Seeing that the beta was released of Google Chrome and just staring at pictures of the layout of the browser, I didn’t think very highly of the browser to begin with. Still, I like testing new programs and this time is no different.

The overall usage of the browser is simple and quick to understand like a browser should. I’ve seen several reviews of it talking about its speed and how it is able to load sites quickly. Not quite. It took Firefox 3 less than a second to load SHiNTER.NET compared to Google’s Chrome which took over 2 seconds to load.

I went and paid a visit to a site I like to frequent — Newgrounds.com — and I almost thought the site wasn’t going to load at first in Chrome, because for over a second I had a blank black page. Then the content started appearing, and it eventually loaded taking over 4 seconds to load. Firefox 3 is able to load Newgrounds.com from top to bottom in under 2 seconds despite it being graphics and content heavy.

I do like the transparency support for Vista Aero for Chrome, and makes it nice and sleek. That is also one of the few redeeming qualities I get from using Internet Explorer. In the end, after tinkering around with Chrome, I was left more annoyed than anything and it didn’t take long to close out and switch back to Firefox 3.

The Good

The transparency to match Vista Aero.
The button style to open new tabs.
Extra website viewing space.

The Bad

Slower loading time compared to Firefox 3.
You have to download a downloader + installer, instead of only an installer.
Doesn’t support wheel mouse usage for auto-scroll.
20%+ CPU usage on a Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz processor when playing YouTube videos.

The Rating

For a browser that openly admits it is built around the better parts of all the popular browsers, it sure doesn’t give off that feel. I doubt I’ll be using it again and will continue to use Firefox 3 until a browser proves to me that it is functional enough to meet my usage standards. I’d give an overall rating of 6/10 for Chrome. Even the Firefox 3 “Beta” had more useful features than this.

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Tags: Chrome, Google, Google Chorome, Ranking, Review, Technology, Websites

Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
School: Ohio State University
Conference: Big 10
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Stadium: Ohio Stadium or The Shoe
Team Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Mascot: Brutus the Buckeye
Current Ranking: AP Preseason (2), USA Today Preseason (3), BCS (N/A)

The Hype

Making it to the big dance two seasons in a row, and subsequently losing both games, essentially the same team from the past two BCS National Championship appearances are returning for what many expect in yet another BCS National Championship run.

Ohio State successfully recruited the much anticipated #1 High School recruit, and many expect him to play a part in this season in a similar role that Tim Tebow played in his freshman year along with Chris Leak for the Florida Gators. Also, there is more bad news for Michigan fans with Jim Tressel receiving a contract extension and pay increase. Jim Tressel is under contract with the Buckeyes until the 2013 season.

To go along with amazing new talent, the Buckeyes return last years star talent which breaks Buckeye and Tressel tradition in sending Junior’s to the NFL if they can go high in the NFL Draft. Players like James Larunitis, all but guaranteed a first round draft spot is returning to head up the linebacker corps and defense. In prior seasons he has become known for being in on every defensive play in some fashion or another. Expect nothing different this year, as he heads up the defense.

The Players

It’s hard looking at teams anymore to find just one or two players that are great and stand out above the rest. College Football is a team sport, and the team has to be good to win games. In this case the Buckeyes team is good and it has some great players on it.

Chris “Beanie” Wells has come out and stated that he didn’t play as best he could have at the first quarter of the season, and has had his sights on changing that this year. Expect him to be a legit contender for the Heisman. After all, it’d be ironic if a Buckeye is who prevented Tebow from joining the only player in history to win two Heisman Trophies in their college career — another Buckeye in Archie Griffin.

Ohio State has been a little odd the past couple of seasons with matching named tandems. Like Chris Wells and Mo Wells, this season Brian Hartline and Brian Robiskie look forward to showing some highlite reel catching ability, and will help out Todd Boekman by giving him easy targets, even in tough situations.

The Projection

I project Ohio State to realistically go 11-1, to 12-0. I think they have too much depth, too much starter skill and the coaching of the entire team, from Tressel to others, it is just too hard for these players to not go out and win games. Expect them to be in the BCS National Championship game or at least give a strong run for it, even if they lose to USC early on.

The Game

You normally always have to side with the rivalry game, but keeping with a newer tradition in the Buckeyes schedule, they line up an early preseason favorite early on in the season — this season is no different with USC being the game.

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Tags: College Football, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State University, Poll, Ranking, Rankings, Review, Sports, THE Ohio State Buckeyes

Team: USC Trojans
School: University of Southern California
Conference: Pac 10
Location: Los Angeles, California
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Team Colors: Cardinal and Gold
Mascot: Traveler
Current Ranking: AP Preseason (3), USA Today Preseason (2), BCS (N/A)

The Hype

USC each year is always considered by many to be a dominant team. Each season, it is almost as if they’ve recruited players from the NFL, and not out of the Highschool level. From strength and size to player ability — USC always seems to have it all, and this season is no exception.

The Schedule

The Players

The USC Offense is stacked as always, with QB Mark Sanchez as the leader. They can overpower you in the run game, or beat you in the air.

The Projection

USC could walk into another Pac 10 championship this season and could easily find themselves in the BCS Championship game. I can see them going 11-1, to 10-2.

The Game

USC has Ohio State (AP 2, USA 3) paying them a visit at home as their second game of the season. USC QB Mark Sanchez and RB Joe McKnight have both been dealing with injuries as have a couple other USC players. If USC can recover quickly enough and avoid any rusty performances in their second game, the USC-OSU game could be the BCS National Championship game at the beginning of the season.

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Tags: College Football, Ranking, Rankings, Review, Sports, University of Southern California, USC

Band: Sub Dub Micromachine
Website: SUB DUB MICROMACHINE - official
MySpace: Sub Dub Micromachine
Location: Berlin, Germany.
Current Members: H-Beta (bass, programming), Kirk de Burgh (vocals, guitars), and
Marcello Goldhofer (drums).
Label(’s): Black Cookie Records.
Discography: Rabautz! (2002), Auferstanden! (2008)

Sub Dub Micromachine, or SDMM is an Industrial band that has had large internet success mostly attributed to ChroniX Radio. The band has seen its popularity rise, especially after their anticipated release of Auferstanden! and their single Road to Nowhere. They originally started out wearing matching jumpsuits, however the new SDMM has a new, updated image which can be seen in the new music videos. One of the great things about SDMM is that they offer some of their hit singles for free on their website such as Fly, Legoland Brennt, and Last Resort.

Rabautz!

1. “Break The Rules” 2. “Wake Up” 3. “Eternal Fight” 4. “Renegades” 5. “No Return” 6. “Legoland Brennt” 7. “Recognize Yourself” 8. “Jahrhundertständer” 9. “Looza” 10. “So Far” 11. “Bullshit” 12. “Last Resort” 13. “Xavy Metal”

Auferstanden!

1. “Power’s Cummin’ Home” 2. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 3. “Road to Nowhere” 4. “Naked” 5. “Fly” 6. “Pump Up The Blast” 7. “No Time” 8. “Slave of My Mind” 9. “Bomb TV Down” 10. “Truth is a Lie” 11. “Grobschlaechter”

Music Video

Sub Dub Micromachine - Fly

Sub Dub Micromachine - Road to Nowhere

Review

Overall Rating: 8/10
Comment: I absolutely love the band. I don’t think they’re a band for everyone, or even the mainstream, but I do think they are a damn good band for the genre they’re in. The outfits they wear are great, the lyrics for most of their songs are good and the tempo of the songs flow well. A great band and one of my personal favorites. Worth checking out.

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Tags: Music, Music Rating, Music Review, Music Video, Rating, Review, Sub Dub Micromachine

Movie: Step Brothers
Website: Step Brothers - Official Site
IMDB: Step Brothers (2008)
Director: Adam McKay.
Writers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and John C. Reilly.
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, and Richard Jenkins.
Release Date: July 25th, 2008 (USA)

Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) goes to a conference where there he meets Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen). In the crowd, Nancy is quite taken by Robert and Robert with her. Shortly after, they waste no time getting to know each other and both reveal that they each have older sons — Dale (John C. Reilly) being 40 and Brennan (Will Ferrel) being 39 — who still live with them. Soon after, the happy couple wed, and they decide that Nancy and the now unemployed Brennan will move into Robert and Dales house. From there, things get fun.

Poster

Step Brothers (2008)

Trailer

Step Brothers (2008)

Review

Overall Rating: 9/10
Comment: Awesome movie FILLED with laughs. The humor in it is at time a bit crude, and the language (as you can see in the trailer I posted) is harsh, but the movie as a whole was a non-stop laugh. I was expecting another Talladega Nights, and instead got much more. I loved the movie and will definitely watch it again in the near future.
Best Scene: White. Dog. Shit. / Spanking.
Worst Scene: Will Ferrel singing scenes.
Worth Watching?: Great movie. Really worth going out and seeing in the theater and worth adding to your home collection. It could become an essential comedy addition. Definitely one of the best comedies released in recent time.

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Team: Oklahoma Sooners
School: University of Oklahoma
Conference: Big 12
Location: Normon, Oklahoma
Stadium: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Owen Field)
Team Colors: Crimson and Cream
Mascot: Sooner Schooner
Current Ranking: AP Preseason (4), USA Today Preseason (4), BCS (N/A)

The Hype

Oklahoma has one thing that many teams would love to have; experience. With many players returning from last year, and Sam Bradford at QB. Oklahoma has much to live up to expectation-wise this season.

The Schedule

The Players

Oklahoma’s Offensive success rests on the shoulder of Sam Bradford at QB. A year of experience under his belt should help him stay solid throughout the season.

The Projection

Oklahoma has some tough games on their schedule. Cincinnati has been really improving the past few years and have been giving lots of teams issues. Then you toss in a tough Big 12 schedule, and wow. I think that Oklahoma will go 9-3 to 10-2 on the season.

The Game

The one game I’ll be watching for Oklahoma this season is the Cincinnati game. I really think that Cincinnati has a strong chance at an upset, and could be a great surprise.

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Tags: College Football, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Sooners, Ranking, Review, Sooners