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With or without the drying cycle on, my plastics don't come out fully dry. WITHOUT the drying cycle on, however, everything other than the plastics is still dry.

I've gotten in the habit of never turning on the drying cycle and find that it works just fine that way. If some tupperware needs extra time to dry, I air dry it in my dish rack.

There's room for this product if it's a tablet with internal specs equal to that of a netbook, at a minimum. But I think it's a nonstarter as a subscription device at that price point.

I was under the impression that modern dish washers use less water than the average person when washing dishes.

What about a keyboard tray? I see almost no mention of them these days, though they're essential to getting your keyboard and mouse in a position that helps avoid wrist strain. I think that should be #2 above, if ordered by importance.

We're currently in progress on exactly this solution to get rid of our dreaded Time Warner cable box and service. Ever since we got the Time Warner HD DVR (made by Scientific Atlanta) we've been less than thrilled about the service and experience, though Time Warner has been good about adding HD channels and on demand movies.

Live TV is the only thing you cannot get using Apple TV, so if you're into sports, politics, or morning talk shows, this solution isn't for you. We're not that household, though. As it stands, buying every show we watch in HD (if available, otherwise in SD) would save us about $400/year over Time Warner. Add Boxee to the mix and we get a reasonable and free channel flipping solution too.

Re: Netflix. I'm sure it's great, but it's older content, and the price might not be that great a deal compared to the iTunes store, or the free movies available on Hulu through Boxee.

Re: Xbox. Again, I'm sure it's great, but this is really the gamers solution, or at a minimum the invested Windows user's solution. Apple products integrate easily and well together, regardless of whether they're software or hardware. Microsoft is generally not a hardware manufacturer, however, so Xbox is about the only device you'll ever see from them. The rest is up for grabs, and there are no clear winners when tied to Windows. Apple is clearly an early winner with its iTunes Store (for music, TV, movies, podcasts, etc.), and other factors like Unix support make it a platform and suite of products that will continue to be relevant for years to come.

I have a giant basil by my back door and it has no effect on flies at all.

Where is the table behind the sofa from?