Epinions Recent Reviews for daviddennis

Pre versus iPhone

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:10:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - iPhone v Pre What is a Pre? You would have to have been hiding in a cave to not know about iPhone, but how about the Pre? Pre is Palm's belated response to the iPhone juggernaut. It adds long overdue features like multitasking to iPhone's one...

The brave new world of High Tech, High Def

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:32:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - At its best, this camera delivers stunning high-definition images at a killer price. I got the camera and 12GB CF card for $634 from Ritz Camera during a store closing sale, and the price/performance is definitely unbeatable.There are,...

Life under war and dictatorship, with a humorous touch

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:11:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - This is a serious film and yet a very funny film, a combination that has a bewitching charm. You are placed in the world of a bratty but charming 10 year old girl, Marjane, growing up in Iran. As she gets older, the Shah of Iran is deposed, and the...

iPhone: Just as advertised ... and isn't that grand?

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:29:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - As I knew I must, I made a pilgrimage to the Apple Store today to check out iPhone. I had envisioned a spare, empty table with few customers and many iPhones, but actually the table was surrounded by people enchanted by the device, each holding the...

Blackberry Pearl Test Drive

Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:20:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What it is The Blackberry Pearl is Research In Motion's effort to go mainstream, with a smaller, friendlier looking phone. Unlike previous Blackberries, it has a camera and a very cool looking small form factor. Disclaimer...

2000 Mercedes-Benz S500: Mercedes-Benz pre-owned [12k mile update]

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:48:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is an S-Class, anyway? The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an incredibly ambitious car. It is meant by its makers to be the ultimate vehicle, with no excuses granted or tolerated. It is meant to accelerate and swing around curves like a sports...

Apple PowerBook G4 17": Slick Powerhouse

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:40:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Egomaniacs like me just love the new PowerBook G4. It's safe to say that it's larger than life, with the full resolution needed to design software or run programs like Final Cut Pro or Motion. And so it was Christmas, and Santa, in the guise of my...

Mighty Mouse: Slick, elegant, imperfect [includes usage tips for the perplexed]

Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:41:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Why the Mighty Mouse? My Kensington Expert Mouse (actually a trackball) ground to a halt, right button failing. It was time for a new mouse, and at about the same time, Apple's new Mighty Mouse was introduced. Like all Apple products, the...

Living in Pittsburgh after living in Los Angeles (now including Fallingwater)

Wed, 5 Oct 2005 02:19:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Pittsburgh has some interesting advantages and disadvantages as a place to live. I'm going to run through a few of them and speculate, hopefully helpfully, on why things are the way they are. Because I'm not sure where it should be, and because...

eHarmony: Intriguing idea, mercenary execution

Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:58:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - The ideas behind eHarmony seem intriguing: The system selects matches for you, therefore ensuring some level of compatibility based on the criteria you tell it. Then, the owner of eHarmony electronically guides you through a process by which you get to...

DigiDesign Protools (Pro Tools) LE 002: Less a review than a warning [Revised]

Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:58:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is Protools? Protools is a combination of unique hardware and music production software that allows you to record music tracks and place them in sequence on a timeline. If you have used video production software such as Final Cut Pro or...

Beautifully written, but not really a textbook

Wed, 25 May 2005 22:12:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - This is a hard review to write. On the one hand, this is the only Chemistry textbook I've read which makes me want to write a review. When I've read it as entertainment, it's delivered. It makes the subject interesting, engaging, fun. But at the same...

Motion moves you

Sun, 22 May 2005 14:21:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Motion is a motion graphics program, in roughly the same market as Adobe After Effects, Discreet Combustion or any number of programs. This is been a highly mature market, with well-designed applications that tend to be expensive, with steep learning...

GeForce 6800: Makes Motion Move [Review for Apple Motion users]

Sun, 22 May 2005 12:22:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is it? If you play games in a high-level way, or if you use Apple's Motion compositing software, you've probably heard of this card. Costing $595, with few discounts available, it's presently known as the King of Graphics cards...

MacOS X Tiger: ROARRR!

Sun, 22 May 2005 12:16:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Tiger is one sleek cat. Unlike previous versions of MacOS X, emphasis is more on innovative new features than improvements in basic operation. If you love new toys to play with, your new Tiger will definitely keep you amused. What is Tiger?...

Sidekick II: If you're considering the upgrade

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 02:51:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is it? The Sidekick II works as a cellphone, but it's really best for people who want to browse the web, read and write email, and use AOL Instant Messenger anywhere and everywhere. I've owned a Sidekick almost since they first came...

Bravo: A restaurant that deserves the name.

Sun, 6 Feb 2005 03:22:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - When I visit my friend Bill in Pittsburgh, I always dread one part of the experience: the food. Pittsburgh's restaurants are, not to put too fine a point on it, lousy. From cheerless Chinese to insipid Italian, there's something in Pittsburgh for,...

Cinema HD Display: I gave in. And I'm glad I did

Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:24:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is it? The Apple Cinema HD display is a big, big monitor for egomaniacs such as myself, who really need the big, theatrical view of life. If you like drama in your monitors, and if you don't mind the view out of your window almost...

NEC LCD1765: Reflections on a beautiful monitor

Fri, 6 Feb 2004 01:54:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Why? For many years, I have been satisfied with my SGI 1600SW monitor. It's a classy, sleek product with very high resolution. Unfortunately, it has a rather dull fixed brightness. When I moved into my new house, I wanted to have a gorgeous,...

Hewlett Packard LaserJet 3500N Laser Printer: Color LaserJet 3500: Affordable LaserJet Luxury [Updated after 3000 pages]

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:31:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What is it? The Color LaserJet 3500 is the first workgroup-grade laser printer from HP priced at under $1,000. HP has been flirting with this price point for a while, but it's been a long time in coming. I was interested in this printer...

Apple Dual 2ghz G5: The Monolith Speaks

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:32:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - What it is The PowerMac G5 is a computer designed for two types of person: The power-mad user of CPU-sapping programs like Final Cut Pro and After Effects, and the person who just wants to look like one. For the latter type, Apple has an ent...

NetGear DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway Router: Netgear DG814: Don't get this if you have a static IP or unusual requirements

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 02:08:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - This router is designed for someone who has a single IP address provided by their ISP and wants to u...

Toshiba Portege 3500 Tablet PCs: David in Tabletland: Toshiba Portege

Fri, 16 May 2003 18:06:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - The nice folks in the factory bought this as a gift for the company owner, and as the IT guy, I was asked to set it up and get it working for them.

Thoughts on Quality

Maybe it's because my personal laptop is a PowerBook...

Straight Talk about Havana (late Dec 2002)

Thu, 2 Jan 2003 00:54:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - This is a complex place, so this is also a complex review. It contains information on subjects as varied as the Cuban State Airline, Cuban Women, Cuban Food and much more.

Legalities

Unless you are part of a special tour...

Enormous improvements make a classic design shine

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 06:55:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daviddennis - Back in 2001, the first PowerBook G4 was introduced to oohs and ahhs of approval. The public responded by making it a major best-seller, and thousands of people, including myself, picked one up.

But technology marches on, and a machine that...