Epinions Recent Reviews for Parrothead2000

Squeak Squeak Squeak

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:13:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - This mouse squeaks. Yes, it sounds funny, until you get stuck with this miserable squeaking mouse...

No longer the king of slide film

Sat, 5 Jul 2003 03:28:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - Provia 100F has been considered the ultimate quality slide film since Fuji introduced it. Its reign...

Not recommended

Sun, 29 Jun 2003 16:59:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - If I had reviewed this scanner right after I purchased, I might have given it five stars. Luckily f...

Thin is no longer in

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:17:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - These thin gold pens are the very same pen that Cross originally designed in the 1950s. Cross has been selling the same designed ballpoint pen for almost 50 years. That's quite a long production stretch, isn't it.

These pens are thin and...

Steel not good for gripping

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:59:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - The Parker Jotter is a classic pen. It's been around for ages. Parker hasn't changed the Jotter in a very long time. Twenty years ago, Parker was selling the exact same Jotter pen.

This pen has a convenient click top. You click it and the...

Good pads

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:25:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - These notepads are typical in size. The sheets tearoff to become standard sized 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper.

The picture shown on Epinions shows the version of the pad that comes three hole punched. This is a great feature and I wish more...

Go Gold

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:08:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I'm being brave and I'm going to be the first to review any of the Ampad line of notepads.

These writing pads are 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 (with perforations so when you pull the page away from the spine, you wind up with a regular sized 8 1/2 x 11...

Thin and value priced

Sun, 10 Nov 2002 17:02:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - INTRODUCTION

Some reading this review will already be familiar with PocketPCs. But for many, this will be their very first PocketPC device and are as clueless about PocketPCs as I was before I bought the Toshiba e310. So I will start by...

Must see memorial

Sun, 2 Jun 2002 00:44:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - Every visitor to Washington, DC must make a pilgrimage to visit the Lincoln Memorial. All Americans will immediately recognize the Lincoln Memorial, especially those who have ever looked at the back of a five dollar bill, or the tail side of a penny...

Sum of all flaws = mediocre movie

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 18:01:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - This movie is being talked about in the news as if it’s so important, so naturally I had to go see it.

As you probably already know, in the movie Baltimore gets nuked. They made a big deal about this in the news. I heard that Americans...

An oasis in the desert

Tue, 7 May 2002 00:55:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I’ve been reading all these negative reviews of Old Town Scottsdale and it make me mad, real mad, to see all the reviews trashing this wonderful place.

In a city that’s otherwise boring and more like a big suburb than a city, Scottsdale stands...

MP Superstore Online Store: Sneaky

Sun, 17 Feb 2002 13:43:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - MP Superstore manages to get their low prices to come up on internet price comparison reports because they charge exorbitant prices for shipping and handling.

But the real complaint is that instead of shipping my order out right away, instead...

Biased and superficial

Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:39:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - Barbara Ehrenreich goes undercover as a poor person to report back to rich people what it's like being poor. It sounds interesting, but actually it's all very superficial and unenlightening, and all throughout Ms. Ehrenreich's liberal political biases,...

I only give it four stars

Sat, 22 Dec 2001 03:43:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - It’s the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. I ought to be sleeping right now, but for some reason I feel compelled to write a review of this movie.

I should warn right now that this review contains spoilers. Not only does it give away...

Security Analysis: The Classic 1934 Edition: Greatest investment book ever written

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 01:43:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - The original 1934 edition of Security Analysis is the greatest book on investing ever written. Nothing written since has even come close. The publisher has done investors a great service by continuing to publish this timeless classic. I don’t...

Step backwards?

Wed, 19 Dec 2001 01:33:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - My days of playing Civilization date way back to the venerable original. So obviously I’ve been waiting with great anticipation for Civilization III (Civ3) Was it worth the wait? Good question. It’s an excellent game, worth buying, it presents new...

Black and White for Windows, Mac: Pretty and pretty boring

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 01:50:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - The only positive thing I can say for this game is that it looks really pretty. A graphical tour de force, with cute devil and angel cartoon-like characters who represent your conscience and guide you through the game. The three dimensional landscape...

I will not give away the plot to this one

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 00:54:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I will not give away the plot

I went to see Vanilla Sky knowing absolutely nothing about the movie except that Tom Cruise was in it, and I had a vague sense that this would be one of Tom Cruise’s more adult and artsy movies. That’s...

A brilliant exploration of human nature, with some jokes thrown in

Sun, 4 Nov 2001 02:56:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - Everyone who has seen any preview for this movie knows that the main character, Hal, played by Jack Black, somehow sees fat women as being really beautiful.

If you are going to the theater to see a lot of fat jokes, you are going to be...

Best strategy game ever

Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:21:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I’ve been playing this game again, and I’ve come to realize how great of a game Sid Meir’s Alpha Centuri (SMAC) is.

Initial response to this game has been lukewarm. It really is a clone of Civilization II, which was a clone of Civilization I...

Cheap trades are good!

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:23:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - The biggest advantage of Datek is that it's CHEAP. Only $9.99 a trade. For up to 5,000 shares. Limit orders are the same price. Option trades are cheap too. It's CHEAP.

I also use Fidelity. If you are an active trader with Fidelity you...

Gateway Select 1200: Gateway: reliable computing.

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:48:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I'm a pretty sophisticated computer buyer. I work as a software developer, and in the past I've built my own systems. So the fact that I bought this computer is in itself a good endorsement.

The advantage of Gateway (or Dell for that matter)...

It's a TV and an alarm as well!

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:03:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - I bought the 13PR10G, not this model, but Philips has three current 13" models, and all are identical except the color. The models are:

13PR10G, in silver

13PR11M, in blue

13PR12W, in white

I bought the silver model,...

Wow! Incredible Image Quality

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:52:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - The image quality on this monitor is incredible. I’ve used many monitors, and no monitor has even come close to the amazing picture quality you get from the Samsung 170T.

The display is very sharp and very bright. Even next to a window with...

Too bad these things didn't take off

Sat, 30 Jun 2001 04:03:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Parrothead2000 - After reading all of the negative Epinions about Zip drives, I felt obligated to chime in. These things are getting a far worse rap than they deserve.

As anyone familiar with computers knows, the 1.44 MB floppy just doesn't hold enough data...