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The Web's multimedia carnival just keeps getting bigger, and here are three prime attractions to keep in mind for your holiday revels. - Shannon McCarthy

You can't beat the idea of over 250 full-version PC games at your fingertips for the typical cost of owning just one. Comcast Games On Demand offers a multitude of titles from all genres - like the latest in the Prince of Persia series or Myst III: Exile - for only $14.95 a month. Just download Comcast's player to your Windows-based PC, pick your game, and get going. New games are added continually, and there's even a dedicated Kid's Play Package for $7.95 a month filled with small-fry faves. gamesoduser.comcast.net/gamesondemand

If your shutterbug habits are overloading your camera-phone's memory, upload those images to dotPhoto by e-mailing them directly from your phone to the site's secure servers. You can then create albums and slide­shows to share with family and friends. Since it's all done on the Web, there's no software to download. The service is fast, intuitive, and, best of all, free. You can also order (or buy gift certificates for) prints, posters, cards, and coffee mugs sporting your best work. dotphoto.com

Rhapsody, the online music service and Windows-based media player, offers more than a million songs on demand and 100-plus ad-free streaming radio stations with its Unlimited subscription plan ($10 a month or 89¢ a song). Rhapsody recently sweetened the deal with gift certificates and special holiday pricing of up to 37% off bundled services (real.com/gifts). I created personal playlists, sent music through my home music system, bought and burned songs to CDs, and transferred MP3 collections to my portable player, all via Rhapsody's massive digital jukebox. rhapsody.com

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