Epinions Recent Reviews for aachim

A digital world on a keychain - sorry, James Bond.

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 18:06:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - So I bought a car stereo with a front USB port. I always wanted one and I didn't even care anymore if it has radio, cd, tape, whatever - I just wanted a gizmo with a display that can read and play mp3 files from a memory stick. As an IT guy, I've been...

A timeless classic. Essential MacGyver gear.

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:41:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - I've had multi-tools since 1995, when someone gave me an old Gerber 600 with blunt nose. I had that tool for years, until I decided that needle nose is more useful to me and bought a newer Gerber 600. I instantly fell in love with the sliding head...

Saves money and spikes. Has Joules.

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:34:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - Of spikes and Joules.Q: I was told I need to spend over $250 for a good brand suppressor. Is that true?A: Unless you're a snob (not that there's anything wrong with that), NO. Here's why:Conventional wisdom...

The little radios that can (or "inside a marketing ploy")

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:56:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - Important facts to know about FRS/GMRS "Family/Emergency" two way radios before you buy / get mad / return / write bad reviews about not getting 17 miles of range. As everyone else who ever touched this topic, over the years, I kept...

A sophisticated digital measuring instrument for any hobbyist for the price of two sandwiches

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:15:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - The Beginning:You can't really expect fifteen bucks to give you too much precision, quality and robustness – and these are some main things you would expect in a caliper, which by definition is a precision instrument. It's one thing...

Put your office in your pocket...

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:26:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - INTRO The Arcdisk is a mini hard drive that fits in your shirt pocket. For those of you who don’t usually think in megs and gigs and prefer good old English vocabulary, the Arcdisk can store the equivalent of 13,000 floppy disks, while being...

My first love.

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:01:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - This was my “baby”. The most fun car I’ve ever driven. A black convertible 1991 Mazda RX7.

It was an accident (or maybe faith?) when I bought my first RX7. It was a 1986 brown hatchback. At that time I needed a cheap car and some guy was...

Avantgo: A gem for the business traveler

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 02:46:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - I'm a busy professional and I travel a lot. The only time I have to catch up with my reading, except when I am on-line and learn about new stuff by browsing epinions is when I travel. In the past, I used to load my carry on with newspapers and magazines...

Solid choice for computer videomakers on a budget

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:55:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - Jan 2005 Update The review below was written by me almost 5 years ago and it probably is obsolete and useless at present time, since the only place to find this camcorder is on eBay, used or damaged. I am however writing this update, for those...

The small business king of printing

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:25:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - 4050 - A PERFECT CHOICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Although I work for a large company and I am in charge of managing technology and networking, I think everybody else pretty much covered the benefits of this printer in a large enterprise. I...

CSpotRun: The best free Palm electronic book reader

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 13:55:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - cSpotRun (I am reviewing the version I currently use, v1.0.5)

This is the best doc (Palm document format) reader I've ever downloaded for my Palm III (upgraded to 8Mb) PDA. I have on my Palm AportisDoc, iSilo, SmartDoc and TomeRaider, all...

Excellent image quality

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 19:38:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aachim - WHY NIKON COOLPIX

I bought a second hand Coolpix 700 a couple of years ago based on many hours of browsing reviews. I had only one problem with the flash circuit but Nikon fixed it for me. I upgraded to the Coolpix 800 because my old...