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CNET News Daily Podcast: Bad news for the PC industry

As badly as the second half of 2008 treated the PC industry, 2009 is shaping up to be worse, according to a couple of new analyst reports. CNET News reporter Erica Ogg explains.

Plus, what can you expect from cameras and camera gear over the next six months? CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland is just back from the Photo Marketing Association trade show in Las Vegas and he tells CNET News intern Erik Palm what he saw.

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The 404 274: Where the afterlife ain't what it's cracked up to be

We talk a lot about drug legalization, but the truth is that Steve Guttenberg is the only drug we need to get us through the day. He joins us for a very compelling conversation about the afterlife, and we even start to get metaphysical--don't worry, we don't get into it for too long. After that, we get into a story about a very unique monthly calendar, our weekend plans, and what exactly is causing that peculiar maple syrup smell in New York.

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Menstrual calendar apps...for men

Seems like every day brings news of a new iPhone app that makes the device all that more indispensable. Take for instance, PMS Buddy, which lets men keep track of the menstrual cycles of the women in their lives.

PMS Buddy, due to launch for the iPhone this week, has been available as a free service for nine months. The site's tagline is "Saving relationships, one month at a time."

"It has exploded. We've passed 150,000 registered users," Jordan Eisenberg, founder and chief executive of PMS Buddy, said in a phone interview on … Read more