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I ordered Uverse and have been jerked around the last week on when they will install it. I think I should be able to use this product within the next month...hopefully!
I think that the best way to get the economy boosted is to forgive government funded student loans. If people didn't have to pay those, they would spend the money on gadgets. :)
Well, good for New York, here in Chicago on the other hand. We Are still waiting for WFLD (Fox) Chicago to flip the switch. We have:
CBS
NBC
ABC
WGN (cw affiliate)

All of them broadcasting news in HD. Although we do have four, and that seems to be as much as anybody else, 80% of the local stations is not 100. Get on the ball FOX!!!! We also have a PBS station called lake shore tv or something that has their own news, but I am not counting them because probably only like 12 people watch them.
Sorry, I guess I got a little over anxious. So far clevend is 100% HD (only 4 channels that I saw). NYC I read has 4 as well. As sonn as FOX decides to make the plunge...maybe soon thanks to WGN's unannounced switch (they battle for nine o'clock news)...and CBS's planned switch by the end of the year will give us 5. Any body else have more???
Yes, I live a little south of Chicago, and I can receive:

Channel 5 WMAQ (NBC)
Channel 7 WLS-TV (ABC)
Channel 9 WGN (CW Affiliate)

The only other channels that are not in HD are:

Channel 2 WBBM (CBS)
Channel 32 WFLD (FOX)

However, cbs is planning on moving to their new state-of-the-art, most high-tech in the country broadcasting center. they were suppose to move into that at December 2007, but then pushed back spring of 08, but now it is pushed back yet again to Fall of 08. This is because of several budget problems, and strikes. But hopefully they will be in by the end of the year broadcasting in HD (This isn't great for OTA viewers because they have a very weak signal ( changing that in February)) Anyways, by the end of the year, we have a planned 4 out of 5 news in HD. Fox has yet to state whether they are switching, but WGN was unannounced, so maybe FOX is right around the corner.

Here is my question...were does chicago stand in terms of HD news. With 80% of the news being HD by the end of the year (at least 80%) is chicago number 1 in HD???
Hey, I would listen to probably some movies on my computer, and christian, like mercy me, building 429, ect...
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"

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