© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Chi106 Recent reviews written by member Chi106 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_454138433156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Slumdog Millionaire is one of those movies you want to tell everyone to see but at the same time do not want to say what it is about. Just go see it! The problem is I have been around Epinions long enough to know that this approach will not fly so I am... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454138433156 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 17:25:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454138433156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454054153860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Initially when I saw the Cobra DV960 Digital Camcorder and saw how easy it was to use I thought it might have some interesting and useful applications. Now that I have had a chance to thoroughly test it I am very disappointed. First of all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454054153860 Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:39:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454054153860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_312015425156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - I installed a wireless 802.11b D-Link router about two years ago. It has worked like a charm broadcasting wireless Internet from the first floor to the second floor directly above. I recently decided to add another computer to the room adjacent to my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~312015425156 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:24:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_312015425156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_311976824452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The external hard drive enclosure is probably one of the most helpful computer peripherals available. I purchased mine because I recently purchased a new computer and had a horrific time moving data from the old machine to the new. That of course... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~311976824452 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:21:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_311976824452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222917725828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - I have spent most of my life in Chicago and somehow managed to miss this 30 year old institution. Unfortunately it is likely I will not be back for another 30 years. It's not that the pizza is bad it's just that it is so uneventful. Let's start with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222917725828 Wed, 8 Mar 2006 02:36:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222917725828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192864685700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The human brain is mysterious and awesome. It is interesting that there are so many of them and yet the great majority seem to be so under-utilized and so taken for granted. The greatest shame is that most human brains come nowhere near realizing their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192864685700 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:15:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192864685700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190190227076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - This may very well be one of the most unusual films you will ever see. Definitely offbeat, Kitchen Stories will not appeal to everyone. Filmed in Norway the premise of the story is based on the experience of an employee of an industrial research company... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190190227076 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:10:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190190227076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189773876868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Tavern on the Green is a perhaps one of New York City&#146s best known restaurants. It conjures up images of beautiful people and elegant dining in the bucolic environs of Central Park. Even now you can imagine that this place was designed for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189773876868 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:52:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189773876868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189652438660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Last year while putzing around the garment district in Midtown Manhattan I stumbled into Ben's Deli off 7th Avenue at 38th Street. What a great place. Chicago (my home) has lost virtually all of its authentic delis so Ben's was a real nostalgic find for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189652438660 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:32:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189652438660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189537160836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - If the YMCA is not your style and you do not qualify for a Youth hostel the Hotel Belleclaire is the next step up. If you want to get out of the tourist crunch of Midtown and "feel the people" this might also be good choice for you. This compact hotel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189537160836 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:57:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189537160836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189395406468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The premise of the story is based on class distinction and the prejudice this causes as a result of preconceived notions of other socioeconomic groups and the pitfalls of individual pride which can be a hindrance to social discourse no mater which end of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189395406468 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:34:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189395406468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189278162564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The United States of WalMart This is a book that is likely to appeal more to us “blue state latte liberals” but it might be of interest to some “Teddy Roosevelt Republicans” as well. Author John Dicker offers us insights into the corporate culture... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189278162564 Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:31:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189278162564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173357436548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The Chorus (Les Choristes) 2005 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and Original Song, I saw this movie in Chicago at a special preview, in 2004. The Writer/Director Christophe Barratier was on hand to do a little Q&A session. The audience... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173357436548 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:43:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173357436548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173082119812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Citizen Kane a Search for Love Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece which he directs and in which he plays the title role, Citizen Kane is considered by many critics and students of film to be the best American movie ever made. It has earned this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173082119812 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:24:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173082119812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170956197508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The Last Emperor The winner of nine academy awards including best picture (1987), this is a huge beautiful colorful production filmed on location that shows the last gasp of China's royal family before the boxer rebellion and communist revolutions... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170956197508 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:24:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170956197508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170716204676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Kim by Rudyard Kipling This book has been on my list of "must get around to some day books" for a long time. A friend of mine read it a few years ago and gave me a very nice hardbound edition from the 1940's with the original dust cover. But I opted... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170716204676 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:45:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170716204676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170652176004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - In 1965, three years after “Lawrence of Arabia” director David Lean and actor Omar Sharif were reunited in another delightful epic film. I get the feeling that after managing the visual effects of endless seas of sand in “Lawrence of Arabia,” David Lean... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170652176004 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:24:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170652176004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170184576644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - The winner of 10 Ademy Awards including "Best Film" of 1962 this is truly a movie masterpiece that deserves the word epic; produced and directed by David Lean(A bridge on the River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago, A Passage to India)it is a feast for the senses... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170184576644 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:09:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170184576644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169971846788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Pride and Prejudice This 1940&#146s version of the Jane Austen novel starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson still stands the test of time in my opinion. I happened to see it again on cable last night and felt compelled to write a review and add it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169971846788 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:49:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169971846788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169582038660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Well, when my somewhat ancient Cannon personal copier bit the dust I thought it was time to investigate some alternatives. As part of my thought process I looked back at the time when I was cutting edge and bought a fax machine for about one thousand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169582038660 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:55:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169582038660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167943966340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Miles and Jack are two individuals who have found themselves drifting into middle age with few accomplishments and no real prospects of achieving their life&#146s ambitions. They are polar opposites which is probably what initially draws them to each... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167943966340 Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:34:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167943966340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156227047044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Do you have a friend having a significant birthday?Maybe 30 - 40 or 50 years old. Instead of all of those Over-The-Hill gifts why not get them this book. I recently read it and thought of several friends who should have a copy. Dr.Rosenfield presents... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156227047044 Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:16:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156227047044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_95266115204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - This weekend I found out I was to give a telephone conference on Monday to a group of individuals in Toronto "broadcast" from my home office. The conference lasted 2 hours and was repeated once in the morning and another two hours in the afternoon. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~95266115204 Tue, 8 Apr 2003 02:01:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_95266115204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_86529052292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - I really don't have any games on my computer and am not by any means an expert on computer games. I am however a fan of the television game show, "Jeopardy" so when I saw this game for $7.95 I thought I would check it out. First of all as I said I am not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~86529052292 Sat, 11 Jan 2003 17:03:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_86529052292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_86521777796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chi106 - Well I needed a new monitor after the abrupt demise of my four year old, 17" Magnavox CRT and went out and purchased a MAG InnoVision LT 765S. I returned that LCD for reasons you may fully understand if you read my review titled "Not Bad Flat Panel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~86521777796 Sat, 11 Jan 2003 15:39:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_86521777796?linkin_id=8003929