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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [May 2026] You may never look at a USB thumb drive or cable the same way after reading this. What was just a precaution that seemed like overkill now may be a warning we need to know. See how this all progressed. USB devices are so common that most people plug them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[February 2026] A Spring Surprise awaits for many of us. A suggestion or two might save you time and frustration over the next few months.  As the Winter yields to Spring, transmitter sites all over place start sprouting all sorts of greenery and other things that are not exactly conducive to site operations or maintenance, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[December 2025] A whole generation has grown up that never experienced Y2K, an abbreviation for the Year 2000. We give commands to our computers to do things at a certain time, and track everything from email to transmitter events in accurate time (assuming we set systems for the right time zone). But, even as we [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[October 2025] Earlier this month, Microsoft declared the &#8220;End of Life&#8221; for Windows 10. However, in some ways, the reports of Windows 10’s death are a bit premature. Windows 10 was supposed to be the “final” version of Windows. Unfortunately, as with many things in the digital world, newer CPUs and software features – not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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