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	<title>Charles Gardner, Sterling Ideas Inc, IT Consultant</title>
	<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com</link>
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		<title>Sane Password Strength Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have had a growing frustration lately with passwords.  It is astounding how many large, reputable companies have password policies that are atrocious and lack any seeming sanity to them.  I believe in long passphrases and in password management software that can generate complex passwords.  It is extremely disappointing how frequently web sites will not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2012/04/sane-password-strength-guidelines/</link>
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		<title>SMB Disaster Recovery Planning Worksheet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quite a bit of the work I do is with small and medium businesses. Far too few businesses in the SMB market have adequate, formal, and tested disaster recovery plans. Too often the plan goes something like this: &#8220;Call the IT guy when something breaks, evacuate gear if a hurricane is coming, and panic if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/08/smb-disaster-recovery-planning-worksheet/</link>
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		<title>Orlando VMUG for 3rd Quarter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next Orlando VMUG meeting is scheduled for August 25th from 6pm-9pm. Here are the details: Date: August 25, 2011 Time: 6pm-9pm Location:Z88.3 1065 Rainer Drive Altomonte Springs, FL 32714 Go to the registration page for details and to register for the event.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/08/orlando-vmug-for-3rd-quarter/</link>
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		<title>VMWare Announcement &#8211; vSphere 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like next week we will get the official announcement of vSphere 5 as VMWare&#8217;s CEO Paul Maritz and CTO Steve Herrod host a live online event titled &#8220;Raising the Bar, Part V.&#8221; The event is Tuesday July 12th at noon Eastern time, and you can jump to the registration link here. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/07/vmware-announcement-vsphere-5/</link>
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		<title>Kerio Connect 7.2 Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kerio Connect 7.2 is now available with several notable improvements. What’s new in Kerio Connect 7.2? Native support for Outlook 2011 for Mac – no client connector required Calendar improvements including: Exceptions from recurrent events, Implicit scheduling with the latest CalDAV protocol, and Calendar auto-accept Increased mobile device support – Android 2.2 devices, Droid 2, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/06/kerio-connect-7-2-available/</link>
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		<title>Android: Google Silently Storing WiFi Security Data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I bought a Motorola Xoom I noticed a &#8216;feature&#8217; that consumers might appreciate but companies should be aware of, namely that Google apparently stores the wireless access point information including SSIDs and passwords from Android devices within the user&#8217;s Google account. After I brought my new Xoom home, I realized it connected to my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/04/android-google-silently-storing-wifi-security-data/</link>
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		<title>Kerio Connect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kerio Connect is an excellent Exchange server alternative, particularly in the SMB arena.  The system&#8217;s Exchange compatibility is comprehensive, including Outlook support and ActiveSync support to keep your smartphones and tablets productive. Connect offers a compelling value for the cost.  Not only is the license very reasonably priced, the installation and maintenance of the system [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/04/kerio-connect/</link>
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		<title>Tampa Area VMUG Meeting April 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the Tampa Area VMWare User Group 2011 spring meeting held April 7th at TechData in Clearwater.  There were valuable user presentations from the Hillsborough County Tax Collector&#8217;s office and Tampa Bay Water on their virtualization implementations.  Symantec and Wyse presented vendor segments.  I found the Wyse live demo of their thin clients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2011/04/tampa-area-vmug-meeting-april-7/</link>
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		<title>Tampa Bay VMUG Meeting May 19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next Tampa area VMWare User Group meeting is scheduled for May 19th at TechData in Clearwater.  The agenda looks to be heavy on View so it could be interesting. Here are the details: Location: Tech Data Corporation 5350 Tech Data Drive Clearwater, Fl. 33760 Raymund Center Building, Seminar Room #3 Date: Wednesday, May 19, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2010/05/tampa-bay-vmug-meeting-may-19/</link>
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		<title>vSphere Hardening Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VMWare released a first public draft of their vSphere 4.0 Hardening Guide.  They are soliciting feedback on this draft for the next month.  Assumably we will see a final version in the spring. The guide is broken into several PDFs covering different topics: Introduction Host Virtual Machines vCenter vNetwork Console OS Take a look and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2010/01/vsphere-hardening-guide/</link>
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