Epinions Recent Reviews for davtmar

not up to snuff

Thu, 27 Jan 2000 03:29:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - This pilsner had the best advertisement of any other beer in Germany: 3 very German looking guys wearing out-dated star trek suits and head band antennae are standing around looking confused- the caption says:

We may not know where they come...

An under-appreciated pilsner

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:54:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - Who here actually drinks Becks?

I'll bet you that your only know it from its advertisements, right?

I had no appreciation for this beer whatsoever before I went to Germany last year. Now, I'm one of the converted. I'm a fan of...

The Lean Mean Hard to Clean Machine

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 01:40:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - The Grilling machine was a gift from my mother. Actually, she dumped it on me as I moved out to start grad school in the mid-west. I wondered why she'd done this, since she'd been raving about it shortly before, when she bought it.

I went to...

Stuttgart: Don't get your hopes up

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 02:50:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - If you've been planning on taking a vacation to Europe, and you want to look at Germany, you should- this is a country rich in culture and scenery! Perhaps, however, you should consider bypassing this city.

I lived in Stuttgart for one year...

Not A HASSLEFREEWORLD

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 02:45:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I'm lucky, I don't have to pay for an ISP because the university I attend offers dial-up access to its students. This is fine until there are too many students calling in at once, which happens all too often!

So, in order to avoid the...

Jever pilsner: A true pilsner, and even sharper than Becks

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 23:17:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - When I think of Jever, I think of the time I spent in North Germany, in the freezing cold August weather...

At least the beer was fabulous!

There are some fundamentals in German beer: The true pilsners come from North Germany and...

All Advantage: The only legit pay-to-surf program?

Fri, 21 Jan 2000 19:43:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - Those of us who are interested in getting paid to nothing more than surf the net have quite a few options out there; Just take a look at the programs that are reviewed here at Epinions and you'll see 38 of them! NONE OF THESE IS REVIEWED AS POSITIVELY AS...

Praise for the Epson Stylus 440

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 20:28:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I finally got around to buying my own printer, after getting fed up with having to go to Kinko's every time I wanted to print something...

Since I'm a grad student on a pretty tight budget, I wanted to get a good deal on something under $100...

Holmes AccuTemp Heater: It packs a wallop!

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:46:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I live in the same house as riedigt (see his review on portable heaters), and it's COLD here in the winter. So, despite the fact that we receive large electric bills, we use spaceheaters. We've both had a few trials and tribulations in finding one that...

Sony ECM MS907: An inexpensive, quality digital microphone

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:53:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - Since I was buying a minidisc recorder, I was in the market for a digital stereo microphone. A friend of mine recommended the Sony ECM MS-907, so I decided to check it out. I did all the normal price and quality comparisons on line, and it seemed like a...

Straight "10's" for the 702

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:37:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I needed a recording device to record my concerts and rehearsals, so I decided to look into a minidisc recorder. I’d heard recordings that had been made using them, and was really impressed with the sound quality.

I did some comparison...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: The excellent external CDRW

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:38:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I recently bought a Philips external CDRW 400 series cdrw drive (4X 4X 16X) with a PCMCIA connection, and it’s been a wonderful help to me. I have many cds of my own performances, and I was tired of paying someone to make copies of them, so I decided to...

Royal daVinci Organizer: the inexpensive PDA

Mon, 15 Nov 1999 01:57:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I recently (Nov. '99) purchased a Royal daVinci (2 MB) PDA. I was looking for a palm computer that would serve as a planner, organizer, address book, etc. After reading reviews of the various models available, it seemed to me that this one was a real...