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We could have talked about yet another Apple tablet rumor but the chat room vetoed it. The chat room rulez! We do discuss Google's CEO leaving the Apple board and Microsoft shipping the normal Windows 7 to Europeans. And also robots that can run. That's not a good idea. Especially if they run towards you.

In anticipation of the July 4th weekend, we're coming to you a bit early this week. Topics include why you should go retail to buy a new laptop or desktop, the late Billy Mays, and why your Windows 7 beta is about to self-destruct.

We pretty much throw the playbook out of the window to discuss the legacy of Michael Jackson (and his "Moonwalker" video game). Plus, thoughts on upgrading to Windows 7 and how Dan got his iPhone repaired.

Zappos has been acquired by Amazon, meaning Amazon will have even more shoes to sell, but also a new corporate culture to integrate with. Windows 7 gets released to manufacturing, meaning it's on its way to you. And Microsoft and UBIsoft are getting into the movie business. Is that a good thing?

We're very happy to welcome you to our 1024th episode, which as we know means we will no longer to count the shows in binary on two hands. But that's OK. We will still be doing shows. Because we have more hands. And our eleven-finer listeners can still count on two hands. We also have a date for Windows 7. He's nice. They'll like him.

Apple breaks the Pre's marriage to iTunes, Microsoft wants to bring Natal to Windows, and Kindle users are bent out of shape about case cracks.

It is time to update your Windows patches, Blockbuster joins forces with Samsung to stream movie rentals, and your Internet addiction will not be cured with electro-shock treatment. Sorry.

We tell you everything you need to know about smartphones and answer questions about Windows 7 and more.

Bill Gates is part of a team that has patented a new beer keg. Sure it could be used for other things. But the point was we're pretty sure he came up with the idea when drinking warm beer in Africa. We also talk about porn on the iPhone and new Windows pricing.

Dr. Kiki from This Week in Science joins us to talk tech and science and we realize that we will all soon wear solar-powered Gundam suits and travel the Earth. That is until they become self-aware and eject us and kill us all. We also take NASA to task and tell you when to get a new Windows PC.

Tonight the land rush begins for Facebook user names and URLs. We'll tell you all about that. Also Microsoft gets petulant and removes all browsers from its European versions of Windows, which makes Opera mad. And Macs get more worms and trojans.

Josh Lowensohn walks you through what's hot and what's not with Google's developer release of Chrome for Mac. This early version of the popular Windows browser is now available for Mac and Linux users.

Nintendo and Sony rassle for the E3 spotlight, Windows 7's release date is confirmed, and China blocks social-networking sites.

We discover a great way to make omelettes in a ziploc bag, as well as rename the netbook Guggenheimer and discover the cattle prods will soon be installed in your car. Oh and Windows 7 is coming October 22.

Become a file navigating superstar! Veronica Belmont has a few tips to help make your life easier on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Anand Agarawala demos a new way to interact with your Windows machine's desktop: The Bumptop.

We have more iPhone rumors, Netflix is coming to Windows Media Center, and Google knows when you will quit your job.

Apparently cash is still king in Spain, according to one listener. And here we thought it was Juan Carlos. We also notice how Craigslist is getting CraigsPissed over the adult services issue. And Dell says Windows 7 may be great and all but it's also going to be expensive. And that's just not so much of a good idea in this economy.

Here's a simple solution to Vista's compatibility issues with older Windows software.

Gmail's new import feature lets you grab e-mail and contacts from another Web mail provider, and will even keep pulling e-mail from that account for another 30 days. CNET Webware's Josh Lowensohn shows you how to set it up using a Windows Live Hotmail account.