Epinions Recent Reviews for flacorps

I Miss My ES7018

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:46:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Recently my ES7018 of about 4 years experienced erratic charging and finally failed altogether. It had replaced a much stouter Panasonic that I had used for several years before that. I like Panasonic shavers because they have induction charging and...

Best $2 Iron I ever bought

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:27:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - A neighbor sold me this iron for $2 last year at a garage sale. The first thing I noticed when I got it home was that it had accumulated a fair amount of lime scale, so I had to run some vinegar through it to blow all that stuff out. I guess the...

Favorite Mouse Ever

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:55:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - This trackball has not been on the market for a long time, I've had mine for years and years now. I was shocked to find sellers on a popular site asking over $400 each for them today. I don't see similar ones in Logitech's current lineup, and that's a...

It's an Anvil

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:44:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I bought my AS-302N stapler nearly 10 years ago at a neighbor's garage sale. There's not a lot to say about an electric stapler, it either staples or it doesn't. This one does. It's been doing it all this time for me, and I staple perhaps 5-10...

Great DVD/Game Player for Small Children

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:03:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - This product both surprised and delighted us because its design features and build quality were well above what we expected from Coby. We have a very precocious almost 3-year old. He loves classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Dig Dug that he plays on...

Simple, Indestructible, and Capable

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:05:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I have had this remote control for somewhere in the range of 10 years now. Hasn't broken yet. What is it? For those who don't know about X-10, this remote is a handheld device that allows you to control modules (usually in the form of boxes that you...

Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Switch Coffeemaker VB13: OK, but grounds-hungry with a poorly shaped carafe

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:17:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Our Gevalia-provided coffeemaker suddenly began acting up and the float that measured the water suddenly and mysteriously vanished. We pitched it and bought the Mr. Coffee model under review at Target for $17.99. This is a basic model with an on-off...

Makes me glad my Equator's motor burned up

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:50:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - This item has been reviewed by others and they have gone through its many technical details, so I'm just going to hit a couple of high and low points and reinforce or debunk some others' impressions. In January '07, my 2 1/2 year experiment with...

It's not a remote - It's an Apollo 13 simulation game!

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:06:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I picked up this remote because it had a learning feature. We had just bought a 32" Akai flatscreen (which I have also reviewed) and the universal remote that came with our Brighthouse-provided Scientific Atlanta cable box/DVR didn't have a code for the...

Easy Installation, Works Like a Charm

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:05:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Although it's rare these days to buy a computer lacking a built-in ethernet card, we had an older one lying around that we wanted on the network and it lacked a card. My wife picked up this card at OfficeDepot along with a Linksys 5-port workgroup...

Quick, Easy and Cheap

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:37:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - My wife bought this unit as a buy-one-get-one-free at OfficeDepot for $29.99 along with a Linksys ethernet card. I hooked the Linksys Etherfast 10/100 5-port Workgroup Switch up to A/C power, patched in a line from my Linksys Router, plugged in a...

Undemanding User Still Finds a Few Nits to Pick

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:23:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - We bought this set on the spur of the moment at Office Depot for $599 because we had been reshuffling the TV sets in our house and we decided not to repair a 5 year old 31" RCA. Both the one without the built-in DVD and the one with the built-in DVD...

UrbanOutfitters.com: Buy Anything But Breakables From Them

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 17:38:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I ordered a black chalkboard vase. Shipment was prompt, the correct item was sent out. Unfortunately, their shipping department used a box whose size in one dimension was barely adequate to hold the product's own package, and provided no packing...

Why Won't a 2.4ghz Phone work near a 900mhz Baby Monitor?

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:45:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I haven't reviewed anything for a while, but I feel I must step forward to nail this turkey. What I thought would be a nice stop-gap while I looked for an appropriate 2-line expandable 5.8ghz phone has turned out instead to be a lame waste of money...

Tampa Looks Great - The Movie is So-So

Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:07:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Shortly after I moved back to my hometown, the Punisher production crew moved in too. I'm still here. No telling whether they'll be back, but their efforts are now at your local multiplex, and anyone can visit Tampa for the price of a movie ticket. That...

Stick Around -- Matchstick Men Light Up The Screen

Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:13:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Roy (Nicholas Cage) has a problem. Actually, several problems. Tic-ridden, obsessive-compulsive and...

Don't Fight This Temptation--At Least on Video

Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:29:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Let's be clear, this movie is MTV-produced (literally, it's MTV's production company) and full of fl...

Take this Job an Love It!

Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:57:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Two '60s icons have come around again sleeker, quicker and still brimming with attitude: The Italian Job, and its real star, the Mini Cooper.

The biggest surprise about this movie is how few cliches it *does* have, especially for a remake...

It's not exactly the pits ... It's the Core!

Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:46:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - A few dozen people suddenly drop dead in the heart of a major city. Pigeons in Trafalgar Square lose their bearings and create Hitchcockesque havoc in the heart of London. The Space Shuttle re-enters off-course, and is forced into a hard landing on the...

Gale Warning: This "Life" is Wasted

Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:43:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - The trailers for this movie paint a picture of a powerful indictment of the corrupt legal and political apparatus behind the death penalty. Prospective moviegoers are enticed with visions of a Grishamesque thriller of corruption, planted evidence, false...

Roadrunner Meets Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:08:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - When pals since childhood Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson screw up Jerry's mobster stepdad's (Christopher Walken) fencing operation, it's the last straw. He dispatches them to Australia with $50,000 in an envelope to finance their own extermination...

Where's the Brat Pack When You Need 'Em

Sun, 9 Dec 2001 09:41:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Clooney is Danny Ocean, a big-time thief who smooth-talks his way past a parole board and wears a tuxedo out the prison door. Before the day is out he's searching out fellow members of the underworld and cajoling them into hitting three of the biggest...

Big Trouble Keeps Delivering Laughs

Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:00:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - The release date for this movie is uncertain, as its subject matter caused it to be yanked after the September 11 atrocity. I saw it at a sneak on Sept. 10 at which the man himself (Dave Barry) addressed an audience of ... well ... local Dave Barry fans...

Getting Rid of Mine

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:46:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - Strike One: This camera has less than 1 megapixel resolution and only 2MB of non-removable memory.

Strike Two: This camera has a cheap, plastic lens that distorts worse than a store-brand disposable camera.

Strike Three: This...

Brother MFC 6650MC Laser Printer: Another In a Long Line of First-Rate Products

Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:21:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flacorps - I use this printer at home, having started with the MFC4500 (which was lost in a burglary), the MFC6550 and now the 6650, its replacement. Obviously, I keep coming back for more.

The printer/fax/copier/scanner/digital answering machine is...