Epinions Recent Reviews for dilip

A-MAX DAV309 Personal CD Player: As much as I like the player there are somethings I would love to change.

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:53:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - To start I must say that I do like the player (DAV-310). I'm fairly critical of it, but it does what I bought it for, and it was fairly inexpensive (just over $100USD).

Good Things

MP3 Playback is smooth

The MP3...

EB Slipper for Palm V

Sun, 25 Feb 2001 21:30:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I bought his for my brother as a birthday present. He already had a Palm V case/wallet, but I didn't knwo that at the time. As it turns out it was a good purchase nonetheless as the old case is sitting in a corner collecting dust.

The case...

Silver Devil...

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:38:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - This CD player was a replacement for my somewhat venerable SL-S340, which had served me for almost 5 years, and had taken quite a few substantial drops over the years. Though the old player still functioned (somewhat) the fact that the antiskip was...

Franklin Covey E-pocket Zippered Version

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 00:39:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - What can I say. The leather is nice (I had the belt leather and Nubuck case in brown), the velcro is a personal annoyance, zippers make no sense on a PDA case.

I got this as a birthday gift. It was a great thought from the giver, but the case...

Most of you shouldn't bother

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:58:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - To start I should declare my bias. I really like BodyGlove products. I think that neoprene cases add a bit of life to boring products (let's face it folks, most consumer electronic devices are boring). I have a BodyGlove celphone case for my cel...

This movie proved one thing...

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 19:23:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I left this movie with one comment: This movie has proved that I am not really as casual about violence as I had previously thought. I was shocked, and revolted by the images of violence in this movie. there were several times that I felt ill during...

Daggerware Hackmaster: The only true must have application.

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 19:13:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - There are a lot of people out there who never bother to register and pay for shareware if there isn't a reason. Thus the onset of nagware, limited feature versions, time limited versions, the list goes on and on.

In the face of these tactics...

LinkSys ETHERFAST Network Everywhere 10/100 5-PORT STARTER KIT: There are 2 versions, I've used them both and like them.

Sun, 24 Sep 2000 22:59:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - There are actaully 2 versions of this product. The first and more inexpensive of the two provides a hub, while the other provides a switch. The price difference isn't that much, but the switch only really helps in certain situations.

To...

what the other reviews won't say...

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 01:55:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I've put my second update up top because it's important that people see this. THIS PLAYER DIED AFTER 18 MONTHS AND THERE IS NO EXPLANATION. A faint burnt smell, and now now power. My guess is that it has a fried capacitor in the power supply since the...

Fellowes PenCap 4-Pack (98029) Stylus: Not great, but it can save the day.

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:22:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I love the fact that the picture shown them glowing. Apparantly they put it on a penlight to get that effect.

In reality though they do glow in the dark, though that isn't really all that useful. I got these in the PDA survival pack, along...

Concept Kitchen writeRIGHT: Even with a Palm these are needed... (updated 08/11/00)

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:13:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I know that the general consensus around here is that these aren't really needed for a Palm, but are a neccessity for a Visor. Though I agree with the latter sentiment, I would caution you about the first.

It all really depends on the Palm...

Pilot Pentopia: One of the two best stylii that I own

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:51:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - Over the time that I've been using PDA's I've used a lot of bad stylii. I rather liked the feel of the metal barelled stylii that Palm gave with the III series. The plastic uni-piece sticks were horrible.

After a while though a friend with a...

Fold out, and draw a few stares...

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:41:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I know that a pda is not a word processing center. If I wanted to do word processing I would have brought my laptop. I've said these things and many more over the past year and a half, but I still found myself scratching a lot of stuff into my Palm...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Nice easy gadget

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 02:58:25 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I got this as a gift a short while ago, and I must say that for one of the "easy to use" sharpeners (the kind with the aligned wheels and guide so you just hold the knife vertical and pull it through) this device is actually very nice.
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Yahoo! Mail: Better for its supplementary features than for mail

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:05:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - There are very few good webmail accounts out there. Yahoo is too popular to get most cool names without modification, so you might as well head over to Hotmail if you want the address to be easy to remember.

There are a few features that make...

Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld: Great features, with some drawbacks...

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:01:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - My Visor deluxe is a replacement for my venerable Palm III, which gave up the ghost suddenly.

Quick aside, for the Canadians out there, Future shop is a few bucks ($2 and change) more than staples, but they'll drop $5.00 off the price to...

How 1 knife changed the course of my kitchen...

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:36:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I used to say that enjoyed cooking. I used to cook good meals. I only did so occasionally though. The prep time for a good meal was time that I didn't enjoy, so I only cooked well when I was cooking for other people.

Then in my final year...

Screwdrivers be damned...

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 21:25:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I've never understood the notion of mixing alcohol into something that will completely mask its flavour. I realize that the addition of Stoli Ohranj to a screwdriver has an understated elegance to it, but if you want something to taste like orange...

Quite clearly the best gin going...

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 21:05:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - Canadians have one really big advantage when it comes to liquor sales: Due to the immense amount of taxes we pay on liquor purchases most spirits are within striking distance of each other on the price scale.

As a result of this I don't buy...

It's been through hell and back...

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 20:05:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - My Palm III has defied all the odds. No one who knew me thought that I'd still be using it after a year, no one actually thought that if I wanted to use it it would be in one piece.

Well after over a year my PIII has travelled, been swiming...

At least the jog dial was nice...

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 18:48:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - This was my first cel phone. It lasted a year until I developped odd problems (people could hear me talk, but I couldn't hear them, unless I played with how the batter sat), and in that time I racked up a lot of use on the phone. A few thoughts:
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Proof that EVRC works...

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 18:13:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I'm using this phone on the Clearnet network in Canada. The package that we get includes the swivel holster but neglects to include the data cable. A crying shame if you ask me, but oh well... (a friend of mine still using an old phone refuses to...

Delightful whisky, with a smooth flavour

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 17:16:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - The nose of this whisky is a bit on the harsh side the first time you uncork the bottle, but there are wonderful notes left after taking a sip. I cannot recommend anything to blend with this spirit, to adulter a fine whisky such as this with anything...