© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-hairymon Recent reviews written by member hairymon en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_411341590148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - The soon-to-be defunct Comp USA was auctioning these and I got a refurb unit for under $90! This is a unit that serves 3 functions: As a GPS used to navigate while driving a car, as an MP3 player, and as a JPG viewer. The main function is as a GPS,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411341590148 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:42:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411341590148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_393841643140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - This movie was on Nickelodeon a couple of weeks ago and we stumbled upon it by accident. If promoted differently, this movie could've easily been the elusive "Fairly Odd Parents" theatrical movie instead of the one that was planned and shelved (in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~393841643140 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:28:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_393841643140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_335172374148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - My wife developed a very bad cold with a dry hacking cough in her throat. She used Delsym 12-hour syrup and 5 hours later she was hacking again. Three days later, when NyQuil and TheraFlu did not work, and it moved into a chest-congesting mucus cough... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~335172374148 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:22:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_335172374148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247241150084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - As a newly discontinued model, it is quite easy to find these brand new in the $150-200 range on eBay or on clearance specials. I was using a Whistler Galileo GPS in my car, which lacks turn-by-turn navigation and voice prompts, so I sold it on eBay and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247241150084 Wed, 9 Aug 2006 12:29:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247241150084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246563573380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I have occasionally used overstock.com to get deep discounts on books, CDs and electronics. Adding to the savings is their $2.95 Ground shipping charge for all items. Often the items are either closeouts, or in the case of "big ticket" items like TVs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246563573380 Sun, 6 Aug 2006 01:56:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246563573380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230449581700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - My PC died. I had heard that some good and inexpensive refurbished computers were on Overstock.com. They had this one for a mere $159! When I saw the specs I couldn't believe it, though the 256MB of RAM is kind of low (I've since upgraded the unit to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230449581700 Tue, 9 May 2006 17:16:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230449581700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222938959492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I have been using a Whistler Galileo for both geocaching and in my car (though it is a handheld, it is really somewhat more car-oriented). The screen broke, and the extended warranty company is deciding whether to replace it vs. reimbursing me what I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222938959492 Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:07:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222938959492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219575258756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - As the office expert on GPS technology, my boss asked me to test out his new Tom Tom GO 300 for him and let him know how to setup and use. This gave me a chance to evaluate it as well for a review here. It is perfect for use in the car, especially... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219575258756 Thu, 2 Feb 2006 00:10:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219575258756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197290331780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - When I bought the PhotoSmart M407 camera for my wife for her birthday, I bought it as a bundle with this printer for printing photos. I have nothing but good things to say about this printer. It is very flexible. You can connect the camera to it via... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197290331780 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:38:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197290331780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197289873028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - My wife takes a lot of pictures with her Advantix camera and wanted to "go digital". So I bought her a camera for her birthday. There were great deals out there on HP PhotoSmart M407 bundles that included a photo printer so I bought her that model (I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197289873028 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:27:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197289873028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195425504900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I was visiting my brother-in-law in North Carolina last month. He is really into GPS devices and an activity called geocaching. My wife and I tried it while we were there with him and we were hooked. I wanted to get a GPS, but didn't want to spend a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195425504900 Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:02:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195425504900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175693794948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I had a loan with HSBC Bank back in the late 1990's on a 1997 Hyundai Sonata I bought new. I also had 3 credit cards with Capital One all in good standing. I got a solicitation to "refinance" my loan with Capital One Auto Finance. They are very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175693794948 Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:03:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175693794948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174479478404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - My old Sony Ericsson T300 recently had problems and T-Mobile offered to give me this phone as a replacement. It does not have all of the features of my old phone, but then again, I hardly used those features, so this was OK with me and better than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174479478404 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:38:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174479478404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163878047364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I had an incident where my Nokia 3595 (see my review on that phone, I really miss it) LCD screen cracked. I found out that my warranty didn't cover it and it would cost $75 to fix/replace the screen (some forums told me I could buy the screen on eBay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163878047364 Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:59:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163878047364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160882200196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - For my birthday, my wife and my mom decided to take me to a new Outback Steakhouse that opened. I had gone a couple of times before to one a little further away and liked it, so they thought it would be a nice treat. The food is superb!!! You get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160882200196 Sun, 7 Nov 2004 15:40:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160882200196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159704256132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - We recently took a trip down from New York to my brother-in-law and his family in North Carolina. We decided to try Independence Air since it was by far the cheapest fare ($79 each way, but was even less because we booked during the companion fare sale... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159704256132 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:56:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159704256132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151867395716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I resisted Windows XP for a long time. First off, I don't like the idea that there's a separate Home version that's a "light" version of the Professional Edition. I think this is just a little confusing. Second the cost. To upgrade an older... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151867395716 Sun, 15 Aug 2004 17:05:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151867395716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150411185796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - About 5 years ago, I created an eBay account. I found and won a great bargain on a camera, but the seller was uncommunicative and took a month to ship it to me. This turned me off and I pretty much forgot about eBay and "wrote it off". But our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150411185796 Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:31:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150411185796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146273308292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I had read reviews about what a great card this is for rebuilding credit, how the fees/interest are reasonable (considering the kind of card it is), customer service is great, and how you get generous credit lines with increases, so I decided to apply... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146273308292 Sun, 4 Jul 2004 10:51:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146273308292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_145223028356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I recently purchased my first eBay item and decided in order to get the item faster to overnight the Money Order to seller. I decided to go with Express Mail because: 1) It was the cheapest (about $13 vs. $18-20 for UPS or FedEx) 2) I could go to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~145223028356 Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:09:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_145223028356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141614354052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - Recently my wife and I went with the T-Mobile "couples talk free" 2-person/phone Family Plan (see my review of the service under "T-Mobile in Metro New York". So we wouldn't confuse our phones, we each got a different phone. I got the free Nokia 3595... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141614354052 Thu, 27 May 2004 14:39:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141614354052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138783395460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I started out way back in 1996 with Juno's free email download service. I then graduated to their free web service, their paid (no ad banner on top) $9.95/mo web service and finally their $14.95/mo "Speed Band" enhanced dial up. For the most part,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138783395460 Tue, 4 May 2004 09:40:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138783395460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138514042500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - In the mid-1990s Astoria Federal, a mostly Queens and Long Island based bank, bought out a small 3-branch savings bank in Westchester. Since Consumer Reports said it was the best "free checking" deal in the NY Area and we were frequently near the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138514042500 Sat, 1 May 2004 09:54:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138514042500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136085933700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - I got a Nokia 3595 phone free when I switched to T-Mobile. One thing that caught my eye right away is that the buttons are a physical part of the phone. I had a Kyocera phone with my last plan (see my review on T-Mobile itself) whose buttons are part... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136085933700 Thu, 8 Apr 2004 14:21:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136085933700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_135002820228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hairymon - For many years, I had GEICO insurance. Because I had a clean record, I saved far more with them than any other insurance company. Even when I finally had one accident, their rates were still very good. But when I got married a few years ago, they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~135002820228 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:50:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_135002820228?linkin_id=8003929