Epinions Recent Reviews for gstriph

Drug store prints in a minute

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:03:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - This is a portable 4x6 photo printer that uses dye sublimation rather than ink jet (like most home computer photo printer) technology. The prints look and feel like the photos that you'd get at your local drug store or grocery store. Each takes just...

Short warning on Reliability

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:26:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I'm not going to do a full review; I just wanted to pass on a warning. I bought 3 of these cameras last December as gifts for various family members. One of them did not work out of the box; as it was purchased more than 30 days before being given, the...

Char-Broil Tec Series 3 Burner Grill 463268307: Charcoal flavor and 2 level fire for a few months

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:19:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I was recently in the market for a new gas (propane) grill and discovered that a number of manufacturers were touting infrared burners over traditional flame under grate burners. After a little research, I decided to try the Charbroil/TEC 4 burner unit...

Simulates a brick oven

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:42:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - The HearthKit is a composite 3-sided insert that fits inside your oven. It comes in three sizes so that you can get maximum baking area depending on your oven size and it has a rack for two-shelf use. The idea of the HearthKit is that it simulates a...

Fantastic travel camera

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:41:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I like a camera that will fit in your pocket for use when traveling and have been a Nikon Coolpix user for years. I was looking for a camera with great battery life because recharging and spares can be difficult on the road, pocket-size so I'd actually...

Smaller, faster, and more flexible than a paperback dictionary!

Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:21:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - The BFQ-450 is Franklin's current electronic version of the famous Larousse French dictionary. This product is much more comprehensive than the many electronic translators (which frequently have 6-12 languages) on the market. In my search, I could find...

A good start but not enough

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:46:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I've used both the Spanish and French Pimsleur courses. The French one was used as a review for distant high school memories so perhaps my perspective is different than the other reviewers and this is more or less a review of the whole series. The...

Canon i9900 Photo Printer Printer: Fast/Versatile but expensive to fix.

Sat, 29 May 2004 15:32:55 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I purchased the i9900 because I wasn't happy with the photo results on our general purpose HP G85 OfficeJet. This is the newest generation Canon photo printer and it features more separate ink cartridges (8 vs 6) and nozzles (6144) than the others...

Scrubs hard and has a mind of its own

Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:23:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - We have an in-ground 20x40 vinyl pool with steps and sloping corners. We used an alpha barracuda crawling cleaner for many years that finally wore out and did a reasonably good job over most of the pool -- but it never cleaned just below or above the...

A real pocket-size 35 P&S with photographer control

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:23:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - The GR1V is the newest model of Ricoh’s high-end 35 mm point and shoot line. It offers only a few improvements over the GR1S which has been reviewed on epinions. The additions are: (1) autobracketing mode which rapidly takes two other shots (one...

One machine - does it all well

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:55:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - I own 3 officejet g85 all-in-one devices and use them under Windows XP, Windows 98, and Mac OS X 10.2.3 -- this machine behaves differently under the two operating systems.

First, the all-in-one contains a fax, color scanner, color ink jet...

2 ovens in a 1 oven kitchen!

Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:05:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - When we moved into our house, I settled for a single oven (it's hard to go back to one when you've had two) and there was no space for a second oven without remodeling. Then Maytag introduced the Gemini. Essentially, you trade the bottom pot/utensil...

Nice OS but do your homework first

Sat, 8 Feb 2003 11:27:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - The original OS X came with my iMac and I upgraded to Jaguar when it came out. The automatic system upgrade has continued to raise it to the current level. I use both the iMac with OS X and a variety of Windows PCs and don't consider myself to be a...

Nice P & S travel camera

Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:59:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gstriph - The Nuvis S 2000 is a great travel camera for people who want to unobtrusively record events for a family album. I loved its small size -- it fits in a pocket with a lot of room to spare. Its sturdy clamshell design means that the camera can live in...