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The real question here is: How long can your company hang on to outdated CRT monitors before the energy/cooling/recycling costs of running the technology rise higher than the cost to replace it?

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	#11. articles in slide show format.

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	LOL, extremely well put.

	If anyone (eWeek Editor) actually reads these comments, they will see that the...

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	I Have to remove my name from this stupid list. The value of the information...

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	Amen

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	Kill the slideshows. If they stay, I go.

	1. We can't read that fast. 2. We don't like to wait for the next slide to...

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	Funny. I had just made a mental note to stop bothering with these barely...

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	eWeek continues to blithely crank out these worthless slideshows; 99% of comments...

	Completely concur with other comments. The slideshow format is annoying and appears...

	All responses refer to how much EVERYONE HATES the slide show format. Will eWeek...

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	I join all of the other users who recommend you substitute another way of presenting...

	Please, no more slideshows. Thank you.

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	Someone at EWeek reads the posts, no doubt more than one; and the interested readers...

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	Add an eleventh. The slide show is worthless. I and most people don't have the time...

	Sorry to disagree with such august company. I think the slides are a more...

	That should be your NUMBER ONE process to be removed, deleted, killed! How...

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	If you haven't figured it out with all of these messages, the slide show technique...

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	Two comments: 1. Get rid of the cutesy slick, slimy, slide shows. These are using...

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	The slide shows while a pain and probably nice little earners for generating Ad....

	I agree w/everyone else - content generally good and interesting - slide shows...

	one page consisting of no more than 30 lines could well address everything in the...

	Last slide show for me

	Not only does this format slow me down, but it's a light on real content. Each slide...

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	The first step is to put the slideshows out to pasture, the idiots that keep...

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	When will eWeek outgrow their crappy slideshow presentations?? A better...

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	I would repeat what the thousand posters before me already said: Get rid of the...

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	These slide shows are a GREAT idea!!!! Fun !!! Entertaining!!! Informative !!! Ties...

	The slide shows are awkward and interfere with the content of the message. Most...

	Still Too clunky and messge was lost due to the delivery method.

	The forced slide show is obnoxious and annoying, but it does little to disguise the...

	Have to agree with all of the other comments here. Just can't read fast enough...

	How about dumping the arrogant call center lackeys in India and instead offering...

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	#1 - This Article. How fitting that someone would write an article about things to...

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	As it was the first time I have visited this site what got me here was an advert...

	Having the slides change on their own is extremely annoying, compounded by the fact...

	I too get pretty annoyed when the article I'm reading decides for me when to switch...

	I guess nothing is free, but running you through a whole new page and ad loading for...

	Somewhat I ironic b/c this type of slideshow is something that should be put "out to...

	>Their response was one of complete ignorance of any >runaway Corolla traversing...

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	This is the first time I've come to eWeek.com. This will likely be the last time...

	The slideshow is a disservice not only to your readers, but to your advertisers. I...

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	Your stupid slideshow starts out "“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies to IT as...

	How Ironic... This slide show should be put out to pasture. I was referred to this...

	The slide show is horrible. Loose it! Do you think we are too stupid read the...

	The reason this is in slide show format is some management position genius believe...

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	The first thing to put out to pasture are web pages that operate like a slide...

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	Disable Javascript and browse at your leisure.

	Not only the slide show seems to have a life of its on. The "brilliant" designer put...

	There was a slide show here? Yeah, I saw the frames. Thought they were a bit...

	BUT I DON'T NO HOW TO USE THE INTERNET AND CAN'T CLICK LINKS SO I NEED SLIDESHOW...

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	the slidshow is crap. I'll never come back to eWeek again!

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