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	<description>Identity Management in an Uncertain World and Other Random Things</description>
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		<title>Password insanity!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Authentication and password policies are the bane of my existence.  I really feel sorry for millions of consumers who have no idea whats going on (exactly) with the crazy and absurd requirements that companies put in place for logging in to view account balances or make payments.  As I have a few ideas about whats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My IdM Christmas Wish List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I actually have enjoyed these items on my wish list for awhile, they are very practical and fresh full of usefullness and insights year after year.  I use and would recommend any of the following wish list items to my colleague or friends who make his or her livelihood through professional Identity &#038; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/oracle-idm/my-idm-christmas-wish-list</link>
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		<title>Hi there!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my new and improved Website.  I wanted to build something that was easier to update, more interactive, and frankly more fun to use.  I&#8217;m shifting the focus a little to give more room to talk about the business and technical issues around enterprise identity and access management.  Some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Performance Websites for Photographers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Over the past 1 1/2 years I have had the great pleasure of writing a column on website management for Rangefinder Magazine, a popular periodical worldwide for the professional photographer.&#160; Lately I have not been able to contribute at the same pace which I started writing my column, but nonetheless the new articles will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/photography/high-performance-websites-for-photographers</link>
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		<title>Some Windows 7 wins and losses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can hardly belive the official release of Windows 7 is right around the corner.&#160; Only a few of you may know that back in Decem ber 2008 (right before Win7 Beta became available) I was merely weeks away from switching entirely from PC to MAC OSX to rid myself of the evils beset inside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/technology/some-windows-7-wins-and-losses</link>
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		<title>Favorite Win7 Performance Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My favorite Windows 7 tips from Maximum PC
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/25_most_popular_windows_tips
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/21_steps_make_your_pc_betterfasterstronger
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		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/technology/favorite-win7-performance-tips</link>
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		<title>Windows, security and success as a photographer</title>
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Thanks for all the kind feedback about the latest Rangefinder article on securing your images for online portolios and online proofing.&#160;
Frequently in interviews and computer science classes the rhetorical question gets asked, &#8220;Would Windows be so successful if it was more secure from the start?&#8221;&#160; I think that&#8217;s a great question, one deserving more contemplation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/photography/windows-security-and-success-as-a-photographer</link>
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		<title>Securing Images Online (For Photographers)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here&#8217;s a little somthing for all my photographer friends and Profitable Website Management fans out there.&#160; I took a couple months break from my regular column for Rangefinder Mag. but I&#8217;m back, and this time I have combined two subjects near and dear to me, a smashup if you will.&#160; Web security, web management [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/photography/securing-images-online-for-photographers</link>
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		<title>Today is my last day at Oracle</title>
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 Today is my last day at Oracle, and it&#8217;s a bit of a sad day.&#160; I have had the pleasure of working with some of the smartest Oracle professionals on the planet (OCS Security Practice, A-Team, OID gurus and Support team you know who you are) but at the same time I really needed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/career/today-is-my-last-day-at-oracle</link>
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		<title>Updating Your Website (For Photographers)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone,
Heads up&#8230;. Yet another article just appeared on the Rangefinder Website a couple days ago.&#160; This time I share my thoughts on the Top 3 Priorities for website updates for 2009.&#160; You may not get the print copy before WPPI so I wanted to make sure you had a chance to read it before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.stevetout.com/photography/updating-your-website-for-photographers</link>
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