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Stocks Furthest Above, Below Their 50-DMAs

title of first chart is wrong

13 Predictions for 2008

Virginia Tech marketing professor, the "internet types" that don't vote make a conscious decision not to vote because the choices are usually the lesser of two evils (I'd argue they should vote 3rd party, but anyway that's the reality). In other words they are disillusioned.

I can't count how many stories I've seen on the Internet of people that plan to vote for the first time specifically for Ron Paul. Many tales are out there of "selling your soul", i.e. registering Republican, just to vote for Dr. Paul.

The simple truth is that very few politicians understand economics. To them it is purely about taxes. Ironic that no Democrats understand inflation, since inflation is essentially a targeted tax on the poor.

The milk-for-$6 prediction is exactly right. I'm sure the 2008 candidates will be making a big deal out of the cost of milk and bread as the election draws nearer. They'll probably think that Congress can do something about it. Maybe they'll start sending out more food stamps. Yeah right. The only thing Congress can do is to start overseeing the Fed -- a job they've ignored for 90 years.

Vanu Envisions the Network-Agnostic Cell Phone: Apple, Take Note

BOSE stands for Buy Other Stereo Equipment

Mac Market Share Climbs - Wake Me Up When It Hits 3%

No, Microsoft is popular in the enterprise for more than just Outlook. Project and Visio come to mind. There are also many companies that require Internet Explorer due to internal applications designed around it.

What's scary is that Microsoft will probably get rid of Office for Mac if Macs get too popular...

Ten Concerns With Apple's New iTV ('The iDongle')

There isn't a DVI to HDMI "converter". It's just a plain old cable and very easy to find. riteav.com has a 15-ft cable for under $10! So I don't get the "difficulty" in connecting any Mac to an HDTV set.

My biggest problem with Apple TV is that it apparently does not play DivX files. I also don't get the point of the 40-gig hard drive. That's much too small and so I would not even use it; I'd stream everything. Why not sell a cheaper version without a hard drive? Perhaps that will come.

Overall I think the Apple TV is the TV version of the iPod - hardware that intentionally locks you into Apple's file formats and DRM. Probably smart for Apple, but not very consumer-friendly.

Internet Television: Who Will Win The Day?

joost.com is also a startup worth watching.