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"Hello, I'm a Mac." "And I'm a PC." So goes the familiar start to Apple's long-running Get a Mac ad campaign, which featured Justin Long as "Mac" and John Hodgman as "PC". The odd couple, which spent the past four years sparing over the benefits of Apple's OSX and various Windows operating...

Here's an idea for Seth MacFarlane, creator of the raunchy cartoon Family Guy on News Corp. (NWS)'s Fox Network: Take the script for the Nov. 8 episode that Microsoft just backed out of as sole sponsor. Find any mention of "Windows 7," cross it out with a pencil, and replace the term with the...

For some, Twitter represents the end of the world -- or at least the death of human communication. In an increasingly "less is more" internet-writing trend, the incredible brevity of Twitter messages, or "tweets," leaves no room for deeper thought or connection. And the medium's ease of use...

We have already covered the frugal vacationer's plight this summer, as many families will embark on staycations. Our own Tracy Coenen has shared some great ideas for planning your staycation. Despite the fact that you can make the best of a staycation to explore your hometown, John Hodgman explains...