Epinions Recent Reviews for JMB623

Pronetcd: Absolutely abysmal software sellers.

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:33:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - What can I say about www.Pronetcd.com? How about that they are an abomination! They have an easy to use web site, a nice array of software, and some very good prices. I ordered XP Pro w/SP2 for which they immediately charged me $110.29, $103 for the CD,...

eBatteriesToGo: Awed By The Quality of The Customer Service

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:10:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - My Harley dealer told me my battery was going to go soon, and I am planning a couple of long road trips this summer. I really didn't want to be out in BFnowhere with a dead motorcycle. Shades of Deliverance and/or Easy Rider. I did a Google search...

Eye Lenses Online Store: Not optimal start, but strong finish with excellent product

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:57:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I have been an avid motorcyclist since 1965, and except for a few breaks when I was in school and too poor to own one, have been at it pretty consistently. In my 40's I started needing glasses all the time, and until recently wore my prescription...

CompuDirect Online Store: Compudirect Buy Started negatively, but owner was very helpful

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:32:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I bought a Dell 2405fpw 24" LCD monitor from Compudirect.com. It was advertised as having a 4-year warranty in the photo caption, but as having a 3-year warranty in the specifications. After delivery during a telephone conversation with Igor, a principal...

ACCO Brands 64325 Trackball: I (heart) Kensington Expert Trackball Mouse Version 7

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:06:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I have been using a Cirque Cruisecat touchpad since 1999, but recently I've been getting pains in my wrist like carpal tunnel syndrome, which can often put people on disability. On a trip to my local CompUSA I noticed the newest Kensington Expert Mouse...

Acortech.com: Stay Away in Droves Unless You Want To Be Ripped Off

Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:28:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I was looking for an old-fashioned PS2 mouse to run a low-end KVM switchbox between two computers. I already had an optical mouse with a USB connector that came with a USB to PS2 adapter, but it wouldn't work on one of the computers. After much...

Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW (Gray) 24 inch LCD Monitor: Awesome Monitor

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:25:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I had been watching this monitor since it was put on the market early in 2005. I was struck by the retail price of $1199.00, the 12 millisecond response time, the built-in card reader and USB 2 ports, and all the video inputs (DVI, VGA, SVHS, Composite,...

2002 Toyota Prius: 2002 Prius Has Some Big Problems

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:51:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I bought this car new in 10/02 while looking for, and failing to find, a Toyota Echo for a commute car. The Echo is a tiny gas-engined Toyota that gets over 40 mpg and, at the time, cost about $10K less than the Prius. $10K is a lot of gas, even at the...

Raxco Software PerfectDisk 7.0 (perfectdisk2k): Raxco New Perfect Disk 7.0 Defragmenter Now Also Web-Based

Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:49:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Many computer users don't understand what file fragmentation is, and don't run the OEM Windows file defragmentation application. As your hard disk writes, it runs out of contiguous space to put all parts of a file in one place. It writes fragments...

eBay: Ebay: More Thieves Than Not

Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:32:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Ebay: An Unfunny Shark’s Tale Do you remember when Ebay started with thousands of amateurs selling stuff for way less than you would have to pay at a store? People were not doing it for a living, so they did not try to cheat you with outrageous...

Digital Etailer Online Store: Digitaletailer is Waaay Baaaaad!

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 20:30:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - On June 27, 2002 I found Digitaletailer.com on a price comparison site, www.nextag.com. I was looking for a Canon Powershot S-30 digital camera, but was having trouble finding anyone with it in stock. Before attempting to order from their web site,...

Canon S900 InkJet Printer: Canon S-900 Pushes the Photo Printer Envelope

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:50:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - The Canon S-900 is my first non-Epson photo printer. It is less than half the cost of the nearest Epson competitor, the 2000P. It can be purchased online for about 75% of its suggested list price of $399, and is worth every penny of it for picture...

Lenovo ThinkPad A21m (2628EWU) PC Notebook: Nobody Doesn't Like IBM!!?

Sun, 4 Nov 2001 19:15:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - When the powers that be at my government agency office said we could "work at home" a couple of times a month, it became apparent that I would need a laptop that they would never buy. I really wanted an IBM Thinkpad T20 series because they're so light,...

Zone Alarm: Zone Alarm Battens Down The Hatches

Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:53:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - After countless inquiries to cable and xDSL providers, the 21st century finally came to my neighborhood in the form of a cable modem Internet connection. Cable and xDSL are "always on" connections, which means you have an open pipe to the Internet...

IE5 Web Accessories: BrowserSwitch: One Click Default Browser Switching

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 23:13:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Browserswitch 4.32 (BS) makes quick work of some troublesome little tasks. One of those is choosing a new default browser. If you've ever tried to switch from MS Internet Explorer to Netscape or vice versa, you know how hard that can be. Netscape in...

Nero Burning ROM: I Have a Burning Passion For Nero

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 01:45:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - So you finally got a CD-R or CD-RW, and like most of us you found the software bundle a big disappointment. What you got is most likely an old version of Adaptec's Easy CD Creator. You immediately went to Adaptec's site and found it was two...

ACDSee: ACDsee's Little Sister Picaview Gives Mindblowing Quickies!

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:36:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - ACDsee's little sister Picaview is so way cool you absolutely have to see her to believe she can do all the things I describe here. This little 800Kb Windows Explorer add-on let's you see thumbnails of photo images just by right clicking on the file...

Keyspan USB HUB: Belkin 4-port USB Hub Rules

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 00:47:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Epinions does not have a category for this Belkin product, and is presently not adding new products. Belkin makes more of the best peripherals and connectors than any other manufacturer. Everything they make in this category comes with a lifetime...

MGI PhotoSuite II: PhotoSuite II Is Now PhotoSuite 4.0 Platinum Edition

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 15:36:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - PhotoSuite II is no longer, having been replaced in 1999 by PhotoSuite III Platinum Edition. Photosuite 4.0 Platinum Edition by MGI Software is the latest embodiment of MGI's annual upgrade "gimme more money" for mostly the same thing as last...

Adobe Acrobat Reader: Adobe Acrobat Reader Is Universal

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 21:48:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Adobe Acrobat is the program that creates "portable document files" (pdf). This $200 application is the mainstay of web professionals for creating files that can be exchanged, downloaded, and printed across Mac and Windows platforms exactly as...

Creative Technology Blaster Flash 56 Analog Modem (5056301002-20PK): Creative's Blaster Flash Don't Flash Everywhere

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 16:33:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I have a Gateway PII system that will soon be three years old. It came with a USR/Gateway Winmodem that I upgraded with software to a 56K v.90 modem. As with all Winmodems, this one was a software based ISA slot modem. It hogged resources using...

PrintKey Pro v. 1.02: Printkey Pro Captures Your Screen Nine Ways From Sunday!

Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:40:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - There are more screen capture programs than blades of grass. I've tried dozens of them, and found them all wanting. Those that weren't wanting in performance and features wanted a lot of my money. Then one day in a land far, far away I happened across...

ACDSee: ACDSee 3.1: Professional Image Slinger

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:54:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - ACDSEE 3.1 (8/25/00: there is a 5.4 Mb update for version 3.0 to 3.1, free to registered owners) is a very sophisticated digital content manager competing at a higher level than Photodex Compupic (my review of Compupic at

Hewlett Packard ScanJet 6300C Flatbed Scanner: HP 6300 Series: Fastest Scan in the West

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:24:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - I've had the HP 6300C for about two months as a replacement for my Umax 1220P, and all I can say about it is that it is incredibly fast running on a USB connection, has an excellent software bundle, and is simply the very best consumer level scanner...

Plextor PlexWriter 8/4/32 Burner: Plextor's Fast And Reliable CD-RW Reads 32X, W 8X, RW 4X

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:06:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JMB623 - Just got a CD-RW (CD burner) installed, something I've been waiting for since God created dirt. Lots of choices on makes and models, but I chose the Plextor Plexwriter 4X8X32 internal because of quality, reliability, and recommendations by other experts...