Epinions Recent Reviews for Troutgirl

Compu America Online Store: Software systems not ready for prime time

Sun, 23 Jun 2002 14:48:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - My experience would have been interesting as a case study of internet shopping gone bad due to inadequate software systems -- if I were a business school student writing up my thoughts for a class paper. However, it's a lot less amusing when these...

Refurbished and reflashed

Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:16:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - I really only care about one feature of PDAs: reading e-books, especially Microsoft Reader format e-books. I'm obsessed with electronic books, and MS Reader is definitely one of the best programs in terms of screen legibility. Until recently, however,...

Gorgeous setting, uneven food

Sun, 4 Nov 2001 17:19:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - Two friends and I wandered into this restaurant on the entirely mistaken assumption that it was an upscale Hungarian place (we had a craving for goulash -- so sue us). Even though we didn't have a reservation, we were smilingly given a table for 9:30 --...

Quirky Loop boutique bargain

Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:10:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - Because I have family I could be staying with when I visit Chicago, I feel weird about spending a lot of money for lodging there -- quite irrationally, since I'd much rather stay in a hotel than someone's guestroom, but somehow it seems like a not...

The untimely death of a Turboball

Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:50:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - I replaced my Kensington Turboball with a new trackball today, so I wanted to give a postmortem report. In the year or so that I had this thing, it probably worked correctly for less than half the time. As other reviewers have mentioned, the Turboball...

Fellowes P500 Strip-Cut Shredder: Get the tweezers

Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:24:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - Anyone who cares at all about personal privacy and basic crime prevention needs to have a shredder these days. Although home shredding may not stop an organized crime ring from stealing your identity, at least you can somewhat deter the teenage kids...

Focus on flesh

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 20:44:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - One of my friends had recently returned from a trip to Tokyo, having lost 15 pounds due to the fact that all he could afford to eat was noodle soup and sweet potatoes on a stick. A bunch of us had always wanted to try this restaurant, so we promptly...

Expectation management

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:02:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - From reading the other Epinions on this restaurant, I had somehow formed the impression that it was a fun, casual Southwestern place. Maybe my expectations are off, but that wasn't at all what I found at the Buffalo Grill last Friday night.

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Malfunctioning features

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 05:49:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - Until recently, I had only used the French press type of coffeemaker -- which to my mind still produces the best cup of coffee. But the automatic drip type is so much more convenient, I thought I'd give it a try.

I chose this model because,...

Second time around

Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:09:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - The main theme of this book, originally published in 1992, is whether it's possible to return to the haunts of one's youth. It chronicles Bryson's solo jaunt through much of Europe -- with frequent reference to a similar itinerary he followed right...

Pas de pickup

Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:01:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - I recently rented a late-model Escort for a month. I'm not one of those people whose identities are shaped and/or expressed by a cool car -- 'the more anonymous, the better' is my motto. Few cars are more generic than a beige Escort. I kept mistaking...

Refurbished and rebroken

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:29:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Troutgirl - I'm willing to take some of the blame -- we're all the victims of our own personality flaws, right? I've been bitten over and over again by my own propensities for 1) cheapness, 2) leaving things until the last second, and 3) not paying attention to...