Epinions Recent Reviews for green97

Sanyo SCP-4500: Best value Sprint phone out today

Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:27:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - The best thing about the Sanyo SCP4500 are the buttons -- many people underestimate the power of buttons, but the Sanyo's buttons are great. Add to that: some really good sound, a good mid-range price if you throw in a $50 coupon (Amazon) or a service...

Second time lucky?

Sat, 12 May 2001 17:42:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - This is a good-looking cordless phone, but I unfortunately had some trouble with it right off the bat. I bought it from Staples.com (using a coupon I got from www.valueconsumer.com). The phone worked pretty well, but for some reason after a few weeks I...

TheStandard can't figure out what it is anymore

Sat, 12 May 2001 17:18:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - We are all aware that the days of 300-page Internet- and tech-company ad-filled issues are over for this industry, and that being the case, The Industry Standard doesn't know what to do with itself any more. With recent articles looking at things like...

Worst service ever, ever!

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:15:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - I could go on complaining about these guys for a long time.

I wrote another review about PSN-Northpoint DSL. Anyway, I was switched from PSN to Telocity when PSN and Northpoint stopped dealing with one another a few months ago. A litany of...

Blue Man in Vegas is Well worth it

Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:53:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Blue Man Group is now playing at the Theater at Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel. It's impossible to miss the hype if you're anywhere near the Luxor, but in this case I believe the hype is well worth it.

We went on a Sunday night and were told it was...

Big disappointment

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:57:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - I really looked forward to seeing this movie, not least because of Robert De Niro's involvement. Despite some nice touches (including a few funny moments) by De Niro and maybe two passable action sequences, the movie was a big disappointment.

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Good NYC-San Francisco Option

Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:41:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - As someone who's done the cross-country flight a lot both on the expense account and not, I will be the first to say that JetBlue does a pretty good job for the price.

You can book through their website pretty easily, and pricing seems pretty...

Zero - Great Math/Physics History

Fri, 8 Dec 2000 22:21:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Charles Seife's Zero is a great read. Seife examines the history of number systems, calendars and thought regarding nothingness (and by necessary association, the infinite), spanning the ages from the Greeks and Babylonians. The book is short and easy to...

Uproar: Pricey but slick convergence

Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:10:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - I had been waiting for some time for a combination mobile phone and mp3 player: the Samsung Uproar recently arrived to satisfy that need with 64 Mb of memory and an excellent web-capable handset to boot.

The phone is very good and is packed...

Skyauction.com: Not just United's Problem

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:44:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - UPDATE: I revisited this issue with SkyAuction, 2 years later... and got a pretty thoughtful letter in return finally from the COO. I've pasted that at the bottom of this review. ***

This started out as more of an opinion about United Airlines, but...

Awful customer service

Thu, 26 Oct 2000 01:23:04 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Time Warner could have the worst service in the world. Or perhaps, more appropriately, the worst combination of poor service and a horrible billing system.

I moved from New York in June, and in October received a bill from Time Warner for...

Northpoint-PSN.net watch out!

Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:32:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - The reason I got DSL _wasn't_ for 1.5kbps downloads ... no, no mbps, but kpbs... that was what I was getting yesterday.

It's a bit better now, according to the Northpoint person I spoke to "PSN has been having some trouble with their...

A worthwhile experiment

Mon, 1 May 2000 10:27:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Mike Figgis' split-screen movie is well worth the 93 minutes of your time, if not for the strength of the plot or performances (exceptions noted below), then for the sheer ambition of its goal and a fairly decent delivery thereof.

As you...

Timeport: Startac on steroids

Sat, 15 Apr 2000 20:48:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Having been very happy with my Startac, it was an easy choice to make the step up to the similar Motorola Timeport 8167. The Timeport is slightly larger and heavier than the StarTac, and in feature set is very similar to the new indiglo-backlit StarTac...

A favorite for people in the know

Sat, 8 Apr 2000 16:58:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - This is a restaurant you could (and many do) visit again and again. Located in the heart of SoHo, it is one of the great places in New York that is not a secret - it's well known to many people "in the know" - but it (luckily) doesn't draw...

Dartmouth Rugby - worth checking out

Sat, 25 Mar 2000 18:32:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Many current and former Dartmouth rugby players will agree with me that our involvement with the team was one of the highlights of our Dartmouth experience.

Rugby is both physically demanding and fun. It combines a need for high levels of...

Excellent International Service

Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:29:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Living in the US and making several trips to South Africa, I have had the chance to spend dozens of hours in the air over the Atlantic Ocean. South African Airways' direct flights from New York to Johannesburg are worth a little bit extra as opposed to...

Gator: Simplify your online life!

Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:08:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Gator is a great tool. It can store multiple passwords and information, and automatically populate registration/signup and address forms across thousands of sites. Many sites are one-click sites, where you just hit a button and they are populated with...

The Underachiever

Sun, 24 Oct 1999 23:26:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Fight Club - The Underachiever

This and other reviews by my good friend, Rob McCarthy, are posted on my site at http://www.justnow.com/film_review_top.htm

At the risk of sounding like a high school guidance counselor, young David...

One of the most beautiful places in the world

Sun, 17 Oct 1999 18:38:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - Cape Town is indeed one of the most beautiful places in the world.

It is not really a city as someone from, for example, the US would think about a city. As a city-centered area, however, I struggle to think of any other places that can compare with...

Qualcomm Q Phone 1900: Poor, short battery life phone

Mon, 4 Oct 1999 00:46:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - I just this past week switched over to the Motorola StarTac Digital on the Sprint PCS network, having used the Q-Phone for several months. The Q-Phone is slightly larger and heavier than the StarTac, and at the time was about the same price the StarTac...

Nintendo 64/Other: NFL Blitz 2000 - on fire!

Mon, 4 Oct 1999 00:24:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - The long-awaited sequel to NFL Blitz for the Nintendo 64, Blitz 2000 lives up to expectations and kicks some serious ass. Probably the most noticeable and exciting addition to the game is the four player mode. Being able to run your own patterns (or...

Decent scanner -- lacking in some key respects

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:06:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green97 - I recently purchased the Microtek ScanMaker X6, USB, and use Windows 98. One of the reasons I purchased it was the rebate, which hopefully I will receive without a problem, but have not yet.

While the picture quality of scans has been...