That way, you get the important stuff realtime, and the rest you can catch up on when you have a spare moment.

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Now you can catch up on kooky cat videos when you're out of network.

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So, worst-case scenario, even if you can't get the latest episode of your current favorites, you can review past seasons or catch up on those shows you've been meaning to check out.

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Or you can catch up with the television version on the iPlayer.

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Waiting is part of the deal: You can catch up on your reading from the in-shop library of tabloids and less than high-brow magazines.

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It's worth pointing out that the ARM-based WinRT (psst -- you can catch up on what exactly Windows RT is here ) model is both thinner and lighter than the version with Windows 8 Pro.

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"The idea is that you might not need to catch up provided you can make them cheap enough, " he said.

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But I hope we can catch up with you gentlemen again soon, because these issues of housing are not going anywhere.

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If they become too hard, you can back up to catch up.

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Even if you have some of these games, the Humble Bundle can be a cheap way to catch up on others you may have missed.

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To play catch up, you can read the transcript from the First Presidential Debate here and the Vice Presidential Debate here.

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If you do that, however, it can be expedient to schedule some re-entry time to catch up on messages before you return to your desk.

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But the world moves so fast that once you fall behind, it can be very difficult to catch up.

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If we missed an area that you're familiar with, drop us a line in comments so everyone can catch up.

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