Epinions Recent Reviews for Randall_Newton

Finally! 900 MHz phones for cheapskates

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:48:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - When I buy a technology for the first time, I buy at the bottom of the price/performance curve. I don't invest in "high performance" until I know the device (VCR, computer, etc.) is something I can use. For two years I watched the prices for...

Eat Chocolate on a low-carb diet

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:54:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - A review of the Atkins Diet Advantage Bars can't really start without at least a passing nod to the Atkins Diet. If you've been following the Diet Wars, you know that a lot of people swear BY the Atkins Diet, and a lot of people swear AT the Atkins Diet...

Jim Carrey IS Andy Kaufmann

Wed, 2 Feb 2000 00:19:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - I remember the debates, I remember the puzzled looks. I remember laughing so hard I could cry. "Does Andy Kaufmann really wrestle women?" "Does he really think it's funny to just stand there?" "You mean, he's not really an...

Your European travel partner

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:30:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - If you need to travel from the US to Europe, and then within Europe, it is usually quite unlikely that you will be able to travel on the same airline that brought you across the Atlantic. If you have a choice of carriers within Europe, I recommend you...

Why I love Alaska's Horizon Air

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:08:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - I am a transcontinental commuter. I live in rural North Central Washington State but my employer is in Pennsylvania. Every two or three weeks I drive 120 miles to a windswept plateau above Wenatchee, Washington and take Horizon Air to Seattle. A week or...

NetZero: Weigh the value, weigh the cost

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:37:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - Quite a few people have taken the time to post what can kindly be called "rants" about NetZero. They rail against the "intrusion" into one's personal life, the "waste" of screen space give over to advertising, and the...

A fantastic program

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:46:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - I am a transcontinental commuter. I live in the Pacific Northwest, my employer's headquarters is near Philadelphia, and I have frequent business in Europe. I traveled over 150,000 miles in 1999. My airline of choice for all my travel needs is US Airways...

The "we try harder" airline

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:33:00 GMT

A Contemporary Classic

Fri, 7 Jan 2000 20:27:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - Riverdance is the musical stage show that helped rocket Celtic ("Kel-tic") music into international prominence. Riverdance the video is a taping of the original stage production in Dublin, Ireland. I first saw Riverdance as a PBS special during...

A great game!

Mon, 3 Jan 2000 02:33:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - Age of Empires II is a strategy and role-playing game, sequel to the award-winning "Age of Empires." Computer Gaming World magazine rated it Five Stars. Players can go against the computer or other players via the Internet. The game offers a...

A exceptional treasure

Sun, 2 Jan 2000 23:30:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

By Christopher Alexander and others.

Published by Oxford University Press, 1977.

1172 pages. ISBN: 0-19-501919-0. $55.00.

A Pattern Language may be 23 years old, but it is...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: Solo 9300LS -- High usability, low compromise

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:24:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - Gateway Solo 9300LS

Summary: A great notebook computer that offers high usability and few compromises.

I've been using this Gateway Solo for the past five months. It's the fifth notebook computer I've used for a significant amount of...

A no-nonsense good performer

Wed, 22 Dec 1999 15:58:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Randall_Newton - I work as Editor of a specialized computer magazine and Web site; we have an Olympus D600L in our equipment pool. I have used it several times while covering user conventions and trade shows.

If you are looking for a camera that will...