I have to say, I was surprised by the performance of Iomega's 1TB eGo BlackBelt portable hard drive–in a good way. I tested the Mac Edition. The FireWire 800/USB 2.0 drive was fast, so fast, in fact, that in transferring a good portion of files–photos, important documents, a few videos, I nearly missed the... »

It's Monday, folks. First day back teaching at Mr. Jefferson's University. And with the start of a new semester comes the crush of syllabi, rosters to learn, schedules to plan, attitudes to keep at bay. In between that, I am reviewing products: this week it's a media player and webcam. Stay posted for details. Read... »

A few days ago, a friend posted a “hilarious” YouTube video on Facebook called “Bed Intruder.” The still image attached to the video showed what appeared to be a Black man, wearing a head scarf, mouth open, neck tilted, all attitude. I didn’t watch the video until three days later, when I heard other... »

Ever sent an email that you've lived to regret? You know, the one with the snarky, condescending tone. Or the one written in all caps with lots of exclamation points? Yeah, THAT one. What if you could review the “emotion” in that missive before firing it off? That’s the idea behind Lymbix’s ToneCheck, currently... »

It all started, oddly enough, with Ghostface Killah: A couple of entrepreneurs with a love of hip hop would meet up and each would try to stump the other with trivia questions. Like playing the dozens, their impromptu game soon became addictive and before long, Maurice Thompson, Michael Dothard, and Ron Young realized they had... »