Epinions Recent Reviews for TheEngine

Finally 3G Windows Mobile T-Mobile

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:34:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Well, my wait is over. I have the replacement in hand for my trusty T-Mobile MDA. (Actually I had been using my Cingular 8125 unlocked on T-mobile, but its the same phone, The Wizard, just the 8215 has a much better keyboard). I'm not going to...

Chase Bank: They really don't care.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:55:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - I will keep this short.FACT: I have a perfect autopay history with Chase Bank.FACT: I attempted to increase my autopay amount BEFORE my due date. FACT: EPIC FAIL ON Autopay. Stated I was late, charged late fee...

2004 Chevrolet Express Passenger Van: Is that a bus? Can it get any bigger? Is that your hand?

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:46:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - So my dilemma is this: I need a work van but I can’t park a panel van on my residential street because it would need B truck plates, and that’s a no-no in Chicago. I also need a winter vehicle as I don’t want to drive my baby (1994...

All we are is dust on the table.....

Fri, 20 Sep 2002 02:23:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - In the spring of 2001, we bought our first house. A Brick English on the Northwest side of Chicago in a quiet neighborhood removed from the city bustle and noise. The house was perfect, but for one small problem.

Stale smoke smell.

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This game will format the future of online battle games.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:45:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - After Unreal Tournament became infested with cheaters, I was pretty much done with your standard FPS (First Person Shooter). The gameplay was really starting to blend from one game to another. Sure, Half Life was/is a blast, Quake 1 has no real equal as...

Small on size, big in performace

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:08:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - I know it’s a little late to be writing a review on this model, but my review shows how this unit has stood the test of time and is still a viable item.

I’ve never really had much need for a laptop. So one day in 2001, when a guy wants...

Hope this one stays DRY.

Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:11:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - So here I am, sitting on the deck of my sister’s pool watching my kid and cousins swim. So my boy, 6, is playing on an inner tube and somehow gets his head stuck under the water while his arms and legs were still on top up the tube, he wasn’t getting...

When the going gets tough, the tough get chewed!

Thu, 8 Aug 2002 03:35:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - It could happen. The dead could come back…..driven by the one basic instinct we all crave our whole lifetimes…..the need to eat….(just not at Hardees).

Mmmmm….Milla…though she’s a tad skinny for my tastes, her face is a dream. I found her to...

Planar Systems 17.4" (17.4" Viewable): Skinny women? NO. Skinny Monitor? YES!

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 03:32:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Short History

Am I the only one who bought one of these? I purchased this in the summer of 2001 for $786 shipped from www.dell.com. At the time Dell had a 20% off and free shipping special that I really took advantage of, buying some 10...

Chicago Radio? NO MORE!

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:02:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Chicago. City of Big Shoulders. The City that works. With so much high quality entertainment value in Chicago, its amazing the FM radio band is about as entertaining as listening to a dentist drill. Now of course this is all debatable and strictly...

Monster Size, Monster Price, Poor Focus.

Sun, 1 Jul 2001 01:06:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - I call up the shipping company that has my Sony FW-900. Their office is only about 20 minutes from my house, so instead of waiting until the next day, I decide to go get the monitor myself. I wanted to go swimming on Saturday, not wait around for a...

Its really the RT314 switch

Sat, 5 May 2001 15:47:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Well, I had to move. My last apartment I had RCN cable (which rocked by the way) and all I needed to do for my network was just use my handy dandy Netgear FS108 switch, and everything was DHCP. I was not concerned with hax0res very much, as I just had...

Eat the container, it tastes better.

Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:39:27 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - This won't be a long review, but I had to write it. Traveling in Wisconsin the other day, I was famished. I stopped in a Hardees somewhere west of Milwaukee. Upon entering, I noticed that there was not a soul sitting in and dining. I placed my order, and...

Honey I shrunk the laptop

Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:13:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine -

Getting organized. Never one of my strong points. My banking system consists of memory. My important phone numbers are on a wide variety of business cards, receipts and notebook paper. I even forget to make a “to do” list.

Meet...

Microsoft Sidewinder Wheel: Something no driver should be without.

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:33:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - I can say first hand how fun, scary, exhilarating, dangerous and blood pumping driving a car real fast through city traffic can be. Of course the cars I drive have those neat go fast accessories on them that (sometimes) make people move out of the way...

Canon VC-C3 Communication Camera: Big Brother made easy

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 13:53:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - In 1994, I joined the Chicago Housing Police Department. Since I was a gadget geek anyway, it came natural that I learn body wires, covert cameras and other stealth applications. Then I realized that the private business sector could use this technology...

Silence of the Lambs meets The Matrix

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 15:47:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Most people love a good thriller. I’ve never found the teen slasher movies to be anything other than annoying, but they have their niche. Other movies like From Dusk Till Dawn and the Evil Dead series don’t really scare as much as they entertain. True...

All things once small now big

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:41:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - I’m just a big kid really. I have a huge Hotwheel collection, lots of computer games and a large HO scale slot car race track. I also have big boy toys. 2 high-end computers, digital camcorders and cameras and several other electronic goodies. But when I...

Glowing Ring of Mouse Goodness

Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:36:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Since 1993 I've used a trackball form of mouse. Starting with the Logitech Trakman Marble. Then the Trakman Marble + (Man, it took forever to get used to that wheel scroll and not the middle button.) But after billions upon billions of hours of first...

SHOUTcast: Comin' at ya live with 1000mhz of power!

Sat, 9 Dec 2000 00:14:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - NOTE: This review covers both the listener end and running a server. I cover listening to Shoutcast's stream sources first. This review is a tad long winded, but if you are really interested in setting up your own server, it might be helpful.

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Learned how to navigate stairs with big boxes.

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 18:55:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Poking along on IRC, a buddy gives me a link to a monitor, and asks if its the same as the Sony G500 21" monitor. So I follow the link to Onvia.com and start reading. The sight was almost too good to be true. A huge 20.1" viewable flatscreen...

Not just for Internet surfing.

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:56:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - NOTE: This review does not target the average Internet/fax modem user. But if someone has an advanced use of direct modem to modem communications, read on.

Testing new technology is often a trying experience. Installing it and making it work...

Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 Ultra: Fastest Thing out....for now.

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 14:30:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - If ever the statement, "Keeping up with the Jones" was true, it’s in the computer hardware buying arena. I've gone through 5 systems in the last year where only the case and floppy drive have stayed the same. Why? Its fun. Some people hot rod...

Nextel Mobile Phone Service in Chicago: Glad I don't pay for this stuff....

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 22:12:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - Chicago. The city of big shoulders. And crummy traffic, high taxes and huge buildings. It seems to be a RF communication nightmare. During my six years working on the Chicago Housing Police Department, (RIP) the only reliable 2 way communication devices...

Uh..leave the lights on tonight..

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:27:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheEngine - There are games I play because I need a quick action fix. The racing games are fun for killing a half hour. Unreal Tourney, Mechwarrior 4, Viper Racing. Just to name a few.

When DOOM came out, most of us who were around as gamers then just...