win US$ 10.000 and, even if you don&#8217;t, once you will be exposed online you have the chance of being spotted by someone from the fashion world. So, what are you waiting for&#8230;</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bloggerwave.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://bloggerwave.com/blogviewcount.php?pic=sponsorlogo.gif&amp;OpportunityId=56&amp;BlogId=5126" alt="" /></a></p>
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		<title>EntreDroppers</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/04/12/entredroppers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owen from Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot has developed the EntreDroppers for those using Entrecard.
EntreDroppers is a wordpress widget that allows bloggers to include in their sidebar a widget that will list the last Entrecard droppers they had on their blogs. This widget is very easy to set, you can list as many droppers as you want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Owen from <a href="http://www.u-g-h.com/">Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot</a> has developed the EntreDroppers for those using <a href="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/02/18/entrecard-advertise-for-free/">Entrecard</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/wordpress-plugins/wordpress-plugin-entredroppers/">EntreDroppers</a> is a wordpress widget that allows bloggers to include in their sidebar a <a href="http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/wordpress-plugins/wordpress-plugin-entredroppers/">widget</a> that will list the last Entrecard droppers they had on their blogs. This widget is very easy to set, you can list as many droppers as you want and even use a &#8220;drop&#8221; menu. You can find more information on <a href="http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2008/04/10/entredroppers-share-the-love/" target="_blank">Owen&#8217;s post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Connect your iPod to any computer</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/03/14/connect-your-ipod-to-any-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have an iPod for sure you need the Yamipod application. This application does not require installation, runs directly from the iPod and makes your iPod recognized as a driver in any computer. It lets you copy files from and to the iPod easily.
This freeware program is already available in 28 languages.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left"><img src="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ipod.jpg" alt="ipod.jpg" />If you have an iPod for sure you need the <a href="http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/" target="_blank">Yamipod </a>application. This application does not require installation, runs directly from the iPod and makes your iPod recognized as a driver in any computer. It lets you copy files from and to the iPod easily.</p>
<p align="left">This freeware program is already available in 28 languages.</p>
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		<title>Entrecard &#8211; Advertise for free</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/02/18/entrecard-advertise-for-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;

For a few weeks that I&#8217;ve been seen those banners from Entrecard and although I entered in the front page several times, I never signed up, well until last week.
Last week I signed up and at first it looked a little confused but after reading the Entrecard guide page everything was clear.
After signing up with [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/entrecard.thumbnail.png" alt="entrecard.png" /></p>
<p align="left">For a few weeks that I&#8217;ve been seen those banners from <a href="http://entrecard.com/" target="_blank">Entrecard</a> and although I entered in the front page several times, I never signed up, well until last week.</p>
<p>Last week I signed up and at first it looked a little confused but after reading the <a href="http://entrecard.com/page/guide" target="_blank">Entrecard guide page</a> everything was clear.</p>
<p>After signing up with Entrecard you just have to look around at other bloggers cards, visit their site, drop your card and earn Entrecard Credits. You can then use the EC you earn to advertise on other bloggers sites. If they accept your card you will show on their Entrecard badger. Bloggers can accept or reject the advertise request.</p>
<p>Sounds confusing? What about having to have one account for each blog? That&#8217;s really tough, worse if you have many blogs. I have three so I must have three email addresses and three Entrecard accounts. The worse part: once dropping cards is a good thing, I never know which <a href="http://entrecard.com/user/5247/statistics" target="_blank">Entrecard I am dropping</a>. I like to drop cards on my <a href="http://entrecard.com/category/" target="_blank">category</a>, once I have three categories I have to pay attention to the Entrecard I am dropping.</p>
<p>The real good thing, I&#8217;m getting to know many good sites, some of them already added to my feed reader.</p>
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		<title>The Sedona Method &#8211; Happiness all around</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/02/07/the-sedona-method-happiness-all-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually blog about useful and funny stuff. When people see or read funny stuff they smile or laugh, but does that mean they are happy? No, not at all. Many times people laugh as an immediate reaction to some action but inside they feel a profound sadness. Can we learn to be happier? Yes, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I usually blog about useful and funny stuff. When people see or read funny stuff they smile or laugh, but does that mean they are happy? No, not at all. Many times people laugh as an immediate reaction to some action but inside they feel a profound sadness. Can we learn to be happier? Yes, of course we can and The Sedona Method is here to help us accomplish that goal.</p>
<p>Inside pain can be difficult to deal with but we can learn out to get rid of it and have a healthier and peaceful life. The Sedona Method has been helping people for three decades by spreading <a href="https://www.sedona.com/spreads-happiness.aspx">happiness</a> worldwide with wonderful results.</p>
<p>You can get help with:</p>
<blockquote><p>Bad Habit Addiction<br />
Caretaker<br />
Drugs and Alcohol<br />
Eating Disorder<br />
Emotional Trauma<br />
Financial Abundance<br />
Freedom from Depression<br />
Grief<br />
Low Self-Esteem<br />
among many other subjects</p></blockquote>
<p>You can start by signing up to the available newsletter where, for free, you can receive the best advices and guidance regarding this method. You will also get a Free DVD and CD.</p>
<p>Happy for no Reason by Marci Shimoff is definitely a book I must read. 7 steps to happiness are at my fingertips. I&#8217;m not going through a good phase of my life and by reading the excerpt of the book I feel it can really help me out finding my way out of my depression and sadness that has been haunting me.</p>
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		<title>Twessenger &#8211; Conecting Twitter to MSN Messenger</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/02/07/twessenger-conecting-twitter-to-msn-messenger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m still trying to figure out how to Twitter straight into Messenger. I found this interesting post through TwitterFeed where OwenC writes about a MSN Messenger Add-on called Twessenger that makes the connection between Twitter and MSN Messenger. I followed all the steps but it still isn&#8217;t working for me.
What is supposed to happen is, [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;m still trying to figure out how to <a href="http://askowen.info/?p=47" target="_blank">Twitter straight into Messenger</a>. I found this interesting post through <a href="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/01/24/twitterfeed/">TwitterFeed</a> where <a href="http://twitter.com/OwenC" target="_blank">OwenC</a> writes about a MSN Messenger Add-on called <a href="http://kunal.kundaje.net/twessenger/" target="_blank">Twessenger</a> that makes the connection between Twitter and MSN Messenger. I followed all the steps but it still isn&#8217;t working for me.</p>
<p>What is supposed to happen is, each time you write a Twitter our MSN Messenger will update our status with the Twitter Message. This will bring you more exposure once, those that don&#8217;t use Twitter or are not following you on Twitter, but are a contact in your MSN Messenger are able to see your Twitter updates. I guess I&#8217;m going to go through all the steps again and see if I can make it work. This is a good service!!</p>
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		<title>Free Mortgage Quotes and Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/02/06/free-mortgage-quotes-and-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a mortgage? Are you tired of having to pay for mortgage quotes and advice? Well, let MoneyMagic help you!. If you are a homeowner or a first time buyer you can find free advice and quotes for several types of Mortgages and Loans.
It&#8217;s very simple and fast, you just have to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you looking for a mortgage? Are you tired of having to pay for mortgage quotes and advice? Well, let MoneyMagic help you!. If you are a homeowner or a first time buyer you can find free advice and quotes for several types of <a href="http://www.earth.co.uk">Mortgages</a> and Loans.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s very simple and fast, you just have to complete the form with some information about yourself, wait for a phone call from a independent Financial Adviser and get a free quote based on your needs and circumstances.</p>
<p>ou can also check the Mortgages guides so that you get more information about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Flexible mortgages</li>
<li> Offset mortgages</li>
<li> Fixed rate mortgages</li>
<li>Interest rates</li>
<li> among many others subjects</li>
</ul>
<p>This is a useful service and remember, it&#8217;s free.</p>
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		<title>Get the most of online coupon codes</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/01/26/get-the-most-of-online-coupon-codes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon is a great place to find all type of products, as you probably know. I have already bought several products from Amazon but I never remember to check first for coupons online. Lately coupon codes have become very popular and almost every store online offers them to their clients.
Before checking out from your cart, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/amazon.thumbnail.jpg" alt="amazon.jpg" />Amazon is a great place to find all type of products, as you probably know. I have already bought several products from Amazon but I never remember to check first for coupons online. Lately coupon codes have become very popular and almost every store online offers them to their clients.</p>
<p>Before checking out from your cart, check for <a href="http://www.couponchief.com/amazon">Amazon coupon code</a>s and get a discount on the products you are buying or free shipment and save a few dollars.</p>
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		<title>Twitterfeed</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/01/24/twitterfeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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I like to use Twitter and sometimes I use almost as a IM. These last 12 days, has I was at home, I used it more often and I was able to notice some messages coming from Twitterfeed.
I check the Twitterfeed site and found out that I could set an account and have my feed [...]]]></description>
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<p>I like to use <a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and sometimes I use almost as a IM. These last 12 days, has I was at home, I used it more often and I was able to notice some messages coming from Twitterfeed.</p>
<p>I check the <a href="http://twitterfeed.com/" target="_blank">Twitterfeed </a>site and found out that I could set an account and have my feed checked and published on Twitter.</p>
<p>It works this way, we sign up for an account using a <a href="http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/01/21/openid/" target="_blank">OpenID</a>, we insert the feeds of our blogs and each time we publish a new post a new Twitter message is automatically published in Twitter. We can choose the way we want the message to show up: Some text and URL, only some text, a small post sentence and URL.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s interesting to see the posts being published in real time. Great way for our followers to check on our blog updates.</p>
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		<title>Wordpress Plugin I use</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulstuffblog.com/2008/01/11/commentluv-plugin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin is one of my latest add-ons on my blogs. Everyone that leaves a comment on any of my posts will have their latest post link below their comment. If you leave a comment on a post of mine, other visitors and myself will have the opportunity to check your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   <a href="http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/commentluv-wordpress-plugin/"><img src="http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/internal/images/commentluvhere.gif" alt="commentluv here" /></a></p>
<p><strong>CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin</strong> is one of my latest add-ons on my blogs. Everyone that leaves a comment on any of my posts will have their latest post link below their comment. If you leave a comment on a post of mine, other visitors and myself will have the opportunity to check your last post by following the link that appear on your comment.</p>
<p>The download can be made here: <a href="http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/commentluv.zip">Download CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin</a>, and for more information regarding this Plugin please check its author page: <a href="http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/commentluv-wordpress-plugin/">Andy Bailey</a>.</p>
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