Epinions Recent Reviews for Marioa

A great amp, at a price you can't refuse

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 01:33:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - First of all, the list price they have on epinions is way off...I paid 400 dollars for my Stage 160, and I haven't seen them for more than 530 anywhere.

I descided to buy Fender because a few of my friends had, and I had been testing out new...

Transformed Carver: Optimism with completeness

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:55:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - In his early years, Carver wrote very minimalistic pieces that at times seemed to be cut off and with the resolution to the problems of his stories left for the reader to descide. In Cathedral, we learn that perhaps those stories were to end more...

Great reading

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:45:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Raymond Carver was a modern, minimalist writer who wrote about those in trouble. It is plenty hard to read into what Carver is trying to say, that is: His underlying message. His stories are aimless, sometimes stripped of all except that which is...

The Emarker: Don't waste your money

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:31:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Wow, do I feel stupid for putting this ridiculous object on my key chain even if it was only for a few days. This small device is supposed to figure out which radio station you are listening to and later, tell you what the song you "marked" was. Well I...

Great value, and a great saw

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:20:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - I bought this saw for use on pine, and some pressure treated pine. The Saw is great, and even better for the mere 200 bucks I spent on it. It is light enough to hold with ease. It is fairly powerful, just don't try to push it to fast because it can't...

Othello: Greatest evil in all of Shakespere's play's?

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:19:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Shakespeare’s Iago spends five acts ruining people seemingly without motive. However, when closely examined, Iago resembles many of today’s outcasts when they lash out against those they feel are oppressing them. In Iago’s case, he feels that the...

Huck Finn: The great American novel?

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:15:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - In Mark Twain’s satirical novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain debunks many of society’s silly practices. Twain attacks the “sophisticated” people of the south with great fervor. Twain did not care much for the southern wealthy, and he uses...

Death Of a Sales Man and the American Dream

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:12:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - In Death Of a Salesman, Arthur Miller tries to show how The American Dream puts too high a value on material possessions, and career success. Often, these things become so important to people that they lose sight of what is really important, such as...

Dreamweaver: It is the little things that count

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 13:05:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - I am a person who writes HTML code every quickly so I am very picky about my HTML editors because most of them make it so that it takes me longer rather than shorter to do my work. Dreamweaver is the best I have found yet. It allows you to do things...

Microsoft Windows 95: Windows 95 simple, and gets the job done

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:39:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - When Windows 95 first came out it was the most innovative and creative operating system ever. Today, even with flashier versions of this baby on the market, Windows 95 is still solid and gets the job done. It is very simple to use and if you have half...

Dicken's clever use of unnamed charecters

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:28:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Dickens has several characters to whom he gives no names. Theses characters are: The Woodsawyer/Road Mender, the Seamstress, the Vengeance, and Jacques III. Dickens does this, because these characters, while...

The Irony in Macbeth

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:21:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - “For brave Macbeth--well he deserves that name.” That is what the Sergeant said about Macbeth when debriefing Duncan on the battles that take place at the beginning of Macbeth. Duncan, the king of Scotland, later says, “O Valiant Cousin! Worthy...

Fast fun football action with Madden 1999

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:12:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Since the early 1990's, the Madden Football games have been considered the best football games across platforms. This game lives up to the reputation. While this game leaves much to be desired in terms of graphics it is still more fun than 95% of all...

Yahoo! Geocities: Geocities: Good for starters, no good for advanced users

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:31:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Geocities it perhaps the most famous of the free homepage/storage services on the internet. Why? Because of its ease of use. Geocities is very very easy to use and you can have a webpage even if you can't play MP3s. It has lots of cool options and...

Hotline Client PPC: Hotline: Free stuff if you don't mind breaking the law

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:28:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Hotline was developed as a method to legally trade shareware. What it has become is a huge network of servers packed to the extreme with pirated software and illegal mp3s. All this is cool... If you don't mind breaking several hundred laws. Hotline is...

MTV- The Most efficient trend based, marketing machine ever!

Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:51:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Pardon my bluntness, but MTV sucks. It is terrible, unoriginal, uncreative, boring, teenie bopper/ghetto wanna be homeland. The reader now says, "Hmm, why does Mario say such harsh things? Well here it goes buddy:

MTV was created at...

Ebay Auctions: One man's trash.....god ebay rules!

Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:15:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Imagine having access to everything you want at a good price. Now stop imagining and go to Http://www.ebay.com. On eBay, you will find everything you could ever desire. Be it that baseball card that you dream about, a rare record, or a new leather...

Great value and Panasonic go hand in hand

Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:04:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - As you might be able to tell from my other reviews, I am a huge Panasonic fan. Their products are simply fantastic. This VCR is no exception. First of all, it is very easy to use. If you have ever used a VCR before, you should have no trouble...

Panasonic 27" Stereo Monitor Receiver CT-27G13: A great tv that will survive many bumps and bags

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 23:33:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - All the TVs I have ever owned, with the exception of one, have been Panasonic. God knows they have earned my trust as a company. So when I went to buy a new TV after 10 years of the last one, I knew what I wanted. I knew I would get a good price for a...

Dropkick Murphys- A hint of the old in the new

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:12:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Good oi bands are a dying breed, which is why it is good that one of the hardest working bands in Punk is the Dropkick Murphys. On the Dropkick Murphys' debut full length on Hellcat Records "Do or Die", The Dropkick Murphys combine fast...

"The Clash, most important band ever" - Rolling Stone

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:02:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - The Clash are icons of punk rock to all who know of them. In fact, they are icons of British music, period. What makes them so good? They have fast, fun, honest music. Unlike many of the bands of the eighties who jumped on the big hair, glam...

Fun the old fashioned way

Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:40:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Going to a baseball game on a saturday is one of the most repeated traditions from generation to generation. Why? Because it is cheap, memorable fun. Oriole Park at Camden Yards captures the feeling of an old time ballpark in a modern stadium. The...

Z Core? More like Hardcore with this bat!

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:53:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - First of all, if you take baseball seriously then this is the bat for you. In my opinion it is the best bat on the market. You get much more than you pay for. It reacts great off the bat sending balls flying like bullets. However, the sweet spot is...

WinAmp: Highly versitile media player

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:56:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - Winamp is by far the best of all the windows based media players. It plays all types of media, from wave, mp3, midi and many others. But in addition to its high versatility, it is also a lot of fun. You can download "skins". These are new...

AOL Instant Messenger: go to the original to get the best!

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 23:19:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marioa - America Online (AOL) were the ones who got everyone hooked on instant messaging. Logic says that their free non-aol program would be the best. Logic tells you right! AOL Instant Messenger is amazing. Fist of all, it is connected to the AOL network...