Epinions Recent Reviews for Meatloaf

travelscape.com: Travelscape errs, then atones (updated)

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:46:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - [Original Epinion: Late at night, Jan 9-10]

This was my maiden experience in booking a hotel room on-line, after booking rental cars and airline tickets this way for several months. Priceline.com seemed to be too much a roll of the dice -- I was...

If you like the Simpsons, see this flick

Fri, 7 Jan 2000 22:29:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - Reactions to this hilarious film are a litmus test for your sense of humor. Indeed, they are a PG-13 rated version of the test provided by the recent 'South Park' movie. The grossness of South Park left nearly all viewers gape-mouthed in shock. For some...

Dissenting view on Alaska: when going gets tough, they fold

Sun, 2 Jan 2000 16:54:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - My experience with Alaska is from two distinct vintages: roughly ten years ago, when they were trying to establish a Singapore Airlines-like reputation for classy, cozy service; and in their modern incarnation, where they are emphasizing Southwest...

Tremendous potential, annoying bugs

Tue, 7 Dec 1999 23:04:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - If you want to see how elegant flight-simulation software might look, go to the opening screen of Microsoft's FS2000 and click on the "What's New" button. Against a background of spacey/techno music, you see several minutes worth of...

Great bargain, with one little drawback

Fri, 19 Nov 1999 22:40:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - The Color Stylus 440 does the basic jobs of a printer amazingly well, considering the price. Its color is perfectly passable -- and would have been considered top of the line three years ago. The black and white is good; the detail in all cases is sharp...

Microsoft Word: How to make Word less unendurable

Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:12:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - I use Microsoft Word for the same reason most other people do: because there's no really viable alternative. (If you love Word, you can stop reading here.) In the 20+ years that I've used computers for writing, I've been through a sequence of word...

Best bang-for-the-buck in flight training

Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:52:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - OK, so Judge Jackson tells us that Microsoft's market dominance hurts consumers in the long run, by squashing any innovation the company doesn't decide to do on its own. Whether you agree or disagree in general (FWIW, I would personally give the Judge's...

Audible Mobile Player: Why Audible is beating Books on Tape

Fri, 12 Nov 1999 13:48:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - I have rented recorded books from Books on Tape for nearly a decade, and have used Audible's mobile player for about two weeks. I am extremely loyal to B-O-T and like the way they run their business. (Quick service; prompt no-questions refunds when there...

1) Don't read this before seeing the movie once; 2) Don't see the movie twice

Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:47:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - Let me register two strongly contrarian views about the Sixth Sense:

* on first viewing, the “surprise” is neither that big a surprise – nor is it essential to the movie’s power;

* on second viewing, far from making better sense once you...

FlitePro: If you're serious about learning flight skills

Fri, 29 Oct 1999 02:41:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - Flight simulator software has two potentially-contradictory ambitions: to be fun and amusing, and to teach skills useful in actual flight. To some extent the goals coincide, but nowhere near the degree that most FS marketers would suggest. The feel of...

A Memorably Creepy Little Book

Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:09:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - One important test of a book's quality is whether its tone and characters stay in your mind after you've finished reading it. By this measure, The Talented Mr. Ripley is a huge success. It's been months since I read it, and many other books have washed...

Ricochet is perfect -- with an asterisk

Mon, 18 Oct 1999 01:41:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - Deciding whether to sign up with Ricochet is simpler than many other decisions. You mainly have one question to answer: WHERE DO YOU LIVE? If you live in Chicago, New York, Boston, Miami, Dallas, most other big cities, and all rural areas, the answer is:...

Generally-positive first experiences with MP-21C

Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:46:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - I have used the Brother MP-21C only for a couple of days now; I'll update this report later on with findings about its durability, road-worthiness, burn rate of cartridges, and so on. But I've seen enough to know something about its size, heft, set-up...

Small but worth-checking-out glitch with Alero

Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:11:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - I have not owned an Alero, but as it's become a standard car of rental fleets since the beginning of 1999, I've logged nearly four weeks of total driving time with it. Many aspects of the car are attractive. The styling is nice; it handles well; there's...

Excite At Home: When @Home is good....

Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:40:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - ... it is very, very good, and when it is bad it is awful.

I've used @Home for about three weeks now, for home office use. I ended up with it inadvertently, only because the local DSL supplier (US West, here in Seattle) missed appointment...

Another step up the quality chain

Sat, 18 Sep 1999 16:27:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Meatloaf - I came to the 570 after three years with its predecessor, the TP560, and five years or so before that with earlier, bulkier TP models (360 etc) -- and before that, Texas Instruments 2000 and the like. The 570 is my personal machine; at work, I have a...