http://www.jimreviews.com Where Jim will review things ranging from video games to the Whitehouse Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:41:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blingo is an interesting spin on the Google search engine that allows you to earn money by searching for the things you normally would through Google. Using a customized Google plugin the search engine gets money by using Google searches to serve results, while also using Google AdSense to ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/02/09/blingo/ It's only fitting to talk about politics after the Florida primary (I'll get into the South Carolina primary soon enough, don't worry).  The single most ridiculous presidential political campaign I've seen.  "America's mayor", Rudy Giuliani, has been putting all of his campaign resources (money, time, appearances, etc.) into the state ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/02/02/jim-reviews-rudy-the-eggs-in-a-basket-candidate/ The Last Samurai is one of my absolute favorites, it is oddly enough always my second favorite movie.  My favorite movie can switch between various movies such as V for Vendetta, the Godfather, Fight Club, 300, etc. but the second position always remains constant.   I'm a sucker for all of ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/27/the-last-samurai/ This is one of those books that you wouldn't expect to see here on my recommended book list considering my age/gender.  This is a great book because it may carry heavy messages but at the same time it has a great plot.  This book was one of the books I ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/23/jim-reviews-prodigal-summer-by-barbara-kingsolver/ Well I've been posting mostly about the various video games, books, and movies that I have recently bought for the most part lately, so I figure that it is about time for me to give some information on how afford all this stuff at 18 with cash to spare.  When ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/21/opinion-outpost-get-paid-for-your-opinions/ This game is an oldie but it still holds a place in my heart.  It has been around since I was in fifth grade and ever since I've played it at lest once a year.  Even in the first half of my first semester of college I was playing this game actively.  ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/19/diablo-2-not-dead-yet/ Well this book is absolutely packed with information and I feel it would only do it justice to write this review in parts, this is based on where I am so far in the book (just finished introduction + first chapter). I'd have to say this is the best $20 I've ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/19/the-assault-on-reason-by-al-gore-part-1/ I've been watching all of the political talk shows, candidate speeches, etc. all week long and I've noticed that we have already hit the point that every major election reaches.  Politicians are each going off in their own direction pandering to whatever political crowd they are going for.  Romney was able ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/17/lets-amend-the-constitution-to-be-closer-to-the-word-of-god-and-other-political-pandering/ This is one of those movies that I simply cannot believe I just saw, I absolutely loved it.  It's the third in the The Jason Bourne Collection (trilogy) (I have never seen the first two).  I can't comment on the first two in the series but the fact that I ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/16/the-bourne-ultimatum/ "Remember, Remember, the fifth of November; the gunpowder treason and plot.  I know of no reason, why it should ever be forgot." V for Vendetta is a movie that you will either watch 20 times or settle for seeing it once.  I feel that it is a must see movie, based ... http://www.jimreviews.com/2008/01/16/jim-reviews-v-for-vendetta/