Epinions Recent Reviews for dsmeyer

Cisco Catalyst 2900: Catalyst 2900XL

Wed, 5 Jun 2002 23:03:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I work for the Purdue University Data Network. We are a campus with approximately 25,000-30,000 active network jacks. Here, we use Cisco switches exclusively. Our network core mostly consists of Catalyst 6000-series and 5500-series switches, with...

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (E85-00086) For PC: Windows XP, the best yet from Microsoft.

Sat, 16 Mar 2002 00:20:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I must commend Microsoft. They have finally released an operating system that is worthy of its name. Windows XP (or Windows 2002), the latest consumer and business operating system from Microsoft, is the best software product yet to hit the PC sector...

8290 - Durable communications companion.

Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:11:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I have been a VoiceStream wireless customer for a couple years now. I started out with a Nokia 5190 handset which served me well for over a year. I then decided its increasing lack of features and bulky size would eventually prompt me to upgrade to a...

Good MP3 CD deck for the average listener

Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:08:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I drive a 1994 GM automobile that came with a Delco factory FM/AM cassette head unit. Listening to the radio was getting too boring. And I wasn't about to hook up a portable CD walkman up to my cassette deck just to be able to hear a limited selection...

Toss that clunky CRT!

Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:25:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - Being a college student, sometimes I have a tough time finding space for anything in my already-cramped dormitory room. So when my 15" Sony Trinitron monitor one day decided to go out, I rushed to Best Buy to seek out a new replacement monitor. Having...

No more blind mice!

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 01:41:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - Most of us at one point in our lives have owned or used a traditional mouse. Sure, they get the job done, but when the dust and grime builds up, on the inside, you have a defunct mouse. So you take the ball out to clean the mechanical parts of the...

Sony Spressa Professional: Spressa 10x/4x/32x CRX145E CDRW

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 20:02:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I have used CD-RW drives for a long time. My old drive worked well, but it was too slow for my needs. For this reason, I decided to start looking for a fast burner. Several months ago I saw a CompUSA ad for the Sony Spressa Professional 10x4x32-speed...

Shreve Residence Hall

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:24:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - dsmeyer's Note: This review is several years out of date. Some parts may be accurate, however lots has changed... i.e. Shreve now has air conditioning and fire sprinklers, and no longer has food service. Everything you wanted to know about...

eNom: No More Host Templates!

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 16:23:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I own several domain names (.com, .net, .org), and my horror stories with Network Solutions in the past have prompted me to register my new domains with a competitor. Although Network Solutions is no longer a monopoly, I wouldn't know better from the...

Goes Everywhere and Does Everything

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:15:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - Buying a cell phone and access was a new thing for me... I had never owned a mobile phone before and needed some extra communication abilities in case of emergencies or for casual use. When one of my friends enticed me into buying a PCS phone, after a...

K6-2, 500 MHz (MPN-AMD-K-2/500BOX) Processor: An Upgrade for the Budget-minded

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:21:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I purchased the AMD K6 2 - 500mhz (K62) processor early this year because my slow web server was in need of upgrading and I didn't want to spend several hundred dollars for the more expensive competitor's products -- namely, Intel's Celeron chip.
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It's 'ABit' too early to call BX dead!

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 02:07:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - A few words of caution... This is a rather lengthy review and many people will find a lot of this technical stuff hard to understand. Please don't NR it if you don't have a clue what I'm talking about. A motherboard, or any sophisticated piece...

The Original Hamburger!

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 19:37:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - My first experience with Johnny Rockets was many years ago after the completion of Indianapolis' Circle Centre Mall. I was with my parents and I was hungry, so we decided to get something to eat. When we got to the restaurant area on the 3rd floor of...

Dirty Queen. Scary Scene.

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 21:51:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - Ever since I have been to Dairy Queen restaurants, I have always enjoyed their Oreo Blizzards and their Hot Fudge Sundae. But their facilities grow increasingly revolting to me each time I go there, and their food quality is deteriorating. "Dirty" is...

Grown-Up Tastes

Thu, 11 May 2000 00:05:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - When I was a little boy I used to hate healthy "lunch meat" sandwiches. I was all into cheeseburgers from McDonald's or Burger King. But now that I'm a man, I don't know why I never liked Subway as a younger kid. I've never eaten at any of...

"In Sight, It Must Be Right"

Wed, 10 May 2000 21:46:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I have been a fan of Steak 'n Shake restaurants ever since they built one in my suburban hometown several years ago. Ever since then I've been going there whenever I crave a spicy bowl of Chili Mac or a big chocolate malt. Now I usually go there once...

A great addition to a video collection.

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:38:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I recently purchased and watched The Sixth Sense on DVD for $16.88 at Wal-Mart because everyone had been recommending it and I never saw it in the theater. Boy, was I in for a surprise when I reached the end of the movie.

If you've not seen...

Smart and Friendly CD Recorders: The name says it all.

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:27:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I received a Smart And Friendly CD SpeedWriter Plus as a birthday gift last year, and I am fairly happy with it. Originally purchased at $110, the price is right. Its plentiful 2-Megabyte buffer can prevent most cases of buffer problems. It comes...

Uncomfortable, but rich sound

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:11:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I recently bought the Koss TD-65 headphones at Target for about $30. As an avid computer user and MP3 fanatic, I had been used to my UnWired 6000IR cordless headphones until recently when I acquired a notebook computer and needed more portable...

ACDSee: ACDSee is a Must See, Must Have.

Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:46:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - ACDSee, published by the Canadian company ACD Systems, is by far one of the best image viewing/browsing programs available for the PC. It's VERY fast, robust, and supports nearly every format. Not only that, but it's a snap to use and extremely...

PSP5-A Great Choice for Beginners

Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:29:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I am by no means a graphic artist or expert, but I love Jasc's Paint Shop Pro program because it is much easier to use than Photoshop and costs a fraction of what Photoshop does.

Paint Shop Pro includes all the features and functionality that...

The Better Browser

Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:49:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - As a former Netscape buff, I can't tell you how much I am relieved that I finally made the switch to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5. It took me a long time and a lot of patience to do, but I am a happier person now. Not only do sites seem to load and...

Hollywood+ = Excellent Value!

Sun, 16 Apr 2000 03:51:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - A (Sigma Designs) RealMagic Hollywood Plus came with my Hi-Val DVD-ROM kit. The Hollywood+ is pretty much a requirement if you plan on enhancing DVD movies on older, non-Pentium III systems which are not fast enough to decode an MPEG video stream. Upon...

Slackware Linux: An Enthusiast's Choice

Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:48:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - I have been using Slackware for about one and a half years now. It was back then that I wanted to actually run my own web server and have complete control over some kind of site of my own, having run a BBS through my middle school years. Naturally I...

Microsoft does it again!

Sun, 16 Apr 2000 01:18:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dsmeyer - If there is one thing I believe Microsoft can do right, it's their hardware line of products.

After my Mitsumi keyboard went defective a couple days ago, I decided to buy a Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro at Staples for $49.00. The Pro is...