Epinions Recent Reviews for bvckvs

No More Audio Boards for My PC?

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:43:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I bought these cheapo little speakers because I didn't really care about the audio quality. I have an old, beat-up, home-made PC that I've been loaning out to family members for years. I ended up needing it for myself after I...

Convenient, Filling Meal for On-The-Go

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:23:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - A sliced-bread, cold-cut sandwich is a snack, not a meal fit for lunch. But I find that adding a 15-oz can of this pop-top Chef Boyardee is just the thing to handle a mid-day appetite well - without weighing me down. I'm an eat-out-of-the-can kind of...

Uninterruptible Power Supply for Power-Hungry PC's

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:02:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - This is a good UPS, better than the "T
ripp-Lite
Internet Office UPS" from which I upgraded, but it's best feature is NOT as advertised - that being the wide spacing between outlets. Features and...

Interruptible Uninterruptible Power

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:24:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - My mom and brother bought this Uninterrupbitble Power Supply for me for Hannukah, several years ago, after a neighborhood power outage wrecked a bunch of work that I had not yet saved. At less than $50, it was the cheapest UPS on the shelf and thus,...

Literary Relic of the DotCom Era

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:53:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - When I first started programming with Microsoft's programming languages, one could learn the skill by simply reading trade journals. They were so jam-packed with sample code, tutorials, and background information that, in many cases, being self-taught...

The BEST in PhotoJournalism

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:43:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - This mag doesn't just talk about the world; it shows the world. Furthermore, unlike photo journals like the now-defunct Life Magazine, National Geographic goes well beyond the US borders, showing what life is like for the other 90% of the world...

My First Wireless Router

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:34:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I am totally satisfied with the "touchless" use of this wireless router. It works great with both my home network, and the DSL modem/router that I use to connect to my local ISP. Specifications The specs for this router are pretty standard...

Gold Code Storage

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:07:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - After originally buying this external hard drive enclosure for just one small feature, the whole thing is now a valuable part of my computer system. My Purpose All I needed was an IDE-to-USB connection, so that I could boot up my Tablet PC...

Don't Blow the Dust - Vacuum it!

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:25:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I used to always keep a can or two of compressed air on hand to blow the dust and cigarette ashes off of my keyboard, desk and whatnot. But then, one day, I heard someone say "that's just rearranging the dirt"... and he was right. I was spending money,...

My Mom's Backup Drive

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:17:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to get my Mom to backup her data on her PC ever since she got her first home computer, back in the early 1990's. Backing up the Old Way At first, I suggested she used floppy disks - because that's what...

CD Burner Crashes WinXP

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:24:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I got this CD burner second-hand to use with my new, second-hand HP Tablet PC. The PC has no built-in floppy or CD drive. This was a real problem for me because the hard drive had been completely "sanitized" and I needed to reinstall all of the...

A Rare Chance for Conservatives to Feel Smart

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:59:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - After many years of seeing conservatives read this magazine, I decided to give it a serious shot. I've flipped through it before, but never really gave it a good going-over. Even Subscribers Don't Read It Step one in the evaluation was to see...

Personal Cards are not Business Cards

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:32:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - While I've been perfectly happy with this product, and have re-upped my supply several times over the years - I still kinda giggle when I see the phrase "Business Cards" on the box cover. The paper is a low-quality, fuzz-prone stock. The ivory...

So That's What "Three-Door" Means

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:53:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - The model name "SC" stands for sub-compact... and it's a suitable name. I've owned small cars before, and even some that could be called compact, but this one is apparently the smallest. Sitting inside, it doesn't feel that way to me. It feels...

Dallas Gay Democrat Community

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:25:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - The Jersey Voice Back in the 1990's, I was an investigative accountant for a little rag called The Jersey Voice in Hudson County, New Jersey. I would go to municipal meetings and pour over municipal reports to figure out if there was any...

Amazon.com: I can see the value - but it's not worth the risk... to me.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I've been using the internet since day-one, and the way I see it - Amazon is the single best place to buy new stuff. Sellers There's two kinds of sellers on Amazon - actual retailers who are in business to do business, and who use Amazon as...

The Toughest Printer I Ever Owned

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:45:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - HP's engineers did something very right when they designed the DeskJet 722c. The ink cartridges last well over time, and the machine itself doesn't readily break - not even the little pieces. Paper Sizes I use a lot of Avery print labels and...

PlanetServices.com: A Fake Search Engine

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:54:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - When a visitor queries honest, respectable search-engines, they return appropriate results. Then (off to the side or in a well-marked area) paid advertisements are presented... and identified as such. PlanetServices does search a different way. They...

Greenfield Online: Bad Survey Site is Getting Better

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:10:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I've been a member of Greenfield Online for several years now - at least two, probably more than three. I got paid from them once - very early on, but never again. In spite of filling out an extensive set of pre-qualification questions, and...

Monster.com: I recommend Monster to any job-seeker who doesn't mind agency work.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:13:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I've been using Monster.com since the 1990's. For most of that decade, it was all the marketing I needed to sell myself as a web consultant, making great money and finding just the right clients. What Monster Is Monster is a resume-based...

NFO Interactive: Simple surveys with cash rewards - no sweepstakes required.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:56:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - I've been using NFO's MySurvey.com service for several years now, and it's one of the few ways of wasting time online that puts a little money back INTO my checking account. After signing up on their site, and filling out a questionaire about...

iWon: Good site for Web Zombies

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:08:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - It's a portal, like any other portal. It's got news, games, search engines... all kinds of where-do-I-go-from-here stuff. What sets this one apart from all of the others is the unashamed way they promote their advertisers, incentivizing users into...

Webcertificate.com: A Fine Service for buffering web transactions.

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:55:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - This site fills a great, big financial niche on the web - a secure, disposable credit-card number to use with online purchases. Security through Abstraction The primary feature is security. You deposit money into your account, and then the...

Google: Google is the only Web Portal I use.

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:35:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - Google is a great, olde-style, internet portal. It's feature-rich, and incorporates not just web applications, but email and news as well. The services are somewhat of a commodity, with similar ones being offered for the same free price, by other...

Powerful Web-Based Banking

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:06:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bvckvs - My mom had been using Chase for many years, so when I asked her what was a good bank to use - she recommended this one. That turned out to be more than convenient as she was able to transfer cash directly from her account to mine, online. Ka-Ching!...