Epinions Recent Reviews for Xiag

Accubyte: The name is accurate. They Bite!

Sat, 3 Aug 2002 19:08:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Monday, 23rd - 3:30 PM.

I begin buying parts for my new PC. This time I'm going to do it right. I'm building my own. I'll personally know and approve every card, program, and screw on the beast.

My first stop, pricewatch...

Crucial Technology Online Store: I'll remember where to get more memory.

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 13:05:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Currently I'm in the process of doing something I've always wanted to do. Build my own PC.

I've grown tired of buying a PC from the store getting it home only to have problems with it, spend the next couple years fighting to get it to do what...

Swing, slash... Desktop?

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:36:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Returning from my Epinions retirement, I bring you a game review that departs from my typical style. This time the folks at Software Etc. didn't talk me into buying the game....

The differences should stop there.

I picked...

Copper Falls, makes me think of Pennies -- Earth Day W/O

Sun, 22 Apr 2001 16:01:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I had been searching for a great Sate Park since I was a boy and was moved away from Illinois and White Pines State Park.

Since I don't really have the time to camp anymore, there are only two things I really look for in a park: A lack of...

Atari 2600: 24 years, and its still fun to play..

Mon, 26 Mar 2001 17:30:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I wasted my childhood on one of these systems. I was going to grow up and own the Atari Co. Of course I can't now.... but that's another lament.

Avoiding the boring history lesson that usually goes here, I'll sum up quickly:

The...

Did you know there were back ground vocals there?

Fri, 23 Mar 2001 16:19:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - During my last computer upgrade I needed a new soundcard. My last PC had the soundcard onboard, and included Aureal 3D sound.

Not wanting to loose the 3d experience I worked so hard to build I took my friends advice and picked up a Sound...

Works great... and it only took replacing everything....

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:56:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - This wasn't in the list of things to review the day I got it, or the rant would have started way back then. That’s not entirely a bad thing mind you. For now, rather than mindless ranting, I can rant about something I know a whole lot about.

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Better than a Giant, Walking Haggis...

Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:41:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Join AIM. Visit far off interesting places, meet power-crazed dictators, and fill them with lead. A simplistic plot that still seems mildly refreshing from another alien/mutant invasion. Open ended in your struggle for democracy and the 'good fight'...

Moving from toy to utility...

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:29:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Until I got my cable modem the internet was a toy. Something that housed sites about people's dogs, patches for my newest game and lots of porn. At least I got my patches.....

Then one day, MrsGrimm couldn't get through the phone line to me...

Where are my chainmail bikinis?

Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:31:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I went to this movie expecting the worst. I think that’s why I enjoyed it as much as I did. Simply put it wasn't that bad, though it wasn't that good either.

Like many of us who went opening night, I've played Dungeons and Dragons for...

Archived Web Services Reviews: www.manowar.com

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:58:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - So I'm at work looking for who holds the world record of "The World's Loudest Band." I know that Manowar had the title, if they don't still. So me and Splats (my coworker/friend here) start looking through webpages, where I inevitably head...

The best movie you're not going to like....

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:50:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - The Blair Witch Projects are the worst movies made to date.

They are, however, the greatest interactive experience that Hollywood has ever sent our way.

Let me explain my statements. First, a quick rundown of the movie:

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All the women in town want to marry this guy....

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 14:10:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - It's Saturday night. More specifically the first night I've had off with my fiancée in about two months. Were so happy we get to go out, she's even willing to sit through one of my Jackie Chan movies.

Catching an early show we managed to...

'N'ever 'E'dited prof 'R'ead or 'O'rganzied

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 19:51:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - About 12 years ago I was reading a Dragon Magazine when I heard about a great concept; Live Action Role-Playing (LARP). Instead of just sitting around a table talking about how great your character would be if he were more than numbers on a page, you...

Pirates, and Grapes, and Witches

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:37:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Ed Emberley cost me more money in library fines as a kid, than it would have cost me to buy his books. I loved them.

His series of "Big <color> Drawing Book"s are among my favorite books of all times. Through simple shapes...

Can't figure out the B and C of it.

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:47:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - There is a quote in the movie about how real geniuses can go from 'a' to 'd' without touching 'b' and 'c', but that the majority of us need to figure out 'b' and 'c' first.

When you apply this logic to a movie you get Hollow Man. Incredible...

Who would rent a chicken?

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:32:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I realize I'm one of the few people who liked this movie. It was that silly type of comedy that doesn't necessarily appeal to your more mature self. And yet, considering one of the main characters was called 'the Spleen' the toilet humor wasn't that...

Diggs in its claws and pulls you in...

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:59:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - Doing a movie about a story that originally appears in a comic book is plagued with problems. Do you do a cartoon, or live action? Do you try and stay pure to the source, or take some liberties in hopes of improving? How much background can you give...

3Com, What did I ever do to you?

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:16:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - So there I was, It was my first real day off in 2 weeks and the modem I had given my sister for her piecemeal PC wasn't kosher (i.e. didn't work). If I wanted to enjoy my day off I needed a new one now. Also, since mom was buying I needed one...

What do 'bras' have to do with it?

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 20:23:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - When I was kid I used to giggle at the Dairy Queen (DQ) sign when it had the word 'brazier' under it. Then my mother explained that it didn't mean 'bras', it was a type of grill, and while I don't blame that revelation for my slowly growing dislike of...

Saitek Cyborg 2000 (J-18S) Joystick: It will be assimiliated....

Sun, 2 Jul 2000 21:53:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - For better or worse, my purchase of this joystick is purely the fault of Ozmodiar192. He was working at the store that sold it to me, more specifically, he talked me into it. Why? Because it was a cool stick and he wanted to try it. I needed a new...

Deus Ex For Windows: Matrix meets the X-files.

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:14:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I had to work a lot this last weekend (32 hours in two days), so I had a lot of time off coming up this week. Despite the fact that they suggested Daikatana, I went back to my local Software Etc, to find something to do with my time off.
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Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends: A crappy title designed to make you want to read my review..

Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:56:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - I've re written this first paragraph 8 times. There are so many ways to look at this book and the magicians who write it that it is daunting to approach for review.

Arguably the best magicians ever, Penn and Teller compile a list of 19...

Jedi Mind Trick: This is the Review You're Looking For....

Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:55:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - The Star Wars movies have two distinct sides to them. One as pure entertainment value, and one as a moral.

As a movie:

Star Wars was mediocre at best. The effects were good for their time. The acting was good.
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A game with bite

Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:54:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Xiag - "Bela Lugosi's dead, and so am I. but what's left of Bela is rotting in a pine coffin somewhere, while I have the opportunity to sit here on the balcony, enjoy my drink, and look at you.".... and so the game begins.

Almost...