Epinions Recent Reviews for DavidGriffiths

Well Made, Very Poorly Advertised

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:23:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Finding the Perfect TV Mount I'd been looking for an articulating wall mount that would hold our 70lb LCD tv, allowing it to swing off the wall and around the corner. Length is Everything The problem with most arms was that they...

A Decent Add-On

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:41:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - The original Nintendo (circa 1984) had a cool game called Duck Hunt, in which you shot at the screen with a light-gun (a pistol). And now, twenty-odd years later, we have an updated version for the Wii called the Wii Zapper. The Bundle...

Excellent Device for Availability and Backup

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:37:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - What Is It, Why Do You Want It? I don't know anyone who doesn't have a digital camera; they've made photography easier (and cheaper), but when we stopped using film, we stopped getting negatives. My wife's parents have an elaborate binder...

A Good Alternative for Short Commutes

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:48:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Commuting sucks. Mine is only about an hour if I walk to the train, or 45 minutes if I am organized to make it to the bus stop at the right time, which doesn't happen very often. That's two hours a day, most days, and sometimes 90 minutes. I've been...

Best Cookbook on the Market

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:54:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Raise your hand if you've spent the afternoon following some recipe with a glorious, shiny picture, only to end up with at best a mediocre meal? Do you have cookbooks for apparently authentic ethnic food that would probably taste better than the food...

Aerating: The Secret to a Better Lawn

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:54:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I've spent far too many hours pushing (or being pulled by) a lawnmower, wishing I could be anywhere else. Our family home (during my formative lawn cutting years) had a lot size that approached an acre, and the vast majority was grass. Years later, after...

Varus, give me back my Legions!

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:52:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I'm a sucker for historical fiction. From the time I read Robert Grave's I, Claudius at 14, I've been hooked. Shogun (James Clavell) was inspiration enough to buy the original in this series, Shogun Total War, and I eagerly awaited...

Palm Zire 31 Handheld: Palm Zire 31 vs Palm Tungsten E

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:31:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - In October, my wife and I both celebrate birthdays, so we often do a joint gift (something larger). This year, however, with my wife starting a new business, and my life getting busier and busier, we both decided to get Palms. I went for the Tungsten...

Lords of the Realm III for Windows: Not a worthy sequel...

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:00:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Sequels are a mixed bag in the entertainment industry. Movie-wise, a sequel us usually a blatant attempt to cash in on the success of the first movie, and it's usually a dog. There are exceptions (The Godfather II, Aliens, etc.). With games, the...

PopFile: Amazingly Accurate (and Free) Antispam Software

Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:21:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - The term “spam” comes from an old Monty Python skit, where the word “Spam” is sung without end by a...

Frontier NEX II MP3 Player: Great Value with a Few Minor Problems

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:49:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I still haven’t found the perfect MP3 player, but things are looking up with the new products that are being released almost every other month.

My Samsung Yepp was falling apart; the battery door didn’t quite close, the buttons...

Flawed but Great

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:35:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Battlefield 1942 came out of nowhere. I don't follow the game scene much, but I usually know what's being hyped. I must have been asleep, or clicking the Back button in my browser too quickly.

I ended up getting a copy as a birthday present...

All Around Improvement To Dark Age of Camelot

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:44:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Mythic released The Shrouded Isles to build on the success of Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC), arguably the most successful Massively Multi-Player On line Game (MMPOG). If you are not familiar with Dark Age of Camelot, feel free to check my Epinion at

The First of it's Type to Get It Right

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 00:26:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I find it really tough to review something as large and subjective as a Massively Multi-Player Online Game (MMPOG). The amount of content and potential in a game like this dwarfs almost every other game and genre out there.

I’ve played a...

Better Than Dental Work

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:31:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I have a friend who's receding gums caused his dentist to recommend skin grafts. That doesn't sound like much fun.

My dentist has mentioned receding gums a few times. I thought I'd nip it in the bud, and got a Sonicare PL-4 after a friend...

Lexmark Optra E210 Laser Printer: Finally A Good, Cheap Personal Laser Printer

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:13:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - ----The Basics----

The evolution of home-printers hasn't been as rapid as other home-computer devices.

My first printer was a Radio Shack dot matrix hooked up to a Tandy Color Computer. It was black and white, slow, and used a...

Not Bad, Not Great

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 04:15:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I got one of these just over a year ago, probably as a result of the price of a specialty coffee at a coffee house.

You should note that I am not a coffee "specialist". I like strong coffee; Starbucks Verona is my favorite cup of coffee...

It Used to Be Good.....

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:31:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - The term, "Holy Wars", is frequently applied to the not-so-friendly hardware and software discussions that frequently abound these days.

One of the more prevalent debates concerns the Emacs editor, and the vi editor.

Integrated...

From Not Recommended to Recommended

Thu, 17 May 2001 17:11:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I wrote an "Don't Recommend" Epinion on the Athalon last year, when the Athalon first came out. I took a lot of flack for it, but I still believe that reasoning was correct at the time. The early Athalon required very clean power (and thus a very...

Interesting Features, But Not User Friendly

Thu, 17 May 2001 16:26:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - I’m a sucker for a good real-time strategy game, and there are usually a few people at work that like to play a game or two at the end of the workday. First it was Starcraft (and the expansion pack Broodwar). Next came Age of Kings (and the Age of the...

Gnutella: Gnutella and LimeWire, An Essay on Frustration

Mon, 7 May 2001 21:53:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Gnutella is fast becoming a new medium on the Internet. As it stands now, we have email, IRC, news groups, and the World Wide Web. Some might argue instant messaging belongs on the list, but there is no widely-accepted protocol, and thus instant...

A Worthy Successor

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:00:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - The original Tribes was a sleeper hit, and the first multiplayer-only game to the best of my knowledge. Dynamix was smart, and sent out free copies of the game to people who promised to run a server (that’s how I got my copy), ensuring that there would...

Microsoft Sidewinder Game Voice: You Feel and Sound Like a Dweeb

Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:44:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Roger Wilco, one of the pioneer applications communications applications, introduced me to game-voice-communcations.

We would use it sometimes, when everyone was not too lazy to set it up, broadcast an IP, and go through the hassle of...

Forte News&Mail Agent: Using Forte to Download Movies, Software and Music

Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:28:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - Agent, Free Agent, Outlook Express and Netscape have at one time or another been my gateway to the world of newsgroups.

For casual use (reading job newsgroups, for-sale newsgroups, etc) Outlook Express is the easiest by far.

But so...

Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX: The GeForce 2 MX? The Radeon?

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 21:29:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidGriffiths - My upgrade cycle this winter included my graphics card. I wanted a card that could play all the latest games with ease, have hardware support for a DVD player, at a price I can live with.

The choice was between NVidia and ATI. 3DFX cards are...