With seven Democrats and six Republicans still stumbling along in the obstacle race for the White House, even those of us who are fascinated by American politics are finding it pretty difficult to remember so much as the names of some of the lesser candidates, let alone their distinguishing features (if any), but Newsbytes has come up with a helpful update of the Biblical maxim – By their computers shall ye know them: next time you see a presidential candidate carrying a Zenith lap-top around with him, chances are you can safely mark him down on your chart as Albert Gore.