At other times, the software didn't load properly onto the PCs.

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You don't need a speed demon to serve in this capacity, because you can schedule large file transfers to happen overnight or at other times your home network isn't in heavy usage.

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However, like so many other times, Bailey wasn't at the trailer.

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"The pre-buzz has really been a lot quieter than it's been in recent years, " said Kent German, a senior editor at CNET.com, who is attending his fifth CES. German believes more tech companies are choosing to launch products at other times of the year when they don't have to compete for attention.

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Maybe we are all tiring of banks making acquisitions of other banks at four times book value, and maybe we don't believe the merger savings are all they're cracked up to be.

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