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Holiday Help Desk show notes: November 30

I want to thank everybody who watched Holiday Help Desk (hours one and two) either live or on demand. A few times during the show, I mentioned that I'd put links to things on our blog, so here they are.

Here are the instructions for downloading and running Chrome OS off a USB drive.

Here is our list of Best iPod speakers.

And if you'd like to replace the firmware on your router with something more functional, here's DD-WRT.

Also, here are Jeff Bakalar's really good arguments for why you shouldn't buy an Xbox 360 … Read more

CNET Live - Episode Last

We say hello to a new iPhone and a Webby award and goodbye to the half-hour version of CNET Live.

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Things we Crave

DTV: The transition from analog to digital

Eye-Fi rolls out Pro Wi-Fi for wireless transfers

News

WWDC Keynote wrap-up.

Webby Awards

Links we mentioned

Keep up on Jailbreak news at the Dev-Team blog. Or try the Unnofficial QuickPWN Beta 3.0

Jasmine ranks the best noise-canceling earphones.

How to install Safari 4 on an older version of OS X.

The Invisual iPhone case aids the visually impaired. The new iPhone will … Read more

CNET Live - Episode 105

We get our hands on the new Palm Pre, as well as catch up on what happened at the E3 video game show.

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Things we Crave

Microsoft expands Xbox Live audio and video offerings

Charging gadget redefines power-walking

First Look

Palm Pre

News

Brian Tong's E3 2009 wrap-up.

Download of the Week

Hulu Desktop

Cheapskate

Replace your iPhone 3G battery for $6

Links we mentioned

MacRumours Buyer's Guide

OldApps.com

OSX86 Project for running OS X on PCs.

Run Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) on a Dell Mini 9

CNET Live will … Read more

CNET Live - Episode 104

It's speculation day. We speculate on the successes of the new Microsoft search engine called Bing, the new Google e-mail and IM thingy called Wave, and whether the Palm Pre will end up on AT&T.

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Things we Crave

Add more USB ports to your laptop with style

Nintendo Wii gets catering channel in Japan

First Looks

HP Mini 110

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Best of the Web

FlightAware is being used to ferret out news stories Video question

Can I get a 3G data card that will work in USA and Brazil? … Read more

CNET Live - Episode 103

Jeremiah Grossman from White Hat Security joins us to talk about clickjacking.

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Things we Crave

Free Trendnet updates TV-M7 wireless camera monitor application.

Alleged PS3 Slim spy photos get cease-and-desist treatment.

Cheapskate

Get an iPhone charging dock for $5.99 shipped

First Look

LG 160 (Credo Mobile)

Voyager Q

Links we mentioned

Ray in Georgia asked Brian Cooley if he still loved the Smart Car. Short answer? No. Andrew from England asked about iPhoto loading everytime he plugs his iPod Touch in and how to minimize subwoofer bass from going through the floor. You … Read more

CNET Live--Episode 102

We do a lot of talk about video conversion today as well showing you how to make your iPod Touch into an iPhone.

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Things we Crave

Free GFI Backup application.

Sprint MFI battery-powered hotspot.

Cheapskate

Free DRM-cracking utility

First Look

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone

How to

Make free calls with iPod Touch

Best of the Web

xkcd.com UserFriendly.org Wondermark MyExtraLife.com

Links we mentioned

Convert DVD to avi with 5.1 audio

Firefox won't save my homepage

CNET Live - Episode 100

We flip for new camcorders, and show you how to make custom mix CDs.

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Things we crave: ContourHD: Extreme version of Flip MinoHD

KCE-400BT Bluetooth module breathes new life into Alpine car stereos

Download of the week Spreadtweet

Cheapskate Dell 22-inch 1080p desk monitor

Your calls Here's how to fix the disappearing explorer.exe problem in Windows XP and another tactic for Windows Vista.

Got problems logging in to Kubuntu in VirtualBox? Try some of these ideas.

Our picks for the best noise-canceling headphones.

Software for a netbook needs to be slim and … Read more

CNET Live--Episode 99

Paul Kocher from Cryptography Research gives us the lowdown on botnets and just what we need to be afraid of.

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Things we crave: Trade HD DVDs for Blu-rays with Warner's Red2Blu program

PediSedate

Download of the week Netstumbler and iStumbler

Cheapskate Netgear N router for $25

Your video call Mark in Albuquerque, N.M. wants to know why Windows update isn't working fro him in Parallels. A tough one to do without followup questions, but most likely he needs to have Parallels tools installed. If that's not it, a bridged connection … Read more