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Rafe Needleman CNET Editor

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November 24, 2009

VIDEO

Ep. 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry

Show summary: New netbook chips promise to increase battery life which sends Molly into a tizzy about battery life. But battery life does not keep pace with chip law as Rafe states so well. Also the phone ad wars heat...er... lukewarm up with some arguably limp responses from Apple. And Opera cooperates with China, sort of.

Category: Buzz Out Loud

November 23, 2009

PODCAST

CNET News Daily Podcast: Murdoch enlisting Microsoft to shun Google

Filed in: CNET News Daily Podcast

November 20, 2009

COMMENT

"Curtis, you cheat. Exactly."

In reply to: "Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys"

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Ep. 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry
Ep. 11: Worst business decisions ever
Ep. 1111: Facebook is depressing
Ep. 187: Tech Turkeys
Ep. 1108: Tracker pulling
Ep. 1106: A tall drink of Moon water
Ep. 10: Funny business
Ep. 1106: Web Exclusive
Ep. 187: Should you buy that warranty?
Ep. 1104: Microsoft hides its hot new TV service

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My software editorial reviews (showing 2 of 2)

August 25, 2009 Cross-platform consistency

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August 25, 2009 For power Web users

Filed in: Download Product Review

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My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 8)

September 21, 2006 Soapbox (beta)

September 18, 2006 Google Notebook

August 28, 2006 Google Apps

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My product user reviews (showing 3 of 9)

July 22, 2007 Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG65 (Silver)

"A Mixed bag"

User's rating: 3.0 stars

November 13, 2005 VP201B 20.1-inch Black ThinEdge UltraSlim Bezel LCD Display

"Very nice monitor"

User's rating: 3.5 stars

November 13, 2005 "Great features, bad phone"

This product is no longer available.

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My blogs and podcasts (showing 3 of 1644)

November 23, 2009 CNET News Daily Podcast: Murdoch enlisting Microsoft to shun Google

Filed in: CNET News Daily Podcast

November 20, 2009 Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys

Filed in: Reporters' Roundtable Podcast

November 19, 2009 Live blog today: Google Chrome OS press conference

Filed in: Webware

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My forum posts (showing 3 of 122)

September 11, 2008 "Thanks everyone!"

Filed in: Ask the Editors Live

September 11, 2008 "Fair question"

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September 11, 2008 "THANKS"

Filed in: Ask the Editors Live

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My comments (showing 3 of 274)

November 20, 2009 "Curtis, you cheat. Exactly."

In reply to: "Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys"

November 10, 2009 "There are two computers on my desk, a Thinkpad..."

In reply to: "Two new remote Webcams: Mole and Vue"

October 30, 2009 "So, instead, we reward them for selling us the..."

In reply to: "BOL 1096: Unzipping your genes"

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FInished AMC's "The Prisoner" re-do last night. I may be the only person who actually liked it.
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"Thanks for drooling on my tech," says @mollywood. Why, you're welcome.
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About me

Member since:
June 22, 2002
Occupation:
Editor at large
Short bio:
I run the group at CNET.com that reviews computer systems, peripherals, accessories, networking products, software, and internet services. I also write two columns (Works for ME, for CNET; and Rafe's Radar, for Release 1.0), plus the thrice-weekly AnchorDesk newsletter. And I'm working on our small business coverage. I also have a rarely-updated personal blog, www.rafeneedleman.com. I like to hear from CNET users!
Interests:
Learning about classical music. I married a cellist two years ago, and she plays intricate, complex, beautiful music in our house. She"s totally ruined pop music for me.
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New media, startups & venture capital, all new technology, navigation & geolocation, social computing, aviation technology, PC modding, productivity tools, espresso machines.
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Videos: 143
Product editorial reviews: 8
Product user reviews: 9
Software editorial reviews: 2
Blogs and podcasts: 1644
Forum posts: 122
Comments: 274

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