Epinions Recent Reviews for fishkin

yikes!

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:21:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - We often stay in Best Westerns - this one was so bad we're going to rethink this policy. The "newly renovated" room had bad water damage in the bathroom, our request for a crib was never acted upon, the towels were dirty, and worst of all, when at 1:30AM...

Kenmore Slide-In Gas Range: good, could be great if only...

Thu, 25 May 2000 22:08:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I did a _lot_ of review-reading and comparing before buying a range, so I pretty much knew I wanted a Kenmore/GE/Amana/Tappan "family" of gas range going in. I decided on self-cleaning (Consumer Reports says that these days it's actually...

500 pages of experience

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:17:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I just finished a job where I used this scanner to OCR about 550 pages, plus around 30 photographs. Quite a work-out for this little scanner! Overall I'm pretty happy, though you have to distinguish between the scanner _hardware_ and the _software_.
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great, but pricey

Thu, 9 Mar 2000 03:24:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I have been looking for a cordless phone for some time. I wanted a model with:

-- 900 Mhz

-- DSS

-- handset locator

-- dual keypad (so you can type in your number either on the phone, or on a larger, more stable base)

-- no...

Dell Dimension XPS T500: fantastic!

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 21:41:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I've owned and upgraded computers since the Commodore PET, my first PC was a 16Mhz 386, and this year I finally decided not to wire 'em up myself, but to go with Dell. This is the 3rd Dell system I've ordered (two were gifts), and our experiences with...

I love this guy!

Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:26:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I've bought, either for myself or others, no fewer than 4 ink-jet printers, and over time have come to know and love the Canon bubble-jet series. Both it and the HP series are terrific, here are the tradeoffs in a nutshell:

CANON) has a smaller...

Umax Astra 1220 U: big let down

Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:34:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author fishkin - I spent a lot of time looking at scanners, and the 1220U seemed like a great deal - USB, 1200 DPI, OCR included, all for $69 (at Fry's electronics).

While the installation went flawlessly, I was shocked at how poor the scan quality was - I was...