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10 Very Last Minute Gift Ideas
iTunes:With iTunes you can send a song, an album, TV show, movie or virtual mix-tape with just a few clicks. The recipient gets an elegant email and, within minutes, has access to the digital goodies you sent. If you want to deliver the gift in person, select the print option for a hardcopy. You can…
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Three Problems with the New Kindle
On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of the Kindle DX, a large-screen newspaper- and textbook-friendly edition of the Kindle. Though the new Kindle sports a number of upgrades that will improve its appeal to students and newspaper junkies, Amazon has yet to show that it really understands reading in the digital age. I haven’t tried the DX, but I…
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The First Internet President
Barack Obama is far more than the first black president; he is the first Internet president. Certainly, integrating the White House is the more historic accomplishment, but Obama’s remarkable innovations in campaigning may have a longer-term impact. From this moment forward, ambitious candidates around the world will be trying to copy the successful, Web-based code…
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From Jack Johnson to Eliot Spitzer
When a self-righteous crusader like Eliot Spitzer is caught with his pants down, a lot of onlookers might feel a tinge of glee to see such hypocrisy revealed. But the law under which he may be prosecuted, the Mann Act, is a relic that should give pause to anyone looking to hold Spitzer accountable in…
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