Epinions Recent Reviews for CreamChief

A Step up from Notepad

Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:33:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - First of all, I am surprised that there are no reviews of Wordperfect Office here yet. Perhaps everyone has moved to the dark side and uses Microsoft products now. Nonetheless, I know of at least a few people who use Wordperfect, and if you were...

Awful Color Printed Quickly - Updated

Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:24:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - UPDATED - I was terribly fooled by this printer at first. It is terrible! Do not buy it!

Okay, so regular laser printers have come down in price also, but we spent about the same amount of money for a decent black and white office printer...

Heavy, man, this is a Great Television.

Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:06:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Such a beautiful image, crisp sound, and a wicked, heavy television! The flat screen really does make a difference - something that you will quickly get used to. There is no glare like a standard TV, and the picture perfectly fills up the viewing area on...

Nice PDA - Terrible Phone

Tue, 1 Oct 2002 00:37:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Okay, so the phone itself, as a phone, is not really that bad, but, being that it is a phone on the Sprint Vision network, it is barely worth considering as a phone. Ah, so what is wrong with Sprint you might ask at this point. Great question - check out...

Sprint Mobile Phone Service in Washington/Baltimore: Sprint's Vision is Blind

Sun, 22 Sep 2002 02:17:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - How excited I was to get the new Handspring Treo 300 - a nice upgrade from the Samsung Palm phone. But, oh, what a tragedy dealing with Sprint. From the very first conversation with the Sprint rep activating my account, the lies and misinformation began...

This is why the phone company should not be an ISP.

Thu, 20 Jun 2002 09:38:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - If I had a choice, believe me, I would use another provider or get a cable modem. Unfortunately, though, Verizon is the only provider of broadband in my area.

Pros

Well, it is faster than a dial up modem, usually. Of course,...

Look Ma! No Wires! Really, completely portable printing.

Wed, 29 May 2002 00:10:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - For a mobile printer the quality and ease of use is quite astonishing. After deciding between the HP Deskjet 350 and the Canon BJC-85, I am very happy with this choice and will be traveling with it quite frequently.

What you get
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Samsung SPH-I300: Palm PDA/Phone? Color screen? YIPPEE! So Cool!

Mon, 27 May 2002 15:32:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - After about six months of using this phone, I think I am ready to write this review. I used the Kyocera smart phone for a few months before getting the Samsung, and, wow, is this so much better!

The basics

This is a...

Look Ma! I'm Orange! Ouch! That claw hurts!

Wed, 15 May 2002 01:57:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - After browsing through the whole driver CD, I thought perhaps I had missed a second CD in the box. Uh, no, there is just one. The only sort of readme file on the CD warns against installing software meant for their other products since they put it all on...

LAUNCHcast: Soon it will be one of the only remaining Internet radio stations

Tue, 14 May 2002 00:57:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - This is my most recent update – and I consider this update to be the most critical one considering the impending doom of the decision of the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) due out on May 21!. In a nutshell, Congress...

Finally, a Worthy FireWire Webcam

Thu, 2 May 2002 10:04:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Much better than a USB camera, the iBot is essentially just as easy to setup and use as any other Webcam. I have it working successfully with no muss, no fuss on a W2K machine. The FireWire interface allows a much higher quality image than a USB or...

A Truly Cordless Mouse

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:17:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Oh, the boxes of cordless mice that clutter my office, how sad. Finally, one that works like a mouse should. No longer will I fidget with finnicky infrared mice and strange push button mouse pointers. This thing is the real deal.

Presenter...

Quit teasing me! Does it work or not?

Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:13:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Had I read a review like this one that I am writing I would have saved myself the days of troubleshooting. For countless hours over several days, after an exchange of one defective router, through three firmware revisions, I just gave up. The...

Rock the neighbors with the Audigy Platinum

Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:14:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - This sound card rocks! I have barely begun to explore all of its potential, yet I am blown away by its performance already. The sound quality is top notch, the software package is loaded, the features are vast, and the reliability seems good so far.
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All of the best of the Civ series and great improvements

Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:26:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Many of us have lost countless weeks of our lives playing Civilization I and II. For years we waited for a new version, and finally the answer is here. Some of us were fooled by Civilization 3: Call to Power, released by Activision. That game has since...

Philips cBright XG1 Impact Multimedia Projector: Light and bright the cBright is quite nice

Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:20:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - The cBright XG1 really packs a punch for a portable projector. There are smaller and lighter projectors available like the NEC LT155, but the XG1 has great clarity and evenness across the image. Besides, the funky retro styling is cool. It looks...

Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev: Ultradev falls far short of its promise

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:23:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - By itself Dreamweaver rocks the world of Web site design. As Ultradev, however, Dreamweaver falls short of its promise. The ability to manage multiple sites, insert sophisticated JavaScript behaviors, handle layout and design, and allow easy HTML editing...

Cut, rip, burn this card - remove it from your wallet now!!

Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:09:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Earlier in the year, when I came back from vacation, I realized that my bill was due in two days. Since there would be no way to send a check in time, I called BankOne to ask for an extension. "No, we cannot do that," was the reply. Hmmm . . . this is a...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002: The de-evolution of PowerPoint

Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:13:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Oh, at first it looks so similar that one might think, "Ah, some nice improvements, an easier to use interface." Do not be fooled. Beneath the innocent looking exterior lurks some of the most inane and bizarre changes to PowerPoint.

Some of us...

A continuing saga of buggy, bloated software

Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:43:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Once again, the hopes and dreams of a better, bug-fixed office suite are dashed to pieces. Sure, Office XP adds some new interesting features like voice and text recognition, but the resource sucking monster drains the life from a computer. Most of the...

Ah, my eyes thank thee, NEC

Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:10:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Crisp, clear, easy to look at, the 1530V is a welcomed relief for my eyes. At a native resolution of 1024x768, text and graphics are both crisp and bright. Since it is an LCD screen, the refresh rate only goes up to 75Hz, but that is not the same...

Could be great, but serious deficiencies.

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:33:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - The Compaq P900 supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1440! The refresh rate at that resolution is 60 Hz but will go as high as 100Hz at lower resolutions like 1280x1024, and 120Hz at 1024 x 768. If you have never used a flat screen it takes a little...

Scanning on the cheap!

Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:58:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - Installation

You have two choices for installation. You can, of course, run the installation program from the CD, or you can install the drivers manually. As a plug and play device, once you plug the USB cable into the computer,...

Logitech Wheel Mouse: Mmmm . . . glides like butter

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:16:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - The mouse glides over almost any surface. Unlike a normal mouse, you do not have to play with mouse pads or various surfaces to try to get the mouse to feel right. The optical sensor works on most surfaces. I prefer to use it on a smooth desk so it just...

Black and White for Windows, Mac: Love it and hate it

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:45:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author CreamChief - For so many reasons this game is great, but for many other reasons it is awful. The graphics are wonderful, the creature is unique, and some of the quests provide a real challenge. On the other hand, the interface is a challenge, the tutorials can...