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Eric Benderoff

An alternative to the iPod, plus free music - October 2, 2008 - Would you be interested in a portable music player that does not require a subscription fee or the need to transfer digital files for new music?

Eric Gwinn

Eric Gwinn

New sports video games kid around - September 9, 2008 - Video game makers are tossing virtual baseballs, footballs and basketballs at kids these days, hoping young 'uns will catch sports fever on their gaming systems just as their big brothers and dads have with the big-boy titles. Store shelves are loaded with new games obviously aimed at a younger crowd and their game-buying parents, who have been taught by the Nintendo Wii that fun games with non-threatening, cutesy characters are cool.

Steve Johnson: Hypertext

Steve Johnson: Hypertext

The federal bailout -- for an individual - October 4, 2008 - Dear Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson:

Phil Rosenthal

Phil Rosenthal

Sunday-night outsourcing on CW - October 5, 2008 - For the CW network's first two seasons, its Sunday-night lineup was a rumor, one in which the young women it targeted weeknights had no interest.

Mary Umberger

Mary Umberger

If you can buy/refinance now, do it - October 5, 2008 - There was one brief, shining moment in the Wall Street tumult last week that had a few observers quietly hoping that mortgage interest rates might drop.

Bob  Weber

Bob Weber

Lead-acid batteries -- only better - October 5, 2008 - Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries are very much like the lead-acid batteries we've seen in cars for years, though their lead plates are often thinner so they're lighter.

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