Epinions Recent Reviews for c_knight

Survivor: the real deal

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:31:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - The Endurance is a non-fiction book entailing the adventures of Ernest Shackleton's legendary antarctic expedition. Shackleton wanted to be the first person to cross Antarctica and set out on an expedition in 1914 to accomplish this. However,...

Archived Web Services Reviews: Slashdot.org: News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.

Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:07:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - What is Slashdot.org (also known as /.)?

Slashdot.org is a news web site owned by andover.net that focuses primarily on technology and computer news. It's main page consists of news articles submitted by reader, questions posted by readers,...

a modern day fairy tale

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 01:43:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Enchantment is a fantasy tale released in 1999 by Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender's Game series, the Alvin Maker series, the Homecoming series and countless other novels, shortly before the release of Ender's Shadow. The paperback edition...

Creative Sound Blaster AWE64 Value: old but still good, great compatibility

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 02:10:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Creative Lab's Sound Blaster AWE64 was originally released in 1997, so it is definitely old, especially considering how fast computer technology grows. Given that this card is old and that there are lots of cards out that are better than it, why...

a mature romantic comedy

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:13:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - This review is based on watching a fansub of the first four episodes. There are probably differences in the ADV released dub (currently two volumes, each 90 minutes are available and the DVD of the first volume is to be released late July).

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Well done adaptation of a comic book series

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:51:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - X-Men was the comic book series I grew up reading in jr. high and high school (my brother still has hundreds of X-Men, the Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, X-Factor, Generation X, etc, comics stored away in his closet). The series in general is about two...

part 3 of the Ender's Game series

Sat, 8 Jul 2000 13:20:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Xenocide is the third book in the Ender's Game sci-fi series (Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind). It follows the style of Speaker for the Dead and is more of a philosophical...

about being human

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:10:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - 3x3 Eyes is a four part Original Video Animation. It is available as four separate tapes or as one tape containing all four parts(the Perfect Collection). There was a second OVA released in Japan also with four parts that continued the story. This has...

a cyberpunk, 4 part Original Video Animation

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 02:09:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - 8Man was an old Japanese comic series. 8Man After is four part Original Video Animation that continues shortly after where the original series left off. The original 8Man is gone, but some of the other characters are the same. There are a few...

ultraviolent, overrated

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:02:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Fist of the North Star is a very popular and well know anime movie. It's popularity has led to the release of a TV series that is currently being distributed by Manga.

Plot:

The movie is set after a nuclear war that has killed off...

Anime at it's best

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:51:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - About You're Under Arrest (YUA):

You're Under Arrest is a four part Original Video Animation by the creators of Oh! My Goddess (another short 5 part OVA that I would recommend). "And So They Meet" is the first episode in the OVA...

silly hunters

Sat, 24 Jun 2000 00:18:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Series Info:

Sorceror Hunters (Bakuretsu Hunters in Japan) is a standard 26 episode TV series with a three volume Original Volume Animation. ADV has released all of the TV series while OVA has not been released yet...

Nero Burning ROM: Nero 5: feature filled

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 17:44:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Quick Note: Before buying any CD creation software, make sure it supports your CD-R/CD-RW drive first. This can be done by going to the software manufacturer's web page.

I've used Adaptec's Easy CD Creator Deluxe 4, Cequadrat's WinOnCD...

Etour: slow and steady . . .

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:51:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - What is etour.com?

etour.com is a site that gives you points for visiting sponsors websites. You can then redeem the points for gift certificates. It's different from other pay-to-surf programs because it doesn't involve special software...

cute, funny, touching

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:05:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - About the series:

Battle Athletes Vol 1 - On Your Mark contains the first two episodes of a six episode Original Video Animation (something that was released straight to tape). Volume 2 is called Ready... and volume 3 is...

from the author of Ender's Game

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:53:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - The Memory of Earth is the first volume in a five part series called the Homecoming series by Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender's Game.

Plot (some spoilers):

The series is about how humanity destroyed Earth and...

different from ender's game

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 02:18:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scot Card is the sequel to Ender's Game. It continues the tale of Andrew "Ender" Wiggins 3000 years after the war with the Buggers. Ender and his sister Valentine are still alive due to the wonders of relativity...

Archived Computers & Internet Reviews: easy to use

Sun, 28 May 2000 15:25:03 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - For starters, I'm not a Linux or a FreeBSD guru. I just recently put together a second computer from spare parts and installed FreeBSD Release 4.0 on it. While I had a little knowledge of Linux prior to install FreeBSD (how to do basic file operations,...

EPoX EP-MVP3G2: a very nice k6-2/k6-3 mobo

Sun, 21 May 2000 00:06:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - I just recently bought this ATX motherboard and a k6-2 500 CPU to go with it (an upgrade from my K6-2 300 which is going to become a FreeBSD server now). I chose this motherboard for a few reasons: first, my old motherboard is an EPoX and it has worked...

awesome (but expensive)

Wed, 17 May 2000 00:44:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Wow, this is a quality modem. I've used lots of different modems before, initially with a 14.4kbps modem used to play door games on Bulletin Boards and I'm currently using a Diamond WinModem. I got a change to borrow this 3COM modem from my brother one...

I've seen better

Sat, 13 May 2000 16:14:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Neon Genesis Evangelion is a 26 episode TV series about an agency, NERV, that fights of alien invaders called Angels. The focus of the series is on the children (age 14) who pilot the mechs called Evas.

While the show contains lots of action...

worst of the three

Mon, 8 May 2000 23:31:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - The Murmurs are lead by two female lead singers and the music style is pop/alternative. It is similar to the Indigo Girls, perhaps a little faster.

I have three Murmurs albums, their self titled album, Pristine Smut, and Blender (released in...

classic show for all

Wed, 3 May 2000 15:51:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Plot:

This is an old TV series released in the 80s. The series (36 episodes for the first season), takes place in the the year 2010. A alien spaceship crashed on earth 10 years ago and humans have rebuilt the ship, the Super Dimensional...

do your homework

Mon, 1 May 2000 14:18:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - I think Windows 2000 is a huge improvement over Windows 9x most of the time. I say most of the time because it's only an improvement if it supports your hardware. If key hardware components, like video cards, aren't supported, then it's not...

K6-2, 500 MHz (MPN-AMD-K-2/500BOX) Processor: well worth the price

Mon, 1 May 2000 13:55:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author c_knight - Update (05-20-00): While I previously recommended purchasing a K6-2, I would now recommend that you don't buy it. This is not because I think that Celerons are a better buy than K6-2 CPUs. I still think that K6-2 provide more bang for your...