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Inside CNET Labs 41: Where's my snare?

After the most awkward opening ever, we dive straight into a burning question fans have been wondering about for the last 40 episodes. Who are...Dong's favorite rappers? This week, the question is answered.

Although we could have just ended the episode with that earth-shattering news, no. We decided to give you more, because we care so frakking much!

I'm in a particular ornery mood having just dealt with a special little bit of BS in the form of this post. It's hard for me to even write about it without getting angry so, I won't.… Read more

Inside CNET Labs 40: Put a green thing in it

We start off this week with some advice from Dong that, to me, seems about five years too late. It is: don't open e-mail attachments from people you don't know. Again, not new news in the slightest. I guess it was a slow news week for us.

Luckily, I'm here to bail us out with something that's actually useful, a description of how to play the most awesome bar drinking game ever! Seriously, use this and you'll immediately be the life of the party. You won't even need to bring that lampshade with you … Read more

It's Coop's -30- column: Adios, sorta

It's a stylistic flourish that dates back to the days when reporters would file stories they typed out on typewriters. (Quick show of hands: How many of you still know how to change typewriter ribbons? OK, how many of you worked with typewriters in the first place? Never mind.)

Within the journalism profession, it's become a tradition to label your farewell piece as the -30- column. Explanations vary. The one that I most like equates the number with a "sign of completion."

That's a nice poetic approach, though it's only nine years since I … Read more

23 downloads win CNET Editors' Choice

If you read CNET's hardware reviews, you've probably seen the CNET Editors' Choice award appear from time to time. The badge has always denoted our editors' favorite products--best-of-breed technology that stands apart from the competition.

Today, we're pleased to extend the CNET Editors' Choice badge to software listed on CNET Download.com.

We're introducing the award on 23 products, each a clear leader in its category. We determine award winners on a case-by-case basis, and we always mark the award with the month and date so that you know when the software in question won the … Read more

The 404 326: Where we have a casual encounter with Jasmine France

Jasmine France joins The 404 today. Just a little warning: she had just flown into New York City on the red-eye from San Francisco and is pretty loopy for part of the show. But she does give us the 411 on the best MP3 player and headphones to get.

Jasmine dishes the dirt on Justin as an intern years ago. Let's just say dry cleaning, coffee, foot rubs, and walking her dog were part of his daily routine. Oh, how far he has come.

We talk a bit about how popular "casual encounters" has become on Craigslist. It's even bigger than Match.com, eHarmony, or even Yahoo! Personals. Jasmine tells us about her "missed connections" story. It gets juicy. Find your subway crush here.

Also, we discuss a bit 'bout how piracy is ruining the PSP. Justin doesn't really care; Jeff gets upset; and Wilson's fourth cousin is selling pirated games back home in Zhong Guo. Speaking of China, for about five minutes too long, Wilson exposés on Jackie Chan's recent comments in the press. This is why we don't discuss anything with any seriousness.

Finally, it's "Earf Day"...we think that's how it's spelled. Anyway, as part of our effort to be friendly to the environment, CNET TV is launching The Green Show, starring Mark Licea. That's right! MTI has his own show now. Check it out and send us your comments at greenshow [at] cnet [dot] com.

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Inside CNET Labs 39: "Loved-ah, it-ah!"

Dong gets a quirky phone call from a guy--apparently doing his best Jeremy Piven impression--with an expensive proposition.

Dong then discusses a new way to share your wireless network without risking random strangers getting their grubby mitts on your most precious of personal files. Actually, I feel he only brought this up to take a cheap swipe at Apple, but that's just my opinion. This leads to our discussion of a new Forrester Research find that Apple is the "most lovable" PC maker. Of course, Dong has a little something to say about this.

We get an … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 38: Oooh, I got a crack!

We got the bromance threesome this week as we are joined by fellow CNET Labs member (of the N.Y. variety) and co-host of Digital City podcast, Joseph Kaminski. Joe joins us this week to talk his trials and tribulations with PC power consumption testing as well as his sage pickup devices.

Dong starts his week off right by locking his car in his garage and then gets locked outta his house the very same day. Yeah, we weren't surprised either.

Joe and I also attempt to convince Dong to dive headlong into console gaming. We're getting closer, … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 37: Can I have a Coke?

This week, we start off with the Conficker worm. With all the hype and media coverage this thing has had, you'd think it had its own agent. Dong separates the facts from the hype...about a week too late. Better than never, I guess.

Dong talks about why he's never owned a video game console (or has he?). We talk about how I own too many consoles and don't have enough time in the week to play them and how sad that makes me and...well, it gets very depressing. Well, not really, but I do miss … Read more

Why do my headphones keep breaking?

The other day we got an e-mail from Jim, a reader in LA, who wrote:

"My question regards the care and feeding of headphones. From the coconut-halves sets of my youth to the in-ear sets of today, I've never failed to kill a set of 'phones within a few months. Even the two Shure sets I bought in the past year (E2C and SE110) and have tried to treat very carefully, have developed cracks and shorts where they loop over the ear."

Ah, Jim, I share your pain. A few weeks ago, my trusty Shure E4Cs developed … Read more