They all thought computing was just a thing for nerds, and it was a list of functions that could be performed that would be useful.

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The list of functions goes on, more than I will ever need, use or want, like hundreds of video and board games and instant dating services.

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As far as we can tell it doesn't have any TiVo-like technology for divining your tastes, though it does allow an extensive list of preferences and apparently has a range of search and display functions to help you keep track of all that's in there (which with a 400GB drive could be up to 67 hours even at the highest quality).

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One of the fastest and thus lowest stress on network gear, functions is dropping connections from a list of sites.

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Rightly or wrongly, higher ed serves a number of functions (see here for a brief list of some of them).

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Sales and marketing reps rank No. 6 on the list, ahead of controllers, No. 8, who direct an organization's accounting functions, typically reporting to the chief financial officer.

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