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		<title>How To Stream Video From Mac To iPad For Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got an iPad a while ago, and I&#8217;ve found it to be an awesome tool. The only thing I&#8217;ve really wished for that it lacks is the ability to play videos directly from iTunes on my Mac over the network. You can do this between PCs, and my AppleTV can stream videos from iTunes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Bonding Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a huge family bonding day, although we didn&#8217;t all spend it together. Megan and Grace went up to Sydney with the Peterborough school for the Rotary Club of Turramurra and Pathfinders Jumbo Flight. Qantas donated the use of a jumbo jet, pilots and cabin crew donated their time, and Rotarian volunteers provided ground [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have signed up for the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge, and Monday night was the official launch of the programme. The idea is for 120 households across the Illawarra to spend the next 12 months moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Sustainable Illawarra provides participants with information, workshops, guidance and resources (as well as some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mint Pesto Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one I haven&#8217;t tried yet, but I do have a lot of mint and parsley at the moment so maybe I will soon. Ingredients 1 cup chopped mint leaves 1 cup chopped parsley 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup vegetable oil Directions In a food processor, combine mint, parsley and garlic. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wicking Beds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: I have moved this post to my other blog, Green-Change.com, as it fits in better with that blog&#8217;s theme of suburban sustainability. For futher updates check out Wicking Beds &#8211; Water Efficient Gardening. A wicking garden bed uses a waterproof container or layer below the soil surface to form an underground reservoir of water. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic In The Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I love most about this photo is that Sarah actually disappeared into her bedroom to get dressed for gardening, and this is what she came out in. Click to embiggen.]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Mushrooms From Mushroom Compost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July I took my trailer up to the mushroom farm to get a load of mushroom compost. It was $2.60/bag, and I got 16 bags for $40. I was really just thinking of using it on the garden as a mulch layer at that stage. When I got home, though, I realised there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soil Blockers</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/09/soil-blockers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Updated and expanded versions of the information in this post are available at my other site, Green-Change.com: Soil Blockers Soil Block Recipes (including my own recipe) Soil Blocker Resources (coming soon) I recently bought a soil blocker from Peddler&#8217;s Wagon with some birthday money. It was way cheaper to get it sent from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Chicken Ark</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/08/the-chicken-ark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An updated version of this post is available over on my suburban green living blog, Green Change: Chicken Ark Plans When thinking about a coop for our chickens to live in, we wanted something practical, non-permanent, and space-efficient. Looking around the net, the &#8216;chicken ark&#8217; or &#8216;chicken tractor&#8217; concept seemed the best for our needs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/the-good-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/the-good-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might sound daggy, but lately I&#8217;ve been watching the old BBC series The Good Life (a friend at work lent me the DVDs). Megan thinks I&#8217;m getting old. You&#8217;ve got to admit, though, that there&#8217;s something about Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal). It never sat right with me that that Tom guy wound up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah&#8217;s Birthday Party 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/sarahs-birthday-party-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/sarahs-birthday-party-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Sarah&#8217;s fifth birthday, she had a &#8220;princesses and pirates&#8221; theme.]]></description>
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		<title>The Chinese Silky Chicks Arrive!</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/the-chinese-silky-chicks-arrive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/07/the-chinese-silky-chicks-arrive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a lot of searching, emailing and ringing local breeders looking for silky pullets, I finally found a lady up in Marulan with some chicks for sale. I originally didn&#8217;t want to get chicks because of the mucking around with heat lamps etc, but since it was the only way to get some silkies for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Speed Up Microsoft Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/how-to-speed-up-microsoft-outlook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/how-to-speed-up-microsoft-outlook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Repair your .pst file! Rather than copy the instructions here, refer to How To Fix Your Broken PST File. It&#8217;s not just for use when Outlook stops working &#8211; it&#8217;s a useful preventative action you should run occasionally to repair little problems before they become big problems. Anytime Outlook starts running slower than normal, give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Disable Yellow Print Confirmation Popups In Windows</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/disable-yellow-print-confirmation-popups-in-windows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/disable-yellow-print-confirmation-popups-in-windows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem: When I send anything to my networked printer, Windows XP pops up a yellow confirmation bubble telling me the item printed. How can I turn that annoying option off? The Solution: In Control Panel, choose Printers and Faxes. Click File, Server Properties, and select the Advanced tab. Near the bottom, uncheck the box [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How To Make Compost (Milkwood)</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-how-to-make-compost-milkwood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-how-to-make-compost-milkwood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another great video series from Milkwood, this one explaining how to make compost without too much effort. Don&#8217;t these videos have great music? I also really like the way they use the &#8220;Benny Hill effect&#8221; of speeding up the video, so you get a good idea of what they&#8217;re doing without needing to sit around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Stop Internet Explorer Opening Office Documents In The Browser</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/how-to-stop-internet-explorer-opening-office-documents-in-the-browser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/how-to-stop-internet-explorer-opening-office-documents-in-the-browser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MS Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By default, Internet Explorer opens Excel and Word files within the browser window. This can be annoying if you want to work with them in the real applications. To get IE to always open these files using the correct application: click Start >> Control Panel >> Folder Options click on the File Types tab find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Soil Food Web &#8211; And Nature&#8217;s Soil</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-soil-food-web-and-natures-soil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-soil-food-web-and-natures-soil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notes Manzano Mountains, Central New Mexico, USA Michael Martin Melendrez, founder of Soil Secrets Michael is also well known for his coining the phrase and writing the first paper ever on the Soil Food Web titled &#8216;Soil Ecology and the Soil Food Web&#8217; in 1974 sugar maples, drop leaves to provide a protective mulch we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Fallen Fruit</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-fallen-fruit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/03/video-fallen-fruit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting video about picking public fruit. Fallen Fruit is a group that maps local fruit trees and encourages sharing through group plantings and &#8220;forages&#8221; take people on walking forages to collect public fruit growing in the neighbourhood fruit growing on public property or hanging over fences onto public property is &#8220;public fruit&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Edible Estates</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/02/video-edible-estates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/02/video-edible-estates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the video at KCET, Edible Estates. Notes why are people growing lawn? Fritz Haeg converts homeowners&#8217; front lawns into working vegetable gardens Descanso Gardens invited Fritz to build a demo garden to show people what he does one third of the garden is planted as plain lawn two-thirds is planted as an edible vegetable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How To Grow Figs From Cuttings (Milkwood)</title>
		<link>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/02/video-how-to-grow-figs-from-cuttings-milkwood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pool-room.com/2008/02/video-how-to-grow-figs-from-cuttings-milkwood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just discovered the Milkwood site &#8211; &#8220;Two city kids quit their jobs, pull up stumps and journey to a remote, empty, block of land to start an ultra low impact lifestyle from scratch&#8221;. Now these are people I&#8217;d love to meet! Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar are documenting their trials and tribulations via both [...]]]></description>
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