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Andy Ihnatko Abuses Cell Phones on National TV
Our buddy Andy Ihnatko, who most of you probably know from his writing in Macworld or the Chicago Sun-Times, is breaking into TV. On last week's CBS Early Saturday show he explains, in his inimitable style, the best (and worst) ways of drying out cell phones (and by extension, iPods and iPhones) that suffer a dunking in a puddle, sink, or worse. Who knew that kitty litter worked well for bringing sodden electronics back to life?
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