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		<title>Back from Cuba</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/back-from-cuba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just spend almost 2 weeks in Cuba on a photography trip.  Will start writing about Cuba and posting here.  Fascinating place.  Complicated relationships, between US and Cuba, me and Cuba.  More to come soon.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=909&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t order Adobe software through JourneyEd</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/dont-order-adobe-software-through-journeyed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["academic software"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA["photoshop lightroom"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ordered Photoshop Lightroom Student and Teacher Edition from JourneyEd because I kept checking at campus software store and they never got it. Had to send JourneyEd proof of my academic status to place the order.  Got the software but no &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/dont-order-adobe-software-through-journeyed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=902&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Luang Prabang, Laos</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/from-luang-prabang-laos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laos "Luang Prabang" monks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Couldn&#8217;t get this posted from Laos &#8212; where I actually did have internet access, unlike Myanmar.  Will post now, and add other reflections on my trip to Myanmar, Bangkok, and Laos shortly. Lots of monks and temples here. Today at &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/from-luang-prabang-laos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=884&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Website Usability</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/bank-website-usability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[usability at large]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I like my bank, Mechanics Bank &#8212; REAL people, as opposed to Wells Fargo, from which I moved my accounts. But their online banking and bill-paying site has LOTS of problems. So they decide to do a survey &#8212; OK &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/bank-website-usability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=888&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random hotel thoughts at the end of a long trip</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/random-hotel-thoughts-at-the-end-of-a-long-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usability at large]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t counted, but have probably stayed at a dozen hotels or more on this trip, ranging from simple to luxurious, in 3 countries: Thailand (developed), Myanmar (undeveloped) and, in Laos, Luang Prabang (in between). Having glass (clear or frosted) &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/random-hotel-thoughts-at-the-end-of-a-long-trip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=879&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Things Have Changed &#8212; But&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/864/</link>
		<comments>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/864/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Young women today don&#8217;t realize, I think, how things were, and not that long ago. Gail Collins&#8217; new book reminds us of how things were. When I was in high school I decided to be a &#8220;lady lawyer&#8221; &#8212; that &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/864/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=864&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;She&#8217;s Geeky&#8221; conference in Bay Area &#8211; and call for volunteers</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/shes-geeky-conference-in-bay-area-and-call-for-volunteers/</link>
		<comments>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/shes-geeky-conference-in-bay-area-and-call-for-volunteers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[conference and meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[visual studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the &#8220;She&#8217;s Geeky&#8221; organizers: Dear She&#8217;s Geeky Women, We are really pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration is open for: DC &#8211; November 13-14, 2009  Friday &#8211; Saturday Announcement: http://www.facebook.com/l/41b3a;shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/09/annoucing-shes-geeky-dc-nov-13-14/ Registration: http://www.facebook.com/l/41b3a;shesgeekydc.eventbrite.com/ Bay Area &#8211; January 29-31, 2010  Friday &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/shes-geeky-conference-in-bay-area-and-call-for-volunteers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=861&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kindle Review</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/kindle-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update 10/1/09: Amazon has quietly raised the price of most new books to $15.  They are, more or less, a monopoly provider, so they can and no doubt will raise the price of books as they gain market share. There &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/kindle-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=853&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Alert: laptoplcdworld.com</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/consumer-alert-laptoplcdworld-com/</link>
		<comments>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/consumer-alert-laptoplcdworld-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>N.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumer complaints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laptop LCD Screen World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptoplcdworld.com]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nancyv.wordpress.com/?p=848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ordered a laptop screen from them &#8212; BAD idea.  Their eBay ad was incomplete &#8212; what they advertised as a replacement screen for my Dell Latitude X1 came as glossy, not matte, which was the original. Their ad did not &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/consumer-alert-laptoplcdworld-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=848&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Complaint: United Airlines</title>
		<link>http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/consumer-complaint-united-airlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[United Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United airlines problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Mileage Plus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: I was booking an international ticket on United with frequent flyer miles and there was a problem with the info saved on my Mileage Plus account &#8212; because the United Visa database got hacked a few years ago.   But &#8230; <a href="http://nancyv.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/consumer-complaint-united-airlines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nancyv.wordpress.com&amp;blog=289211&amp;post=841&amp;subd=nancyv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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