© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Saxguy Recent reviews written by member Saxguy en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_483649687172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Well, maybe I could be doing a better job of supporting that phrase, which is often uttered by Mrs. Saxguy. On the other hand, she is retired due to disability and so I try to provide things that she enjoys and/or make her life easier.Last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483649687172 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:32:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483649687172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483528380036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - One think I've leaned is that bicycle floor pumps do wear out. I need to pump up every time I ride and the pump has to be there. I had one, the Topeak Joe Blow Sprint Floor Pump wear out without a backup and, since... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483528380036 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:43:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483528380036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480918867588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Kudo's to user Naphtalia, who came up with the idea of  A Little Change Makes All the Difference Write Off, about separate reviews on similar products which have only a little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480918867588 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:32:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480918867588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480857067140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Having been smitten with the previews, Mrs. Saxguy and I knew that we were going to see Julie and Julia when it first arrived. The plot idea was intriguing: the story about Julia Child becoming famous as a French chef and Jule cooking her way through... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480857067140 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:04:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480857067140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480724225668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - In July, my day job organization held a major event in New Orleans. We needed an ability to rent 70+ vehicles, mostly cars and vans, with some specialty vehicles for up to a week and a half. Obviously, we needed a charging solution to fund the agreement... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480724225668 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:07:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480724225668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479791386244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I had originally bought the Rubbermaid Rolling File Cart Crate System To use in my music studio. It was billed as a flexible system, for both active and archived storage. The sustem consisted of a larger crate, basically an letter size full file drawer,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479791386244 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:13:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479791386244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479264018052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Review of the Legere Ontario Cut Clarinet Reed, strength 2In the spring, through a number of fortunate circumstances, I was offered an opportunity to "sit in" with the house band for the ELCA Youth Gathering, an event with 37,000 attendees,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479264018052 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:08:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479264018052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479085825668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Last week, I did a Saturday/Sunday flight pairing from Chicago to New Orleans, to sit in with the House Band for the ELCA Youth Gathering and to help with the Sunday Offering count. Of course, I was looking forward to doing arena rock. That was special... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479085825668 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:17:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479085825668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478551576196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - One of the unfortunate lessons I've learned from using a Canon printer is that they are heavy users of ink cartridges. When I got my first Canon, the Canon Pixma IP4200 Photo Printer, I discovered early on that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478551576196 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:49:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478551576196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478362766980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I had originally had a 1gb sansa MP3 player, which worked adequately after a replacement, but didn't hold that much, had no video screen and the navigation was difficult. I saw this unit on Ebay for less than $80. It had the features I wanted,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478362766980 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:18:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478362766980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478228549252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I had first found out about Dr. Amen from Mrs. Saxguy. He is a psychiatrist who uses brain scans to improve the health of his patients. He, like Wayne Dyer, markets his talks and book and educational materials as premiums for donations on various PBS... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478228549252 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:52:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478228549252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477930163844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I'd identified a dependable external hard drive and a secondary external hard drive as a need. I already have 3 simpletech 250G hard drives for backups, now out of warranty. I wanted a repository for 3 electronic copies of my 3 commercial recordings as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477930163844 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:39:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477930163844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477862465156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - About 6 week ago, Our refrigerator started acting strangely. The stuff in the freezer wouldn't freeze, and the stuff in the non-freezer section wasn't cold at all. This was a problem. We generally keep a lot of stuff in both sections, and it's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477862465156 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:40:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477862465156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477491203716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Many thanks to the category lead, Gr8ful, who added this to the database months ago. Sorry I didn't review it until now.As a teaching, performing and composing jazz musician, I need the ability to hear my compositions and arrangements while they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477491203716 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:57:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477491203716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477020065412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I had originally got this set, Cap Barbell 40lb Cast Set with Dumbbell Handles In Plastic Case from Dick's Sporting Goods a couple of years ago for $40. I was intrigued with the variability for the set for doing arm curls and other exercises.This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477020065412 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:12:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477020065412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476899020420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - In late July, I discovered a reed that was better for me on Soprano, the Legere Ontario Cut clarinet reed, strength 2. That doesn't make these any worse. After all, I have recorded on them. Still, they weren't good enough for me to stop trying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476899020420 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:09:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476899020420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476780007044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I need to keep plenty of flashlights around the house. You see, the power in my area of Northern Illinois (Northern suburbs of Chicago) has fairly fragile power when the annual "storm of the century hits". Annual? Storm of the Centiry? Well, our local... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476780007044 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 01:47:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476780007044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476763623044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I'm committed to my Dell Dimension 8400. I've had it for more than 4 years now, and it seems like it can keep going for a while longer. It meets my needs for composing music and backgrounds for myself and my students and storing my music and financial... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476763623044 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:37:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476763623044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476721876612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - Where I live in Northern Illinois, it seems like we have flooding rains at least one weekend a year, sometimes two or more. Worse, my house has a water problem. We've spent a lot of money trying to correct it, between overhead sewers, a sump pump with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476721876612 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:01:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476721876612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476472708740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - After my Samson wireless mikes failed AGAIN a year ago, it was clear to me that I would have to find something better. I am a tenor saxophone player primarily but I also bring my soprano on stage. I had originally gone with Samson's Airline true... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476472708740 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:27:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476472708740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476186250884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I bought a Blackberry Storm and switched my cell service to Verizon a few months ago. I was looking for improved browsing and phone service in an organizer phone. Right now, I'd give the browsing a strong plus, and Verizon's service has been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476186250884 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:54:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476186250884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476181991044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - What's the value of a case? Well, it holds the item being cased, protecting it and helping the user carry the item around as needed. When I needed a sturdy, tall, versatile music stand, I chose the K&M Extra Heavy Duty Music... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476181991044 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:56:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476181991044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474964332164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - One of the worst things about living where I live in the north suburbs of Chicago is the fragile power. We have bad storms at least once a year and Commonwealth Edison (now Exelon) is vulnerable because the power lines in our village are all above... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474964332164 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:35:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474964332164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474898402948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - This epinion is dedicated to the memory of Mike Deasy, Jr, Epinions user-Deaser26, who died late last year While I never met him in person, he was a friend and, really, an extremely supportive jazzman and sax player. I benefitted a lot from corresponding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474898402948 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:48:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474898402948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474392858244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - During the day, I work for a large Chicago-area not for profit organization as Controller. One of my roles is to act as administrator for our corporate charge card program. We have approximately 200 travelers, most of whom have corporate AMEX... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474392858244 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:40:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474392858244?linkin_id=8003929