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	<title>William Noyes Technology Services</title>
	<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com</link>
	<description>Reducing the complexity of technology.</description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday WordPress!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is WordPress&#8217; 5th Birthday.&#160; This blog is proudly produced on WordPress.
I&#8217;d like to join all the bloggers that use WordPress software, or WordPress.com in celebrating the Birthday of the platform that allows us to share our thoughts with you.
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		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/05/27/happy-birthday-wordpress/</link>
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		<title>How to Develop an IT Change Management Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this on Wikihow.com, and thought that it was a useful, consise description of an IT Change Manage Program. Change Management is often ignored or underused in smaller IT shops, as the preception is you need a large expensive software system to implement it. The truth of the matter, is some of the best &#8220;systems&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/05/23/how-to-develop-an-it-change-management-program/</link>
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		<title>The Value of a Great Support Structure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I took another step in my process to become an AYSO National Referee.&#160; I had a Pre-Assessment as an AR in a Boys Under 19 match.&#160; My Area requires a pre-assessment at the Area Level as a Center and AR before recommending candidates to Section for the 3 formal assessments.&#160; I&#8217;m happy to announce [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-value-of-a-great-support-structure/</link>
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		<title>Upgrade to WordPress 2.5.1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;ve moved the site to the new version of WordPress, version 2.5.1 WordPress publishs great instructions in thier Codex, so I recommend you read their instructions. In a nutshell, the steps are:

Backup all your files to your PC
Download the Updated version
Disable all Plug-ins
Delete the WP files on the server, except wp-config.php and the wp-content folder
Upload the new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/05/09/upgrade-to-wordpress-251/</link>
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		<title>Move to Host&#8217;s New Server</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before upgrading to WordPress&#8217;s new version,&#160; I decided to chase down some issues with my hosting account.&#160;&#160; iPower is transitioning to new servers, and in some cases, the site-owners need to do some tweaks to get the site moved.&#160; So I spent some time on the phone with tech-support, and have moved the site over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/04/27/move-to-hosts-new-server/</link>
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		<title>WordPress Upgrade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wordpress has recently released version 2.5.1&#160; Over the next day or so,&#160; I will be upgrading www.noyes-tech.com to the new version.&#160; This may affect the site&#8217;s availability or the look and feel of the site.&#160; I appreciate your understanding during this time.
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		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/04/26/wordpress-upgrade/</link>
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		<title>New Version of Wordpress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wordpress has release version 2.5.1.&#160; I have begun planning for the upgrade.&#160; There are several things to consider before upgrading.

Read the Upgrade Documents at http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended
Backups,&#160; Always backup your files and data before any major changes.
Plugins,&#160; Many Plugins are specific to one or two versions of WordPress.&#160; Check the Compatible Plugin list on WordPress.org.&#160; In many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/04/25/new-version-of-wordpress/</link>
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		<title>Doing More with Less</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At my work,  the economy is forcing us to tightly manage costs.  Therefore we have had to reduce the labor expenses in the IT Department significantly.  This presents a challenge, as we actually need to provide more service to other departments, so they can continue to provide the level of service our customers demand, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2008/04/24/doing-more-with-less/</link>
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		<title>Noyes Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to take a minute to introduce my family to the readers.
Leticia, my beautiful wife of 17 years and I have three daughters&#160; Kathleen, Erika, and Daniella.&#160; We live in Rancho Santa Margarita, in South Orange County, California.&#160; All three girls play soccer in AYSO Region 630, where I am the Regional Referee Administrator, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/11/14/noyes-family/</link>
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		<title>Finding Blog Post Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit I&#8217;m disappointed with the lack of posts on this blog.&#160; I&#8217;ve told myself that I&#8217;d post 2-3 times per week, but often work, kids, clients, and soccer seem to expand to fill whatever time I have.&#160; I really need to buckle down and post more often, and more consistently.&#160; One thing I struggle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/09/28/finding-blog-post-ideas/</link>
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		<title>Customer Service: Going beyond the call of duty.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, its been a while since I posted. Since I posted a rant about how poor customer service caused me to take my lunch business elsewhere,&#160; its only fair that I post about great service. I am the Regional Referee Administrator for the local AYSO Region.&#160; We had a course scheduled to prepare new referees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/08/28/customer-service-going-beyond-the-call-of-duty/</link>
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		<title>Its Vacation Time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s now summer, and the kids are out of school.&#160; This is the time when we tend to pack the bags and take a well earned vacation.&#160; However, it you&#8217;re like me, you aren&#8217;t leaving all your personal technology at home.&#160; When the family goes to Cancun this month, I&#8217;ll be packing my Laptop (I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/07/03/its-vacation-time/</link>
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		<title>You need MORE meetings! or Think small to produce BIG.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes its funny how connections work.  I was recently reading an article on Robert Cain&#8217;s blog, ArcaneCode where he was discussing his concept of NET, or &#8220;No Extra Time.&#8221;  In a nutshell the idea is that many of us have time that is underutilized that we could use to learn something without investing any additional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/30/you-need-more-meetings-or-think-small-to-produce-big/</link>
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		<title>Gold Cup Final</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, the final is set.  Sunday June 24th,  Mexico will play defending Gold Cup Champions USA for the 2007 Gold Cup Championship.  On the west coast the game is at noon, although some networks show it in delay.  For years, Mexico dominated play between the two nations, but USA has come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/21/gold-cup-final/</link>
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		<title>Do you know who your Technology Consultant is?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, the real question is does your Technology Consultant (or IT/IS Manager/Director) know YOU?
Anyone who works with computers or technology knows the question, â€œWhich computer is the best?â€ We geeks get this question constantly from friends, family, neighbors, , coworkers, and people on the street, etc. They want to know which brand, which video card, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/21/do-you-know-who-your-technology-consultant-is/</link>
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		<title>Help Me!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most critical functions of an IT/IS department is its helpdesk.  When a department is small,  it can afford to be informal, and just respond to users when they have issues.  When the department is a little larger, they need a way to communicate with each other, and the users. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/21/help-me/</link>
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		<title>The Search for Knowledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the ways I use the internet is researching solutions to computer related problems I encounter.  I frequent knowledge bases and forums dedicated to technology issues.  My hope is that this website can be a way of giving back to the internet community.  So I&#8217;m thinking of adding a knowledgebase to this website.  I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/21/the-search-for-knowledge/</link>
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		<title>Customer Service: How to lose a customer.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I began thinking about this post, I thought it was going to be just a rant about an experience I had at lunch. I have mixed feelings about posting rants, it feels a little unprofessional, but sometimes it feels so good to rant and rave! However as I thought about it, I decided there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/15/how-to-lose-a-customer/</link>
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		<title>Choose a good Password</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot has been written about the importance of strong passwords.  However, in my daily job, and in visits to clients,  I frequently run across users with short, easily quessed passwords.  A good password is a balance between complexity and ease of memorization.  If a password is incredibly complex,  it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/12/choose-a-good-password/</link>
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		<title>Setting up a Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most everyone has heard of blogging, but many readers have no idea how to start. In this article I hope to give the reader enough information to make a start.
Why Blog? There are many reasons to blog. Maybe you&#8217;re looking for a way to voice your opinion, or share knowledge with others. Maybe you&#8217;re looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noyes-tech.com/index.php/2007/06/12/setting-up-a-blog/</link>
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