CC for YouTube
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid breaks down the science behind YouTube’s new closed captioning feature and how users can improve the process.(11/20; 2:17)
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Google's Chrome
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Google showed off its brand new Chrome operating system today, but it won't be available until next holiday season. (11/19; 2:27)
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Cloud Computing
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains how Microsoft’s Azure, a cloud-based operating system, allows developers to build applications that run over the internet. (11/18; 2:48)
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Smart Phones Slowing Us Down?
The KCBS technology analyst says AT&T has finished $65 million worth of improvements to the Bay Area to handle high-bandwidth traffic. (11/17; 1:54)
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Twitter Drops Suggested User List
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains why Twitter is changing its suggested user list after accusations of being politically biased. (11/16; 2:32)
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Centennial Celebration
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid talks about KCBS’s 100 year milestone and how technology allows listeners to tune in all over the world. (11/13; 1:53)
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New Website Clicker.Com
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid talks about a new website that makes it easier for you to catch up on your TV viewing. (11/12; 2:19)
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Google's SafeSearch
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Google’s new feature that allows users to lock the SafeSearch tool.(11/11; 2:45)
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Free Wi-Fi, Limited Areas
KCBS' technology analyst has the scoop on wi-fi zones and how certain companies will have free limited access this holiday season. (11/10; 2:12)
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News Corp Content on Google
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to alter Google’s search results. (11/9; 2:38)
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Google Dashboard
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid explains Google’s new privacy feature, Dashboard, making it easier for users to know what information is being collected about them. (11/6; 2:47)
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New Smart Phone Hits Shelves
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid talks about Droid, the newest smart phone arriving on store shelves.(11/5; 1:21)
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Digital Ethics Hot Topic at Conference
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on the messages being presented by the speakers at the 3rd annual Family Online Safety Institute Conference and Exhibition. (11/4; 2:05)
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Blu-Ray, We Hardly Knew You
The KCBS technology analyst says streaming DVD service on computers and Tivo-like devices will put Blu-Ray to pasture. (11/3; 2:28)
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Apple to Target Television Viewers
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Apple’s new service, which hopes to lure viewers away from their television sets by offering shows through iTunes. (11/2; 2:21)
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Google Voice
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on a voicemail transcription service from Google Voice. (10/30; 1:58)
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Amazon Launches PayPhrase
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Amazon.com has a new free feature which lets consumers purchase items by typing in a short, unique phrase & an I.D. number. (10/29; 1:21)
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Verizon Unveils the Droid
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid, on the Droid, the first Android phone on Verizon's network. (10/28; 1:41)
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Facebook Memorials
The KCBS technology analyst on how Facebook plans to convert accounts of deceased members into memorials. (10/27; 1:54)
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New Rules For Web URLs
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on why the agency that regulates the web will allow domain names in characters other than Latin, such as Japanese and Arabic. (2:03)
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Facebook Feed Gets Facelift
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid, on the tweaks the networking site made to its home page, to make it easier for you, to find what you're looking for. (10/23; 1:49)
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Twitter Partners with Google & Microsoft
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Twitter’s deals with both Google and Microsoft and what this may mean for the future of the tech industry. (10/21; 2:21)
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Cell Phone Freedom
The KCBS technology analyst says Wal-Mart and TracFone are teaming up to offer cheap cell phones without contracts. (10/20; 2:45)
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Mobile TV
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says TV is becoming even more portable now that broadcast stations will soon transmit to your cell phone. (10/16; 1:21)
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Google To Launch E-Book Selling Service
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says officials speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair say Google Editions will offer up to 600,000 books when it's introduced. (10/15; 2:36)
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Snow Leopard Data Deleted
The KCBS technology analyst says guests logging into Apple's Snow Leopard are having problems maintaining their profiles. (10/13; :56)
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Massive Sidekick Date Loss
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains how a failure with T-Mobile and Microsoft's subsidiary Danger, caused data loss for Sidekick users. (10/12; 2:50)
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Popularity vs. Profit
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says despite YouTube’s billion views per day, it may never be able to turn a profit. (10/8; 2:28)
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New Video-Text Reading Format
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Simon & Schuster's partnership with a Bay Area company to introduce the Vook, a digital book that blends text and video. (10/7; 1:42)
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Phishing Scam Targets Hotmail
The KCBS technology analyst advises to change your password regularly and to look for secure sites to prevent your email account from being phished. (10/6; 2:02)
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Facebook Introduces Voice Chat
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid reviews a new Facebook application that allows users to voice chat with each other. (10/5; 1:55)
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Friendster Focuses Abroad
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says several bay area based social-networking websites may be relatively unknown in the US but have millions of users abroad. (10/2; 1:51)
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Google Wave
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on why Google has sent out thousands of invites to people wanting to test out its new collaborative tool. (10/1; 2:40)
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Tivo Comes to BlackBerry
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on a new BlackBerry application that lets phone users program Tivo on the go.(9/30; 2:30)
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Microsoft Beefs Up Security
The KCBS technology analyst says so far, so good in his assessment of Microsoft's Security Essentials. (9/29; 0:48)
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Europe to Lower the Volume
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains why the European Union is changing its default volume on earbuds and headphones. (9/28; 1:37)
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Twitter's Funding Boost
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid talks about Twitter's fundraising boost and how the hot new dot-com may make money in the future. (9/25; 1:49)
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Protecting Kids Online
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on a technology group that is trying to refine how the government can change its approach to protecting children online. (9/24; 1:29)
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Demo Conference 2009
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid talks about some of the new features at the tech industry's biggest conference. (9/23; 2:18)
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Picking the Right College
The KCBS technology analyst suggests trying studentaid.com's free applications before narrowing down the right college. (9/22; 1:56)
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Facebook Steps up Privacy Controls
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Facebook has decided to stop using Beacon, an advertising feature that some users say is an invasion of privacy. (9/21; 2:31)
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Google vs. Apple
KCBS Technology analyst Larry Magid says Apple’s rejection of the Google Voice iPhone app may have more to do with the competition between the companies than the application itself. (9/18; 1:45)
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Google Buys New Company
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Google acquired a company behind the squiggly word boxes used to cut down on fraud, in order to increase its index of the world’s books. (9/17; 1:53)
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Microsoft's Resources for Schools
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Microsoft has provided reccomendations for schools who want to keep students up-to-date on class assignments and documents when they are sick from school. (9/16; 1:31)
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Zune Gets its Groove Back
KCBS technology analyst says Microsoft's latest Zune offers HD radio and a sleeker design capable of web browsing. (9/15; 2:46)
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New Additions to Bing
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Microsoft is adding a new visual element to its search engine, Bing. (9/14; 2:04)
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Twitter Leaves Loophole For Ads
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on the updates Twitter is making to its terms of service which may leave the door open for ads on the popular micro-blogging site. (9/11; 1:50)
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Rhapsody Coming to the iPhone
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid talks about the pros and cons of the RealNetworks subscription music service coming to the iPhone. (9/10; 1:06)
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Steve Jobs' Appearance
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Steve Jobs revealed new products during his appearance at an Apple event, taking the stage for the first time since his liver transplant this spring. (9/9; 2:36)
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Rumors Surrounding Apple
The KCBS technology analyst says the rumor mill is full of possibilities concerning Apple's ipod announcement. (9/8; 1:44)
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Digital Babysitter’s Second Job
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says software that monitors children’s activity online also sometimes sells that web surfing info to marketing companies. (9/4; 1:57)
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Facebook Friends for Sale
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on how an Australian company is offering friends for sale on Facebook. (9/3; 1:26)
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Internet Virus
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains how a computer programmer has developed malicious software that can hack into voice-over Internet programs. (9/2; 1:13)
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Gmail Outage Restored
The KCBS Technology Analyst says the gmail outage reminds us how communication has changed. (9/1; 2:16)
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Apple's iPhone
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says cell phone users and carriers may be in for some good news if Apple decides to end its exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T. (8/31; 2:22)
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New Apple Operating System
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid reports from the Palo Alto Apple Store on the features that make Snow Leopard faster and more nimble. (8/28; 1:07)
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New Facebook Privacy Controls
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on why Facebook is agreeing to give users more control over their information in response to concerns raised by Canadian privacy officials. (8/27; 1:17)
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New Sony Reader
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid reviews Sony’s new e-book reader, which has a special feature that allows users to borrow books from libraries. (8/26; 1:38)
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Celebrity Malware Trickery
The KCBS technology analyst warns you many end up downloading malicious software when searching celebrities names. (8/25; 1:49)
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Computers for Students
KCBS Tech Analyst Larry Magid discusses computer recommendations for students returning to school. (8/24; 1:35)
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County Fair Goes High-Tech
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid reports from the San Mateo County Fair on the newly added technology oriented challenges. (8/21; 1:43)
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Blogging: Not So Anonymous
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on why a federal judge is ruling for Google to turn over the name of a person who created a blog about a supermodel he didn't like too much. (8/20; 1:30)
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iLike
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on Myspace’s purchase of iLike, an application that lets users discover new music and get updates from their favorite artists. (8/19; 1:31)
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Facebook Lawsuit
The KCBS technology analyst says the latest privacy lawsuit against Facebook is a publicity stunt. (8/18; 2:29)
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Yahoo Vs. Google
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid compares Yahoo’s e-mail service to Google’s. (8/17; 2:39)
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Twitter Bot Net
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says researchers discovered one Twitter account being used to control a network of hijacked PCs. (8/14; 2:11)
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Sneak Peak at New Facebook
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid discusses what motivated Facebook to work on a lighter version of the social networking site, not yet released. (8/12; 1:54)
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Digital Textbooks
KCBS' technology analyst says digital textbooks will be better for student's backs, but raises important questions about cost. (8/11; 1:40)
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Friend Feed
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid talks about Friend Feed, a social networking site that works as an aggregator, allowing users to connect to other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. (8/10; 1:15)
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Digital Shredding of Email
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid discusses a program designed by Univ. of Washington computer scientists that makes the e-mails you send self-destruct. (8/7; 2:01)
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Twitter Attack
KCBS technology expert Larry Magid discusses the twitter hack attack in detail.(8/6;2:47)
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Testing Windows 7 Beta
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid reviews the beta version of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system. (8/5; 3:05)
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Sony's eBook Reader
The KCBS technology analyst is disappointed that Sony won't match Amazon Kindle's ability to instantly download new books. (8/4; 2:53)
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Online Parental Controls
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid details the functions of Netgear’s new router, which allows parents to filter what their children see online. (8/3; 2:44)
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Illegal Music Downloading
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says a Boston University student is paying a big fine in the nation’s second illegal music downloading trial. (7/31; 2:10)
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Hackers Take Aim at Parking Meters
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid on how a team of programmers and engineers at the Black Hat conference have announced they've found a way to get free parking. (7/30; 1:43)
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Las Vegas Convention Rivalry
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid discusses some of the happenings in Las Vegas, as the hackers convention and computer security convention rub shoulders in Sin City. (7/29; 2:14)
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Apple Rejects Google App
The KCBS Technology Analyst says Apple rejected Google's voice app that translates voice mail into text. (7/28; 2:38)
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Apple Tablet
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid believes the Apple Table will be like an iPod, with the addition of web access, applications, email and video. (7/27; 1:49)
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Marketing on Twitter
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid discusses Twitter's how-to slide show encouraging more businesses to use the service. (7/24; 2:36)
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Microsoft And Linux Collaboration
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid, with analysis on Microsoft contributing some of its code for the open-source Linux operating system. (7/23; 2:07)
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Apple's Earnings
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains the term “company cannibalism” in relation to Apple’s products. (7/22; 1:47)
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The New Yahoo
The KCBS technology analyst likes Yahoo's re-vamped website that's opened up content to outside sources in order to lure back users. (7/21; 2:25)
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Google Maps Apollo Landings
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid reviews a guided tour of the lunar surface that tracks the various Apollo missions. (7/20; 2:15)
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Big Brother Reads a Kindle
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says Amazon deleted books by author George Orwell from its e-book reader, even after customers had downloaded them. (7/17; 1:22)
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Microsoft to Open Stores
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid, discusses Microsoft's plans to set up its own stores, right next to the popular Apple stores. (7/16; 2:45)
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Apple Blocks Palm Pre
Apple is pulling the plug on one of the Palm Pre's key capabilities. KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid has more.(7/15; 1:24)
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Swiss E-Mail Delivery
The KCBS Technology Analyst on the Swiss post office's partnership with an American company that allows physical mail to be converted and sent to your e-mail address. (7/14; 1:53)
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Microsoft Offers Free Web Version
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Microsoft will give consumers and corporate users free access to the upcoming web version of Office 2010. (7/13; 1:19)
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Apple App Store Anniversary
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid says the online store turned the iPhone into a mini-computer. (7/10; 2:55)
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Misled By Viral Marketing
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid, on the gray area of viral marketing practices by a San Francisco based social networking site deemed deceptive by New York's Attorney General. (7/9; 2:24)
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Google's New Development
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says that Google wants users to exclusively use their products by eliminating the need for Windows. (7/8; 2:03)
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Dollar Notebooks Are Here
The KCBS technology analyst says the dollar notebook comes with a costly two-year plan at $60 a month. (7/7; 2:41)
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Jackson Memorial Service Tix Scalped
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid, discusses how hard it is for eBay and Craigslist to stay on top of removing listings of scalpers' tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service. (7/6; 2:05)
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