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<title> Katestory </title> 
<description> Katestory is about Kate's opinions on current technology, social software, and current events.  She also gives listeners some riddles and challenges to work on for the week. </description> 
<link> http://www.pencilstar.com/ </link> 
<itunes:author>Kathleen Mulcahy</itunes:author>
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<itunes:subtitle>Girl Talk about Technology</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Katestory is about Kate's opinions on current technology, social software, and current events.  She also gives listeners some riddles and challenges to work on for the week.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:name>Kathleen Mulcahy</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>kathleenpm@msn.com</itunes:email>
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<itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture">
<itunes:category text="Personal Journals"/>
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<itunes:category text="Technology"/>
<pubDate> Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:16:00 PST </pubDate>
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<copyright> 2007 Kathleen Mulcahy </copyright> 

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     <title> Katestory part 1 </title> 
     <description> This first episode talks about tater tots and nothing too important.  Music by Cat Stevens. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:16:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 2 </title> 
     <description> This episode includes shoutouts, gripes about driving, Windows Live Spaces, and a little MySpace talk.  Music by Green Day. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thurs, 4 Jan 2007 18:44:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 3 </title> 
     <description> This episode leaves you with a math riddle for the weekend.  Music by Cake. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:52:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 4 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a hint for last week's math riddle and talks about her weekend guest.  Music by Ben Folds Five. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:23:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 5 </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about the iPhone and her preparations for the snowstorm.  Music by Carbon Leaf. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tues, 9 Jan 2007 12:23:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 6 </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about the disappointing weather and her friend's presidential campaign.  Music by United States Air Force Band. (Ok, so I did add music after all.)  The interesting statistic will have to wait until tomorrow.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:34:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 7 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a small riddle, and finally talks about that statistic.  Music by Counting Crows.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thurs, 11 Jan 2007 15:07:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 8 </title> 
     <description> Kate leaves you with a math riddle for the weekend.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:03:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://www.pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-1-12.mp3" length="706894" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Katestory part 9 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a hint to Friday's math riddle and answers a listener's question about her microphone. Music by Billy Joel.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:20:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 10 </title> 
     <description> Kate explains why she's in a state alert.  Also, it's Happy Tuesday.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tues, 16 Jan 2007 13:46:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 11 </title> 
     <description> Kate tells a story about student teaching and introduces her latest invention. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:40:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 12 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a quote, talks about her new workout, and calls for you to submit this podcast to iTunes.  Music by Smashing Pumpkins. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thurs, 18 Jan 2007 17:01:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 13 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a tiny riddle and talks about abuse of the Staples Easy Button. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:36:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 14 </title> 
     <description> Kate evaluates the Staples Easy Button software program, talks a little about match.com, and introduces a debate about parking lots vs. light rail in Seattle. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:19:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Katestory part 15 </title> 
     <description> Kate gives a match.com update, and talks about various playlists she has on iTunes. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tues, 23 Jan 2007 18:52:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Shoutout to Martin Luther King, Jr. </title> 
     <description> Kate explains why it's a day to celebrate, then gives an overdue shoutout to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:31:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Decline of Email and Feature Innovation Prize </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about her unbalanced sent mail folder, and an award she received at work. Sorry but there was free beer today, so this one is kind of lame due to lack of planning.  </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thurs, 25 Jan 2007 18:36:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Dealbreakers and Laptops </title> 
     <description> Kate asks listeners what their "dealbreakers" are for dating.  She also gives her review of the Ferrari laptop.  </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:38:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Vista Launch and Gadgets for Valentine's Day </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about the upcoming launch of Windows Vista and mentions the perfect Valentine's gift - it's a gadget.  </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:25:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Cheaper Valentine's Gadget and Flickr Frustration </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about a cheaper Valentine's gadget gift, and talks about her recent frustrations with flickr.com.  </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tues, 30 Jan 2007 16:00:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://www.pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-1-30.mp3" length="859479" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Tech Talk in Japanese </title> 
     <description> A special guest podcaster Kevin talks in Japanese about Windows Vista and chunky bacon.  </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:09:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Technology-Assisted Social Agression </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about social agression through technology.  She wonders aloud why anyone would ever want to use Second Life.  Sorry a few days were skipped - the Office Live site that hosts the podcast was being migrated from beta to their RTM servers.  Now there is 500MB of available space, so we might be able to bring back the music and have slightly longer podcasts. One of these days, Kate will borrow a Mac and use Garageband to create podcasts with chapters and rich content. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:51:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Tivo, BestBuy, and Portable DVD Players </title> 
     <description> Kate is worried that her Tivo will break and she'll no longer be able to find a unit with free Tivo Basic service.  She also talks about the Christmas quest for the best portable dvd player.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thurs, 8 Feb 2007 15:05:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://www.pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-2-8.mp3" length="3065457" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Invention Friday </title> 
     <description> Kate discusses another new invention - the attention giver.  She also gives a Friday challenge.  Music by Black Eyed Peas. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:42:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Cellphone Capers </title> 
     <description> Kate attempts to play a trick on a friend with his stolen cellphone. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:14:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://www.pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-2-12.mp3" length="1213039" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Zune Valentines </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about the free valentines on zune.net and evaluates the zune device. Music by Kate's favorite musician, Mr. Billy Joel. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:57:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title> Zune Flirting and a Science Experiment </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about an opportunity that presented itself at the gym on Valentine's Day thanks to the Zune wireless feature.  She also describes the Science Experiment of the day. Music by Carbon Leaf. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:57:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://www.pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-2-16.mp3" length="2641644" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> UMPC Review </title> 
     <description> Kate is back and she talks about her new Samsung Ultra-Mobile PC.  She didn't podcast the past couple of weeks because first she was sick, then she was just lazy.  Sorry about that! </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 5 Mar 2007 19:03:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-3-5.mp3" length="2544652" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Wishlisting </title> 
     <description> Kate is back again but she's got a bit of a cold.  She talks about her new favorite site - www.wishlisting.com.  Music by Air</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:57:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-4-24.mp3" length="1033313" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title> Online Photo Editing and Finding Your Spot </title> 
     <description> Kate talks about a great new online photo editing tool at www.picnik.com, Google Calendar, and a site called findyourspot.com.  Music by Citizen Cope.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:13:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2007-6-7.mp3" length="2578101" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title>Picnik Dad Test, Facebook Nightmare, and Wishlisting Recommendations</title> 
     <description> Kate talks Picnik again, a nightmare she had about Facebook apps, and a great new recommendations feature on wishlisting.com.  She also gives a special birthday shoutout.  Music by Barney. Special thanks for Filipe for his voice clip. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:11:00 PST </pubDate> 
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     <title>The Podcast Returns and the Existence of Tech-Free People</title> 
     <description> Kate returns. She begins planning this year's Valentine's escapades, talks about her friend who is basically internet-free, and gives some advice - sort of. Music by the Pogues.</description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:17:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2008-2-5.mp3" length="1741380" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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     <title>iPhone Text Messaging Issues and Science Experiment</title> 
     <description> Happy Valentine's Day!  Kate reviews the text messaging capabilities of the iPhone, discusses a new science experiment, and talks about an upcoming trip. Sadly, no Valentine's mishaps to report...yet. </description> 
     <itunes:author> Kathleen Mulcahy </itunes:author>
     <pubDate> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:13:00 PST </pubDate> 
     <enclosure url="http://pencilstar.com/Documents/katestory_2008-2-14.mp3" length="3583319" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item>
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