James Chamberlin

Well I can’t say I’m entirely surprised. AMD seemed to never be ready to launch Bulldozer and it’s clear why: Bulldozer blows. I’m not an Intel fanboy, but it’s clear to me that Intel’s Sandy Bridge is far superior to AMD’s newest chipset release. And to my delight, someone used that epic Hitler scene from […]

The same computer I had to replace the case fan last week just got hit by a piece of malware. I admit I should be more proactive in keeping this system updated, but I’m disappointed in Zap2it’s inability to secure their own website. They’re owned by Tribune, an enormous company with a lot of IT […]

I’m starting to have problems with the video card in my 3-yr old Dell. It seems to be getting hot, making the fan run much harder than it should. I wish I knew why because that fan is VERY LOUD. The 512MB Geforce 8800GT was the top of the line at the time, but over […]

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer dropped what I would call a bit of a bombshell this week when he commented on the release date of Windows 8: 2012. WTF? Is Microsoft crazy to release Windows 8 just next year? I’m still happy with my Windows XP and Vista installations. I haven’t even considered making the jump to […]

Every now and then I feel compelled to update software to get the latest features and get see various bugs get fixed. Firefox has been a very good browser for me, but I hated the fact that they removed the drop-down menu on the “Back” button in v4. A quick search of Mozilla’s support site […]

I’ve been reading some of the reviews published over the last 24 hours for the new AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition chip and have been amazed by how average the chip is. One would think that AMD would release something impressive now, but it seems like they’re just trying to add another chip […]

Oh, how I hate April Fools Day. When I saw Google had a new feature for Gmail, I thought it would be mouse gestures, which have become an increasingly popular feature in some programs. Then I began to watch their video for the “Gmail Motion” and within about two seconds learned this was just part […]

I have no idea how much time it took these guys to work on these quadrocopters, but the juggling video they put out sure looks cool.

Over the last six months, Charter has rolled out I believe two free internet speed upgrades and they haven’t been shy about saying it. At times, Charter’s ads for patting themselves on the back outnumber any other single company. I don’t think even Geiko can compete in the number of ads I’m seeing now. What […]

As a Gmail user, I found the recent story of Google mistakenly deleting millions of emails belonging to some 39,000 users to be frightening. It, along with the Flikr user who lost thousands of photos because of a mistake made by a Flikr staffer has me wondering how much we should be trusting these enormous […]