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Radiohead, Beck, White Stripes live on DVD

I was never much of a fan of music videos or MTV. I couldn't understand why anyone would want to watch a band act out a silly story or lip-sync to a make-believe "performance." Why not just shoot the band playing for real in a studio?

The geniuses at IFC have done just that with Nigel Godrich's "From the Basement" series, which is now coming to DVD. There's an amazing roster of talent to see and hear.

High points include the White Stripes. Jack's wailing vocal acrobatics and scorching guitar riffs bouncing … Read more

WiiWare and Virtual Console releases for this week

This week brings us a new snowboarding title that will work with your balance board and a classic Sonic game from the Master System era. WiiWare Snowboard Riot (Hudson Entertainment, 1,000 Wii points): In this snowboard battler and racer, you have the option to use the Balance Board to control your character. Ride with up to four players using Wi-Fi. LONPOS (Nintendo, 800 Wii points): LONPOS is a very straight-forward puzzle game that anyone can easily pick up and play. The game offers two modes of play with the option to download more backgrounds and puzzles. Virtual Console Sonic … Read more

WiiWare and Virtual Console releases for this week

This week brings us more puzzle action for WiiWare, hockey minigames, and the Sega Master version of a classic Genesis title. WiiWare Bruiser and Scratch (Steel Penny Games, Inc., 1,000 Wii points): Help Bruiser and Scratch get out of a lost world by solving 48 puzzles in six areas. Meet up with friends and foes in this mind-bending adventure. Hockey Allstar Shootout (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 500 Wii points): It's the season for hockey so why not celebrate the coolest sport around? Participate in up to three challenges, all with varying difficulty. Virtual Console Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (… Read more

SonicWall server glitch leaves networks unprotected

Updated 3:36 p.m. PST with SonicWall comment.

An outage at SonicWall's licensing server disabled subscription-based security services for customers for at least several hours on Tuesday, according to the company and an angry customer.

Beginning around 2 a.m. PST, "some SonicWall products contacting a particular SonicWall licensing server began receiving erroneous responses," the company said in an e-mail notice to customers sent around 5:40 p.m. PST on Tuesday.

"You are receiving this mail because our monitoring systems indicate that your SonicWall product(s) may have been affected. This may have caused … Read more