Jim Lynch: Tech Analyst and Community Manager

Full length feature films are finally coming to YouTube according to CNet:
YouTube will begin offering feature films produced by at least one of the biggest Hollywood movie studios possibly as early as next month, according to an executive with a major entertainment company.
For months, Google, YouTube’s parent company, has been talking to the major film [...]

At Apple’s recent earnings announcement, Steve Jobs was heard to say that Apple TV was still a hobby:
Asked about the “digital living room opportunity and how it relates to Apple TV,” Jobs replied, “well again I think the whole category is still a hobby right now. I don’t think anybody has succeeded at it. And [...]

So there’s another version of OpenOffice out, and it’s even the 3.0 release! Wow! Cool stuff eh? Well, not really. You see there was a time when I would have been thrilled to get a new release of OpenOffice, but I just can’t find the old excitement with this release.
OpenOffice 3.0 is a yawn…
What’s in [...]

There was a silly cartoon called “Captain Caveman” when I was growing up. The title character would occasionally yell out “Caaaaaaaaaaaaaptaaaaaain Caaaaaaaaaaaaaveeeemaaaaan!!!!” in a goofy caveman voice. Well Cro-Mag Rally for the iPhone 3G isn’t based on Captain Caveman but it sure does remind me of that cartoon.

In Cro-Mag Rally you’ll be put behind the [...]

Looking for iPhone 3G games but aren’t sure which ones you should buy? Well wonder no more.
Here’s a list of 15 great games that aren’t free for your iPhone 3G. Yep, you’ll have to pay for these but some things really are worth paying for.
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There’s an old song called Turn! Turn! Turn! by the Byrds that comes from Ecclesiastes in the Bible. The song points out that there is a time and place for everything in life:
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time to be born, a [...]

When I was growing up we used to have a hell of a good time playing Air Hockey against one another. There was nothing quite like slamming the puck into your opponent’s goal and savoring the look of dejection or outright anger on his face as he realized he’d been defeated.
Now you can enjoy the [...]

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who love to play slots and those who hate them. If you’re the kind that hates slot machines then stop reading now and go find something else to do. On the other hand if you’re a slots addict then you’re going to love iSlots.
iSlots lets [...]

Before I get into this review let me confess that I am a crappy pool player. It’s strange too since I come from a family of good pool players. But I apparently never got that gene and so I’m not necessarily a good person to review a pool game. That said, I am going to [...]

Koi are very beautiful fish but not all of us can afford to build a koi pond to keep them in. And why bother when you can have a gorgeous koi pond right on your iPhone 3G? Yup, thanks to the good folks at The Blimp Pilots you can now keep koi living in your [...]