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	<title>Building The Net &#187; IT</title>
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		<title>Setting Up Native IPv6 Connectivity, A Network Operators Overview.</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/07/setting-up-native-ipv6-connectivity-a-network-operators-overview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setting up IPv6 connectivity. Back in December `09, my company ACT USA, began testing IPv6. These tests quickly advanced to our production environment. Over the last six months, I have been in the process of setting up native IPv6 connectivity for all our data centers. This connectivity is based on the dual stack model. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Redundant Networks in Data Centers</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/06/building-redundant-networks-in-data-centers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Building Redundant Networks in Data Centers. I recently was asked to put together a brief web presentation on the different methods of creating redundant networks. I couldn&#8217;t think of a better place to put it, then right here on my blog. After all, I was overdue for a post anyways&#8230; What do I mean by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon Brute Force SIP Attacks &#8211; Dave Michels Interviews Me</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/04/amazon-brute-force-sip-attacks-dave-michels-interviews-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/04/amazon-brute-force-sip-attacks-dave-michels-interviews-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon Brute Force SIP Attacks &#8211; Dave Michels Interviews Me. Shortly After my &#8220;SIP Brute Force Attack Originating From Amazon EC2 Hosts&#8221; post, Dave Michels interviewed me for an article Dark Side of the Cloud. This is that interview: Dave:   What do you believe the intent was of the attacks? Free long distance? Stu: Certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SIP Brute Force Attack Originating From Amazon EC2 Hosts</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/04/sip-brute-force-attack-originating-from-amazon-ec2-hosts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SIP Brute Force Attack Originating From Amazon EC2 Hosts. I woke up Saturday morning to find strangely high network activity on some of our inbound connections. After a quick review, it turned out that most of the traffic was going into several of our hosted PBX systems. After a little more digging, I discovered that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Microsoft Free Workplace in Six Months. Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/03/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/03/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Microsoft Free Workplace in Six Months. Part 3 Well, I&#8217;ve been putting off updates on this for a few months, hoping that this project would begin moving forward again. It hasn&#8217;t, and for the life of me, I can not figure out why. The client has postponed the project due to a sudden surge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Technology of SCALE8x – A Post Event Review. PART – 2</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/03/the-technology-of-scale8x%e2%80%93a-post-event-review-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/03/the-technology-of-scale8x%e2%80%93a-post-event-review-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Technology of SCALE8x – A Post Event Review. PART – 2 This is the second installment all about the technologies used for SCALE8x. The first installment dealt with the services that the technology group has setup and maintains for the event year round. This installment will cover the pre-show setup that went into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Technology of SCALE8x &#8211; A Post Event Review. PART &#8211; 1</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/02/the-technology-of-scale8x-a-post-event-review-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/02/the-technology-of-scale8x-a-post-event-review-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Technology of SCALE8x &#8211; A Post Event Review. PART &#8211; 1 Every February in Los Angeles CA, a group of dedicated volunteers get together to put on what many believe to be the largest all volunteer organized open source technology conventions in the US. This three day event features talks and exhibits specifically targeted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S.C.A.L.E is Coming! Feb. 19-21!</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/02/s-c-a-l-e-is-coming-feb-19-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/02/s-c-a-l-e-is-coming-feb-19-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[S.C.A.L.E is coming! Feb. 19-21! Sorry to take so long between posts&#8230; But I&#8217;ve been kinda busy getting ready for The So. Cal Linux Expo, coming up in Los Angeles February 19th through the 21st. This is the premier open source show on the west coast! I&#8217;ll be there as the network architect this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures in IPv6</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2010/01/adventures-in-ipv6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventures in IPv6&#8230; Or how I spent my Xmas Vacation! Whether you are a network administrator, an end user, or someone that falls in between, you are going to be hearing a lot about IPv6 in the coming years. If you&#8217;re in the business of delivering network services, then you need to get up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Microsoft Free Workplace in Six Months. Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/12/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/12/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/?p=652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Change is hard. After a few unexpected road blocks, we are moving forward. The client has been working with the Ubuntu install we provided, and has come back to us with a list of questions. How do I print to PDF? I need to use MSN Instant Messaging, how do I do that? I need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ACT USA Web Site Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/12/new-act-usa-web-site-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New ACT USA Web site using Drupal is now up and for all to see! Thanks again to all the friends and co-workers that helped me get this done. http://www.actusa.net &#8211; Stu]]></description>
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		<title>Working With Drupal or Practice What You Preach.</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/12/working-with-drupal-or-practice-what-you-preach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/12/working-with-drupal-or-practice-what-you-preach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little history lesson. For those of you that have been on another planet for the past 20 or so years, let&#8217;s cover some brief history. When I started playing with The Internet, if you wanted a web page, you created it with plain old HyperText Markup Language, or HTML. There weren&#8217;t really any WYSIWYG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Microsoft Free Workplace in Six Months. Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/11/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/11/a-microsoft-free-workplace-in-six-months-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning a small business into a Windows Free environment. With many of our customers looking at yet another Microsoft upgrade, and all the costs associated with it, we are encouraging our customers to evaluate &#8220;other&#8221; solutions. In the current economic downturn, it is no surprise that we are seeing positive responses to this idea. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Data On The Cloud&#8230; Safe?</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/10/saving-data-on-the-cloud-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temptation of the cloud&#8230; In today&#8217;s everything digital world, it seems like a natural thing to store your data where you can get to it from anywhere. But who is insuring that all those photos, contacts, videos, calendar entries, and other digital info will be there in ten years? Or in five years? Or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why IT People Don&#8217;t Sleep at Night&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/09/why-it-people-dont-sleep-at-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stuartsheldon.org/blog/2009/09/why-it-people-dont-sleep-at-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Sheldon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story might not be for everyone. I often have trouble thinking of things to write about that will fit in to the &#8220;Everyone can benefit from&#8221; category. This little blog post is really aimed at IT folks and their families. It is an effort in explaining some of the strange thought processes we as [...]]]></description>
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