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1. Comment - Belkin says 'Switch to Mac'

   (Nov 13, 2008 - 8:16 AM)

   Ha! Well, you could also say it is targeted at people who need something efficient because their lives are too busy otherwise. How's that?

2. Comment - Belkin says 'Switch to Mac'

   (Nov 12, 2008 - 8:16 PM)

   People too dumb or lazy to be able to figure out how to run a PC correctly are the target market. This product will probably do well.
   
   I'm not anti-Apple, and I'm not implying that Apple users are dumb or lazy, just the target market for this product.

3. Comment - RIAA defendant sanctioned for destroying evidence

   (Aug 28, 2008 - 7:51 AM)

   So basically the RIAA & court wanted him to retain the evidence by keeping the music and file sharing program active since a year ago? I understand the arguments here about putting a new drive in, etc, but someone should have given this guy a hand doing that if that's what they wanted. The average non-geek routinely craps up their computer and needs someone to fix it up which includes uninstalling stuff or even reinstalling Windows occasionally. It should not be expected that a running computer should be required to retain evidence like that even if he wanted to retain it.
   
   What I really don't get though is if the RIAA would have used it against him if he kept sharing the music after receiving his computer back, yet that is what they now expected him to do. It's a catch 22.

4. Comment - Power companies, GM, team in electric car research

   (Jul 22, 2008 - 6:07 PM)

   We typically use less power at night when the majority of these would be charging in the garage. If you are charging in the parking lot while at work I'm sure they could work something out to power on/off the recharging facility based on the needs of the power company.
   
   The best thing about electric cars is that power generation and delivery has so much potential for improvement. Whether you are a proponent of Nuclear, Solar, Wind, geothermal, or Hydro, there are good things to say about any of them (yes, I know, and bad). Plus, as demand increases so will production.

5. Comment - Centrino 2 platform wipes the slate clean for vendors' midrange notebooks

   (Jul 15, 2008 - 7:49 PM)

   I'm surprised BetaNews didn't hear anything from Dell. A search for Dell E Series will provide you with a good deal of information.