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Still, I concede that the average joe prefers Windows computers, which account for more than 90% of the machines on the Internet, according to the Web-monitoring firm Net Applications. (Apple's got a little less than 8%, though it has recently surged in laptop sales and now commands a little more than 10% of that market.) That's why many new gadgets I've wanted to write about (a sport watch from Garmin, for instance) and software (Google's Chrome browser) work with PCs only...
...Characteristically, Lee has not backed down on the European front either. In a press conference after Monday's screening of his film in Rome, his response to the hurt feelings of the Italian resistance was firm. "I am not apologizing for anything," he said. "I think these questions are evidence that there is still a lot about your history during the war that [Italians] have got to come to grips with." He was also quoted in the Italian press as saying there were plenty of cases of resistance fighters fleeing from combat...
...into the financial system by buying bad mortgages - thus freeing up banks to lend money elsewhere - it won't "address the decimation of the wealth effect of the U.S. consumer," which many export-led Asian economies rely on, says Kirby Daley, senior strategist at Newedge Group, a financial services firm based in Hong Kong...
...homeowners' and other kinds of insurance, it falls to your state to guarantee your policy. State limits vary, which is why it generally pays to do business only with insurance firms that rating agencies regard as investment-grade and that have long track records of paying claims in good times and bad - you know, like AIG. In other words, aim for big and reputable, the kind of firm likely to get bought up (or bailed out) if it runs into trouble...
...used to getting anything lower than a 4.0. But the College scored just a 3.2 on the third annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card, released yesterday. The survey was sponsored by the makers of Trojan condoms and conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces, an independent research firm. The report card graded and ranked 139 colleges based on 13 criteria, including sexual assault programs, availability of contraceptives, and student peer groups. Harvard’s ranking fell from 10th place last year to 25th. Trojan and Sperling’s BestPlaces did not release a breakdown of the College?...