An improvement to my usual disappearance is that I now can be out of town and still post! The family members I keep visiting have not only gotten an internet connection, but recently also added a wireless router. So while my post times may be erratic due to their schedules, at least you’ll get reviews while I’m here.

Futurelooks starts us off with the NZXT Hades Crafted Series Midtower ATX Enclosure

Legit Reviews counters with the Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition Full Tower Case

TechRadar focuses on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

TweakTown takes on Heavy Rain PlayStation 3

TrustedReviews checks out the Kodak ESP Office 6150 – Inkjet All-in-One

PureOverclock gets into the Sapphire Radeon HD5830 1GB

bit-tech gets its hands on the SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse

Elite Bastards tries on a SteelSeries Siberia v2 headset and mobile device adapter

Pro-Clockers examines the Jetway XBlue H55 1156 Motherboard

TechwareLabs shares its Megacon 2010 Coverage

OverClocked Inside shares its thoughts on some Crucial 8GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 CT2KIT51264BA1339 Memory

Hardware Bistro hooks up with the Aten CubiQ CS1642 KVMP

HotHardware presents some Game Developers Conference 2010 Highlights

ASE Labs gives a listen to some Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E361-BM Earbuds

And to close out this selection, HardwareHeaven takes a look at the Masscool MP-1371RS Media Player

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

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

It happens sometimes. I sit here staring at a blank screen for several minutes and nothing leaps to mind. So…reviews. I’ll try to make this one a touch longer than normal, since if I get to a second post it will be very late. New equipment at work makes for much longer hours to program it.

TweakTown gets us started with the Gateway EC14D07u Ultraportable Laptop

Bjorn3D examines the Cooler Master 750 Watt GX PSU

Here are three takes on the WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD:
HotHardware
Legit Reviews
TweakTown

bit-tech weighs in on Nvidia’s Next Generation Ion Platform

TechRadar checks out the Firestone Audio Spitfire

Tech-Reviews gets its hands on the SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Mouse

PCShopTalk goes inside the LUXA2 LM100 Mini HTPC Case

TrustedReviews spends some time with the CyberPower Infinity i7 Phoenix Gaming PC

YouGamers takes on Mass Effect 2 (PC)

HardwareHeaven presents its CeBIT 2010 (Day Two Coverage)

Legit Reviews takes a look at the Masscool MP-1370S ‘Media Mate’ Media Player

Pro-Clockers shares its thoughts on the Gigabyte H55M-S2H Budget 1156 Motherboard

TechwareLabs sits down with the WikiReader

HotHardware has Some Fun With A 6-Screen ATI Eyefinity Configuration

RBMods shares its two cents’ worth on the AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

PCSTATS gets into the Gigabyte GV-567OC-1GI Radeon HD 5670 Videocard

OverClock Intelligence Agency explores the Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red PC3-12800 Memory Kit

And to finish us off, Overclockers Online chills out with the XtremeGear HP-1216B HSF

But in my considered opinion, after spending 3 1/2 hours on it (including 1 1/2 hours on the phone with their support agent), TurboTax is crap. Oh, I’m sure it’s fine if you only have to fill out the EZ form, but if you have any complication whatsoever you’re up the proverbial creek without the proverbial paddle. And if all you have to fill out is the EZ form, why on earth would you pay for software when you can pick up the forms for free at the post office? I won’t go into it, but let it suffice to say if a GPS was as easy to follow as their software, I would end up in Saskatchewan when I was trying to go to Brazil.

Futurelooks kicks it off with the OCZ Technology 60GB Agility Series SATAII SSD

TweakTown counters with OCZ Technologys Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk

Pro-Clockers goes inside the Thermaltake V3 Black Budget Case

TrustedReviews tries on a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b Headphones

HotHardware presents its NVIDIA ION 2 Preview, Optimus Enabled

FrostyTech stays chilly with the Scythe Grand Kama Cross SCKC-2000 Heatsink

TechRadar points and shoots the Canon PowerShot A490

RBMods examines the Verbatim InSight Portable HDD 500GB

BCC Hardware shares its CeBIT Coverage – Day 1 Gallery

OverClock Intelligence Agency gives a listen to some Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 Earphones

Benchmark Reviews hooks up with the CyberPower AVRLCD UPS Battery Backup for PCs

ThinkComputers sits down with the Cooler Master NotePal ErgoStand

techPowerUp checks out some G.Skill ECO Kit 4 GB PC3-12800U CL7-8-7

I think I’ll end this one with a motherboard extravaganza:
TechwareLabs – Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX
bit-tech – Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB Motherboard
Legit Reviews – Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H – AMD 890GX Chipset
Bjorn3D – AMD 890GX
Hardware Secrets – ECS A890GXM-A
Hi Tech Legion – Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H USB and SATA 3.0
PureOverclock – ASUS P6X58D Premium
Legion Hardware – Asrock P55 Deluxe3
InsideHW – ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
PCSTATS – ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AMD 890GX
Au-Ja – ECS A890GXM-A (AMD 890GX, socket AM3)
Motherboards.org – ASUS P6X58D Premium
Hardware Canucks – ASUS RoG Maximus III Extreme LGA 1156