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July 10, 2009
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The Internet is a dollar store

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July 10, 2009
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The Google OS surfaced in March--or did it?

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    Ep. 1016: Summon the royal Twitterer

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    Ep. 169: Travel tech tips

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    Ep. 168: Smart Phones

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    Ep. 1009: Pirate Bay or Cruiseship Bay?

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    Ep. 1006: Butt-nibbling robots

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    Ep. 167: All-questions

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    Ep. 1004: We have come for your units

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    Buzz Out Loud 1,000th episode recap

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    Ep. 1001: All your Face Page accounts are belong to us

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    Ep. 1,000: Do we have to do 1,000 more of these?

My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 8)

September 21, 2006 Soapbox (beta)
September 18, 2006 Google Notebook
August 28, 2006 Google Apps

My product user reviews (showing 3 of 9)

November 13, 2005 "Great features, bad phone"

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My blogs and podcasts (showing 3 of 1534)

July 10, 2009 The Internet is a dollar store

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July 10, 2009 The Google OS surfaced in March--or did it?

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July 9, 2009 Chrome OS for the clueless: What it means for real people

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My forum posts (showing 3 of 122)

September 11, 2008 "Thanks everyone!"

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September 11, 2008 "Fair question"

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September 11, 2008 "THANKS"

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    10:05 AM on July 10
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  • @mikehill33 No I did not get duped. Just annoyed.
    11:50 AM on July 9

About me

  • Member since:
    June 22, 2002
  • Last online:
    March 11, 2005
  • 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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My posting summary

  • Videos: 71
  • Product editorial reviews: 8
  • Product user reviews: 9
  • Blogs and podcasts: 1534
  • Forum posts: 122
  • Comments: 245

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