So shortly before my desktop died, my ancient Logitech mouse died (and I do mean ancient…it still had a ball). Not feeling like going to the store, I started using my Logitech wireless mouse (also with a ball) that went with my laptop. Then that died. So I bought a Microsoft optical laptop mouse…but mom can’t quite figure out that simply unplugging the transmitter from the laptop doesn’t turn it off, so we were going through batteries at the speed of light. Tuesday I bought a Logitech WIRED laser mouse, and now we’re cooking with gas. It doesn’t take much to make me happy, really…just a $17 mouse.

LanOC kicks it off with the Microsoft Sidewinder X4

Benchmark Reviews chills out with the ProlimaTech Armageddon CPU Cooler

TweakTown takes a look at the HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card

TrustedReviews focuses on the Casio Exilim EX-Z2000

Legit Reviews keeps it chilly with the Coolink Corator DS Gapless Direct Touch CPU Cooler

bit-tech takes on Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight

TechRadar spends some time with the PC Specialist Fusion HDX 965

Hardware Secrets tries on a pair of Arctic Cooling E361-WM Earphones

Top Review Shop counters with a pair of Ankit Stay True Headphones

HardwareHeaven sits down with the Novatech X1 CA Gaming Notebook

PureOverclock goes inside the Thermaltake V3 Mid-Tower

Guru3D examines the ECS AMD 890GX motherboard

Bjorn3D gets into the G.SKILL PIS Series 4GB Kit 2000MHz (F3-16000CL6D-4GBPIS)

Modders-Inc. hooks up with the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 750GB Hard Drive

Last but not least, BigBruin wants you to know about its Spring Give Away – Win a NZXT Prize Pack

Don’t you hate when you do that? The show was interesting the first couple of times, but then I got sick of having to pay attention and wrote a little program to loop the graphics I need to run instead of having to do them manually. Which is great, but now I’m bored. Never happy, huh? But at least I have work! On the whole, I have to say this one goes in the “win” column. There are worse things to have to watch for the weekend…for instance, I could’ve been stuck with basketball!

Xtreme Computing kicks it off with the akasa NeroS heatpipe CPU cooler

techPowerUp takes a look at the MSI HD 5870 Lightning

Top Review Shop goes inside the AZZA Helios 910R Case

TweakTown gets its hands on the Razer Imperator Gaming Mouse and Vespula Mouse Mat in a video review

Bjorn3D examines the Asus Maximus 3 Extreme

TechRadar weighs in on the Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition

OverClock Intelligence Agency sits down with the Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700

iXBT Labs presents its 59 CPU Roundup

TweakPC takes on Assassin’s Creed II (PC) (please note the little flag on the site for an automatic translation)

Hardware Secrets shares its thoughts on the OCZ Z Series 850 W Power Supply

Bona Fide Reviews hooks up with the Unitek USB 3.0 SATA HDD Docking Station (Y-1071)

Overclockers Online gets into the Axle GeForce G210 512MB

TrustedReviews focuses on the Samsung WB1000

Tech-Reviews beats the heat with the Coolink Lapchilla Laptop Cooler

And to finish us off, Motherboards.org sends us to its YouTube channel for the Intel Gulftown i7 980X Overclocked to 4.02GHz

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

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

It got a little tense there toward the end, but y’all held on for the win. So we’ll be seeing you Sunday, and may the best team win. Tonight, of course, will be Slovakia vs. Finland, and I’m having my usual dilemma about it. Neither team is my country, of course, but both teams contain players I watched grow up through the AHL and who either did play or do play for my NHL team. I’m leaning more toward Finland for various reasons, but I can’t say I’ll be disappointed no matter who walks away with the bronze.

Au-Ja starts us off with the MSI N220GT-MD1GZ – GeForce GT 220 noiseless

Hardware Secrets goes inside the Antec ISK300-150 Case

Legit Reviews spends some time with the QNAP TS-459 Pro Turbo NAS with Intel Atom D510

FrostyTech chills out with the XtremeGear HP-1216B Heatsink

TrustedReviews takes a look at the NEC MultiSync EA231WMi – 23in Monitor

TweakTown gets its hands on the GIGABYTE M8000 Xtreme Gaming Mouse

TechRadar hooks up with the Virgin 7.2Mbps Dongle

GamingHeaven takes on Napoleon: Total War (PC)

Pro-Clockers touches down on the Kingwin Dock Master 3.0 Hard Drive Dock

PureOverclock beats the heat with the XSPC 5870 Razor GPU Water Block

ThinkComputers weighs in on the Corsair Flash Padlock 2 8GB USB Flash Drive

TechwareLabs asks What OS, Windows 7 or Ubuntu? Why not use both!

Bona Fide Reviews gets the picture with the Polaroid Pogo Instant Mobile Printer

Top Review Shop checks out the ineo I-NA301Ue HD Enclosure

And to close out this selection, Motherboards.org examines the ASRock H55DE3 Motherboard