I shan’t name any names to protect the ignorant, but I frequent this particular site which has message boards. This week, they “updated”. Mind you, they “updated” two years ago and there are still things that were broken then that have yet to be fixed by their IT team. The site is run by a corporation most of you have heard of…they have several websites as well as cable TV channels. Their IT department is probably the most incompetent I’ve yet run across, which is saying something. Anyway, they “updated”. Now, the only way to view the site is to log in. Every time you navigate away from the site you are automatically logged out. A login lasts approximately six clicks, and then you have to log in again. The only way to “fix” the problem is to log out, delete all cookies, clear the cache, then go back to log in, but instead of doing so, click on the “forgot your password” link so it is reset via email. Then you can stay logged in for sometimes as many as a dozen clicks without having to go through the whole process again. Ah…improvements. If only they were….

Futurelooks starts us off with the Intel Core i7-980XE Gulftown 6-Core 32nm Processor

Let’s see who else has reviewed the newest Intel creation:
Guru3D
Benchmark Reviews
Hardware Canucks
HardwareHeaven
hardCOREware
HotHardware
MBReview
TweakTown
Motherboards.org (via YouTube)
Motherboards.org (via its own site)
Hi Tech Legion
Hardware Secrets
Au-Ja
TweakNews
Bjorn3D
bit-tech
Legit Reviews

Whew! Now on to some other stuff…
bit-tech checks out the ASRock H55M Pro LGA1156 Motherboard

TechRadar pans the Chumby Classic

ThinkComputers weighs in on the Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Boot Drive

TweakTown goes inside the Raidmax Skyline Windowed Mid-Tower Chassis

TweakPC examines some G.Skill PI 2200 CL7 F3-17600CL7D-4GBPIS Memory (please note the little flag on the site for an automatic translation)

Pro-Clockers gets into the NZXT Hades Crafted Series Tower

Top Review Shop tries on a pair of Arctic Sound E361 Earphones

Hardware Secrets chills out with the Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler

PureOverclock takes a look at the PowerColor Radeon PCS+ 5830 1GB

And to close out this selection, TrustedReviews sits down with the Acer Aspire One 532h-2Dr – 10.1in Netbook

That is the only logical explanation left. All of a sudden, it has decided that each sheet of paper is approximately six sheets thick, thus it grabs that many to print. Of course, that many won’t go through the machine, so it jams. But if I have only one sheet in the tray to try to trick it, it won’t take it in at all, and still tells me I have a paper jam. Might be time to retire it, although being me I’m going to try to fix it until it is broken so horribly beyond recognition that giving it a decent burial would be the only humane thing.

LanOC gets us going with the Steel Series Siberia v2

OverClock Intelligence Agency goes inside the Raidmax Skyline Case

bit-tech presents CeBIT 2010 – SSDs, motherboards and more

HotHardware sits down with the Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904 Laptop

TechRadar checks out the iStorage DiskGenie

TestFreaks hooks up with the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive

TweakPC takes on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC) (please note the little flag on the site for an automatic translation)

Overclockers Online gets into the Cooler Master 690 II Advanced

TrustedReviews gets the picture with the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Film Scanner

TweakTown weighs in on the Thecus N7700 Pro 7 Drive NAS Server

BigBruin chills out with the Cooler Master V8 Heatpipe CPU Cooler

Bona Fide Reviews spends some time with the USB 3.0 GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 PCI Express Card GA-USB3.0

XSReviews takes a look at the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB

BCC Hardware gets its hands on the SteelSeries Xai Laser Gaming Mouse

And to finish us off, iGadget Life gives you its Review of Two USB 3.0 34mm Expresscards

Thus ends the process that started with the horrifying attempt to use TurboTax. I ended up going with H&R Block at home online. Easy to use, free federal, $9.95 for my state, free e-filing for both, direct deposit. Best part: 40 minutes start to finish. Refund to hit my account in 8-10 days. I really wish I’d have done it in the first place…would’ve saved me no end of stress. Oh well, had I gotten my refund earlier I would’ve spent it on something silly like paying bills. Now I’ll be using it to go on a mini-vacation with my niece’s family. (And also to pay some bills! Don’t worry, Mom!)

Hardware Bistro starts us off with the Thermaltake Element V Chassis

ThinkComputers counters with the In Win Fanqua Mid Tower Chassis

bit-tech takes on Star Wolves 3: Civil War

TweakTown sits down with the ViewSonic ViewBook Pro VNB131S 13.3-inch Notebook

Legit Reviews hooks up with the Kingston 30GB SSDNow V Series Boot Drive

MadShrimps shares its CeBIT 2010 Coverage

TechRadar rocks out with the Cabasse iO2 System

Top Review Shop wants you to know about its March Giveaway – Win a free XO Skin for yourcell phone or MP3 player

Technic3D gets its hands on the Razer Naga and Megasoma

PureOverclock examines the Nexus RX-6300 Power Supply

Benchmark Reviews shares its thoughts on the WD SiliconEdge-Blue Solid State Drive

TrustedReviews checks out the Canon PIXMA MX870 – Inkjet All-in-One Printer

Guru3D spends some time with the ASUS M4A89GTD USB 3.0 mobo

techPowerUp presents its World-Exclusive: ASUS EAH 5850 TOP DirectCU

Finally, Hi Tech Legion touches down on the Thermaltake BlacX Duet Hard Drive Docking Station

Just got my call this morning, and apparently I’m doing a show this weekend. Four performances in three days, doing what I normally do for hockey games for a monster truck thing. Should be interesting. Now to fill in the next couple of days with something other than sitting in front of the TV!

LanOC gets us going with the Gelid Solutions Tranquillo

DragonSteelMods goes inside the NZXT LEXA S Crafted Series PC Case

TweakTown checks out the Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 Video Card in CrossFire

High Tech Reviews gets into the Coolermaster USP100 Case

PureOverclock examines the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 890GX

TrustedReviews sits down with the Acer Aspire 5942G-524G64Bn – 15.6in Laptop

bit-tech feeds your zombie needs with Necrovision: The Lost Company

Elite Bastards weighs in on the ASUS Maximus III Formula motherboard

Bjorn3D gets its hands on the Gigabyte KM7580: Keyboard and Mouse Combo

TechReviewSource goes in-depth with some 2009 Tax Preparation Software

CCE Reviews spends some time with the Brother HL-3070CW LED Printer

Pro-Clockers tests out the Coolermaster GX 750 Power Supply

XSReviews points and clicks the Steelseries Xai

TechwareLabs rocks the house with the EOS wireless loudspeaker system

And to close out this selection, Hardware Logic hooks up with the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive

I’ve pulled yet another disappearing act, sorry. There is family stuff going on that requires my presence out of town periodically for a few days at a time, but it should be getting better soon. My niece and her husband found out yesterday the three children they’ve been fostering since last April are officially going to be their adopted children, most likely by the end of the month! I couldn’t be more excited, since my niece is more like my little sister…she and I are closer in age than her mother and I. So while I apologize for my absence (again), I must say I was very happy to have been present for that particular phone call from the case worker!

Futurelooks starts us off with the MSI H55-GD65 Gamer Series LGA1156 ATX Motherboard

TweakTown spends some time with the Kingston HyperX PC3-17066 (2133MHz) 4GB Kit

Guru3D goes inside the VidaBox vCase3 Premium mATX HTPC chassis

Bjorn3D checks out the ASUS TUF SaberTooth 55i

TechRadar takes a look at the Philips BDP7500

bit-tech takes on Napoleon: Total War

Motherboards.org sits down with the Kingston 128GB V Series Notebook Upgrade Kit

OverClock Intelligence Agency gets into the Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Chassis

Legit Reviews chills out with the Thermaltake Contac 29 Direct Touch CPU Cooler

TrustedReviews tries on a pair of Sennheiser RS 170 Wireless Headphones

TechReviewSource shares its thoughts on the Sony VAIO EB12FX/T

RBMods gives a listen to some Arctic Cooling E361-WM Headphones

TestFreaks gets its hands on an ASUS U3S6 USB 3.0/SATA 3 6Gbps PCIE Card

Hardware Canucks presents its NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Roundup (EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI & Sparkle)

And to finish us off for now, Legion Hardware shares its Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire CPU Scaling Performance Part 1