The Real Deal from CNET
Ever wondered how technology and the Web really work? CNET's Tom Merritt and Rafe Needleman give you the Real Deal on computers, cell phones, Twitter, Pownce, free games, Microsoft office replacements and more.
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The Real Deal 105: Digital TV transition
Tom and Rafe discuss the Feb. 17, 2009 end of analog TV broadcasts in the United States. Get the facts and spread the word. ...
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The Real Deal 104 - Solid State Drives
Tom and Rafe talk about solid state drives with Lenovo's Matthew Kohut. Find out how long a solid state drive can last. It's less than a decade. ...
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The Real Deal 103 - Botnets
Dr. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks joins Tom and Rafe to discuss the ins and outs of botnets. ...
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The Real Deal 102 - Travel tech road test
Tom and Rafe discuss essential websites, gadgets, and other tech tips for traveling. ...
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The Real Deal 101 - Personal Carbon Offsets
Get green! Rafe Needleman talks with Andrew Beebe, president of Energy Innovations, about personal carbon credit trading. ...
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The Real Deal 100 - Windows on a Mac
Tom Merritt runs through the basics of running Windows on a Mac, both from Boot camp and using virtualization. ...
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The Real Deal 99 - Road test
Tom Merritt and Rafe Needleman talk about living with the Apple TV, Pleo, Chumy, Amazon Kindle, Logitech Harmony and more. ...
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The Real Deal 98 - Online TV and Movies
We discuss all our favorite places to find TV shows and movies and some of your favorites too. ...
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The Real Deal 97 - OpenID
Wouldn't it be great to have a single sign-on for all websites? One password to be stolen? Oh wait? would it be great or not? ...
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The Real Deal 96 - Road Test
Tom and Rafe discuss Windows Home Server, moving from a ThinkPad to a MacBook Pro running Windows and get a listener tip about the DirecTV DVR. ...
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The Real Deal 95 - Bandwidth
All about throughput, chanel capacity, bit rate and other misunderstood terms. Plus a small bit on migrating data to a new laptop. ...
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The Real Deal 94 - Myth of the megapixel
Rafe shares why more megapixels isn't always better. Find out how to determine what you need in a new camera. ...
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The Real Deal 93 - Road Test
Rafe and Tom talk about the live blogging of the Steve Jobs keynotes, how to use multiple monitors, review the Kindle, flying Virgin America, and using wirelss while traveling. ...
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The Real Deal 92 - Wikia Search
So how does a Wiki search engine work, and will you use it? We tackle both topics. ...
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Real Deal 91 - Zombies
From the Epic ofGilgamesh, to Haiti, to George Romero, we talk the history of Zombies and how to defend yourself against them. ...
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Real Deal 90 - Fantasy Real Deal
Tom and Rafe get futuristic and talk about topics they'd love to cover someday on the podcast. ...
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Real Deal 89 - Real Deal Awards
Tom and Rafe award the "FUDdies" to those who fought the best or spread the worst fear uncertainty anddoubt in 2007. ...
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Real Deal 88 - Reviews
How do tech product reviews happen? What are the pressures? How can you trust what reviewers write? ...
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Real Deal 87 - Email
From Pop3 to IMAP to web-based, we talk about the kinds of email clients and how email is used. ...
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Real Deal 86 - eBooks
Can eBooks replace paper books? We look at the Amazon Kindle and Sony eReader as examples, and discuss what has kept paper on top. ...
The Real Deal from CNET
