Epinions Recent Reviews for happy2000usa

ZoneAlarm Pro 5: It Just Keeps Getting Better--ZoneAlarm Pro 5.0

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:33:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - The basic ZoneAlarm firewall is free. For $24.95, they offer the free firewall with Computer Associates' award winning Vet anti-virus protection. The ZoneAlarm Alarm Security Suite is their top end offering and costs $69.65. (I covered in a separate...

Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2005 (zonealarms5) for PC: The New Kid on the Block--ZoneAlarm Security Suite

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:59:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Everyone, it seems, is coming out with suites to protect us. I've tried most of them, discarding them to use a group of individual programs I liked better. When Zone Labs released their Security Suite in November, my first reaction was, "And here we go...

Fujifilm Finepix F450--Move Over, Ansel Adams

Fri, 7 Jan 2005 22:12:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I have been gone for several months, but made it home for the holidays. Among my gifts, I was pleasantly surprised to find a digital camera. Not just any camera. This was a Fujifilm FinePix F450. At the outset, I should explain my photographic...

Opera: Opera--A Browser with Class

Tue, 11 May 2004 18:44:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I've Been Singing For Years I used to be a Netscape user. Netscape peaked, in my mind, at version 4.7. The newer versions were more advertiser friendly than good to users. This forced a switch back to my dreaded nemesis, Internet Explorer. That...

Spectorsoft Spector Internet Monitoring Software Pro Edition (SS00004): Spector Pro--The Cadillac of Monitoring Software

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 03:55:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - The term "Spyware" has an ugly connotation. It has evolved to mean a piece of code added to your computer that allows person or persons unknown to monitor your use or retrieve confidential data. In fact, there is good "Spyware." It allows people who...

iRiver iFP-390T (256 MB) MP3 Player: Happy Tunes--IRiver 390T

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:24:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - My son has finally recognized he's carrying his father's genes. We both tend to be hard on electric and mechanical devices. Maybe it's our propensity to fix anything and everything with a hammer. We both ascribe to the adage "if it doesn't fit, force...

Symantec Partition Magic 8.0 (PM80ENK1) for PC: Want To Be an IT Genius? Partition Magic 8.0

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:02:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - There are some things in life you rarely need... but can't live without. Your Birth Certificate. Knowing your mother's maiden name. Your wife's birthday. What year you were married. Napkins. ...The same is true of computer software. There are some program...

WordPerfect Family Pack 5: Perfect Words? WordPerfect Family Pack 5

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:10:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - It’s a battle on a par with the PC’s vs. Apples controversy. There are those who refuse to give up their WordPerfect word processor for the more widely used Microsoft Word. Many who use Word claim the WP proponents are stuck in the past, hanging o...

ZoneAlarm Pro 4: The Real Pro--ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0

Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:01:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Author's Note:If the Internet had a White Hat Award for good guys--uh, good people--Zone Labs would get my vote. I do volunteer work with senior citizens, teaching computers and repairing their machines. While, like all of us, they absolu...

Diskeeper 8.0 Professional: Diskeeper Pro 8.0--My Lawn's Favorite Program

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:17:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I'm easily amused. One of my favorite time-wasting activities used to be watching my hard drive defrag. You know, all those little boxes changing colors and moving around. I often found myself on the edge of my seat, wondering when the program would fill...

Gateway 500L2B PC Desktop: Gateway 500L Another Cow In My Herd.

Thu, 4 Sep 2003 02:20:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Those of you who've read my reviews know I'm a big fan of Gateway. I bought my first desktop several...

Kazaa Media Desktop: Kazaa--Maybe Not So Free

Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:01:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - With the demise of Napster as a free file sharing program, many searched for an alternative. I had Napster for a short time, just to see what the hubbub was about. When it failed, I checked Morpheus, Kazaa, Bearshare and a few others. It wasn't for me. It...

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition For PC: To Be or Not To Be--Norton Antivirus 2003

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:17:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Author’s Note: You'll probably note I'm late reviewing software. While I am a lazy writer,...

Invisible Secrets: Invisible Secrets Revealed

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:22:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Author's Note: Three years ago, I wrote two epinions on Invisible Secrets. The first covered...

Gateway 300 S PC Desktop: Gateway 300 Series: Cows Make Great Pets

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:17:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - My last computer purchase was a Gateway. It has been a great machine, but what has set it apart from my earlier machines--brands x, y, and z--is the service Gateway has given me. I bought that computer three free keyboards ago.

Most people...

Linksys EtherFast® BEFSR41 Router: Linksys BEFSR41: Networking for Dummies (Like Me)

Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:42:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - My friend Nate is a techno-junkie. He's pushing 85 this year. That's both in age and the number of toys he has plugged in at his home. He won't be happy until he has a telephone and a speakerphone in every room. When he hangs up a phone, they all...

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 8.0 (07-00-03304) for PC: Norton Antivirus 2002: Teen-proofing Your Computer

Sat, 7 Sep 2002 22:54:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - A few days ago, my 14-year-old son walked into my home office with a look of utter dejection. I was busily typing, so he waited. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched him shuffle his feet and squirm. Every so often, he'd moan. I finally quit and looked...

Atomica (Formerly GuruNet): Gurunet is More Explosive: It's Atomica

Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:35:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Author’s Note: It’s been over a year since I wrote an epinion on Gurunet. In that time, the program has improved considerably, adding many facets that we beta testers recommended. Last November, Gurunet changed its name to Atomica and further...

Reader: Microsoft Reader: Books on the Go

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:53:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Writers are masochists. We think nothing of spending hours scrolling through hundreds of thousands of words on a computer screen. I personally edit or write about 20,000 words a day. The net result of this is that I awake every morning, face Redmond, and...

ReaderWorks: ReaderWorks: Microsoft Reader’s Handy Helper

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:03:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - For those of you who read my companion evaluation of Microsoft Reader, you’ll know how enamored I am with the program. There is a major problem, however. It’s too new! To read books on your computer using Microsoft Reader, they have to be in the...

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: An answer, Ms Fonda?

Sun, 8 Oct 2000 17:13:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa -
Review Topic: Practical Information

Yes, this is an editorial. I rarely do them. I am placing it on the Epinions “The Wall” category because this is where it belongs. I am writing it for those people whose names are on those...

SpamKiller 2: Spam Killer: Not Worth the Price

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:44:57 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - Each morning I arise and check my email. It’s like Christmas with so many to open. Lately, it’s been more like Christmas with the Grinch. There is a lady who promises me to show me all of the secrets she was taught to please a man. (I forward those to my...

Yosemite National Park: Camping Yosemite

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:54:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I have spent much of my life living in hotel rooms so they no longer appeal to me. My idea of a vacation involves sharing my morning coffee with the deer, chipmunks, and any other wild creature that might be curious about the pancake smells emanating...

Yosemite National Park: Yosemite: An Overview

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:13:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I had never been to Yosemite before. Like most, when someone mentioned the place, it brought visions of Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, and Bridal Vail Falls. I had visited “Virtual Yosemite” on the web (http://www.yosemite.org/vryos/) and it...

Devils Postpile National Monument: Devil’s Postpile National Monument: A Secret Pine Paradise

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:38:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author happy2000usa - I love camping. I also know that if I am to continue my pursuit of the great outdoors, I need to change my ways. I am perfectly content humping a pack into the remote wilds, living on berries, caught trout, and the occasional rattlesnake. My wife, the...