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color=#000000 size=5>February 27, 2005 - digital land of the
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<TD vAlign=top><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Reviews
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=Games
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/games.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Digger XP -</STRONG> a
dig-dug look alike</FONT></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a cute little free game to pass
the time. Installs easily. Simple to play but challenging. I found I
could copy the program folder over to a USB flash drive so I can
play the game on other PC's. Some games require registry entries to
be present in order to work. This one doesn't. That's a big plus in
my opinion.
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</FONT><A
href="http://digger-xp.gamesfolder-com.qarchive.org/"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Website</FONT></A> -
<FONT color=#008000>Freeware</FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>This is a re-mastered and improved
version of Digger. Here is the main features list: </EM>
<UL>
<LI><EM>Absolutely <B>FREE</B>! </EM>
<LI><EM>AI/gameplay engine of the original Digger (written by the
</EM><A href="http://www.windmill-software.com/"
target=_blank><EM>Windmill software</EM></A><EM> in 1982) </EM>
<LI><EM>Full Windows support </EM>
<LI><EM>High quality true-color graphics (supporting different
graphics themes) </EM>
<LI><EM>Additional graphics effects and improvements </EM>
<LI><EM>High quality digital music/sound (supporting sound themes)
</EM>
<LI><EM>Different </EM><EM>game modes</EM><EM> for one and two
players. Some of them are came from the original Digger and some
of them are really new.
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><IMG height=32 alt=Editors
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/doc.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>evolvEd Text Editor
- </STRONG>simple text and highlighted keyword
editor</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been trying out evolvEd for a short
time and it's just great for the limited html editing I do. It's
very customizable and would work well with almost any programming
language. I continue to have some trouble getting it to
keep the font and font size I choose as default. This is very
important to me and if I can't figure it out before long, this
program is hitting the toilet.
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<A href="http://home.no/evolved/">Website</A> - <FONT
color=#008000>Freeware </FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>evolvEd® is a <B>FREE</B> general
purpose text editor useful for web-developing, programming and
scripting. Easy to use, with all the features a power user requires.
When "just getting the job done" is work enough, the last thing you
need is to waste time having to learn yet another computer
application. Your experience with other tools should be relevant to
each new application, making it possible to sit down and use that
new application right away. Whether you simply need a powerful
replacement for Notepad, a tool for editing your web pages, or a
programming IDE, evolvEd® does what you want, the way you would
expect.</EM></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG alt=Disks
hspace=0
src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/icons/shell32_06.gif"
align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Flexible Renamer</STRONG> - batch
file renaming</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>I downloaded and installed this program
because I need to change the three letter file extension on over 300
files. Within a few minutes I had my files renamed. Easy to install.
Easy to use. Offers the ability to rename MP3's based on the tag
information.
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<A
href="http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA014830/english/FlexRena/">Website</A>
- <FONT color=#008000>Freeware </FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>a file/folder renaming utility, which
can use Wildcard or Regular-Expression and Tag-information (MP3,
EXIF). </EM></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><IMG height=32 alt=Editors
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/doc.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Metty </STRONG>-
metatag generator for webpages</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tried this metatag creator out because
I had to make a new website and I am starting to realize that the
metatags are one of the most important items in a web page that help
draw visitors to it. Metty offers an easy to use form you fill out
with most of the common metatags. Metty is easy to install and use.
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<A href="http://www.clickfire.com/tools/freeware/metty/">Website</A>
- <FONT color=#008000>Freeware </FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>Some search engines examine meta tags
to index information about web pages such as subject matter, type of
content and author. Metty Freeware Meta Tag Maker presents you with
simple forms that allow you to input the information you want, then
generate all of your meta tags. Once meta tags have been generated,
you can copy and paste the meta tags into one of your HTML files or
insert the meta tags into a new or imported HTML file. No knowledge
of meta tags is necessary to build meta tags with Metty Freeware
Meta Tag Maker.</EM></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=Security
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/security.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Microsoft Anti-spyware to
remain free</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is great news for most of us. I'm
not happy yet because I'm using Windows ME and MS Anti-spyware won't
run on it. Don't let me be a wet blanket, by all means, go out and
get yourself a copy of it to try out. I've heard lots of good things
about it so far. Thank you Bill Gates for listening to us for once.
That said, don't forget to continue using <A
href="http://clifnotes.mybesthost.com/reviews/Free Antivirus_ Finally Ready for Prime Time.htm">antivirus
software</A>, <A href="http://www.firewallguide.com/freeware.htm">a
firewall</A>, <A
href="http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html">Adaware</A>,
<A
href="http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html">Spybot
S&D</A> and <A
href="http://clifnotes.mybesthost.com/reviews/What is Intrusion Detection Software_ - techsupportalert_com.htm">Intrusion
Detection Software</A> to defend your PC. The secret to keeping out
spyware is multiple lines of defense.
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</FONT><A
href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35067-1.html"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Government Computer News Article</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> - </FONT><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Download</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> -
<FONT color=#008000>Freeware</FONT>
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Quote from the website - </FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=story><EM>SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Corp.'s new AntiSpyware tool
will be available at no charge to all Windows users, company
chairman Bill Gates said today. <BR><IMG height=9 alt=" "
src="http://www.gcn.com/images/clearpixel.gif" width=1
border=0><BR></EM></SPAN><SPAN class=story><EM>"Spyware has been on
the rise and is a very serious problem," Gates said during his
keynote address at the RSA Security Conference. "All of our Windows
licensees should have this capability."</EM>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=Desktop
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/desktop.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Switch Off</STRONG> -
control the pc from the system tray</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kay from Birmingham, AL wrote to tell
me: <EM>I've just installed the SwitchOff program and it works well
on my Windows XP Pro OS. It's a freebie. Thought you might be
interested too.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Kay, I'm sure there are others
who will find it useful too.</DIV>
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<DIV></FONT> No longer available <FONT face=Arial size=2>
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>- <FONT
color=#008000>Freeware</FONT><br>Thanks to jfw06013 , who found it, here is a <a href="http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page22.html">new link</a> for Switch Off.</DIV>
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<DIV>Quote from the website - <EM>Switch Off is a tiny easy-to-use
tray-based system utility that can automatically perform various
frequently used operations like shutdown or restart your computer,
disconnect your current dialup connection, lock workstation, etc. It
also provides fast access to this operations through system tray
icon.</EM></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=System
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/system.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>UNOFFICIAL Windows
98 Second Edition Service Pack</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://respect2glory.150m.com/">My wife</A> was
surfing around and found this cool download. When I set up an
old pc with Windows 98, I always end up downloading tons of updates
from Microsoft. In fact I put quite a few of them on a CD to save me
time. Now all I have to do is put this one update on the CD. Great
find dear!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About the author of this package: Alper
Coskun is currently a MSc student in <A
href="http://www.bilmuh.gyte.edu.tr/e.php?d=anasayfa_eng.htm">Computer
Engineering</A> department at <A
href="http://www.gyte.edu.tr/ew/default.php">Gebze Institute of
Technology</A> in <A
href="http://www.about-turkey.com/">Turkey</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html">Website</A> -
<FONT color=#008000>Freeware</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Quote from the website - <EM>Microsoft has never released a
service pack for Windows98 SE. But I made a Service Pack for
Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from
Windows Update site and more.<BR><BR>It is a self-extracting and
self-installing pack like Microsoft's update files. Thus, you cannot
choose files individually. However, the pack installs only required
fixes for your system. Uninstallation is possible from Add-Remove
Programs. However, I don't recommend uninstallation of the pack, if
you don't have any
problem.</EM></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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color=#000000><STRONG>TIPS</STRONG></FONT><BR><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG height=32
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/audio.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Breaking The
Law</STRONG> - removing Digital Rights
Management?</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is removing the DRM (Digital Rights
Management) from songs you download breaking the law? Scott
Moschella tells us all about it as he breaks the DRM on an iTunes
song he legally downloaded. He's going to let us know if the RIAA
tries to get him thrown in jail.
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<A href="http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=223">Website</A> - <FONT
color=#008000>Tip</FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>I’m gonna preface this by saying that
<STRONG>I love Apple</STRONG> and their products and <STRONG>I hate
the RIAA</STRONG> and their shortsightedness. My only complaint with
Apple is the restrictive DRM built into iTunes Music Store
songs</EM></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=Internet
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/internet.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Municipal
Broadband</STRONG>: Corporate or Local Control?</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's beginning to look like the big
cable and telephone companies here are successful at buying votes in
U.S. State legislatures. More and more states are passing laws that
make it either difficult or illegal for a community to create it's
own internet services. How do you feel about that? It makes me turn
red in the face when I read about it. The local broadband providers
here are only supplying us with basic services and charging high
prices for them. If I lived a few miles down the road I'd be paying
half the dollars I pay now for the same service.
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</FONT><A
href="http://freepress.net/communityinternet/=states"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Website</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> - <FONT
color=#008000>Tip</FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM>Big telecom and cable companies have
responded by furiously working to slam the door on community
wireless. The telephone and cable giants are trying to use their
lobbying clout in state capitals to pre-empt local control, preserve
higher prices and preclude competition.</EM>
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alt=Security
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/security.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Qualys' Free Browser
Checkup</STRONG> - can you be hijacked?</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face=Arial size=2>This free browser test will put your
Internet Explorer through a series of simulated attacks. If
your browser doesn't pass, they offer helpful advice for fixing your
problems. If you pass the tests at Qualys, you can boldly go to
the <A href="http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/index.php"
target=_top>Scanit Browser Security Test</A> website and see if you
pass there also.
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<A href="http://browsercheck.qualys.com/index.php">Website</A> -
<FONT color=#008000>Tip</FONT>
<HR>
Quote from the website - Welcome to Qualys' Free Browser Checkup, a
series of audits designed to test and fix your browser's security
vulnerabilities. This application supports only Microsoft Internet
Explorer on the Windows operating system. These tests automatically
assess your browser for selected vulnerabilities and offer you the
most up-to-date patches from Microsoft, when available.
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<TD><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#000000>COOL
WEBSITES</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG alt=Website
hspace=0
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align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>ASCII Browser</STRONG> - a
service from drunken men</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.vsubhash.com">VSubhash</A>, webmaster and freeware
author from India, wrote to tell me:<EM> </EM></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><EM>I use <STRONG>ASCII Browser</STRONG> service
at the <STRONG>DrunkMenWorkHere.org</STRONG> to visit web<BR>pages
that might have heavy images or inappropriate ones. You enter a URL
on the site and it strips all the images and style sheets from the
web page and produces a text-only web page. The drunkmen are are a
sinister group of dutch computer programmers. Perhaps they have some
Brits and Americans among them but I am not very sure. Check the
Archives section of the website.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great tip Subhash. Thanks for telling
me about it. Subhash also mentioned that <A
href="http://www.opera.com">Opera</A> web browser also has this
ability. I've been using Opera for years and I didn't know that.
Thanks again.</DIV>
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<DIV></FONT><A href="http://www.drunkmenworkhere.org/150.php"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Website</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> -
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#008000>Cool
Website</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG alt=Email
hspace=0
src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/email09.gif"
align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Mail2Web</STRONG> - pick up your
pop3 email from any computer</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV class=heading1
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Latest
Updates from <A
href="http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=cyberguide"><FONT
color=#3366cc>cyberguide</FONT></A></DIV>
<P><A href="http://www.mail2web.com/" target=_new><FONT
color=#3366cc>EMAIL: MAIL2WEB</FONT></A></P>
<P>I have known about Mail2Web for a while...A service which allows
you to access any email anywhere without the need to register. I
never gave much thought to it as I hardly used POP mail, confining
myself to web-based alternatives such as Hotmail and Yahoo.</P>
<P>However, ever since I acquired of the <A
href="http://www.coolsmartphone.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=339"
target=_new><FONT color=#3366cc>SPV smartphone</FONT></A>, I truly
believe that mail2web is a great blessing in disguise for all those
with a PDA wanting to access email on the move.</P>
<P>In addition to its ability to check any email (not fully
tested!), I love the simple interface and options for 'PDA' and
'WAP', simply ideal for wireless PDA's and smartphone...no doubt
saving us some valuable data connection charges! Watch out the
brilliant <A
href="http://www.mail2web.com/cgi-bin/regstep0.asp?lid=0"
target=_new><FONT color=#3366cc>customization
feature</FONT></A>...Thanks Mail2Web!!!
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<A href="http://www.mail2web.com/">Website</A> - <FONT
color=#008000>Cool Website</FONT>
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Quote from the website - <EM><STRONG><FONT size=4><FONT size=2>Pick
Up Your Email</FONT> </FONT></STRONG>From any computer, anywhere in
the world. No need to register! </EM></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2> <IMG height=32
alt=Internet
src="http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v88/clif_notes/internet.gif"
width=32 align=absMiddle border=0> <STRONG>Rapidshare</STRONG> -
free temporary file hosting</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is another free file hosting
service like <A href="http://www.yousendit.com">YouSendit</A> and <A
href="http://www.dropload.com">DropLoad</A>. Basically they all work
the same. You go to their website and upload a file there. They
will give you back a link to that file so that once
your friends get the link from you, they can download your
file onto their PC's. The maximum file sizes for these sites
are: Dropload=100mb / YouSendit=1000mb / Rapidshare=30mb. The
Rapidshare site was the easiest to use so far and
it's download speed was up around 18k/sec. Not bad at all.</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://rapidshare.de/en/freefolders.html">Website</A> - <FONT
color=#008000>Tip and Cool Website </DIV>
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<DIV>Quote from the website - <EM>RapidShare is a <B>absolutely
free</B> web-hosting service for providing webspace on our servers
without the need to sign-up.<BR>The whole web-service is
ad-financed. More infos can be found in our FAQ. Due to legal
reasons we log uploader's IP-addresses. </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>---- Which UPLOAD-RULES have to be followed?</EM></DIV>
<LI><EM>No files that are not allowed to be shared. </EM>
<LI><EM>No split-files in order to work-around the upload-limit.
</EM>
<LI><EM>Number of downloads: Unlimited. We have files being
downloaded more than 100.000 times.
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