"Episode Guide - December 2009"@en . "Where we pick our poison"@en . . "We're all a little torn up about the top 50 highest grossing movies of 2009. Films like Watchmen, Bruno, and Star Trek blew us away and easily lived up to the hype; it's too bad that flops like Hotel For Dogs and Paranormal Activity had to ruin it for the rest!"@en . "Verizon is Robbing the Hood"@en . "There's so much to do on today's episode of The 404 Podcast that I'm surprised we were able to fit it all into half an hour--we've got 404 listener Leopold's take on our theme song, Back to the Future/The 404 mash up fan art, and a prize giveaway courtesy of Otterbox!"@en . "Do we want Google knowing every site we go to"@en . "Facebook's changing their privacy policy, and Molly and Rafe predict there will be groups. I don't think anyone cares about regional groups, but hey, I could be wrong. We also talk about why Steve Jobs personally approved an app that currently doesn't work. And Richard comes up with a brilliant idea for the future of news.\nWatch Now\n\nWeb Exclusive"@en . . "Welcome to Justin's penultimate episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast! Tomorrow will be our last show as a team, but there's plenty of special Yuletide episodes, contests, 404 merchandise, and CES shows to look forward to in 2010."@en . . "2009-12-23"^^ . . . . "While you're enjoying the holiday break, check out this very special prerecorded Yuletide episode dedicated to the most inaccurate cyberpunk movie ever to tumble out of Hollywood. Of course, we're talking about \"Hackers,\" the cult classic film that first phreaked its way into our hearts way back in 1995."@en . . . . "Honey, what's this charge for penetration testing?"@en . . . . "It's hard to believe that 2009 has already come and gone, but with the holidays over and 2010 around the corner, we've decided to record a special wrap-up episode to finish off the year. Lots of big changes that happened in the past twelve months, but the most momentous for the show has to be the introduction of the Tricaster and the subsequent evolution into a full-fledged video show. Of course, we have to thank Jason Howell, the man behind all the CNET Podcasts who helped us set up and troubleshoot our new equipment."@en . "Microsoft plucks Plurk"@en . "It's the last live episode of The 404...of 2009. Russ Frushtick, chief gamer at MTV Networks, joins the show today along with Mark Licea of The Green Show to discuss the tumultuous, but exciting year in videogames. Finally, we get to the winners of our \"Hangover\" contest."@en . "2009-12-25"^^ . "Best Moments of 2009"@en . "Where even we can win a Golden Globe this year"@en . . . . . "Listener Co-Host Show"@en . . . . . "2009-12-24"^^ . "Predictions Results for 2009"@en . . "Make a lot of nickels, Microsoft"@en . "Google is in talks to buy Yelp and it may finally be pushing the line over what's too big. Sure, a lot of you thought it was too big already, but now it's just getting ridiculous--although, I didn't like that it lost its court case in France over indexing books. We also touch on the Twitter hijacking and new 3D Blu-ray standards.\nWatch Now"@en . "The Web not-as-exclusive-anymore Episode"@en . . "2009-12-22"^^ . . . "Where Bonnie is not Nicole"@en . "490.3"^^ . . "The Mean Streets of Dell"@en . "490.1"^^ . . . "This may be the last week of live 404 episodes for 2009, and it's also been the most hectic. With Wilson missing his second day in a row and Caroline McCarthy being bedridden by a holiday cold, Mark Licea and Bonnie Cha help me hold down the fort."@en . . . . "90.0"^^ . "2009-12-01"^^ . . . "There's no widget for kindness"@en . . . . "Where our drones got hacked"@en . "2009-12-10"^^ . . . "There will be Facebook Groups!"@en . . . . . . "Where The 404 hoverboard works on water"@en . "Exclusive report on the Google Nexus One"@en . "Should Google make its own Netbook?"@en . "Where we play a never-ending game of devil's advocate"@en . . . "While today's Golden Globe announcements were a bit underwhelming, we were thrilled to see \"The Hangover\" get a nomination in the Best Picture: Comedy or Musical category. To coincide with the film's release on Blu-ray and DVD today we're giving away copies of the movie! Just send us an e-mail at the404 [at] cnet [dot] com telling us your best hangover story. Everyone's got at least one, so send us yours for a chance to win!"@en . "Tech predictions for 2010"@en . . . . "A new service uses the power of 400 virtualized computers in the cloud to test the security of your WPA WiFi password. They only charge $34. But Donald is afraid of how this penetration testing might show up on his credit card bill. But forget WiFi. WiGig is coming promising 7Gbps transfer speeds. Take that Ethernet cable!\nWatch Now"@en . "Where we get our CrunchPad out in time"@en . "The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where hackers of the world unite"@en . "Yahoo has a new program to spread kindness. But Cooley hates it. Why? There's no app for that. We also discover the true meaning of holiday hate when Tom and Brian fight over the rights of the customer when shopping. And we review the JooJoo and Boxee. And Natali lets on that she hates Brooklyn. At least when Brooklyn has no food.\nWatch Now"@en . . . . . . . . "Goodbyes are never easy, but it ain't so bad when you're leaving for a three-week holiday vacation to Huntington Beach, Calif. On today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast, the dudes celebrate Justin's last show in 2009. To everyone's disappointment, he'll back back in January 2010 for one episode, and then the dudes are off to CES for four shows from the CNET stage!"@en . . "So, Apple bought Lala, and Ars Technica thinks it has a source who knows what Apple's going to do with it-- it's going to make a Web site that sells music and stores it in the cloud. Kind of like what Lala already is, but it's going to be all iTunes-ified. And that has Rafe worrying about cloud failure again. We also kvetch about Facebook, a Mozilla employee complains about Google, and the \"New Moon\" videotaper is set free.\nWatch Now"@en . "Some enterprising hackers have rooted the Barnes & Noble Nook, giving them unrestricted access to the underlying Android operating system. Black and white tablet FTW! We also get the exclusive from Jason Howell about the new Google phone known as the Nexus One. And those crazy Scandinavians get to try out LTE first. Good on ya, Nordic peeps! \nWatch Now"@en . "1136"^^ . "1137"^^ . "The following is a list of The 404 episodes that were recorded in December 2009."@en . "1130"^^ . "1131"^^ . "We count down our top ten predictions in the world of technology for 2010. \nWatch Now"@en . "1128"^^ . "1129"^^ . "1134"^^ . "1135"^^ . . . "1132"^^ . . "The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where we recap the movies of 2009"@en . "1133"^^ . "490"^^ . "2009-12-18"^^ . "1122"^^ . "488"^^ . "1123"^^ . "489"^^ . "1120"^^ . "1121"^^ . "1126"^^ . . "1127"^^ . . "1124"^^ . "1125"^^ . . . "482"^^ . "483"^^ . "480"^^ . "2009-12-16"^^ . "481"^^ . "Among the news of new URL shorteners and Australian Internet filters comes one of the darkest moments in microblogging. Microsoft has pulled down their new Twitter-like site in China because it turns out it wasn't Twitter-like at all. It was in fact more like Plurk. In fact it looked like maybe they stole Plurk's code. We also get morally outraged at good business plans. Or stupid people. Or something. Just watch. Or listen.\nWatch Now"@en . "Today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast starts off on a personal note, with Jeff detailing last night's tour of Justin's tiny Manhattan apartment. I'll concede that the space is indeed very small relative to the cripplingly expensive rent, but like any self-respecting human, I'll pay almost anything stay out of New Jersey."@en . "486"^^ . "1118"^^ . "Where we put on our poker face"@en . "487"^^ . "1119"^^ . . "484"^^ . "1116"^^ . . "485"^^ . "1117"^^ . "Things are certainly winding down here at the CNET New York offices as The 404 finishes up its last two live episodes for the year. In the studio with us today is Natali Del Conte along with her CBS producer Will--so it sounds like the show is about to get some Early Show love on Friday morning!"@en . "Turns out Dell says they never deleted complaints from their forums about throttled processors, and they're working hard to fix the issues with updated BIOS. Donald suggested that the folks who claimed they were deleted by Dell probably lost a lot of street cred. We also speculate on the meaning of the Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal. Will Heroes become more Comcastic?\nWatch Now\n\nWeb Exclusive"@en . . "2009-12-14"^^ . "478"^^ . "479"^^ . "2009-12-04"^^ . "477"^^ . "Verizon explains its early termination fee reasoning. It turns out it's just trying to help the poor. You see, when they charge these outrageous fees, it SAVES poor people money on their phones. At least as long as they don't mind being locked into a contract for years. We also rage against the Rage Against the Machine number-one non-Christmas song. \nWatch Now"@en . . . "2009-12-08"^^ . . . "2009-12-29"^^ . "Cutting Room Floor"@en . . . "The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where we have fond memories of 2009"@en . . "Where new information has come to light, man"@en . "Ho Ho Ho. Enjoy this compilation of some of the best moments from the pre and post show discussion from our live show in 2009.\nWatch Now"@en . . . "490.4"^^ . "2009-12-31"^^ . "Alexandria, the greatest hard-drive crash"@en . . . "CNET Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg joins The 404 Podcast for a special Friday episode all about the art of music appreciation. We love having Steve on the show because he actually comes prepared with topics of discussion, and today he launches right into a thoughtful point about how music has become background filler for the digital generation."@en . . "Before we get into the stories on today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast, let's spend a moment on the magic of Lady Gaga. In this morning's pre-show, Jeff admits he's finally fallen for the incendiary pop star, and it's all because of her newest video, \"Bad Romance.\" We all agree that the diva is definitely the most talented pop star, but the nerds inside of us have to ask: does she have to constantly pimp her Monster Heartbeat headphones in every single music video?"@en . "2009-12-17"^^ . . "Where we text message Tiger Woods"@en . . . "Where Justin is leaving on a jet plane"@en . "The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where The 404 is the Fifth Element"@en . . "Bonnie Cha, senior editor for cell phones, joins the show today to fill in for Justin Yu. It's one of the few days Wilson and Jeff aren't worried about losing their jobs for something they shouldn't have said. And no, she is NOT Nicole Lee. What better day to have Ms. Cha on the show than following the weekend that the actual Google phone leaks!"@en . "Microsoft cancels its family licensing program and Molly decides it needs a lesson in economics. Stop focusing on dimes, Microsoft! We also plea for some common sense in the case of the woman jailed for recording some of the new \"Twilight\" movie at a birthday party.\nWatch Now"@en . "The following is a list of The 404 episodes that were recorded in December 2009."@en . "This year, we bring Stephen , Joanne , Tom Merritt and Phil Barter onto the show!\nWatch Now"@en . "This year's best of show is made up entirely of clips sent to us by listeners. We selected and edited them to make a good-flowing show, but the hard work of collecting them was all on buzztown. Great job everybody! You sent some amazing clips. Stuff we would never have dug up on our own. The following people submitted clips to us by email. Thanks for all your hard work."@en . "2009-12-28"^^ . . . . . "So the European Union and Microsoft have finally settled their differences and will begin the browser ballot with no less than 12 browsers to choose from. Is this a good thing? Also, Intel is now under the gun from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. What did it do this time? Listen to find out. And Cherrypal is selling a $99 laptop it bills as slow and sufficient. Nice.\nWatch Now"@en . . . "Microsoft and EU browser roulette begins"@en . . "The Cutting Room Floor episode is all about your unheard messages, whether you wanted them to be on the show or not.\nWatch Now"@en . . "2009-12-03"^^ . "2009-12-09"^^ . "Where we finish things on a good note"@en . "--01-11"^^ . . . "2009-12-11"^^ . . "490.2"^^ . "Where we finally get our hands on that Nook"@en . "2009-12-30"^^ . "2009-12-07"^^ . "It feels good to let the poison out every once in a while, so today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast is all about human vices, starting with a story about a controversial secret love scene in Dragon Age: Origins between two gay elves. While conservatives are up in arms about the cut scene, Wilson and Jeff stand by the Mature rating and hold parents responsible for making the final buying decision, but I have to play devil's advocate and ask why it's necessary to have sex scenes in video games in the first place; are there really gamers out there actually getting a kick out of seeing it, or is it just creating more trouble than it's worth?"@en . . . "Where we now offer free Wi-Fi--with the purchase of a Happy Meal"@en . . "Yahoo and Google have released their top search terms of the year and no surprise, it's full of pop culture icons and references. Which makes Natali mad. Also making people mad is the new Microsoft black screen of death which Microsoft still doesn't see. Also YouTube wants back into the TV business. But this time the aim to do it legally and charge you.\nWatch Now"@en . . . "2009-12-15"^^ . . "2009-12-02"^^ . "Google is opening a DNS service that will provide the service of resolving those domain names you type in, into the website servers you want to visit. But that could really give Google a complete picture of who you are. Do you want that? We also chat about the World Cup coming in 3D and the results of BitLocker encryption being broken.\nWatch Now"@en . . . "AT&T blames the children"@en . "Today's special holiday edition of The 404 is dedicated to The Fifth Element, easily one of our favorite movies of all time. From the epic vision of the distant future to the colorful characters and of course the operatic techno scene, this movie retains its entertainment value after almost 13 years."@en . "Rumors are that next year Google will add a Netbook brand along with its phone branding, and possibly begin a line of consumer electronics. Is that a good thing for Google? We kick around that old football. Also, Patrick from France joins us with his distinctly European perspective and we refrain from insulting each other for once. It's a brave new world!\nWatch Now"@en . "Is Google finally too big?"@en . "The last Word from Microsoft?"@en . "At the beginning of 2009, we made a whole bunch of predictions about the next year in the technology space. Turns out, we are really bad at predicting things.\nWatch Now"@en . . . "Believe it or not, the fourth host on today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast is the Nook, Barnes & Noble's e-book reader with a color touch screen and Wi-Fi. The device is currently sold out and on back order throughout B&N, so it wasn't easy to obtain. We had to walk 500 miles and battle a Nazgul to get it, but the in-studio demo was worth the wait. If you haven't seen a Nook up close, you're in for a treat."@en . . "2009-12-21"^^ . "Humanity annoys Natali"@en . "AT&T announced they're going to help San Francisco and New York with data coverage, but then blamed the children for all their bandwidth problems. We also take Facebook to task for their privacy handling. Nothing new there. And is the Apple Tablet coming in the spring? Will it be $1000?\nWatch Now"@en . .