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Episode 3
New MacBooks!
Went down to the Apple store in Soho the next day -- no lines, no MacBooks, biz as usual. In fact, the entire store was filled with people using the old MacBooks still on display to check their e-mail.
I took the new MacBook down to the coffee shop -- no one even noticed...but Jeff, Wilson, Justin totally flipped for it.
Were we wrong about video games being recession-proof? Sales down for September...
But it may be because last September we had Halo 3...
ATM Skimming machines
Every New Yorker's worst nightmare! These new machines will SMS the card info to crooks. Citibank also had a big ATM security problem a few months ago here in NYC -- someone hacked into their system and stole ZTM card numbers and PIN codes.
New Yorkers Most Vulnerable To Computer Attacks
New York City is the most dangerous place to be a computer user, according to a recent study. New York is followed by Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Miami, Florida.
Of course, this study is from PC Tools, a company that makes anti-virus software...
New York native Dan Ackerman, a former radio DJ turned journalist, has written about technology and music for publications including Spin, Blender, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. He hosts the weekly Digital City podcast and the New York edition of Editors' Office Hours. Dan's new album, Tales Out of Night School, is available now. E-mail Dan.
Former radio DJ turned
journalist Dan Ackerman grew up in the Bronx and now lives in
Manhattan. He’s covered music, technology, and video games for
more than 10 years. His latest album, Tales Out of Night School
is available now. 
Joseph Kaminski,
when not juggling the dual demands of parenthood and HD gaming, is a
life-long Manhattanite and can be found testing the latest tech in
CNET’s Lab. 
Julie Rivera grew up
and currently resides in Brooklyn. When she's not deejaying,
bartending, or fixing gadgets for friends on the outside, you'll find
her testing, troubleshooting and developing benchmarks for laptops in
the "fish bowl" known as CNET Labs. 
Scott Stein, CNET's
newest laptops editor, was born in Queens and grew up a Long Islander -
and is now raising a kid in NYC. In addition to covering games and
tech, writing screenplays, and performing improv in seedy downtown
establishments, he's also a die-hard, season-ticket-holding Jets fan.
