Epinions Recent Reviews for gerstein

What's not to like??

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:49:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Flying out of Stewart Airport in Newburgh, NY is a good idea - there's only a few flights going at a time, so it's a lot less busy. Trying to do it at 5:00 in the morning, with 4 kids, however, can create a challenge - notably, how to get from...

Rechargeable batteries? What's not to like

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:30:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Staples made the mistake of selling a 4 pack of these batteries and the quick charge charger for $20 - I had to fight the urge to buy two sets, since the normal price for the set was about $40.The charger (normally sold separately) can charge...

Just right

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:53:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - You would expect that you could hear everything happening on I-95 from this hotel, what with it being just on the other side of a pond from it. Yet you don't. The lobby of the hotel is deceptively small - you get the impression that the hotel itself...

Simple, elegant, efficient

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:45:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - There's not much to say about the iCurve - it's a clear plastic laptop holder. You can't expect much from it, since it only does one job: hold your laptop. Does it do the job? It's not really a shades of grey sort of question, more like a Yes/no, and...

Has potential, but needs a little aging (Milford, CT)

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:31:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Our mall was recently renovated, and one of the new additions is a Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar. My wife was at the mall while I drove home and we were talking about what to do for dinner. We've tried all the "old" places - let's try something new!...

Handy little gadget - just don't lose it!

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:46:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Initially I was quite skeptical of the wireless headsets. Not that it's not worth it, I just couldn't see myself being one of "them" - the people wandering the streets looking like their not on the phone, but talking to themselves none-the-less. it was a...

NetGear WGR614 Wireless Router: Speed is almost worth the price

Mon, 31 May 2004 18:35:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - I bought this because I have an 802.11g capable laptop, and I wanted to make use of it. I'm just sorry that it doesn't have a better feature set with regard to the other parts... This unit is replacing an original Apple Airport base station and a...

Apple 12" Powerbook 1GHz Notebook (m9008ll/a) PC Notebook: Hot little number that everyone wants

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:33:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Mmmmmm, I love this little beauty. I used to have a PowerBook G3, but my youngest daughter decided to give it a drink and created an opening for a new computer. Insurance is a good thing, and I highly recommend you make sure your computer is covered...

Liking my Dell

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:51:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - As a Mac user, I don't normally get into the PC world. When I was laid off two years ago, I decided that part of getting a new job would be accepting the PC's out there - and that meant learning to deal with them. I shopped around for a decent computer,...

Great stay for the holidays...

Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:22:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Conveniently located, comfortable room, great price. What more could you want? We called just a couple days before Thanksgiving, and we managed to get a room - at a great rate, no less. While we live close enough to relatives that we could have...

You want graphic? You got it.

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:30:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Gritty, raw, and larger than life, Oz is the HBO show that takes you behind the walls of the Oswald State Penitentiary and into "Emerald City," an experiment in managing the prisoners. You occasionally get to see what it's like in the rest of the prison,...

I wonder if it works...

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:50:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - I bought this for use in my K6 II clone that's a couple of years old. All the ports are on the motherboard, so that should have been my first sign that things would not go well - but I carried on and tried anyway.

The card went in fine, and...

Flying the friendly skies...

Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:49:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Let's just jump right in and examine the snack on the flight, shall we? "Granola Berry Crunch" - sounds innocent enough. The bag describes it as "A premium blend of Vanilla Granola, Sliced Almonds, Dark Raisins and Strawberry Flavored Cranberries." Ok,...

They can send me back anytime they want!

Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:46:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Travelling on the clients tab is _THE_ way to go. The lobby is beautiful, the staff is very helpful, and the room is great. Oh, and the view? Magnificent!

The room is actually pretty huge. The bathroom is actually 2 rooms: the sink area and...

Apple iDisk: It slices, it dices, it julienes....

Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:27:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Where to begin? When you sign up for an iTools account, you get a new email address (I already have too many, so it wasn't a big deal), and you get your own iDisk. Mmmmm, iDisk!

So, at first I thought that the 20mb would be handy for file...

Roughnecks, ho!

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:10:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Take a good book, a cheesy movie adaptation, add in some computers, and you get Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles. The animated series was syndicated for about a year or so, but was pulled before it could complete it's full run - there are 2 or 3...

A fine little camera

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:49:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - I got this on sale, and found out that there is a $50 rebate (since expired), so it was a good deal.

I'm a Mac user, so the fact that it comes with all kinds of Windows stuff was a disappointment. With a little ingenuity, however, I was all...

Movie bad, book good!

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:28:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Heinlein is, without a doubt, a great sci-fi writer. Starship Troopers is no exception. The story of Juan "Johnny" Rico, it tells us about his decision to enlist in the Mobile Infantry, aka MI. Their futuristic society looks down on the past (aka us) for...

Ahhhhhhhhh

Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:54:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - While on a business trip, I got stuck overnight in Detroit due to bad weather. The next day, the no-frills carrier I was on managed to get us to their hub in Chicago, but we missed our connecting flight, and their attempt to fix it was not acceptable in...

Wow. Just wow.

Fri, 18 May 2001 23:47:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - I've never flown Southwest, and I wonder if I will ever again.

I recently flew on them for a business trip to Detroit, from Hartford. Because of their hub approach to moving the masses, this meant flying via Chicago. If you're familiar with...

Doubletree: Detroit, MI - too close to the airport?

Fri, 18 May 2001 12:14:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - When my flight was cancelled due to weather, the airline offered a "distressed traveller" discount ('cause it wasn't THEIR fault, right?) at DoubleTree. I'd never been to one before, but I figured that anything was better than sleeping in the terminal.....

Hampton Inns: Dearborn, MI - pretty darn good.

Wed, 16 May 2001 06:44:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - Booked via our travel agent, I was surprised to see that we were staying at a Hampton Inn while visiting a client in Detroit. I've never been here before, and I've never heard anything bad about the company, but that was mostly because I'd never heard...

It's not just a vacation...

Sun, 13 May 2001 15:42:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - It's an adventure! I visited the Magic Kingdom in April, month of school vacations. I was working at a trade show, so I didn't have a lot of leeway as far as travel times, so I took a few days off work and went down with the family - it was a decision...

My daughter loves it soooooo much...

Tue, 1 May 2001 01:35:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - we had to see her at Disney!

We bought the video about 2 years ago. My daughter didn't actually watch it until about a year ago, and it's been viewed regularly ever since - sometimes more than once a day!

Considering it was made in...

Delta Express - NOT for tall folk!

Sun, 29 Apr 2001 10:37:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gerstein - On a recent trip from Connecticut (Hartfords Bradley International Airport) to Orlando, I had the chance to try a Delta Express flight - twice. I must say that while the staff on board was cordial, the lack of space, amenities, or food didn't make things...