Mr. BARRY SMITH (owner, Louisiana Music Factory record store in New Orleans): I'm very low-tech myself, and I know as far as our customers, we still do quite well with the records upstairs.

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So M-Farm is a low-tech app, relying on text messaging as its principal means of communication.

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After playing games like Grand Theft Auto III and the Tegra 3-enhanced Shadowgun, I'm convinced we tech enthusiasts live in an exciting time.

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And what I've instructed our team to do is any good idea that will make the systems and processes of the private sector interacting with government smoother, quicker, crisper, more tech-savvy -- I'm for.

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When I'm traveling, my publishers book me in high-design, high-tech hotels, which I normally enjoy to the hilt.

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